Africa News Live Updates: Welcome to our live blog covering the latest from across Africa. Follow real-time updates on political transitions, security and peacekeeping operations, regional integration efforts, economic innovation, climate impacts, migration trends and grassroots activism. Track the continent’s evolving stance on global affairs and its efforts to tackle internal and external challenges across sectors
Welcome to Africa News Live Updates for Friday, July 4. We’re tracking major developments across the continent, from political shifts and human rights milestones to public health insights and judicial rulings.
In Equatorial Guinea, two South African engineers have been released after over two years in detention, ending a prolonged diplomatic and legal ordeal. Meanwhile in Nigeria, the head of the country’s human rights commission has been elected to lead a key West African network, pledging reforms across the region’s institutions. In other Nigerian news, a court handed down convictions in both cybercrime and illegal mineral possession cases, while the electoral commission received a dozen new applications for political parties—hinting at a more crowded political landscape ahead.
Elsewhere, the FCT minister has authorised funds to address a teachers’ strike in Abuja, and new wildlife footage from Uganda offers fresh clues on how deadly viruses can move from bats to other species a significant find in the context of global pandemic preparedness. Stay connected to Africa throughout the day:
Latest updates from across Africa, all in one place
Africa News Live Updates: Welcome to our live blog covering the latest from across Africa. Follow real-time updates on political transitions, security and peacekeeping operations, regional integration efforts, economic innovation, climate impacts, migration trends and grassroots activism. Track the continent’s evolving stance on global affairs and its efforts to tackle internal and external challenges across sectors
Welcome to Africa News Live Updates for Friday, July 4. We’re tracking major developments across the continent, from political shifts and human rights milestones to public health insights and judicial rulings.
In Equatorial Guinea, two South African engineers have been released after over two years in detention, ending a prolonged diplomatic and legal ordeal. Meanwhile in Nigeria, the head of the country’s human rights commission has been elected to lead a key West African network, pledging reforms across the region’s institutions. In other Nigerian news, a court handed down convictions in both cybercrime and illegal mineral possession cases, while the electoral commission received a dozen new applications for political parties—hinting at a more crowded political landscape ahead.
Elsewhere, the FCT minister has authorised funds to address a teachers’ strike in Abuja, and new wildlife footage from Uganda offers fresh clues on how deadly viruses can move from bats to other species a significant find in the context of global pandemic preparedness. Stay connected to Africa throughout the day: