[Dabanga] Khartoum -- The outbreak of war in Sudan has led to the destruction or closure of most public and private hospitals and health facilities that provide medical care to women, forcing many of them, especially pregnant women, to give birth in inappropriate conditions, either at home or inside displacement camps.

[Dabanga] Kampala -- Mustafa El Ghazali did not expect that a passing joke he made in a WhatsApp chat with a friend would lead him to a cell and a judicial sentence of ten years in prison. Although he explained during the same conversation that what he said was just a joke, denying any connection to the Rapid Support Forces, his clarification did not intercede for him.

[Dabanga] Mellit -- The bombing of a World Food Programme (WFP) aid convoy on Wednesday morning in the town of Mellit, North Darfur, sparked widespread international and local reactions, with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the army trading accusations over the bombing.

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[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- Somali Minister of Defence, Ahmed Moalim Fiqi, has issued a stern warning to opposition politicians, declaring that armed activity will not be tolerated in the capital, Mogadishu.

[RFI] Since May 2025, authorities in Conakry have revoked more than 300 mining permits from companies operating across Guinea's vast mineral sectors, sparking widespread uncertainty among thousands of workers. While the government has stressed its commitment to preserving jobs, anxiety is growing among those now facing redundancy.

[Radio Dalsan] Boosaaso -- A key customs checkpoint in Harfo, Mudug region, has been under the control of mutinous soldiers for nearly ten days, disrupting one of Puntland's main trade routes and stranding hundreds of cargo trucks carrying goods from the port of Boosaaso.

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[allAfrica] «Africa must have a greater say in decisions that affect its future,» the UN Secretary-General said on Wednesday, August 20, 2025, at a conference in Japan focused on the continent's development. This has always been a point of advocacy for African leaders during major discussions that chart Africa's future, and this position has been supported by António Guterres.

[allAfrica] Johannesburg -- Across Africa, women and girls continue to face widespread violence, domestic abuse, sexual assault, harmful traditional practices, and conflict-related violence as persistent realities in many communities.

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[allAfrica] Dar es Salaam, Tanzania -- Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) don't make the news often, but they affect more than 1.7 billion people worldwide. The diseases caused by parasites, bacteria, viruses, and toxins do more than just make people sick. They can lead to blindness, intense pain, and keep families trapped in a cycle of poverty. Africa bears one of the heaviest burdens, with over 600 million people still waiting on treatment, despite major progress in reducing their spread.

[allAfrica] Over the past decade, African farmers and workers have done what many thought impossible - reshaping the continent's trade into a force for good. By leading from the front, they have built resilient systems that have accorded them fairer prices, built stronger communities, and advanced inclusive practices; all emerging from their urgency and knowledge of what works for them in their local communities.

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[allAfrica] Cape Town -- When COVID-19 swept the globe in early 2020, health experts braced for devastation in Africa. The continent's healthcare systems, already stretched thin by endemic diseases like malaria, seemed ill-equipped to handle a new pandemic. Yet as the virus spread, a puzzling pattern emerged - many African countries reported lower COVID-19 severity rates than their counterparts in Europe and North America.

[allAfrica] Dar es Salaam, Tanzania -- In the small Tanzanian village of Mbwewe, Fatuma Saidi Majogo sits on a woven reed mat, surrounded by the dusty ground and traditional huts. She has a basket and crafting materials laid out around her. Her eyes, once clouded by pain and darkness, now sparkle with gratitude as she shares her story.

[Vanguard] Rescue workers are racing against time to save scores of passengers after a tragic boat accident in Sokoto State, the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, confirmed yesterday.

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[allAfrica] In recent years, a wave of military takeovers has swept across the Sahel region--Burkina Faso, Niger, and Mali--toppling long-standing regimes and sending shockwaves through Africa's political establishment.

[Africa Check] IN SHORT: Claims that Namibian president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah «rejected a proposal from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to conduct trials of a hormonal intrauterine device» are false. Health misinformation like this can be dangerous.

[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 their own experiences, the unique dynamisms within the larger communities affected by war, and readings of

[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- The National Salvation Forum announced Thursday that its latest round of talks with President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud had ended in failure.

[Shabelle] Mandera -- Fear and anxiety rocked Mandera residents as stray bullets, rockets and live ordnance hit Kenyan soil, endangering lives and destroying property.

[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.

[Shabelle] Mogadishu, Somalia -- Heavy gunfire broke out early Thursday morning in the Tarabuunka area of Mogadishu after federal government forces attempted to evict civilians from residential homes, prompting armed resistance from military officers believed to be from the Somali National Army (SNA), eyewitnesses and local sources said.

[Independent (Kampala)] It's a hot afternoon in Katwe, a suburb of Uganda's capital, Kampala. Sunlight spills through the windows of a classroom where teenage girls face a blackboard. Their teacher moves across, explaining an arithmetic formula.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has accused the BBC of basing parts of its explosive Mai Mahiu child sex trafficking documentary on fabricated accounts, saying some women featured in the film falsified their ages to fit the broadcaster's narrative.

[allAfrica] The United States government announced new sanctions targeting armed groups involved in illegal mining and those profiting from conflict minerals in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo). The Department of the Treasury designated four entities engaged in the production and trade of conflict minerals in Rubaya, a vast mining area known for its rich deposits of critical minerals.

[allAfrica] Chad: Opposition Leader Masra Sentenced to 20 Years in Politically Charged TrialSuccès Masra, leader of Chad's main opposition party, was sentenced to 20 years for inciting violence and complicity in murder linked to ethnic conflicts. Human Rights Watch views the trial as politically motivated, reflecting diminishing space for opposition under President Mahamat Déby. Masra and co-defendants face heavy fines and imprisonment amid ongoing repression, including violence against protesters

[Radio Dalsan] MOGADISHU -- Senior leaders of Somalia's opposition coalition held an urgent closed-door meeting on Monday evening at the private residence of former Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Rooble, following the breakdown of high-level negotiations with President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud over the country's electoral process.

[Ghanaian Times] Ahead of Friday's state funeral for the eight victims of the tragic helicopter crash, the government is inviting messages of condolences and heartfelt tributes from the public for inclusion in the official funeral brochure.