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[SciDev.Net] Accra -- Climate change and conflict are fuelling a resurgence of cholera in Africa, with progress toward elimination undermined by chronic underfunding, according to new analysis.

[RFI] In a symbolic ceremony this Thursday, France will officially transfer control of the Port-Bouët military camp to the Ivorian army. This marks a significant milestone in the restructuring of France's military presence in Africa. The handover reflects the evolving nature of military cooperation between the two nations and takes place against the backdrop of rising independence movements across the continent.

[New Zimbabwe] Zimbabwe's antiretroviral (ARV) medication supplies will be depleted by the end of June if it fails to address a funding gap which has been created by USAID's recent cessation of its aid.

[GroundUp] More than 100 families living under power lines at Moeggesukkel informal settlement are being moved to a site littered with rubbish

[HRW] A prominent civil society leader in Guinea, Abdoul Sacko, went missing in the early hours of February 19, 2025, after gunmen took him from his home in the capital Conakry, raising concerns about an enforced disappearance. He resurfaced that night bearing marks of torture.

[The Conversation Africa] Captain Ibrahim Traoré is the interim leader of Burkina Faso, having taken over the position following a coup which he led against Lieutenant Colonel Paul Henri Damiba in September 2022. The 37-year-old captain had supported Damiba, his commanding officer, in a putsch earlier that year against former president Roch Marc Kaboré.

[The Conversation Africa] Victims and survivors of gender-based violence have increasingly started naming perpetrators in public. This phenomenon has gained traction through movements such as #MeToo, the #RUReferenceList and #AmINext.

[IPS] Wrongfully accused of 'causing droughts,' a group of LGBTQI people in Zimbabwe involved themselves in climate-smart agriculture and are now showing the way to mitigate climate change in a country recently devastated by El Niño-induced drought.

[UN News] Escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has continued to uproot thousands more people to neighbouring countries where they face dire conditions without many basic necessities, UN humanitarians said on Thursday.

An Indian drug maker tells a BBC undercover team its addictive cocktail drug is “very harmful” but “this is business”.

An Indian drug maker tells a BBC undercover team its addictive cocktail drug is “very harmful” but “this is business”.

An Indian drug maker tells a BBC undercover team its addictive cocktail drug is “very harmful” but “this is business”.

[Premium Times] The security agency stated that failure to retract the report and publish an apology within 7 days will incur a civil and criminal suit.

[New Dawn] -- MICAT Boss Announces Major Infrastructure Projects

[New Dawn] -As families begin exhuming the remains of ex-President Tolbert and 13 other officials

[Nile Post] Traders in Kampala, under the Federation of Uganda Traders' Association (FUTA), have appealed to President Yoweri Museveni to address ongoing conflicts and injustices in city markets.

[Nile Post] The Ministry of Health, with support from the World Health Organization (WHO), has successfully conducted over 8,000 mpox tests across Uganda, significantly improving the country's ability to detect cases and respond effectively to outbreaks.

[Nile Post] The National Unity Platform (NUP) leader, Robert Kyagulanyi, commonly known as Bobi Wine, has revealed the names of 46 civilians currently facing trial in a military court, accusing the government of politically motivated detentions.

[WHO] Global leaders must take urgent, concerted action to end road carnage

[State Department] The United States is sanctioning today two individuals and two entities linked to violence and human rights abuses in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). This action includes designation of Rwanda's Minister of State for Regional Integration James Kabarebe and the M23 and the Congo River Alliance spokesperson Lawrence Kanyuka Kingston, alongside two of Kanyuka's companies, Kingston Fresh and Kingston Holding.