South Africa police chief appears in court on rape charges http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TVc8WD #SouthAfrica #GenderBasedViolence #RapeAwareness #JusticeForSurvivors #EndViolenceAgainstWomen
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Ebola crisis deepens in DR Congo as cases surge in hotspots http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TTtVV6 #EbolaCrisis #DRCongo #PublicHealth #EbolaOutbreak #BundibugyoVirus
Kenya: Fifteen elephants found dead of suspected pesticide poisoning http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TTnySQ #KenyaWildlife #ElephantConservation #PesticideAwareness #WildlifeProtection #NatureNews
Kenyan court rejects Rastafarians' bid to use cannabis for religion http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TTY0DD #Kenya #Rastafarian #Cannabis #LegalizeIt #ReligiousFreedom
Tanzania arrests dozens as security tightens ahead of planned protests http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TTNJmN #Tanzania #Protests #Democracy #HumanRights #PoliticalReform
How haircuts are helping men recover at a Kenyan mental health hospital http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TTJPcq #MentalHealth #SelfCare #Grooming #Therapy #Kenya
Italy: Femen and Pussy Riot protest Russia’s return to Venice Biennale http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TSPR40 #VeniceBiennale #Protest #Femen #PussyRiot #Russia
Health officials downplay global threat from ship hantavirus cases http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TSPm9L #Health #Hantavirus #Covid19 #Outbreak #PublicHealth
DR Congo: Government bans export of copper and cobalt concentrates http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TTtbX9 #RDC #Minerais #Cobalt #Cuivre #Exportation
Tunisia records 900 fires in 72-hour window during intense heatwave http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TThz0S #Tunisia #Heatwave #Wildfires #ClimateChange #EmergencyResponse
Africa: Nigeria, Ghana Condemn Xenophobic Attacks in South Africa: [This Day] Abuja -- Nigeria and Ghana have condemned the ongoing anti-immigrant violence in South Africa and want the issue of "Afrophobia" discussed at the next African Union summit. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TTdJ5y #Xenophobia #Afrophobia #SouthAfrica #Nigeria #Ghana
Africa: Africa Forward Summit, Signalling a New Era of Africa-France Partnership: [New Times] Almost ten years after French President Emmanuel Macron's Ouagadougou speech, which laid the foundations for renewed relations between France and African countries, the Republic of Kenya and the French Republic will co-host the inaugural Africa Forward Summit (AFS) 2026 in Nairobi on May 11 -… http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TSPVQn #AfricaForwardSummit #FranceAfricaPartnership #Kenya2026 #MacronSpeech #NairobiSummit
Eight killed in Iran shopping centre fire as probe targets builder http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TSPjQs #IranFire #ShoppingCentre #Tehran #BreakingNews #FireIncident
Three patients evacuated from hantavirus-hit cruise ship off Cape Verde http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TSPTy3 #Hantavirus #CruiseShip #CapeVerde #HealthEmergency #Outbreak
Rights groups sue Ghana over US third-country deportations http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TTHH8c #Ghana #HumanRights #MigrationPolicy #Deportation #Refugees
French appeals court reopens case against Rwanda's former first lady http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TSPc6f #Rwanda #Genocide #Justice #HumanRights #AgatheHabyarimana
Fourth group of deportees from US arrive in Eswatini http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TTQTWC #Deportation #Eswatini #Immigration #HumanRights #LegalProtection
Burkina Faso junta dissolves over 200 associations http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TSPTxx #BurkinaFaso #Civisme #DroitsHumains #Gouvernance #Militaire
Africa: Uber Agrees $15b Deal for Delivery Hero to Create Global Takeout Giant: [Daba Finance] Uber agreed to acquire Germany's Delivery Hero in a deal valuing the food delivery company at $14.8 billion, creating the world's largest food delivery platform outside China and expanding its reach to 99 markets. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TTbGk4 #Uber #DeliveryHero #FoodDelivery #GlobalExpansion #TakeoutGiant
Hundreds in DRC protest against constitutional amendment for 3rd presidential term http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TVV1wK #DRC #Kinshasa #Constitution #Protestation #Politique
Uganda set to discharge final Ebola patient http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TTYl9h #Ebola #Uganda #HealthNews #PublicHealth #Africa
Climate experts say super El Niño will negatively impact African economies http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TTjhRG #ClimateChange #ElNino #AfricanEconomies #Sustainability #ClimateCrisis
Search continues for two US soldiers who went missing in Morocco http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TSPfsc #USsoldiers #missingpersons #Morocco #searchandrescue #militarynews
Biogas company in DRC aims to cut bills, deforestation and pollution http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TSPc7v #Biogas #CleanEnergy #Sustainability #RenewableEnergy #ClimateChange
Sudan's RSF committed ethnic cleansing, Amnesty report alleges http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TTJLmP #Sudan #EthnicCleansing #HumanRights #AmnestyInternational #RapidSupportForces
UN says hunger in conflict-hit northern Nigeria is reaching crisis levels http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TTKKmZ #HungerCrisis #FoodInsecurity #NorthernNigeria #Conflict #UN
TPLF move to restore leadership raises tensions in Ethiopia’s Tigray http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TSPTy0 #Ethiopia #Tigray #TPLF #Africanews #PoliticalAnalysis
Uganda crackdown deepens as opposition leader faces treason trial http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TTHb1r #Uganda #KizzaBesigye #TreasonTrial #PoliticalCrackdown #HumanRights
Chad's 'At the Heart of Art' festival empowers a new generation of talents http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TSVX2Y #Chad #AtTheHeartOfArt #ArtFestival #NDjamena #YouthEmpowerment
Tunisia temporarily bans prominent rights group http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TSPTxQ #Tunisia #HumanRights #NGO #AvocatsSansFrontieres #FreeSpeech
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Botswana under fire after authorising elephant killing for independence celebrations http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/01/botswana-under-fire-after-authorising-elephant-killing-for-independence-celebrations/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Botswana #ElephantConservation #AnimalRights #IndependenceCelebration #WildlifeProtection
Defiant S.Africa says African nations must address instability causing migration http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TSPm79 #SouthAfrica #Migration #Xenophobia #AfricanNations #Instability
Africa: Kenya's Sarah Mose Makes Huge Splash On Opening Day of Africa Swimming Championships: [Capital FM] NAIROBI, Kenya, May 6, 2026 - Kenyan swimmer Sarah Mose won bronze on Day One of the Africa Aquatics Swimming Championships in Oran, Algeria on Wednesday morning. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TSPTf2 #Africa #Kenya #Swimming #SarahMose #AquaticsChampionships
More health workers strike in Ituri province, at the heart of Congo’s Ebola outbreak http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TTYCm6 #Ebola #Congo #HealthWorkers #Strike #Ituri
Spain battles major Aragon wildfire amid heatwave and climate fears http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TTZMqC #Spain #Wildfire #ClimateChange #Firefighters #Heatwave
Cameroon's Demsa Museum traces the centuries-old history of horses http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TSPR44 #Cameroon #DemsaMuseum #HorseHistory #CulturalHeritage #AfricanCulture
At least 37 students missing after school kidnapping in Northeastern Nigeria http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TTHfpy #Nigeria #Kidnapping #SchoolSafety #Students #EducationalCrisis
Cape Verde: three evacuated from MV Hondius over suspected hantavirus http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TSPXtH #CapeVerde #MVHondius #Hantavirus #MedicalEvacuation #PublicHealth
Gold smuggling from DRC's Ituri province to Uganda on the rise, says UN http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TTK3cD #GoldSmuggling #DRC #Uganda #UNReport #GoldProduction
Xenophobic attacks in South Africa: Nigeria calls for compensation for the victims [Africanews Today http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TTWktc #Xenophobia #SouthAfrica #Nigeria #AntiImmigrant #HumanRights
Africa: I've Investigated a Hantavirus Outbreak. Here's What I Can Tell You About the Cruise Ship Cluster: [The Conversation Africa] The cruise ship cluster of hantavirus cases continues to grow. The World Health Organization reports that as of May 6 there were eight cases, three of whom are confirmed by laboratory testing as hantavirus. In recent days, we heard three passengers had died. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TSQ62H #Hantavirus #Outbreak #CruiseShip #PublicHealth #WHO
'His time is up': La Liga head Javier Tebas calls on FIFA's Infantino to step down http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TTgNGL #FIFA #WorldCup2026 #GianniInfantino #JavierTebas #LaLiga
Ugandan diplomat Olara Otunnu joins race to lead the United Nations http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TTjk4y #OlaraOtunnu #UnitedNations #Uganda #UNLeadership #Diplomacy
Africa: Italy to Participate in Africa CEO Forum 2026: [New Times] Rome / Kigali, May 5, 2026 -- Italy will participate in the forthcoming Africa CEO Forum, reaffirming its commitment to strengthening economic partnerships with Africa and supporting sustainable, private sector-led growth, also in the framework of the so called "Piano Mattei" for Africa. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TSPVPk #AfricaCEOForum #ItalyInAfrica #EconomicPartnerships #SustainableGrowth #PrivateSector
Nigerian Afrobeats star Tiwa Savage nurtures Africa's musical talent http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TSPXvV #TiwaSavage #Afrobeats #NigerianMusic #MusicEducation #BerkleeCollegeOfMusic
Africa: Statement by the African Women Leaders Network (AWLN) Calling for the Selection and Appointment of the First Woman Secretary-General of the United Nations: [AWLN] On 31st December, 2026 the second term of the current United Nations Secretary General will end - the ninth Secretary General and the ninth man to hold that position. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TTYvLF #WomenInLeadership #UNSecretaryGeneral #GenderEquality #AfricanWomen #AWLN
Cameroon: Families demand justice as femicide rate continues to rise http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/29/cameroon-families-demand-justice-as-femicide-rate-continues-to-rise/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #JusticeForWomen #EndFemicide #GenderBasedViolence #Cameroon #StopTheViolence
Egypt annual inflation slows to 14.9% as monthly price growth decelerates http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TSPc7y #Egypt #Inflation #Economy #Finance #CAPMAS
Kenya's Ruto calls for permanent African representation on UN Security Council http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TVd3bp #Kenya #WilliamRuto #UNSC #AfricaRepresentation #UNGeneralAssembly
Africa: Climate Change is Now an Immediate Threat to HIV Control: [allAfrica] Rio de Janeiro, Brazil -- Evidence is growing that the people most affected by HIV are also the most vulnerable to the effects of climate change. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TTnW5T #ClimateChange #HIVAwareness #PublicHealth #Africa #SustainableDevelopment