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[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- In a decisive election, the House of Representatives of Liberia's 55th Legislature has elected Rep. Richard Nagbe Koon as its new Speaker. Before his election, Koon served as Speaker of the Majority Bloc and presided over the House's affairs for six months. However, the Supreme Court later declared his leadership and all actions taken under his gavel illegal.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Illicit alcohol now accounts for 60 per cent of all alcohol sold, and illegal alcohol sold in Kenya has increased by 27 per cent since 2022, according to a study by Euromonitor International.

[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Prominent African religious leader Archbishop Thabo Makgoba issued an urgent appeal to the U.S. to save two programmes crucial for the economic development and healthcare across the African continent.

[FrontPageAfrica] Nimba County Senator-elect Samuel G. Kogar was on Tuesday barred from participating in the ongoing election for a new Speaker of the House of Representatives.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Dean of the School of Nursing at Daystar University, Dr. Susan Njuguna, has called for increased investment in the well-being and mental health of nurses, stressing that such support is crucial for both quality healthcare delivery and economic development.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya and the Dominican Republic have signed a historic agreement to facilitate the evacuation and repatriation of wounded Kenyan personnel deployed in Haiti under the United Nations-backed Multinational Security Support Mission (MSSM).

[Liberian Observer] Ivanhoe Atlantic Inc. acknowledges recent media attention regarding a letter dated May 3, 2025 sent to His Excellency, President Joseph N. Boakai and cc'd to members of the Inter-Ministerial Concessions Committee ("IMCC"). The Company understand that the letter may have caused offence to some of the recipients. The Company confirms that this was never the intent of the letter and apologies for any disrespect that may have been interpreted by its content.

[Radio Dalsan] The United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) has confirmed that it carried out a targeted airstrike on May 11, Sunday, in Togga Miraale within the Cal Miskaad mountain range in Somalia's Bari region, aiming at suspected hideouts of the ISIS-affiliated group Da'ish.

[Africa CDC] Africa CDC takes note of the article published by Devex on 12 May 2025 and wishes to express concern over its headline and overall framing, which are inaccurate and risk misrepresenting internal institutional developments.

[Daily Trust] The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has dismissed allegations of multi-billion-naira corruption purportedly going on in the authority, describing them as false and being peddled by mischief makers.

[Daily Trust] The Lagos State government yesterday disclosed that it generated N1.3 trillion as Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) in 2024, representing a 45% increase from N895 billion in 2023.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- A new report by Aceli Africa and Dalberg has spotlighted Kenya as a frontrunner in unlocking credit access for smallholder farmers, following the success of a blended finance model piloted by agri-tech firm Hello Tractor and Heifer International.

[Radio Dalsan] The Permanent Secretary for East African Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation, Ambassador Stephen Mbundi, engaged in discussions with H.E. Ilyas Ali Hassan, the Somali Ambassador to Tanzania, regarding bilateral relations between Tanzania and Somalia.

[Vanguard] Abuja -- The National Chairman of All Progressives Congress, APC, Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduje, and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Mr Nyesom Wike, yesterday, said the destruction of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is imminent.

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- After months of legal and political turmoil, Representative J. Fonati Koffa has officially resigned as Speaker of the House of Representatives. In his resignation address on Monday, Koffa was frank about his reasons, citing what he called the Executive Branch's failure to honor a Supreme Court ruling affirming his speakership.

[FrontPageAfrica] More than three quarters of Liberians have openly backed a war and economic crimes court for their country, according to a new survey released this month by Afrobarometer, an Accra based Pan African non-profit research organization. The survey is a big jump in confidence of citizens for the court from 2021, which was at 41 percent.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The High Court has suspended operations of the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) Pending Medical Claims Verification Committee that was to audit Sh33 billion claims pending the hearing of a suit against it.

[Premium Times] At least seven soldiers have been killed in an attack by suspected members of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) on a military base in the Marte Local Government Area of Borno State.

[Premium Times] "We will like to state that this incident did not occur at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, which is managed by FAAN," an official said.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Opposition Leaders on Tuesday branded the newly appointed Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) team a "State House project" designed to rig the 2027 General Election in favour of President William Ruto.

[African Development Bank (AfDB)] The deployment of accessible healthcare systems in Africa is a priority for a rapidly changing continent, whose future depends on the vitality of its population. Can innovation facilitate access to healthcare for all? This is one of the questions that will be explored at the Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank, which will be held on 26-30 May 2025, in Abidjan, on the theme: "Making Africa's Capital Work Better for Africa's Development".

[Africa Check] Drinking rosemary, cinnamon and turmeric tea won't lower blood sugar - see a doctor instead

[State Department] Tammy Bruce, Department SpokespersonMay 12, 2025

[allAfrica] Tidjane Thiam has announced his resignation as president of the Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire - African Democratic Rally (PDCI-RDA), due, in his words, to the "judicial harassment" he is facing, reports allAfrica.fr.

[allAfrica] Liberian Lawmakers Elect New Speaker As Koffa Quits

[Daily Trust] Suspected Boko Haram terrorists have attacked a Nigerian Army base in Marte Local Government Area of Borno State, killing an unspecified number of soldiers.

[Premium Times] The policy bans the recruitment of care workers from overseas, while tightening access to skilled worker visas and raising the costs to employers.

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Salsay Weyane Tigray, an opposition party operating in the Tigray region, has warned of a "rapidly escalating death toll" in internally displaced persons (IDP) camps across the region, citing critical shortages of essential supplies and a deteriorating humanitarian situation.

[HRW] Hold Abusers Accountable in Fair Credible Trials

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua will unveil his new political party tomorrow, a close ally has revealed.

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[Civicus] Tunisia, once a democracy, has fallen into the grip of a dictator. A recent mass trial of critics of President Kais Saied, resulting in appalling sentences of up to 66 years, marks a new low point in an ongoing authoritarian crackdown.

[OCP Africa] OCP Africa, a subsidiary of OCP Nutricrops, and the Ministry of Agriculture of Zambia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on a large scale initiative aimed at accelerating the transformation of the agricultural sector in Zambia. This landmark agreement marks a new phase of cooperation to support farmer empowerment, promote sustainable practices, and drive productivity through innovative and localized solutions.