Afr news today

Here are some of the top news stories from Africa today:

Politics

• Nigeria: The country's President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of a new Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba Alkali. (Premium Times)
• South Africa: The African National Congress (ANC) has announced that it will hold a special national executive committee meeting to discuss the party's leadership crisis. (News24)
• Ethiopia: The Ethiopian government has announced that it will hold a national dialogue to address the country's political and economic crises. (BBC)

Economy

• South Africa: The country's economy has contracted by 3.2% in the first quarter of 2021, according to data released by Statistics South Africa. (Business Day)
• Nigeria: The country's inflation rate has risen to 18.17% in May, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics. (Punch)
• Kenya: The country's central bank has raised interest rates to 8.5% to curb inflation and stabilize the shilling. (Capital FM)

Health

• South Africa: The country has recorded over 1.5 million COVID-19 cases and over 50,000 deaths, according to data released by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases. (News24)
• Nigeria: The country has recorded over 160,000 COVID-19 cases and over 2,000 deaths, according to data released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. (Premium Times)
• Democratic Republic of Congo: The country has reported an outbreak of Ebola in the eastern province of North Kivu. (Al Jazeera)

Security

• Somalia: Al-Shabaab militants have attacked a military base in the southern town of Balad, killing at least 10 soldiers. (Reuters)
• Nigeria: The country's military has launched a operation to flush out Boko Haram insurgents from the northeastern state of Borno. (Punch)
• South Africa: The country's police have launched a manhunt for a group of robbers who attacked a cash van in the city of Johannesburg. (News24)

Other

• Kenya: The country's wildlife service has launched an investigation into the death of a rare Rothschild's giraffe in the Maasai Mara National Reserve. (Capital FM)
• South Africa: The country's government has announced plans to establish a new national park in the Western Cape province. (Business Day)
• Ethiopia: The country's government has announced plans to build a new dam on the Nile River. (BBC)

These are just a few of the top news stories from Africa today.