Africa: Meeks, Jacobs Lead Warning to Rubio Not to End Lifesaving Assistance to 7 African Countries

[U.S. House of Representatives] Washington, DC -- Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Sara Jacobs, Ranking Member of the Africa Subcommittee, joined by other Africa Subcommittee Democrats, today sent a letter to Secretary Rubio in response to public reporting that the State Department plans to end lifesaving assistance to seven African nations -- Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Malawi, Mali, Niger, Somalia, and Zimbabwe. The lawmakers argued that this would put millions of lives at risk, threaten regional Source

Africa: Registration Opens for the 2026 U.S.-Africa Business Summit in Mauritius

[Corporate Council on Africa] Washington, DC -- The Corporate Council on Africa (CCA), in partnership with the Government of the Republic of Mauritius, is pleased to announce that registration is now open for the 2026 U.S.-Africa Business Summit, taking place July 26-29, 2026 at Mont Choisy Le Golf in Mauritius. Source

Africa: Afreximbank Concludes New U.S.$2-Billion Three-Year Dual Tranche Syndicated Term Loan Facility

[Afreximbank] African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has successfully concluded a new three-year Dual Tranche Syndicated Term Loan Facility totaling US$2 billion equivalent (raising US$1.73 billion and €228 million in US$ Facility A and EUR Facility B respectively). Source

Nigeria: Jet Blast Damages United Nigeria Aircraft At Lagos Airport

[Leadership] A United Nigeria Airlines aircraft has been damaged in a ground incident at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MM2), Lagos, following a jet blast from a nearby aircraft. Source

Nigeria: Childhood Cancer Campaign Reaches 2,000 Students in 15 FCT Schools

[Leadership] The Okapi Children Cancer Foundation (OkapiCCF) has reached 2,198 students across 15 schools in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in what it described as an urgent effort to combat late diagnosis and reduce childhood cancer deaths in Nigeria. Source

South Africa: Joburg's CBD Is Quietly Becoming 'Education Town' - and It's Changing the City

[Our City News] For decades, Joburg's western CBD -- once home to the prestigious Johannesburg Stock Exchange, powerful mining houses and major bank headquarters -- has been slipping into a symbol of urban decay. Source

Nigeria: Foreign Minister Yusuf Tuggar Set to Resign From Tinubu's Cabinet

[Premium Times] Supporters of Mr Tuggar say a formal declaration of his governorship bid is imminent Source

Nigeria: Activist Raises Alarm Over Alleged Police 'Abduction,' Extortion of N1.1million

[Premium Times] Cases of police brutality, extortion, extrajudicial killings and other unprofessional activities in Nigeria have continued despite sanctions by police authorities, such as dismissal from service. Source

Mozambique: World Bank Warns of Social & 'Economic Instability' Which Could Cven Threaten The Gas Projects

[Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] The Mozambican economy is a house of cards which will collapse, and probably sooner rather than later, shows the World Bank, in an unusually harsh report published 19 March. "The cost of inaction is rising and could be severe." The Bank stresses that "economic instability could jeopardize more than $50 billion in foreign direct investment", particularly in the LNG. Source

West Africa: Sahel Juntas Intensify Crackdown On Journalists - IPI Warns

[Daily Trust] A new report by the International Press Institute (IPI) has revealed an escalating crackdown on journalists across Sahel nations, warning of a growing information blackout with regional and global consequences. Source

Ghana: Respect Ghana's Position On LGBTQ+ - Pres Mahama Tells International Partners

[Ghanaian Times] President John Dramani Mahama has explained to the international community that Ghana's public policy is shaped by its legal traditions, cultural values, and societal consensus. Source

Africa: CAF Fixes Refereeing Mess After Final Drama

[Daily News] Cairo -- THE Confédération Africaine de Football is set to make sweeping changes to its statutes and regulations aimed at restoring confidence in refereeing, video assistant referees (VAR) and its judicial bodies following controversies surrounding the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations Final. Source