May 06
Nigeria: Two More Nigerian Relay Teams Secure Olympic Qualification
Premium Times
Only the 4x400m women's team, hampered by visa glitches and injuries, is yet to secure their place at the Olympics. Read more »
Nigeria: NTTF Picks Aruna, Edem, Others for African Cup, Olympic Qualifiers
Premium Times
As the Olympic qualification tournament commences on May 16 at the BK Arena in Kigali, Aruna will be striving for his fourth Olympic Games ticket Read more »
May 05
Rwanda: Rwanda Dismisses Reports On Camp Bombing in DR Congo
New Times
The government of Rwanda has dismissed reports from that the U.S. Department of State claiming that the country was behind the bombing of IDP (internally displaced people) camps… Read more »
Chad: Junta Leader Déby Eyes Grip On Power in Chad's Presidential Election
RFI
Following three years of military rule, Chadians will cast their ballots in presidential elections on Monday, with General Mahamat Idriss Déby poised to consolidate the… Read more »
Namibia: Namibia's Unique Desert Lions Threatened By Drought and Human Conflict
RFI
Namibia - Namibia's unique desert-adapted lions, which eke out a living in the harsh Kunene Region in the country's north-west, have declined up to 21 percent over the past year… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Reserve Bank Clueless On Dealing With 'Big Fish' Fuelling Illegal Forex Trade
New Zimbabwe
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor John Mushayavanhu last week struggled to present a concrete plan to deal with wealthy politicians and businesspeople pumping money into… Read more »
Togo: Ruling Party Wins Overwhelming Parliament Majority
DW
President Gnassingbe's UNIR party won 108 of the house's 113 seats. The divisive vote followed constitutional amendments earlier this year which could further extend Gnassingbe's… Read more »
Nigeria: Prince Harry, Meghan Accept Invitation to Visit Nigeria
Vanguard
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, have agreed to visit Nigeria on the invitation of the country's Chief of Defense Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa. Read more »
West Africa: Trafficking in the Sahel - Cracking Down On Illicit Drugs
UN News
Cocaine, cannabis and opioids are getting easier to buy as criminal networks and armed groups capitalise on the fragile Sahel region's "natural stopover point" to Europe on… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Minimum Wage Has Never Protected Workers From Poverty - Here's Why [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Wages have become the top issue for Nigeria's organised labour movements in the past year. Reacting to recent increases in the cost of living, the labour movement has been calling… Read more »
Africa: African Countries Can't Resolve Their Debt Crisis Under a System Rigged Against Them [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
The debt situation in many African countries has escalated again to a critical juncture. Twenty are in, or at risk of, debt distress. Read more »
Madagascar: First Person - Women in Madagascar Too Ashamed to Seek Help Giving Birth
UN News
Some of the poorest women in an underdeveloped region south of Madagascar are "too ashamed" to seek the maternal health services they need, according to a midwife working in a… Read more »
Gambia: DLEA Arrest Five Suspects With 'Kush' & Other Drugs
Foroyaa
Operatives of the Drug Law Enforcement Agency The Gambia (DLEAG) stationed in the West Coast Region (WCR) and North Bank Region (NBR) took into custody five suspects for drug… Read more »
Kenya: Thousands Displaced As Nyando River Bursts Submerging Homes
Capital FM
Thousands of families were displaced Sunday after River Nyando burst its banks. Read more »
Kenya: Death Toll Rises to 228 in Kenya Flood Tragedy
Capital FM
The death toll from the nationwide flood tragedy has now reached 228. Read more »
Kenya: British High Commission Offers Sh140mn for Kenya Flood Relief Efforts
Capital FM
The British High Commission in Nairobi Nairobi has offered KES 140 million for flood relief efforts in Kenya, responding to the rising death toll of 220. Read more »
Rwanda: Rwanda Rejects Blame for IDP Camp Bombing in Goma, DRC [press release]
Rwanda Govt
The attempt by the U.S. Department of State in its statement of 4 May 2024, to immediately and without any investigation place blame on Rwanda for the loss of lives in the IDP… Read more »
Africa: Universal Health Coverage - a Failure of Implementation or Strategy?
People's Dispatch
Halfway to the 2030 deadline for Universal Health Coverage, the world is severely off track. Nearly half of the global population lacks access to essential health services, with… Read more »
Nigeria: Information Minister Speaks On Harassment, Detention of Journalists, Says Issues Are Being Resolved
Premium Times
The minister said the Tinubu administration is determined to ensure that the work of journalists "will continue unhindered and interrupted". Read more »
Rwanda: 25,000 Primary School Teachers to Get Laptops
New Times
Rwanda Basic Education Board (REB) has announced plans to spend Rwf12 billion to distribute laptops to 25,000 primary school teachers. Read more »
Nigeria: Shettima Departs Abuja to Attend 2024 U.S.-Africa Business Summit in United States
Vanguard
The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima on Sunday evening departed Abuja for Dallas, United States of America, to represent President Bola Tinubu at the 2024 US-Africa Business… Read more »
Nigeria: Govt, States to Review Sentencing for Suicide Attempts - Fagbemi, SAN
Vanguard
The Federal Government has pledged to review the law imposing sentencing for suicide attempts. Read more »
Nigeria: Why FDIs Continue to Shun Nigeria - Atiku
Vanguard
The Presidential candidate of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), in the 2023 election, Atiku Abuabar, has said foreign investors will avoid Nigeria as long as the current… Read more »
Sudan: Machar, Kabashi Discuss Issues of Stability and Peace
SNA
First Vice President of the State of South Sudan, Dr. Riek Machar, met, at his residence in Juba on Sunday, with the member of the Transitional Sovereignty Council (TSC) and Deputy… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Police Speak On Detained Journalist, Relocate Him
Premium Times
Mr Ojukwu, a journalist with the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), has been held incommunicado at the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Panti in Lagos… Read more »