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[Nigeria Health Watch] Womi sat on the edge of the hospital bed, her newborn nestled beside her, tears quietly streaming down her face, not from pain or joy, but from an overwhelming wave of exhaustion, fear, and isolation. Despite the flood of congratulatory messages in family group chats and Facebook comments, she felt invisible. No one saw the anxiety keeping her awake at night. No one heard the silent questions: "Am I failing? Why do I feel so alone?"

[AI London] First time GB50A bombs have been documented in active use in any conflict worldwide

[spotlight] Trade unions, medical associations and universities are raising the alarm that Gauteng budget cuts at the cost of doctors' take-home pay will have dire consequences for public sector health. Meanwhile, the National Minister of Health has convened a committee to review the future of overtime for state doctors.

Critical medicines affected by the $50m cuts include Malaria, HIV and TB drugs, the US embassy says.

[WFP] WFP races to provide food assistance to millions on the brink

[HRW] Anti-Homosexuality Law Makes Supporting LGBT Loved Ones Dangerous

[SAIIA] Johannesburg -- The South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) acknowledges the disruption that occurred at an event hosted by its Western Cape Branch on 7 May, with speaker Emma Louise Powell, a Member of Parliament and the National Spokesperson for International Relations and Cooperation for the Democratic Alliance (DA).

[The Point] A group called The Gambians Against Looted Assets (GALA), yesterday vowed to hold a peaceful protest despite permit denial from the Office of the IGP.

[The Green Connection] As court hearings unfold this week in the Western Cape High Court, small-scale fishers and coastal communities from across the Northern and Western Cape have united with civil society organisations The Green Connection and Natural Justice (the applicants) to resist oil and gas exploration in Block 5/6/7 - a marine region critical to their survival. Through the legal challenge, the applicants seek a judicial review of the Environmental Authorisation (EA) granted in 2023 to TotalEnergies for offshore

[Premium Times] The Kano State Government says the development is to promote "responsible journalism, mutual respect, and the protection of Kano State's cultural and religious heritage".

[ISS] Gabonese voters have given President Nguema a strong mandate to break with the country's past and steer economic and political renewal.

[Liberian Observer] As Liberia's Office of the War and Economic Crimes Court (OWEC) celebrates its first year anniversary on 2 May 2025, victims and civil society groups are anxious about what has been achieved and what is the prospect of establishing the actual court.

[New Zimbabwe] THE Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) says current ZWG inflationary trends are not going hand in hand with market interventions, hinting at tough times if combative measures are not employed on time.

[ENA] Addis Ababa, -- The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximban), has launched a 1 billion USD Africa Film Fund to revolutionizing Global Africa's film and creative economy.

[SNA] Khartoum -- The Armed Forces Spokesperson, Brigadier General Nabil Abdullah, has reiterated the unity of the Armed Forces and the Sudanese people, and their confidence in a decisive victory in the war of dignity that the country is waging, with willing of Allah Almighty.

[Africa Check] IN SHORT: TikTok videos claim Burkina Faso's leader is dead, but all evidence shows Ibrahim Traoré is alive and still popular among pan-Africanists.

[SNA] Port Sudan -- The Acting UN Resident Representative in Sudan, Sheldon Yate, informed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that the United Nations "is remaining in the country and that its various organizations are performing their duties and will not leave Sudan, contrary to what some news websites have reported.

[Africa Check] IN SHORT: A message circulating on Facebook claims that Nigeria has launched a missile strike on Burkina Faso's capital, Ouagadougou, targeting the country's military head of state, Ibrahim Traoré. The claim is false.

[SNA] Port Sudan -- The official government Spokesperson and Minister of Culture and Information, Khalid Al-Aiser, said, "It is ironic that one reads a statement issued by the government of an emirate whose relations were severed by a sovereign state, an internationally recognized government, and a people who suffered heavy losses due to the crimes of that emirate and its deployment of strategic drones, and then the emirate's own government--against which the decision was issued--announces that it does not recognize that

[Ghanaian Times] A Development Specialist Agriculture and Rural Economy, Dr Abu Sakara Foster, has urged the government to focus on the bigger picture of ensuring access to employment, education, infrastructure and formulating viable policies, to bring relief to the people, as it assesses its 120 days in office.