Africa: All of Africa Today – July 1, 2026

Africa: All of Africa Today – June 30, 2026

  South African Ramaphosa Warns Against Violence Ahead of Anti-Migrant Protest Deadline President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged people taking part in anti-migrant protests to demonstrate peacefully. He warned that intimidation, threats and violence will not be tolerated ahead of the unofficial deadline for undocumented migrants to leave South Africa. Ramaphosa acknowledged the need for immigration reform, saying…

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Africa: All of Africa Today – July 1, 2026

Africa: All of Africa Today – June 29, 2026

  Uganda Media Outlets Shut By Military Uganda’s leading independent media group, Nation Media Group, has said that its outlets are under “military siege” after armed soldiers shut down the Daily Monitor, NTV Uganda, and Spark TV on orders from army chief General Muhoozi Kainerugaba. In a series of posts on X, Kainerugaba, the son…

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Africa: All of Africa Today – July 1, 2026

Africa: All of Africa Today – June 26, 2026

  Key Figure in South African Police Graft Scandal Pleads Guilty Businessman Vusimusi “Cat” Matlala has pleaded guilty to corruption, fraud and money-laundering charges in a deal with state prosecutors. He was accused of bribing top police officials to win a R360 million tender for his health company, Medicare24, in 2024. If the agreement is approved…

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Africa: All of Africa Today – July 1, 2026

Africa: All of Africa Today – June 25, 2026

  Kenyan Prosecutors to Charge Eight Students Over Deadly School Fire Kenyan prosecutors are preparing to charge eight students with 16 counts of murder following a deadly fire at Utumishi Girls’ School in Gilgil. Sixteen pupils, aged between 15 and 18, died and dozens more were injured when a fire broke out in a dormitory….

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Africa: Of 40 Million People Living With HIV Today, 32.1 Million Are Now On Treatment, Living Long & Healthy

Africa: Of 40 Million People Living With HIV Today, 32.1 Million Are Now On Treatment, Living Long & Healthy

United Nations — Remarks by Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director of the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), at a High-level Meeting in the General Assembly Hall, 22 June 2026 I am honoured to address this High-Level Meeting. I thank very much the President of the General Assembly for her leadership, our Co-Facilitators, and all the…

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Africa: All of Africa Today – July 1, 2026

Africa: All of Africa Today – June 24, 2026

  U.S. Cut to South Africa HIV Funding Could Cost Lives, Warns UNAIDS UNAIDS chief Winnie Byanyima has warned that the United States’ decision to withdraw HIV and Aids funding from South Africa could cost lives and reverse years of progress in the fight against the virus. The US, through the President’s Emergency Plan for…

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Africa: All of Africa Today – July 1, 2026

Africa: All of Africa Today – June 23, 2026

  South Africa to Spend R600m to Prepare for 30 June Anti-Immigration Protests Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia has warned that law enforcement will act decisively against any violence, intimidation, or criminality during planned anti-immigrant protests on 30 June. Cachalia said that while peaceful protest is a constitutional right, participants must not carry weapons. The…

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Africa: AUC Chairperson Today Received Briefing On the Political Situation in Sudan & Ongoing Mediation Efforts From Ambassador Mohamed Belaiche, His Special Representative and Head of the AU Liaison Office to the Republic of #sudan

Africa: AUC Chairperson Today Received Briefing On the Political Situation in Sudan & Ongoing Mediation Efforts From Ambassador Mohamed Belaiche, His Special Representative and Head of the AU Liaison Office to the Republic of #sudan

The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, today received briefing on the political situation in Sudan & ongoing mediation efforts from Ambassador Mohamed Belaiche, his Special Representative and Head of the AU Liaison Office to the Republic of #Sudan . The Chairperson & Amb. Belaiche also discussed the reopening of…

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Africa: All of Africa Today – July 1, 2026

Africa: All of Africa Today – June 22, 2026

  Ethiopia’s Ruling Party Wins Amid Security and Election Concerns Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has been re-elected after his Prosperity Party won the election, taking 438 out of 501 seats in the parliament. Many of his supporters believe the victory is a mandate to push for more economic reforms. Critics, however, warn that Ethiopia…

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