US issues pause on foreign aid, leaked memo says
BBC) The US State Department has issued a halt to all existing foreign assistance and paused new aid, according to an internal memo sent to officials and US embassies abroad.…
67 African journalists imprisoned for their work as of Dec 1 2024
By Beatrice Chabaya The Committee to Protect Journalists has revealed that 67 journalists were imprisoned for their work across Africa as of December 1, 2024. Zambia has this time not…
Trump urges Putin to end ‘ridiculous’ Ukraine war or face new sanctions
(BBC) President Donald Trump has urged Russia’s Vladimir Putin to make a deal to end the “ridiculous” Ukraine war or face new tariffs and sanctions. In a social media post,…
CPJ FINDS FLAWS IN MURDER CONVICTION OF SENEGALESE JOURNALIST
By ZR Reporter The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) says the murder conviction of René Capain Bassène, a journalist who was arrested eight days after the 2018 massacre of 14…
How to address climate change’s vicious circles in Southern Africa
By Tanja Lubbers, regional director of Hivos Southern Africa Hivos’ Executive Board has asked me to briefly reprise my role as regional director in Southern Africa as we are rethinking…