[The New Humanitarian] Butembo, Democratic Republic of the Congo -- 'We have belligerents who are not acting in good faith.'
[VOA] Yaounde -- Officials in northern Cameroon have in a crisis meeting on Wednesday requested more troops from Cameroon, Nigeria and Chad to be deployed to their common border after fresh Boko Haran attacks killed at least 12 people including six soldiers on Tuesday. The officials say several hundred heavily armed Islamist extremists have infiltrated the volatile Lake Chad region attacking, looting and causing panic.
[AI London] Angola authorities must release Tanaice Neutro, an activist who is being detained arbitrarily for more than 500 days despite suffering from severe health issues, Amnesty International said today.
[New Times] The spokesperson for the government, Yolande Makolo, has criticized Samantha Power, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), for failing to address the real causes of insecurity in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo).
[New Times] Chinese medics in Rwanda reached out to children living with disabilities in Kigali on Tuesday, May 30, providing them with free consultation and recommendations as well as material donations.
[New Times] The Director General of Rwanda Basic Education Board (REB), Nelson Mbarushimana, has disclosed that efforts are underway to ensure that, by 2025, every teacher has a laptop and that that will boost use of technology and innovation in the education sector.
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- According to Rudi Dicks, head of the project management office in the Presidency and member of the National Energy Crisis Committee, government is discussing the possibility of reducing the term for Karpowership contracts as an «emergency' measure», Engineering News reports. Dicks called for contracts of potentially five to ten years would be preferable to the initial term of 20 years. This follows a comment by Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa who recently said that contracts with emergency
[allAfrica] The Centre for Human Rights (CHR) and the Centre for Sexualities, AIDS, and Gender at the University Pretoria together with the Center for Gender Studies and Feminist Futures and the Center for Conflict Studies at the Philipps-University Marburg have launched the second edition of the Pretoria-Marburg Queer Conversations.
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Six West African nations lose U.S. $2.3 billion a year as a result of illegal fishing, says a new report from Amnesty International.
[The New Humanitarian] Koufroun, Chad -- 'If you have nothing to give them, they will kill you.'
[New Zimbabwe] Government has, through the Foreign Affairs Ministry, warned US Embassy's Chargé D'Affaires Elaine French against encouraging Zimbabweans to register or vote.
[Leadership] Mauritius and Egypt have the highest diabetes prevalence in Africa at 22.60 percent and 20.90 percent respectively, according to statistics from Our World In Data.
[New Times] Canadian investors are among those who have expressed interest in a project to construct 1,250 'affordable' houses on a 19-hectare plot of land in Ndera, Gasabo District of Kigali, according to the Ministry of Infrastructure.
[New Times] An Innovative, Research based, and inclusive digital platform project (INNODIP), driven by academia and industry officials, has received approval for the establishment of a groundbreaking digital platform that will bridge the gap between industry and academic resources in order to tackle unemployment levels in the country.
[New Times] Rwanda's capital, Kigali, remains the second preferred city for hosting global events in Africa, as ranked by the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA), the global meetings industry network.
[The Conversation Africa] The war waged by the Ethiopian Federal Government and Eritrea against the Tigray regional government, which lasted from November 2020 to November 2022, caused massive devastation. Multiple war crimes were reported and there were claims of genocidal intent. A starvation campaign led to the death of at least 300,000 civilian victims.
[The Conversation Africa] In mid-May 2023 the International Monetary Fund (IMF) finally approved a US$3 billion 36-month arrangement with Ghana. It immediately disbursed the first tranche of US$600 million.
[UNECA] Gaberone, Botswana -- 29 May 2023 (ECA) - Landlocked Developing Countries, currently experiencing economic and infrastructural challenges, need increased technical and financial support to achieve sustainable development, leaders have called during the High-level Africa regional review meeting of the Vienna Programme of Action (VPoA) for Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) which opened in the Botswana Capital, Gaborone.
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Ministry of Public Administration, Labour and Social Security (MAPTSS) will adopt a new strategy to help reduce unemployment in the 2023-2028 period.
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angola's Cabinet on Monday assessed the Draft Law that grants authorization to the President of the Republic João Lourenço to legislate on the Legal Regime of Freight Forwarding business.
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angola's oil company Sonangol and partners will inaugurate Tuesday the first phase of the Caraculo Photovoltaic Plant, with global capacity for 50 megawatts.
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- South Africa's International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco) Minister Naledi Pandor gazetted a notice providing diplomatic immunity to officials attending the the BRICS summit in August. The decision bears significance as it comes in the wake of an international warrant of arrest issued by the International Criminal Court for President Vladimir Putin over alleged war crimes perpetrated by Russia in its ongoing war with Ukraine. LINK PLEASE
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya is working with three African countries to connect the Indian and Atlantic Oceans through a trans-African railway line.
[DW] As Sudan's warring generals make and break ceasefire agreements, tens of thousands of people continue to flee the country. People from the violence-stricken Darfur region in particular seek help -- and hope -- in Chad.
[allAfrica] Africa is on the brink of achieving a major victory over deadly diseases that have plagued its population for generations. With increased access to medical care, improved healthcare infrastructure, and a renewed focus on disease eradication, the continent is closer than ever to rid itself of illnesses that have taken a devastating toll on its people.
[HRW] Kinshasa -- Hasty Praise of Police Chief Raises Concerns About Promised Investigation
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya is working with three African countries to connect the Indian and Atlantic Oceans through a trans-African railway line.
[New Times] Plans are underway to facilitate schools integrate pork in school feeding programme as means to eradicate malnutrition, Olivier Kamana, Permanent Secretary at Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources has said.
[New Times] As a young girl of 13, the arrival of my first period filled me with an overwhelming sense of shame. I vividly recall an incident in my classroom when one of my classmates accidentally stained her uniform with period blood.
[The Conversation Africa] Peace talks that seek to end armed conflicts are underway in several African countries. Because very few conflicts are resolved on the battlefield, negotiations are fundamental. But they often fail. And even when an agreement is concluded, it doesn't always last.
[Leadership] President-elect, Bola Tinubu, has expressed his unwavering commitment to delivering on his promises to revive Nigeria's growth trajectory, despite the challenges of corruption, poverty, and policy inconsistencies.
[allAfrica] Halfway to the target date for the realisation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, the promise of health for all hangs in the balance, making it more important than ever that we make up for the ground lost during the Covid-19 pandemic, writes Dr Susan Nakhumicha Wafula in a guest column for AllAfrica. Dr Wafula, Kenya's Cabinet Secretary for Health, reflects on a recent meeting of health ministers from the Commonwealth of Nations, the 56-nation association which includes 21 states from Afr
