East-Africa
Rwanda Shuts Down Dozens of Firms in Crackdown on Illegal Alcohol
Rwandan authorities have widened their campaign against the production and sale of illicit alcohol, ordering 27 more companies to close. The move…
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East-Africa
Eight Years Later, Zimbabwe Still Hasn’t Delivered Justice for 2018 Victims
Eight years after Zimbabwean security forces killed six people and wounded 35 during post-election protests on 1 August 2018, no one has…
Central-Africa
DR Congo Confirms Findings Related to Oil Pollution
The Democratic Republic of the Congo plans to finalize and release a comprehensive environmental audit of oil producer Perenco by the end…
Central-Africa
UN Opens Major Ebola Treatment Centre in DR Congo
Alarm is growing in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where Ebola has reached 49 health zones across several provinces in the…
North-Africa
Magnitude 5.0 Earthquake Strikes Egypt
An earthquake struck off Egypt’s coast, with the United States Geological Survey recording its magnitude at 5.0 and placing the epicentre about…
North-Africa
Climate Change Now Poses an Immediate Threat to HIV Control
As climate shocks intensify, the global HIV response is facing a growing but often overlooked threat. Flooding, prolonged drought and forced displacement…
Southern-Africa
Lesotho Gets Relief as U.S. Court Strikes Down Trade Tariffs
Lesotho’s exporters have won a significant break after duty-free access to the United States was restored, a development the Ministry of Trade,…
North-Africa
One Question Stands Between Transgender Africans and HIV Care
In sub-Saharan Africa, the fight against HIV is being undermined by laws that make homosexuality a crime, pushing gay and bisexual men,…
East-Africa
Zimbabwe Police Tighten Security Ahead of Planned Shutdown
President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s approval of Constitutional Amendment Act No. 3 has triggered a backlash from opposition parties, civil society groups and constitutional…
East-Africa
Calls Mount for Talks to Resolve Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado Crisis
Pressure is mounting on Mozambique’s government to rethink how it confronts the violence gripping northern Cabo Delgado province. This week, the Institute…
East-Africa
Malawi Stun Nigeria in Historic WAFCON Upset
Temwa Chawinga struck twice, opening Malawi’s account and later adding a third, after her sister Tabita Chawinga had scored the second, as…
