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[RFI] French hard left leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon is on a four-day visit to Senegal, where he became the first French political figure to be received by the new government under the leadership of Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko.

[HRW] New York -- Denial of Entry Reflects Intolerance for Rights Monitoring

[African Development Bank (AfDB)] What: Launch of 2024 African Economic Outlook report

[Gitex Africa Morocco] 70 percent surge in year-on-year growth at Africa's largest tech and start-up show in Morocco supercharges the epic African race to define its own digital dynasty

[Shabelle] Mogadishu, Somalia -- In a significant diplomatic move, Somali Parliament Speaker Sheikh Aden Madobe met with Djibouti's President Ismail Omar Guelleh on May 16, 2024.

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Former Ethiopian peacekeepers of Tigrayan origin, who were stationed in the Abyei region bordering Sudan and South Sudan, are currently facing heightened security concerns amidst the escalating conflict in Sudan.

[New Zimbabwe] PARLIAMENT Speaker Jacob Mudenda has issued a stern warning to legislators not turning up for the August House business telling them to "respect taxpayers money".

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Safaricom has restored its Internet services to full network capacity and stability following last Sunday's undersea fibre cable cut that affected and disrupted the services.

[Africa Check] US, France deny plans for military bases in Nigeria, Nigerian government confirms no such proposals

[DW] Benin was blocking a pipeline exporting crude oil from Niger to China. Now the trade dispute appears to have been resolved with China's mediation.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Tax and exchange control experts have called on the government to employ innovative revenue generation strategies as it seeks to settle the ballooning debt to avoid overburdening Kenyans and driving away investors.

[Nile Post] The ongoing national census in Amudat District has been marred by multiple anomalies, raising concerns over the accuracy of the exercise.

[Nile Post] As Uganda gears up for the 2026 elections, concerns loom large over the prospect of a truly free and fair democratic process.

[Premium Times] Evans has been previously sentenced to life imprisonment for kidnapping.

[allAfrica] Allafrica had the privilege of speaking with Bahman Safakish, Managing Director of the Pan African Region for Philip Morris International, to discuss tobacco harm reduction strategies in Africa.

[ISS] Donkeys are an important part of life across Africa - countries must now ensure the ban is implemented.

[MSF] After six years of providing medical humanitarian assistance to internally displaced people in Benue state, Nigeria, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has taken the difficult decision to phase out our activities. By the end of June, basic healthcare and decentralised activities will be concluded. Family planning and sexual and reproductive healthcare activities will cease as of the end of July, and comprehensive sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) care will end in August.

[allAfrica] The rescue and recovery operation continues since the tragic building collapse incident at 75 Victoria Street in George, Western Cape. According to George Municipality, rescue workers and other individuals involved have been tirelessly working at the site for 235 "gruelling" hours.

[New Era] The agriculture ministry will roll out drought mitigation measures from 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025 in a bid to safeguard and alleviate the impact on the livelihoods of affected communities and farmers, information minister Emma Theofelus announced.

[Nile Post] The legal rules and privileges committee of the East African Legislative Assembly has started it's investigations into mismanagement of corruption and abuse of office by Kenya' Ambassador to Russia Dr. Peter Mathuki who previously served as Secretary to the East African community.