- BreakingUganda: LGBT+ Ugandans Find Camaraderie, Hope and Despair On Election Day
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Gay voters in Uganda are anxious after President Yoweri Museveni called homosexuals a "deviation"
- 3 hours ago, 15 Jan 21, 8:47pm - - BreakingAfrica: Advisors Propose New System to Regulate China's Overseas Investments
[IPS] Beijing -- A government-backed coalition of international advisors to the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has recommended that China apply more stringent environmental controls over its overseas investments. If adopted, this would be a major dep…
- 3 hours ago, 15 Jan 21, 8:46pm - - BreakingAfrica: No Country Is an Island - Collective Approach to Covid-19 Vaccines Is the Only Way to Go
[The Conversation Africa] As countries across the world begin to purchase and roll out COVID-19 vaccines, a key question is how far the vaccine is from reaching Africa and how accessible it will be for the continent. Moina Spooner, Commissioning Edit…
- 3 hours ago, 15 Jan 21, 8:45pm - - BreakingCongo-Kinshasa: Why Rangers in the Congo's Virunga National Park Are Under Attack
[The Conversation Africa] Armed men have killed at least six rangers and wounded several others in an ambush in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) Virunga national park. This park is a sanctuary for endangered mountain gorillas. Staff worki…
- 3 hours ago, 15 Jan 21, 8:42pm - - BreakingUganda: Election Day 2021 - Summary
[Africa In Fact] While we wait for the official results to be verified and released, the following will provide a summary of events that took place on election day in Uganda.
- 3 hours ago, 15 Jan 21, 8:38pm - - BreakingSouth Africa: Nation Failed to Get Its Act Together On Vaccines - Here's How
[The Conversation Africa] South Africa has an estimated population approaching 60 million. To achieve herd immunity against COVID-19, the government recently set the ambitious goal of vaccinating 67% of the population - roughly 40 million people. Acc…
- 3 hours ago, 15 Jan 21, 8:36pm - - BreakingEgypt: Women Jailed Over Tiktok Posts to Face Trafficking Charges
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] The women had expected to be freed, but will now stay in prison pending another trial
- 3 hours ago, 15 Jan 21, 8:34pm - - BreakingEast Africa: Child Refugees Seen At Risk of Exploitation in Sudan
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Tracing their family members is complicated by camp relocations and lack of access to conflict-hit Tigray region, aid workers say
- 3 hours ago, 15 Jan 21, 8:32pm - - BreakingUganda: Election - Bobi Wine Says Military Raids Home
[DW] Presidential candidate Bobi Wine has tweeted that he is 'under siege' as the military enters his home. This comes hours after Wine disputed partial election results showing President Yoweri Museveni in the lead.
- 3 hours ago, 15 Jan 21, 8:29pm - - BreakingUganda: Vote Count Underway in Contested Presidential Election
[DW] Bobi Wine, a 38-year-old musician, is the frontrunner seeking to replace long-time leader Yoweri Museveni, who eyes a sixth term. Voters headed to the polls amid an internet blackout.
- 3 hours ago, 15 Jan 21, 8:23pm - - BreakingCentral African Republic: UN Security Council Condemns Car Rebel Attack On Bangui
[RFI] The UN Security Council has denounced Wednesday's attack on the Central African Republic capital Bangui that left one blue helmet dead. It marks the first attack by the Coalition of Patriots for Change (CPC) rebel group on the capital, a key ob…
- 9 hours ago, 15 Jan 21, 2:10pm - - BreakingNamibia: Live Poultry Imports From 10 European Countries Suspended
[Namibian] THE Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry, through its veterinary department, has announced the suspension of live poultry imports from 10 European countries due to an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI).
- 11 hours ago, 15 Jan 21, 12:51pm - - BreakingNamibia: Trophy Hunting Tender Ruffles Feathers
[Namibian] THE Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism has defended a recent invitation for bids to hunt game, saying trophy hunters help the ministry in wildlife conservation and protection.
- 11 hours ago, 15 Jan 21, 12:49pm - - BreakingKenya: Landmark Ruling Beams Ray of Hope On SGBV Survivors in Pursuit of Justice
[Nation] A recent landmark ruling in favour of four Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) survivors of the 2007/08 post-election chaos has given hope to thousands of survivors in the country yet to get justice.
- 11 hours ago, 15 Jan 21, 12:38pm - - BreakingAfrica: Africa's Tech Hubs Giving Universities Stiff Challenge
[SciDev.Net] Cape Town -- African technology hubs are challenging the dominance of traditional universities as sources of knowledge production, and are becoming better suited to a fast-paced knowledge economy, a study says.
- 11 hours ago, 15 Jan 21, 12:28pm - - BreakingSouth Africa: Government Delays Opening of Schools
[SAnews.gov.za] With the country experiencing a second wave of COVID-19, government has decided to delay the reopening of both public and private schools by two weeks, to 15 February 2021.
- 11 hours ago, 15 Jan 21, 12:02pm - - Egypt: The New Face of Parliament - an 83-Year-Old Woman Lawmaker
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Farida El Choubachy has become the first woman to preside over the opening session of Egypt's parliament in 42 years
- 13 hours ago, 15 Jan 21, 10:37am - - Zimbabwe: Army-Linked Anjin Grabs Richest Diamond Claim
[Zimbabwe Independent] An army-linked miner, Anjin Investments (Pvt) Ltd, grabbed the most lucrative diamond claim in Marange from a firm owned by the government after being relicensed under unclear circumstances, it has emerged.
- 13 hours ago, 15 Jan 21, 10:31am - - Africa: Trump Impeached a Second Time - but Trumpism Will Live On
[The Conversation Africa] Just a week after the U.S. Capitol was attacked by his supporters, Donald Trump has become the first president of the United States to be impeached twice. But regardless of how Trump leaves the White House -- the Senate won'…
- 13 hours ago, 15 Jan 21, 10:29am - - Africa: African Cities Must Prepare for Climate Migration
[ISS] African climate-linked migration tends to be dominated by European narratives. In reality, most of these migrants move within their own countries and regions. As climate change impacts intensify, migration will increase. African cities, countri…
- 13 hours ago, 15 Jan 21, 10:26am -
- Ethiopia: Safe Access and Swift Action Needed for Refugees in Tigray
[UN News] The head of the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) on Wednesday expressed his deep concern over the humanitarian situation in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, including its impact on Eritrean refugees hosted there.
- 14 hours ago, 15 Jan 21, 9:27am - - Africa: Continent Nears 2.6 Million Covid-19 Recoveries
[allAfrica] As of January 15, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 3,176,244. Reported deaths in Africa reached 76,741 and 2,593,474 people have recovered.
- 14 hours ago, 15 Jan 21, 9:04am - - Nigeria: Nigeria Records Worst Day in Covid-19 Management With 24 Deaths
[Premium Times] In the past 27 days, there have been nearly 200 fatalities as a result of COVID-19 complications in Nigeria.
- 15 hours ago, 15 Jan 21, 8:35am - - Zimbabwe: Bulawayo Water Crisis Requires U.S.$3,5 Billion
[Zimbabwe Independent] An estimated US$3,5 billion is needed to link Bulawayo to the Zambezi River -- a long running project touted as a panacea to the second largest city's perennial water shortages.
- 15 hours ago, 15 Jan 21, 8:31am - - Uganda: Museveni in Early Lead As Uganda Awaits Final Election Results
[East African] Polls opened and ended Thursday, paving way for a rather delayed vote counting exercise in Uganda's hotly contested election as the country climaxes a deadly election that has so far claimed over 50 people in poll-related violence.
- 16 hours ago, 15 Jan 21, 7:09am - - Nigeria: Govt Confirms Plans to Sell Properties to Fund 2021 Budget
[Premium Times] The finance minister confirmed the decision to sell some government properties in a document submitted to lawmakers.
- 17 hours ago, 15 Jan 21, 6:47am - - Nigeria: One-Fifth of Yellow Fever Vaccine Very Effective - Study
[Premium Times] According to the study, giving a person one-fifth of the vaccine dose is safe.
- 19 hours ago, 15 Jan 21, 4:26am - - Kenya: Painful January for Motorists As Fuel Prices Increase
[Nairobi News] Motorists will have to dig deeper into their pockets after the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) announced higher prices for the next 30 days starting Friday.
- 20 hours ago, 15 Jan 21, 3:55am - - Nigeria: Nigeria Better Than We Met It in 2015 - Buhari
[This Day] President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday assessed his five-year-old administration with a submission that Nigeria now fared better than when he assumed office in May 2019.
- 20 hours ago, 15 Jan 21, 3:55am - - Africa: How Will Africa Remember Donald Trump? Here Is How
[Premium Times] US President Donald Trump may have lost re-election but he would be escorted out of the White House on Tuesday night with a special prize: Africa's worst friend in modern times.
- 20 hours ago, 15 Jan 21, 3:55am -