Botswana declares health emergency amid critical medicine shortages
A health emergency has been declared in Botswana as the country runs critically low on medicines and supplies. Hospitals and clinics are struggling to treat conditions like hypertension, cancer, and diabetes.
Mass protests in Kenya, Senegal, South Africa condemn Israel’s Gaza War
According to Gaza’s health ministry, at least 62,000 Palestinians have been killed since October 2023, with thousands more injured or reported missing.
Church reduced to ashes as fires sweep through San Vicente in Spain
Wildfires raging across northwestern Spain have left residents of Casaio in Ourense watching helplessly as flames edge closer to their village after days of uncontrolled burning.
Ethiopia’s Amhara targets 7.4 million children in new school enrollment drive
Over the past two years, armed conflict and insecurity have prevented millions of students from returning to classrooms.
South Africa: Eco-Justice Groups Warn – Oil Survey Violates Climate Law And Jeopardizes Just Transition #KickTotalOutofAfrica
[The Green Connection] According to The Green Connection and Natural Justice - two eco-justice organisations committed to protecting the climate and safeguarding coastal livelihoods - even with the recent legal victory halting TotalEnergies' attempt to exploit Block 5/6/7, the fight to ensure South Africa pivots to a just energy and economic future remains uphill. Earlier this month, the organisations submitted detailed objections to both Main Street 1549's Draft Environmental and Social Impact
Moment Gaza hospital struck by Israeli airstrikes
Images captured the moment Israeli strikes hit Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza on Monday, killing 20 people, including five journalists.
Nigeria: Fuel Price Increased By 33% in July – NBS
[Vanguard] The national average retail price of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, otherwise known as petrol increased year-on-year, YoY, by 33.02 percent to N1,024.99 in July 2025 compared to the value in the corresponding period of 2024.
Medicine shortage triggers health emergency in Botswana
A health emergency has been declared in Botswana as the country runs critically low on medicines and supplies. Hospitals and clinics are struggling to treat conditions like hypertension, cancer, and diabetes.
Africa: Communities and Civil Society Across Africa Stage Protests Against TotalEnergies Operations
[350Africa.org] Africa - 25th August 2025 - Activists, CSOs and frontline communities across the continent came together under the umbrella body, KickTotalOutOfAfrica, and engaged in a coordinated protest dubbed Africa Week of Action from August 18-24, demanding French oil giant TotalEnergies stop its operations, pay reparations to affected communities, and make way for a just and community-centered energy transition.
Trump signals fresh meeting with Kim Jong Un
During a meeting with South Korea’s newly elected president, Lee Jae Myung, former US President Donald Trump signaled he’s ready to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un once again.