March 04
South Africa: Police Hunt for KwaZulu-Natal Heist Gang - South African News Briefs - March 4, 2025
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South Africa: Cabinet Approves Reworked Budget
allAfrica
The 2025 budget has been approved after intense deliberations and was finalized following efforts by a team led by Deputy President Paul Mashatile, supported by the National… Read more »
Somalia: Famine Looms in Somalia Without Funding Boost, WFP Says
UN News
"The time to step up is now" for the people of Somalia, where drought threatens 1.7 million young children at risk of acute malnutrition, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) warned… Read more »
Somalia: U.S. Embassy Issues Security Alert for U.S. Citizens in Somalia
Shabelle
The U.S. Embassy in Somalia issued a security alert for American citizens, reminding them of ongoing risks in the country despite the lifting of restrictions for official U.S.… Read more »
Tunisia: Tunisia Opposition Figures Go On Trial On State Security Charges
RFI
The trial of several prominent Tunisian opposition figures accused of national security offences opened on Tuesday, with rights groups denouncing the case as politically motivated. Read more »
South Africa: Massive $200 Million TB Research Programme Derailed By U.S. Funding Cuts
spotlight
Just over a month after US President Donald Trump implemented a 90-day freeze of all foreign assistance, the future looks very uncertain for tuberculosis research. Among others, a… Read more »
Sudan: Children As Young As One Raped During Conflict, Unicef Warns
UN News
As conflict rages across Sudan, armed men are raping and sexually assaulting children, including some infants as young as one, according to the UN children's agency (UNICEF). Read more »
Sudan: 221 Children Raped in Sudan War 'Should Shock Anyone to Their Core and Compel Immediate Action' - Unicef
Dabanga
"Armed men are raping and sexually assaulting children, including infants as young as one, amid the nationwide conflict rippling across Sudan," the UN agency for children, UNICEF,… Read more »
Africa: Pepfar Funding to Fight HIV/Aids Has Saved 26 Million Lives Since 2003 - How Cutting It Will Hurt Africa [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
The US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief has been a cornerstone of global HIV/Aids prevention, care and treatment for over two decades. Pepfar has enjoyed broad bipartisan… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Almost 80,000 Flee DR Congo Amid Fighting, Sexual Violence - UNHCR
UN News
In the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), insecurity and horrific sexual violence have left tens of thousands fleeing across borders with no sign of the exodus… Read more »
Africa: West African Wildlife Sanctuary Becomes a Hub of Insecurity [analysis]
ISS
Spanning three countries, the vast W-Arly-Pendjari Complex is being used to facilitate organised crime, terrorism and local conflicts. Read more »
Ethiopia: A Power Struggle in Tigray Risks Ethiopia's Peace Deal
The New Humanitarian
"They said Tigray would be strong, and independent. But despite sacrificing so much, we are still poor - starving." Read more »
South Africa: Cabinet Concludes Engagements On Funding Budget Shortfall
SAnews.gov.za
The Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana and National Treasury are set to finalise the budget and table it before Parliament next week on Wednesday, 12 March 2025. Read more »
Somalia: UN Security Council Extends Sanctions Against Al-Shabaab
Shabelle
The United Nations Security Council has officially extended the authorization for member states to stop any ships from exporting weapons or charcoal illegally from Somalia, a… Read more »
Kenya: U.S. Grant Cuts Could Affect Two Million Worldwide, Disrupt HIV Aid in Kenya
RFI
NGOs warn that at least two million people worldwide will be affected by the cancellation of US grants. In Kenya, access to HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis and community-led… Read more »
Liberia: Boakai Pressures Officials as Inflation and U.S. Aid Cuts Bite
FrontPageAfrica
With just over a year into his presidency, President Joseph Nyuma Boakai appears increasingly impatient with his administration's efforts to deliver on its promises. At his first… Read more »
Africa: International Women's Day, 2025 - New Report Finds Sexist Laws Persist Worldwide
IPS
A new global report analyzing sex discrimination in laws reveals that while some commendable gains have been achieved in strengthening legal protections for women and girls over… Read more »
Sudan: Young Children Amongst Rape Survivors In Sudan's Violent Conflict - Report [press release]
Unicef
Armed men are raping and sexually assaulting children, including infants as young as one, amid the nationwide conflict rippling across Sudan. Read more »
Cameroon: Everyone Suffers When Education is Wielded As A Weapon of War [guest column]
allAfrica
Since 2017, Cameroon has been engulfed in a bloody civil war that has involved the cruel and unorthodox weapon of withholding education. This conflict has led to the deaths of… Read more »
Somalia: Somalia Faces Worsening Hunger As Drought, Conflict and High Food Prices Risk Pushing 1 Million More People Into Food Insecurity
WFP
This a summary of what was said by WFP's Director of Food Security and Nutrition Analysis, Jean-Martin Bauer at the Geneva Palais Briefing. Alarming new data from Somalia shows… Read more »
Africa: Africa's 'Sleeping' Language, |xam, Has Been Written in Stone At Oxford University [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
A response to the legacy of the imperialist and mining magnate Cecil John Rhodes is being written into the fabric of the refurbished Rhodes House at the University of Oxford in the… Read more »
Africa: Energy And Digitalization In Africa - Accelerating Without Compromising The Future [guest column]
allAfrica
600 million. This is the alarming number of Africans who still live without access to electricity. This figure h ighlights the scale of the continent's energy challenge. However,… Read more »
Liberia: Police Reschedule Koffa's Interrogation
New Dawn
Authorities at the Liberian National Police say, they have rescheduled the appearance of embattled House Speaker Fonati Koffa before its investigation panel. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Government Moves to Safeguard Citizens' Digital Privacy
The Herald
The collection of personal data by both the Zimbabwean authorities and multinational technology corporations has raised concerns among citizens, primarily due to the lack of… Read more »
Ethiopia: From Nile Basin Initiative to the Commission
Independent (Kampala)
The pressing need to accelerate the establishment of a Nile Basin Commission topped the issues at this year's Nile Day celebrations on Feb. 22 in the Ethiopian capital, Addis… Read more »
