Tanzania’s Opposition Candidate Barred from Running a Second Time
Opposition presidential candidate Luhaga Mpina has been banned from running in next month's election for the second time. The electoral commission disqualified Mpina,...
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Nigerian Resident Doctors Suspend Strike
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has suspended its two-day warning strike "following commitments by the federal government to address key demands." The...
Malawians Prepare To Vote In High-Stakes Election Rematch
Dozens of observers from regional and international organizations are arriving in Malawi ahead of Tuesday's general elections, seen as a test of...
‘Deadly Floods’ Displace Over 100,000 in South Sudan
More than 100,000 people have been displaced by "new deadly floods," the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has said. Various parts of...
African Leaders Demand Fair Climate Funding Ahead of COP30
The second continental climate summit in Addis Ababa ended with a call for more money, a fairer funding system, and a stronger...
What Next for Mali As Wagner Fails to Defeat Insurgents?
Previous Malian governments and their French allies were unable to bring the country's security situation under control, and this contributed...
South Africa’s HIV Fight Faces a Make-or-Break Moment
Scientists, doctors, activists, and people living with HIV didn't mince their words. With U.S. donor funding shrinking, the future looks...
South Sudan’s Vice President Charged with Treason, Suspended
Vice President Riek Machar has been charged with murder, treason, and crimes against humanity. The charges against Machar stem from an attack...
Husbands Can Take Surnames of Wives – South Africa’s Top Court
The Constitutional Court has ruled that husbands can take the surname of their wives, overturning a colonial-era law that barred them from doing so...
Ghana Accepts First West African Deportees from the U.S.
Ghanaian President John Mahama has announced that the first group of West African deportees from the U.S. arrived in Ghana. Mahama said...
