[allAfrica] Mombasa, Kenya -- A new round of pledges and partnerships marked the closing ceremony of the 11th Our Ocean Conference in Mombasa. Countries and stakeholders outlined commitments to scale up ocean action, finance and innovation. The question, however, remains whether these will amount to yet another list of promises.

[allAfrica] Mozambique Police Accused of Using Spy Networks to Target Government Critics

[allAfrica] Mombasa -- The world's oceans absorb a third of its carbon, feed billions, and are dying faster than most governments are moving to save them. Now, the ocean it depends on is the subject of urgent global negotiation, and for the first time, that conversation is happening in Africa.

[allAfrica] Mombasa, Kenya -- As illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing practices continue to deplete fish populations as well as contribute to human rights abuses at sea, the demand for transparency within the global fishing industry is growing. An estimated one in five fish consumed globally is linked to illegal fishing, a practice often associated with forced labour, human trafficking and environmental destruction. It is estimated that more than 120,000 fishers are currently trapped in situations of modern slavery

[allAfrica] As both Tanzania and the United States, under the leadership of President Samia Suluhu Hassan and President Donald J. Trump respectively, place greater emphasis on economic diplomacy, and as each country has significant commercial value to offer the other, the time is now to further strengthen bilateral ties that has endured for more than six decades. Indeed, the foundations of this relationship run even deeper as the United States established one of its earliest consulates on the African continent in

[allAfrica] Mombasa, Kenya -- For decades, the outlook for the coral reefs has been increasingly bleak.

[allAfrica] Monrovia -- Both Warring Sides in Sudan Singled out in UN Report

[allAfrica] The RootsToFoods Capital Series -- mapping the corridors between Africa and global capital -- will now reach policymakers, institutional investors, Family offices, and philanthropic leaders across the continent through AllAfrica's platform, social channels, and wholesale distribution pipeline including Bloomberg, Dow Jones/Factiva, Moody's NewsEdge, Thomson Reuters, LexisNexis and more.

[allAfrica] As both Tanzania and the United States, under the leadership of President Samia Suluhu Hassan and President Donald J. Trump respectively, place greater emphasis on economic diplomacy, and as each country has significant commercial value to offer the other, the time is now to further strengthen bilateral ties that has endured for more than six decades. Indeed, the foundations of this relationship run even deeper as the United States established one of its earliest consulates on the African continent in

[allAfrica] Geneva -- Sudan's warring parties are increasingly using arbitrary detention, torture and enforced disappearance to control the country's embattled population, the UN said on Monday, and the increased use of drones is a growing concern.

[Nyasa Times] The Government of Malawi has unveiled an ambitious nationwide fundraising campaign to bankroll what is shaping up to be one of the country's largest humanitarian rescue operations--bringing home an estimated 10,000 Malawians stranded in South Africa following weeks of vigilante attacks targeting foreign nationals.

[Leadership] The Federal Ministry of Education has refuted reports alleging that the Nigeria Education Management Information System (NEMIS) was hacked, maintaining that the platform remained secure and has not suffered any cyber intrusion.

[Premium Times] At the heart of the crises facing the opposition parties is their inability to conduct credible primaries in many states as well as lingering court disputes, especially for the ADC.

[The Point] The Gambia and Senegal have signed a series of landmark cooperation agreements covering energy, border management, the digital economy, youth development, technology, culture and tourism, as well as higher education, research, science and technology.

[The Point] A heated controversy erupted in the National Assembly on Wednesday after the Minister for Interior reportedly stated that a widely publicised US$48 million forensic laboratory project announced in 2017 could not be traced, prompting Banjul North National Assembly Member Hon. Modou Lamin B. Bah to demand an urgent investigation into the fate of the project.

[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Legendary South African jazz composer and cultural icon Abdullah Ibrahim has died aged 91. His family confirmed that Ibrahim died peacefully in Germany after a short illness.

[Liberian Observer] The documents reviewed by the Daily Observer, combined with interviews with sources familiar with airport cargo operations, allow for a clearer reconstruction of how the nearly 200-kilogram cocaine shipment moved through Roberts International Airport before its discovery.

[Liberian Observer] A leaked Foreign Ministry communication has revealed the government's threat to declare the head of the European Delegation to Liberia a Persona Non Grata amid dispute over Corruption, transparency and investor confidence

[allAfrica] Monrovia --

[This Day] Following the death of the former Director of Defence Information, Defence Headquarters (DHQ), Major General Rabe Abubakar (rtd.), in the den of bandits, the DHQ has reaffirmed its resolve to eradicate terrorism.

[CAF] Côte d'Ivoire launched their FIFA World Cup 2026 campaign in dramatic fashion as substitute Amad Diallo struck a late winner to secure a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Ecuador in Philadelphia on Sunday night.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- A legal dispute surrounding the impeachment of former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has taken a new twist after his lawyers raised concerns over an alleged discrepancy between the judgment delivered by the High Court and the certified copy issued to parties.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto has reaffirmed his commitment to stabilising fuel prices after EPRA announced a Sh10 diesel cut supported by a Sh10 billion subsidy.

[Namibian] The Independent Patriots for Change has accused the government of failing to protect Namibians in South Africa after a Namibian passenger bus was allegedly hijacked in Johannesburg on 9 June.

[The Conversation Africa] The first half of 2026 has been marked by three different disease outbreaks: Ebola, hantavirus and, in Australia, diphtheria. Each has exposed vulnerabilities in how we detect, communicate and respond to infectious disease outbreaks.

[CAF] Morocco once again demonstrated why they remain one of world football's most respected emerging powers after holding five-time champions Brazil to an entertaining 1-1 draw in their opening Group C match of the FIFA World Cup 2026 on Saturday.

[allAfrica] Growing up, all I ever wanted was to work underwater as a marine conservationist. But it wasn't until my first job in Mombasa - waiting under baobab trees for fishers to return so I could measure their catch - that I realized the ocean is much more than what lies beneath the surface. Along Kenya's coastline, I saw first-hand how deeply people's lives are intertwined with the sea.

[allAfrica] Three years into Sudan's civil war, the world has largely looked away. Not because the suffering has diminished. Not because peace is near. Not because the humanitarian catastrophe has been solved. The world has simply moved on.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The government has dismissed reports that Kuwait has imposed a new ban on Kenyan workers, clarifying that recent changes announced by Kuwaiti authorities do not amount to fresh restrictions on the recruitment of Kenyans.

[SAnews.gov.za] The eThekwini Municipality has advised the public of road closures ahead of the 99th Comrades Marathon on Sunday.

[This Day] President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday defended his administration's economic reforms, saying they were necessary to rescue Nigeria from fiscal strain and lay the foundation for long-term prosperity.

[RFI] Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo have launched an online campaign to tackle growing mistrust surrounding a deadly Ebola outbreak. The World Health Organization (WHO) says misinformation is hampering efforts to contain the haemorrhagic fever, which broke out in the eastern province of Ituri on 15 May.

[IPS] Bonn -- Africa contributes the least to global greenhouse gas emissions, yet it faces some of the world's most severe climate-related health impacts. Several realities define the continent's climate and health landscape - increased infectious diseases, air pollution, death, disruption and pressure on health systems through heatwaves, floods, droughts and storms.

[allAfrica] Flood-Hit Western Cape Faces Long Recovery

[RFI] As a deadly outbreak of Ebola continues to spread across the Democratic Republic of Congo and the wider Great Lakes region, the European Union has pledged €170m towards the health and humanitarian response. Hadja Lahbib, the European Commissioner for International Partnerships, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response, spoke to RFI on her return from Bunia in eastern DRC, the centre of the outbreak.