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Received today — 5 May 2026 Africa and Middle East

South Africa: IFP Statement On Alleged Call Recording Involving Ifpyb KZN Chairperson and Others

5 May 2026 at 10:30
[IFP] The Inkatha Freedom Party has noted with grave concern a voice recording currently circulating on social media, alleged to be a conversation involving the KZN IFP Youth Brigade Chairperson, Cde Mncedisi Maphisa MPL, and others. The recording appears, among other issues, to contain statements that may be interpreted as inciting violence in relation to internal Party matters, particularly branch inaugurations.

Liberia: PUL Sounds Alarm On Press Freedom Violations As Liberia Marks World Press Freedom Day in Kakata

5 May 2026 at 10:24
[FrontPageAfrica] Kakata -- The President of the Press Union of Liberia (PUL), Julius Kanubah, has warned that democratic progress and national development remain at risk without full respect for free expression and journalists' rights.

Liberia: Communities Elated Over Reported Oil Discovery

[Liberian Observer] In November last year, excitement swept through Beon and neighboring towns in Grand Bassa County after residents discovered a thick, black substance floating on the river--a find many locally believe to be crude oil.
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