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[Independent (Kampala)] In Uganda, recent data paint a troubling picture of mental health and suicide in Uganda.
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Sudan: Joint Force Announces Major Defeat of RSF Militia in El-Fashir
[SNA] El-Fashir -- The Joint Force of Armed Struggle Movements announced that the armed forces, the Joint Force, and the People's Resistance achieved a great victory on Monday in a major battle that will go down in history against the rebel Rapid Support Forces (RSF) Militia, its mercenaries, and their supporters, who sold their consciences and the honor of the nation for money.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:South Africa: Minister Tau Breaks Silence On Lottery Licence Award
[GroundUp] Court challenges by rejected bidders have compelled him to explain his decisions
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:South Africa: Iconic Joburg Library Reopens After Years
[GroundUp] But the City still has a list of public libraries that remain closed
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Dozens killed in attack on Sudan camp for people who had fled war
An aid group in Abu Shouk camp says at least 40 were killed by gunmen from the Rapid Support Forces.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:South Africa: Operation Dudula Members March Back to Clinic After Court Release
[Scrolla] Three Operation Dudula members were released on warning after being arrested for disrupting clinic services and demanding patient IDs. The group marched back to Lilian Ngoyi clinic after court to confront management who allegedly locked them in the labour ward.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Nigeria: Scores of Alleged Terrorists Killed in Ambush On Troops in Borno
[Vanguard] An unspecified number of Boko Haram terrorists have been killed by troops of the North East Joint Task Force 'Operation Hadin Kai' (OPHK) in a failed Improvised Explosive Device (IED) ambush along the Maiduguri-Kareto-Damasak federal highway in Borno state.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Togo: Togo Is Flexing Its Unrivaled Maritime Power
[Independent (Kampala)] Port of Lomé, in the capital of Togo, is increasingly becoming attractive to global powers, as Russia and the United States ramps up efforts to secure influence at Africa's fourth largest port.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Uganda: Uganda's Nearly 2 Million Refugees At Risk As Funds Run Low, Services Cut
[Independent (Kampala)] Uganda is on track to host a record two million refugees by the end of 2025, as escalating conflicts in Sudan, South Sudan, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo push hundreds across its borders every day.But a deepening funding crisis is putting the country's internationally lauded refugee response under unprecedented strain.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Nigeria: 1.9m Nigerians Chase 30,000 Paramilitary Jobs
[Leadership] Fresh figures from the recent nationwide recruitment exercise into the four paramilitary agencies under the Ministry of Interior have revealed a staggering number of applications, with over 1.9 million Nigerians applying for just 30,000 job openings.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Somalia: Somali, AU Forces Advance On Al-Shabaab-Held Areas in Lower Shabelle Region
[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- Joint forces comprising the Somali National Army (SNA) and African Union troops, particularly from the Ugandan contingent, are making gradual advances into areas of Lower Shabelle region still under the control of the Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Shabaab group, military sources said.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:South Africa: Farmers 'Scared' as Foot and Mouth Disease Spreads Faster Than Vaccines
[Scrolla] Foot and mouth disease outbreaks are spreading faster than vaccinations can keep up with farmers scared of losing everything. South Africa recorded 270 outbreaks across five provinces with only 21 resolved while vaccines are imported from Botswana.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Namibia: Mineworkers' Union Backs Govt's Push for 51 Percent Stake in New Mines
[Namibian] The Mineworkers' Union of Namibia (MUN) has defended the government's ambitions to acquire a 51% stake in all new mining operations.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Ethiopia: Experts Advocate Cooperation As Sole Solution for Nile Water Utilization
[Ethiopian Herald] In a move to promote peaceful collaboration, experts are highlighting that cooperation among riparian countries is the most effective way to ensure the sustainable and equitable utilization of the Nile's water resources.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Scores of bandits killed in air and ground raids, Nigerian military says
The air force says it targeted more than 400 gunmen in a forest as they were planning a village raid.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Grammy-winning Afropop star Tems: 'Women are not respected in the industry'
The Nigerian musician details her rise to the top of a notoriously male-dominated industry.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Africa: Are African Countries Aware of Their Own Mineral Wealth? Ghana and Rwanda Offer Two Very Different Answers
[The Conversation Africa] Imagine running a business for over a century without knowing what's in your warehouse. That's essentially what many African countries are doing with their mineral wealth. Governments across the continent still have very little knowledge of what lies beneath their soil.
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:Africa: Ethiopia - Ceremonial Signing Appointing the African Development Bank As Mandated Lead Arranger to Mobilize 8 Billion Dollars for Africa's Largest Airport
[African Development Bank (AfDB)] What: Ceremonial signing as mandated lead arranger for the mobilization of financing for Bishoftu International Airport in Ethiopia.
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:Zimbabwe: Six Dead, Dozens Injured in Separate Road Accidents
[263Chat] The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has confirmed that six people died and 16 others were injured in a crash involving a Toyota Quantum along the Mutare-Masvingo Road in the early hours of Monday.
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:Ghana: Govt Urges Public to Send Tributes for Helicopter Crash Victims
[Ghanaian Times] The Government of Ghana has called on the general public to send messages of condolence and heartfelt tributes in honour of the eight people who died in the recent helicopter crash on August 6, 2025.
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:Africa: AfDB Signs Agreement to Mobilize $8b for Construction of Africa's Largest Airport in Ethiopia
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has signed an agreement with Ethiopian Airlines Group to mobilize $8 billion for the construction of Bishoftu International Airport, which is set to become Africa's largest airport upon completion.
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:Somalia: Military Court Executes Death Sentence On Members of Extremist Group
[Radio Dalsan] Mogadishu -- The Armed Forces Military Court this morning carried out a death sentence by firing squad on former Corporal Mohamed Hussein Bulle and former Sergeant Adan Isaaq Yarow (known as Salaad Koofi), both former members of the 14th October Battalion.
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:South Sudan: South Sudan's New Chief Justice Has a Chance to Reform the Judiciary - If He's Allowed to Do His Job
[The Conversation Africa] South Sudan's chief justice, Chan Reec Madut, was sacked in late May 2025 after more than 13 years on the bench. Madut leaves behind a legacy of inefficiency and accusations of judicial graft. But the sacking violated South Sudan's 2011 transitional constitution and the law. Ultimately, the president's decision threatens the rule of law and judicial independence. Constitutional scholar Mark...
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:Sudan: Darfur - RSF Deny Sudan Army Claims of Nyala Airport Attack 'Killing Colombian Mercenaries'
[Dabanga] Nyala / Khartoum -- Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have denied claims by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) on Wednesday that they "destroyed an Emirati aircraft carrying Colombian mercenaries and military equipment destined for the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF)," as it landed in the South Darfur capital of Nyala. The claims were also previously refuted by an Emirati source.
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:Africa: Côte d'Ivoire - Silent Fear As the 2025 Presidential Election Approaches
[African Arguments] Debating Ideas reflects the values and editorial ethos of the African Arguments book series, publishing engaged, often radical, scholarship, original and activist writing from within the African continent and beyond. It offers debates and engagements, contexts and controversies, and reviews and responses flowing from the African Arguments books. It is edited and managed by the International African...
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:Africa: Angola's Wave of Protests Reflects Historic Lows in MPLA Support
[ISS] The current cost-of-living demonstrations indicate widespread dissatisfaction that could continue into the 2027 electoral year.
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:Crowd disorder at CHAN raises concerns in Kenya
Ticket sales for some African Nations Championship games in Kenya are suspended after chaotic scenes at Nairobi's Kasarani stadium on Sunday.
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:Outrage as baby dies after genital mutilation in The Gambia
Two women have been arrested for their alleged involvement in the girl's death, police say.
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:Pilot suspended after being seen 'drunk and naked' in Cape Verde
The budget airline grounded the unnamed pilot after hotel guests reportedly complained after the incident in Cape Verde.
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:Rwanda: New Tech Set to Turn Cassava Peels Into Affordable Livestock Feed
[New Times] A new technology to process cassava peels into animal feed could help reduce Rwanda's reliance on imported cereals, lowering costs for farmers and boosting local production, according to the Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board (RAB).
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:Ghana: Nation in Pensive Mood - As Thousands Grieve Victims of Helicopter Crash
[Ghanaian Times] Thousands of mourners, on Saturday evening, converged on the forecourt of the State House in Accra to honour the memories of the eight persons who perished in a ghastly helicopter crash on Wednesday, August 6, 2025.
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:Liberia: Boakai Mourns Death of State Minister Grigsby
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., has expressed profound shock and deep sorrow over the sudden passing of Sylvester M. Grigsby, Minister of State for Presidential Affairs -- describing him as not just a colleague, but a trusted ally and pillar of integrity.
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:Liberia: Police Besiege S. T. Nagbe Methodist Church
[Liberian Observer] Tension within the United Methodist Church (UMC) continues to escalate, with police, reportedly under Bishop Samuel J. Quire's instructions, preventing congregants from accessing the S.T. Nagbe United Methodist Church for their worship service on Sunday, August 10.
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:Nigeria: Nimet Predicts 3-Day Thunderstorms, Rain From Monday
[Vanguard] The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thunderstorms and rain from Monday to Wednesday across the country.
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:Dozens of Malian soldiers arrested over alleged coup plot against junta, sources say
The wave of arrests reflect increased tensions within the military government.
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