[New Times] A new malaria control strategy launched in April has started to bear fruits as health officials report to have detected at least 30 per cent of new cases that had not been reported to health facilities or shown any symptoms of the tropical disease.
[New Zimbabwe] Zimbabwe recorded a surge in malaria deaths, killing 317 during the 2025 peak malaria transmission season compared to the same period last year, according to the Health Ministry.
[New Times] Rwanda's National Land Authority (NLA) on June 20 unveiled a digital platform designed to transform the way land disputes are addressed, promising fairness, speed, and transparency.
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Debretsion Gebremichael, chairperson of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), said the party is working to ensure that «the people-to-people relations developing between the peoples of Tigray and Eritrea continue to strengthen,» and added that efforts will also be made to establish «similar relations» with other neighboring communities.
[Capital FM] Talaam and two officers John Mukhwana and Peter Kimani will be charged alongside John Gitau, Gin Abwao, and Brian Njue
[Premium Times] The UK High Court trial finds that Shell plc and its former Nigerian subsidiary can be held legally responsible for legacy oil pollution in Nigeria.
[Ghanaian Times] The peaceful coastal town of Brenu Akyinim, near Elmina in the Komenda-Edina- Eguafo-Abrem Municipality, has metamorphosed into a chaotic illegal mining scene with many children abandoning their education for galamsey.
[New Era] The European Commission (EC) last week designated Namibia as a high-risk jurisdiction for antimoney laundering (AML) and counterterrorism financing frameworks (CFT).
[allAfrica] Logan Wort on how the African Tax Administration Forum ( ATAF) evolved from crisis response to strategic institution--and why Africa's tax future depends on scale, speed, and unity
[spotlight] Part one: How the Trump Administration abandoned orphans with HIV
[allAfrica] Monrovia -- June 15, 2025 marked what would have been the 80th birthday of my father, a man whose life and legacy continues to ripple across generations, not only in Liberia but across the African continent. Professor Amos Claudius Sawyer was more than a politician, scholar, or public servant -- he was a father, a friend, a husband, and a visionary whose impact was deeply personal and profoundly public.
[SNA] Port Sudan -- The Office of Prime Minister Dr. Kamil El-Tayib Idris denied, in a statement issued Wednesday, inaccurate information regarding alleged nominations for positions and plans by Prime Minister Dr. Kamil Idris regarding the formation of the new government.
[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Somalia has confirmed that all members of the official Somali delegation who attended the 113th Session of the International Labour Conference in Geneva have returned to the country.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) has summoned the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Eliud Lagat, requiring him to appear before its investigations team to record a statement in connection with the ongoing probe into the death of Albert Ojwang' in police custody.
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- The U.S. State Department confirmed that there is no cut-off date for countries to come up with an «action plan» to adhere to the Donald Trump administration's expanded travel ban.
[allAfrica] Geneva -- The civil war in Sudan is intensifying with devastating consequences for countless civilians caught in the conflict, the UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission for the Sudan warned.
[allAfrica] Geneva -- Chad is facing a dire food crisis that is reaching breaking point in the east of the northern African country, and a new threat of cholera looms, says the local UN Humanitarian Coordinator, François Batalingaya.
[New Times] In bustling markets in the City of Kigali, shoppers and sellers are feeling the pinch. Tomatoes that once sold for Rwf 200 now go for Rwf 500 at bare minimum while a small bucket that used to cost Rwf1,500 is now Rwf2,500.
[Leadership] President Bola Tinubu has directed security chiefs to implement his earlier directive to bring lasting peace and security to Benue State.
[Africa Check] IN SHORT: In a video circulating on social media, US president Donald Trump apparently says he wants to buy land in western Kenya to grow «misheveve», or pumpkin leaves. However, the video is fake.
[263Chat] Former sixth Zambian President Edgar Lungu family has barred President Hakainde Hichilema from attending President Lungu's funeral.