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Edgar Lungu, who died in June, is yet to be buried - the debate over what next exposes deep divisions.
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South Africa: South African Journalists Condemn Murder of Colleagues in Gaza
[GroundUp] Israel has killed 184 Palestinian journalists since 7 October 2023. 26 are believed to have been deliberately targeted.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Mali: Mali Arrests French National and Generals Accused of Foreign-Backed Plot
[RFI] Malian authorities were on Friday searching for possible accomplices in what they say is a foreign government-backed plot to destabilise the country. This follows the arrest of a French national suspected of working for French intelligence services along with several Malian soldiers.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Malawi: In Malawi, Politics Is Personal - We Vote With Our Hearts, Not Our Heads
[Nyasa Times] In this article, seasonal journalist and history scholar EPHRAIM NYONDO warns politicians on the campaign trail to forget manifestos and flashy promises because in Malawi, elections are not won on policy alone. He argues that we vote for the cousin, the neighbor, the familiar face who has shared our joys and sorrows. "This is the power of chibale -- kinship, trust, reciprocity, and social obligation --...
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Nigeria: 'Terrorist Party' - Canadian Judge an Ignoramus, APC Fires Back
[Vanguard] The ruling All Progressives Congress APC has fired back at Justice Phuong Ngo of the Federal Court of Canada, describing him as an ignoramus, following a judgment delivered, labelling the party and the Peoples Democratic Party PDP as terrorist organizations.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Liberia: Burkinabés Clash Over Land in Grand Gedeh
[Liberian Observer] Tension is said to be mounting in Grand Gedeh County between two groups of BurkinabΓ© over farmlands, causing fear among the locals.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Nigeria: Nigerian University Has 800 Students, 1,200 Staff - Official
[Premium Times] Mr Alausa's comments came as he tried to justify the Nigerian government's decision to place a seven-year ban on the establishment of additional federal tertiary institutions.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Liberia: Fake Doctor Indicted for Murder After Surgery Led to Patient's Death
[Liberian Investigator] MONROVIA -- A Montserrado County grand jury has indicted a man accused of posing as a doctor and performing an unauthorized surgery that allegedly killed a patient at an unaccredited clinic in Paynesville.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Rwanda: Inside Rwanda's Push to Eliminate Cervical Cancer Ahead of Who Targets
[New Times] Rwanda aims to be the first African country to eliminate cervical cancer by 2027.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:South Africa row over army chief's pro-Iran comments
President Cyril Ramaphosa says Gen Rudzani Maphwanya's recent visit to Iran "was ill-advised".
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Ghana: Provide Periodic Updates On Helicopter Crash Investigations ...GJA to GAF
[Ghanaian Times] The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has urged the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) to be proactive in providing periodic updates on the helicopter crash incident that claimed the lives of eight individuals, including two cabinet ministers, three senior government officials, and three Air Force crew members a week ago.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Somalia: Somaliland Hails U.S. Senator Ted Cruz's Call for Trump to Recognize Independence
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Somaliland officials and prominent figures have welcomed U.S. Senator Ted Cruz's appeal to U.S. President Donald Trump to formally recognize the Republic of Somaliland as an independent state, calling it a major boost for their decades-long quest for recognition.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Somalia: Somalis Among 20 Dead After Migrant Boats Capsize Off Italy's Lampedusa
[Shabelle] Lampedusa, Italy -- At least 20 people, including Somalis, have died after two migrant boats capsized in the Mediterranean Sea near the southern Italian island of Lampedusa on Wednesday, local authorities said.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:South Africa: School Children Help Repair Granny's Flood-Damaged Home
[GroundUp] Dozens of families affected by floods in January are still without shelter. The KZN human settlements department fails to answer our questions
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Suspected French spy arrested in alleged Mali coup plot
The French national is accused of working "on behalf of the French intelligence service" in Mali.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Africa: Renegotiating Patriarchy - Women's Assets and Shifting Gender Roles During the Sudan War
[African Arguments] The Sudan War series is a joint collaboration between the Center for Economic, Legal, and Social Studies and Documentation - Khartoum (CEDEJ-K), Sudan-Norway Academic Cooperation (SNAC) and African Arguments - Debating Ideas. Through a number of themes that explore the intersections of war, displacement, identities and capital, Sudanese researchers, many of whom are themselves displaced, highlight...
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Hijacked: National Dialogue faces a credibility crisis
The DA claims it was proven right to boycott the dialogue after Deputy President Paul Mashatile instructed ministers to attend the convention virtually
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Editorial: Condemn Israel killing journalists
More than 190 members of the media have now been killed in the war in Gaza, some of them deliberately targeted and assassinated
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:15 August 2025
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Published on: August 14, 2025 | Source:Cryptic Crossword JDE 493
Welcome to the only South Africanised weekly cryptic crossword. Clue of the week: 13 God to original Neanderthals was a prick (5)
Published on: August 14, 2025 | Source:Africa: Africa50 Sets New Benchmark in Infrastructure Financing, Surpasses $1.4b in Managed Assets
[African Development Bank (AfDB)] Africa50, the investment platform established by African governments and the African Development Bank, said on Wednesday it has surpassed $1.4 billion in managed assets, marking an extraordinary transformation from one staff member to a continental powerhouse driving Africa's infrastructure revolution.
Published on: August 14, 2025 | Source:West Africa: Benin - From Regional Gateway to Development Leader
[African Development Bank (AfDB)] While economic attention in West Africa is often directed toward larger economies, Benin is emerging and proving itself as one of the most prosperous economies in the region, thanks to agricultural modernization and digital innovation.
Published on: August 14, 2025 | Source:Ethiopia: The $10 Billion Mega-Airport Financing Partnership Between Ethiopian Airlines and African Development Bank Takes Off
[African Development Bank (AfDB)] Ethiopia's ambition to build a new international airport that will rival some of the world's biggest, took off on Monday with a monumental signing ceremony marking the African Development Bank's role as the initial mandated lead arranger, global coordinator and book runner to mobilize nearly $8 billion of the $10 billion needed for the mega project.
Published on: August 14, 2025 | Source:Africa: Africa's Financial Industry Validates the Continental Sustainable Finance Taxonomy
[African Development Bank (AfDB)] Africa's financial sector has taken a major step toward aligning with global climate and sustainability goals with the validation of a continent-wide Sustainable Finance Taxonomy. The groundbreaking framework, the first of its kind for Africa, was endorsed by regulators, commercial banks, insurance firms, and development finance institutions in Nairobi on July 16-17.
Published on: August 14, 2025 | Source:Kenya: Statement From BBC News Regarding BBC Africa Eye Investigations: 'Madams: Exposing Kenya's Child Sex Trade'
[BBC] ''BBC Africa Eye's investigation 'Madams: Exposing Kenya's Child Sex Trade' is an important piece of public interest journalism that documents the exploitation of children in the Kenyan sex trade.
Published on: August 14, 2025 | Source:Kenya: Gachagua Cuts Short Us Trip to Lead Anti-Uda Offensive Ahead of Mini Polls
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has announced he will cut short his visit to the United States to return home and join his Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) in preparations for upcoming by-elections across the country.
Published on: August 14, 2025 | Source:Malawi: Macra Challenges Social Media Influencers On Election Responsibilities
[Nyasa Times] The Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) has urged social media influencers to exercise responsibility and caution in the digital space, especially during the upcoming elections.
Published on: August 14, 2025 | Source:Somalia: Somalia Opposition Says Latest Talks With President End in Failure
[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- The National Salvation Forum announced Thursday that its latest round of talks with President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud had ended in failure.
Published on: August 14, 2025 | Source:Uganda: Powering the Digital Future
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- Powering the telecom sector to drive socio-economic transformation isno longer a luxury -- it's a national imperative, experts say
Published on: August 14, 2025 | Source:Ghana: Why Are We Honouring Foreign Religions At the Expense of Traditional Religions? - Asiedu Nketiah Asks
[Ghanaian Times] The Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, has questioned why Ghana is giving more recognition to foreign religions while neglecting traditional religion.
Published on: August 14, 2025 | Source:Tanzania: BMH Hailed for Opening Kidney Transplant Unit Worth 1.5bn/-
[Daily News] Dodoma -- THE Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health, Dr Seif Shekalaghe, has congratulated Benjamin Mkapa Hospital (BMH) for completing the construction project of a kidney transplant center that cost 1.5bn/- and promised BMH to obtain medical equipment to provide services at the center.
Published on: August 14, 2025 | Source:Tanzania: Mental Health Experts Seek End to Burnout, Save Cities' Residents
[Daily News] Dar es Salaam -- TOUGH urban life caused by the overgrowing cost of living is threatening the mental health of many residents of big cities like Dar es Salaam, and the reputable mental health experts claim it is the source of stress and burnout complications.
Published on: August 14, 2025 | Source:Tanzania: Tanzania Eyes to Claim Sub Saharan's Helm in Mining Sector
[Daily News] Dar es Salaam -- TANZANIA is positioning itself to become a hub for the manufacture of mining products and services for Sub-Saharan Africa by attracting investment in factories that produce mining equipment and provide mining services both within and outside the country.
Published on: August 14, 2025 | Source:Southern Africa: EU Contribution Boosts Disaster Preparedness Efforts in Southern Africa
[WFP] Nacala -- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a 3 million contribution from the European Union (EU) to support a regional initiative aimed at strengthening disaster preparedness across the Southern African Development Community (SADC) specifically in Malawi, Madagascar, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Launched today in Nacala, Mozambique, the project titled: "Strengthening SADC Preparedness:...
Published on: August 14, 2025 | Source:Liberia: Police Send Classroom Teacher to Court
[New Dawn] Monrovia -- The Liberia National Police has taken a 67-year-old female schoolteacher to court for simple assault and disorderly conduct here.
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