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Congo-Kinshasa: Former DR Congo President Kabila Loses Immunity Over Alleged M23 Rebel Ties
[RFI] Democratic Republic of Congo's Senate has overwhelmingly voted to strip former president Joseph Kabila of his honorific immunity. It follows accusations he backed the M23 rebel group which has seized land in the mineral-rich east of the country with Rwandan support.
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:
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Iran Expo 2025 is breaking records
Sectors of interest include food products, pharmaceuticals and medical equipment as well as steel and mining
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:South Africa: Gauteng to Face Water Cuts Amid Maintenance - South African News Briefs - May 23, 2025
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Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:Vaccines: The US is endangering children while Africa leads the way
Countries on the continent are not waiting to be saved, they are paving the way with community-led, astute, innovative and independent immunisation programmes
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:Built to Last: Memory, imagination, and the architecture of Mariam Issoufou
Her designs resist imitation. Her buildings whisper resilience. Mariam Issoufou is giving tradition a powerful, modern voice
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:Johannesburg mayor Morero warns contenders for ANC regional posts not to sabotage his government
Dada Morero has said he will stand for a second term as the Greater Joburg chair
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:Editorial: Make diplomacy great again
No rational person should want to live in a world in which the president of a sovereign nation is compelled to prostrate themselves in front of another; or bring along their favourite golfers as if they are rare gifts to a feudal lord
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:Is there a genocide of white South Africans as Trump claims?
US President Donald Trump says a genocide is taking place in South Africa, a claim a judge dismissed as "imaginary".
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:23 May 2025
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Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:Why did the UK government sign the Chagos deal now?
A deal to hand Mauritius the Chagos Islands and lease back a key military base has been months in the making.
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:Fact-checking Trump's Oval Office confrontation with Ramaphosa
President Trump made a series of claims about the killing of white farmers in South Africa, some of which are demonstrably false.
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:Africa: African Development Bank's Adesina Warns of Economic Shockwaves From U.S. Tariffs, Calls for Strategic Global Engagement
[African Development Bank (AfDB)] As the United States imposes higher tariffs with global ramifications, African Development Bank Group President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has warned that these measures could trigger significant economic disruptions across Africa, affecting numerous nations and accelerating a strategic shift in global partnerships.
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:Africa: Knowledge Event 1 - 'Leveraging Africa's Capital for Development Amidst Increased Economic Challenges'
[African Development Bank (AfDB)] What: Knowledge Event 1: Leveraging Africa's domestic capital potential for Development
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:Africa: Africa's Capital, People's Impact - A Civil Society Side Event At 2025 African Development Bank Group Annual Meetings
[African Development Bank (AfDB)] WHAT: Side Event -- Harnessing Civil Society's Role in Making Africa's Capital Work Better for Inclusive Development
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:Cryptic Crossword JDE 481
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Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:On the South African road incorrectly identified as a 'burial site' by Trump
The US president said video of crosses on the road was evidence of the scale of attacks on white farmers.
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:Malawi: NBM Development Bank, PPPC Partner to Unlock Long-Term Capital
[Nyasa Times] NBM Development Bank Limited has entered into a partnership with the Public Private Partnership Commission (PPPC) to facilitate access to long-term financing for transformative development projects across the country.
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:Ramaphosa’s big Trump trade-off
But he secured tentative trade talks as negotiations with officials on a pact between South Africa and the US were set to continue
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:Ethiopia: Dollar Bids Top 133 Birr At Latest Nbe Forex Auction
[Reporter] The weighted average of all successful bids in the latest round of the central bank's forex auctions registered at 133.17 Birr per USD.
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:Somalia: Somalia's Danab Forces Seize Weapons, Kill Over 40 Al-Shabaab Fighters in Lower Juba Operation
[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- Somali elite forces from the Danab commando unit have seized a large cache of weapons from the militant group Al-Shabaab during a military operation in the Barjaale area of Lower Juba region, officials said Thursday.
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:Africa: Capacity-Building On the African Charter On Democracy, Elections and Governance (Acdeg) Concludes With Renewed Commitment From Member States
[African Union] The African Union Commission (AUC), through its Political Affairs, Peace and Security Department (PAPS) and with the facilitation of the African Governance Architecture and the African Peace and Security Architecture (AGA-APSA) Secretariat, convened a capacity-building workshop on the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance (ACDEG) on 22-23 May 2025 in Nairobi, Kenya.
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:Ethiopia: Research Shows Ethiopian Educators, Health Workers Face Shrinking Incomes, Eye Career Exit
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- A new study by ActionAid has revealed alarming trends among Ethiopian educators and health workers, many of whom are grappling with worsening financial conditions, deteriorating working environments, and an increasing desire to leave their professions. Titled "The Human Cost of Public Sector Cuts in Africa," the report paints a clear picture of the human impact of public sector...
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:Ethiopia: Tigray Interim Admin Vows to Crackdown Against Threats to Judicial Independence
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- In the backdrop of threats to judicial independence, the Interim Administration of the Tigray region has pledged to restore order and uphold the rule of law following a recent disruption in a courtroom presiding over the murder case of Zewdu Haftu, a 32-year-old woman from Mekelle who was killed in August 2023 by unknown individuals while walking in the street with her girlfriend.
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:Echo chamber of power: Trump’s perilous pursuit of ‘white manhood’
The white man, failing to maintain his hegemonic "manhood" in post-apartheid South Africa, seeks to reclaim it within the idiocy that is Trump's version of masculinity
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:Central African Republic: Central African Republic Journalist Landry Ulrich Nguéma Ngokpélé Detained
[CPJ] Dakar -- The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on authorities in the Central African Republic to drop their prosecution of journalist Landry Ulrich Nguéma Ngokpélé, editor of the privately owned newspaper Le Quotidien de Bangui, who was arrested and jailed on May 8 over his newspaper's report on the alleged return of former President François Bozizé to Bangui, the capital.
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:US army spent close to $1m on untested snakebite drugs
Manufacturer says the drugs have undergone clinical trials but offered no evidence to back up claims
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:Somalia: Al-Shabaab Hit Hard - Somali Forces Unearth Massive Arms Stash
[Radio Dalsan] Kismayo, Jubbaland - Somali special forces, in a joint operation with Jubbaland regional troops, have seized a significant cache of weapons and military supplies from the militant group Al-Shabaab following a major offensive in Lower Juba.
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:Somalia: Somalia and Turkey Strengthen Media Cooperation With High-Level Delegation Visit to Ankara
[Radio Dalsan] ANKARA - Somalia and Turkey have officially launched a new media cooperation initiative as a high-level delegation from the Federal Government of Somalia arrived in Ankara on a working visit aimed at exchanging expertise and enhancing professional collaboration in media, communications, and combating disinformation.
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:South Africa: Western Cape Govt Welcomes Additional Funding Allocated to Provinces for Health, Education
[SAnews.gov.za] The Western Cape Government (WCG) has welcomed the additional funding allocated to provinces for education and health services in the Budget presented by Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana on Wednesday.
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:South Africa: Deputy Minister Condemns Alleged Rape of Trainee At Police Training Academy
[SAnews.gov.za] Deputy Minister in the Presidency responsible for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Steve Letsike, has condemned the alleged rape of a trainee by a police instructor at the South African Police Service (SAPS) Training Academy in Tshwane.
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:Nigeria: Oil Theft - Nigeria Losing More Barrels of Crude Oil Than Some Opec Members Produce - Senator
[Premium Times] "Nigeria loses billions of dollars annually to crude oil theft. This is severely undermining our economy, weakening the Naira, and depriving the nation of vital revenue needed for infrastructure, healthcare, education, and social development," the senator said.
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:Africa: As the UN Turns 80, Is a New Era of Peacekeeping Possible?
[ISS] Despite significant headwinds, a recent UN ministerial meeting reflected broad backing for reformed peacekeeping.
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:Africa: Six African Nations Commit to Eliminate Deadly Neglected Disease Visceral Leishmaniasis
[Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative] During a ceremony organized under the auspices of the African Union and the World Health Organization (WHO) and on the sidelines of the 78th World Health Assembly in Geneva, representatives from six African countries - Chad, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan, and Sudan- signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at eliminating visceral leishmaniasis, one of the...
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:Africa: AI and Data Policy in Africa - A Call for Sovereign Innovation
[allAfrica] As we celebrate Africa Month, I feel an urgent sense of responsibility to voice what too many policymakers still overlook: Africa's future cannot be copy-pasted from global AI narratives. Artificial Intelligence is not just a tool of automation -- it is a force reshaping power, identity, economy, and ethics. And yet, Africa remains on the margins of this transformation.
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:Africa: Africa Day - Why Data Sovereignty is Africa's Next Liberation Struggle
[allAfrica] On this Africa Day, as we reflect on the journey of the continent and the hopes of its people, we must widen our lens to see the deeper, invisible frontiers that define sovereignty in the 21st century. One of these frontiers is data. In a world where data has become the scaffolding of how humanity experiences reality; through artificial intelligence, predictive analytics, and digital infrastructures;...
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: