Africa

HRW Urges France to Address Education in Mayotte Recovery Bill ……………… Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged France’s National Assembly to include education and children’s rights in a new emergency bill for Mayotte, its overseas department in the Indian Ocean.…

Outrage in Ghana over sale of mosque lands for commercial ise ……………………. A wave of public anger has erupted in the Kete area of western Karachi Municipality, Ghana, after local entities began selling long-standing Islamic endowment (waqf) lands—traditionally reserved for…

UN warns of potential war crimes in eastern DRC conflict ……………….. The United Nations has accused multiple armed groups in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) of serious human rights abuses, some of which may amount to war crimes.…

Morocco issues high-risk wildfire warning across nine provinces …………….. Morocco’s National Agency for Water and Forests issued an urgent wildfire warning on Sunday for nine provinces, citing extreme fire risk due to favorable weather conditions. The alert, effective from Monday…

In April and May 2025, more than 7,000 migrants, primarily from sub-Saharan Africa and largely Nigerien nationals, were forcibly expelled from Algeria to the Assamaka Desert in Niger, Reliefweb.com reported. This unprecedented wave of expulsions has created a severe humanitarian…

Moroccan king issues royal pardon for over 1,500 convicts on Eid al-Adha —————————— On the occasion of Eid al-Adha, King Mohammed VI of Morocco granted a royal pardon to 1,526 individuals, Middle East Monitor reported. The Justice Ministry announced that…

African leaders call for own cholera vaccines, commit to containing outbreak ——————————— African leaders have emphasized the urgent need for indigenous cholera vaccine production as the continent accounts for 99% of all cholera-related deaths in 2025, Anadolu Agency reported. This…

Bill Gates Pledges Majority of $200 Billion Fortune to African Health and Education —————————— Bill Gates has committed to donating most of his $200 billion fortune over the next 20 years to improve health and education across Africa, The Guardian…

Cobalt, essential for batteries in smartphones, EVs, and medical devices, is largely sourced from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), which supplies about 75% of global output. While major firms like Glencore operate industrial mines in Kolwezi, thousands work in…

The African Union (AU) Commission and the World Health Organization (WHO) have renewed their longstanding strategic partnership through an updated Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), signed on May 24, 2025, during the 78th World Health Assembly in Geneva. This renewed commitment…