All of Africa Today - June 3, 2025
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Ugandan Army Foils Attack On Religious Shrine As Pilgrims Gather Read more »
French Mining Group Digs in As Gabon Tightens Grip On Manganese Exports
RFI
French mining group Eramet has pledged to safeguard over 10,000 jobs in Gabon as Libreville pushes forward with a plan to ban raw manganese exports from 2029. Read more »
Uganda Strains Under New Wave of Displacement As Regional Conflicts Intensify
Nile Post
Uganda continues to face an escalating refugee crisis, with nearly 190,000 individuals, including almost 36,000 newborns, registered in 2024 alone. Read more »
French Mining Group Digs in as Gabon Tightens Grip on Manganese Exports
RFI
French mining group Eramet has pledged to safeguard over 10,000 jobs in Gabon as Libreville pushes forward with a plan to ban raw manganese exports from 2029. Read more »
MSF Calls for Urgent Aid to Support Sudanese Refugees Fleeing to Chad
MSF
In the Tine transit camp and the nearby refugee camps in eastern Chad, close to the border with Sudan, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is scaling up our assistance to… Read more »
Over 100 Rwandan Human Trafficking Victims Repatriated in One Year
New Times
The Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) has revealed that 105 Rwandans were repatriated over the past year after falling victim to human trafficking, shedding light on the primary… Read more »
Hundreds of Rwandan Pilgrims Join Uganda Martyrs Day Celebrations in Namugongo
New Times
Hundreds of Rwandan pilgrims, including eight Catholic bishops, are in Uganda for the annual Uganda Martyrs Day celebrations taking place on June 3 at the Catholic Shrine of… Read more »
Gabon to Halt Manganese Exports By 2029
ENA
Gabon will cease exporting manganese from 2029 as part of a plan to transform national industry, President Brice Oligui Nguema said in a government statement published on Saturday. Read more »
Eramet's Response to the Gabonese Government's Announcement on Crude Manganese Export Ban Starting in 2029 [press release]
Eramet
Eramet takes note of the Gabonese government’s intention to ban crude manganese exports from January 1st, 2029. This move is described as part of the country’s stated… Read more »
What to Know About the Eight Teams At Bal 2025 Playoffs
New Times
The eight teams bound for the 2025 Basketball Africa League (BAL) playoffs are gearing up to tussle it out in Pretoria, South Africa, between June 6-14 to establish this year's… Read more »
Rwanda-Backed M23 Executed Civilians in Goma
HRW
Mass Killings in February Highlight Grave Risks to People in Occupied Areas Read more »
AFC/M23 Condemns Continued Attacks On Banyamulenge in South Kivu
New Times
AFC/M23 rebels in eastern DR Congo have accused the government coalition of conducting a series of attacks against the Banyamulenge community in South Kivu province. Read more »
Testimony From Bukavu - Children Are the Silent Victims of War
Agenzia Fides
Children are the silent victims of all wars: in Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan, and in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. From Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu, currently under the… Read more »
Justice Delayed in Central African Republic
HRW
One Year into Detention, Researcher Still Hasn't Had Trial Read more »
Zoomlion Strikes Deal to Manage Waste in Nigeria, DRC, Ethiopia
Ghanaian Times
ZOOMLION Ghana Limited (ZGL), a subsidiary of the Jospong Group of Companies (JGC), has signed waste management agreements with three countries, solidifying its commitment to… Read more »
