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Ethiopia: Ethiopia Records Tangible Progress in Building Sustainable, Healthy Food System
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Ethiopia is transforming its agricultural sector to deliver affordable, healthy food, create jobs and protect natural resources, Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Institute (ATI) Director General Mandefro Nigussie …
Kenya: Mombasa Port Receives Seven Tankers Carrying Fuel, Palm Oil
[Capital FM] NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 22 - Seven merchant vessels are scheduled to call at the Port of Mombasa this week, bringing petroleum products, base oil and palm oil as …
Ethiopia: Fighting in Border Town Moyale Spreads to Three More Districts, Exchange of Heavy Gunfire
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- What started as a dispute over the raising of a Somali Regional State flag in Moyale town, Borana Zone, Oromia Region, followed by the killing …
Kenya: Study Finds Cost, Distance Delay Childhood Cancer Care in Kenya
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Financial constraints, long distances to specialist hospitals and limited awareness of childhood cancer are delaying diagnosis and treatment for children in Kenya, a study by Gertrude's …
Nigeria and Kenya Ebola patients may have crossed paths at Uganda airport, officials say
Officials say they both travelled through Entebbe International Airport on 3 October.
Kenya: MP Recall - National Assembly Approve One-Third Voter Threshold, Bill Heads to Senate for Concurrence
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- National Assembly has approved provisions in the Elections Amendment Bill requiring the concurrence of at least a third of registered voters in every ward to recall …
WHO: Africa facing 'complex' Ebola outbreak after Nigeria reports first case
The World Health Organization’s Africa chief warned that the continent is facing a “complex” Ebola outbreak, after the first case of the virus was reported in Nigeria.
East Africa: Mnangagwa Takes Over Comesa Chairmanship, Calls for Industrialisation
[263Chat] President Emmerson Mnangagwa has taken over the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) chairmanship, with plans to prioritise industrialisation, value addition and greater participation in regional value …
Somalia: Peace Over Rivalry - Somalia's Future Lies in Cooperation, Not Confrontation With Ethiopia
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Somalia needs a foreign policy that gives its people a better chance of living in peace. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud should place cooperation with Ethiopia …
Kenya: Ebola - First Contact to Leave Quarantine On Sunday
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya will begin releasing the first group of people quarantined following exposure to Ebola on Sunday, October 25, as health authorities continue efforts to contain the …
Tanzania: Tanzania, Bloomberg, WHO Review a Draft Strategy to Reduce, Prevent Harmful Effects of Lead Exposure
[Daily News] Dodoma -- THE Ministry of Health, in collaboration with Bloomberg Philanthropies through the World Health Organization (WHO), Pure Earth, Vital Strategies and the Lead Exposure Elimination Project, has …
Kenya: Mama Lucy Hospital to Boost Diagnostic With New 160-Slice CT Scanner
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Mama Lucy Kibaki Hospital is set to commission a state-of-the-art 160-slice Computed Tomography (CT) scanner in the coming days, in a move expected to strengthen its …
Atteridgeville pastor accused of rape, wife abandon bail
The woman was allegedly raped, while the infant was allegedly killed.
Nigeria: Ebonyi Killings - Fresh Revelations Raise Questions Over Soldiers' Actions
[This Day] The atmosphere in Ihetutu community, Ivo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, remains tense and sorrowful following the alleged killing of two young men by a soldier reportedly …
Nigeria: Tinubu's Reforms Addressing Fiscal Stability, Structural Weaknesses, Says Idris
[This Day] Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has said President Bola Tinubu's economic reforms are aimed at addressing longstanding structural weaknesses in the economy, restoring fiscal stability, …
Nigeria: Senate Moves to Strengthen NUC Powers, Targets Universities Violating Regulations
[Leadership] The Senate has passed for second reading a bill seeking to repeal and re-enact the National Universities Commission (NUC) Act to strengthen the commission's regulatory powers, enforce academic standards …
South Africa: Xenophobia's High Price - Why Concourt's Defence of Refugees Matters for Us All
[Daily Maverick] The Constitutional Court's refugee judgment protects constitutional rights. Misreading it fuels xenophobia, threatens democracy and imperils the rule of law.
South African Bonds Rally As Government Cuts Borrowing, Debt Peaks
[Daba Finance] South African government bonds rallied after Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana announced plans to reduce weekly debt issuance and introduce fiscal rules aimed at controlling public borrowing. Presenting the …
Kenya: Dangote Buys 25% Stake in Kenya Pipeline for $327m
[Daba Finance] Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote has acquired a 25% stake in Kenya Pipeline Company for about $327 million, expanding his energy business into East Africa's fuel transportation network. Dangote …
Nigeria: Nigeria Plans Regional Markets Hub to Attract Cross-Border Listings
[Daba Finance] Nigeria plans to introduce an African depositary-receipt framework to attract foreign companies and investors to its capital markets as part of a strategy to triple the market's size …
Sudan: Sudan Hunger Crisis Deepens As Aid Cuts Collide With Crop Failure in Darfur
[Dabanga] East Darfur -- Cuts to food aid and a near-total crop failure are leaving displaced families and vulnerable communities struggling to find food as prices soar and malnutrition worsens.
Sudan: Sudan Lifts Ban On 46 Imports As Inflation Rises and Dollar Hits SDG 10,300
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- Sudan has lifted import restrictions on 46 goods as the Dollar climbs to SDG 10,300 and annual inflation reaches 28.29%, deepening pressure on consumers already struggling with …
Sudan: Sudanese Rights Group Warns of Torture Fears After Arrests in Blue Nile
[Dabanga] Roseires, Blue Nile State -- The Human Rights and Development Organisation (HUDO Centre) says detainees arrested in Roseires are being denied access to lawyers and relatives amid a widening …
South Africa: Power Cuts and Sleep - Students Link Loadshedding to Anxiety, Disrupted Rest and Lower Marks
[The Conversation Africa] South Africa endured its worst year of loadshedding (scheduled power cuts by the country's utility, Eskom) in 2023. The power went off on 335 of the year's …
Africa: AU Member States Validate African Continental Health Data Governance Framework
[Africa CDC] Validation marks a major step toward a shared continental approach to secure, ethical and sovereign health data governance, ahead of finalisation and consideration through African Union policy processes.