January 19
Kenya: Man Who Sought Sh10mn Bribe From Road Engineer Out On Bail
Capital FM
A Nairobi court has released a man accused of impersonating Head of Public Service Felix Koskei on strict bail terms after allegedly attempting to extort millions of shillings from… Read more »
Ghana: Truck Crashes Into Buildings At Kumawu - MP Assures Victims of Full Support
Ghanaian Times
The Member of Parliament for Kumawu and Chairman of the Human Rights Committee of Parliament, Ernest Yaw Anim, has assured families affected by a tragic road accident of his full… Read more »
Liberia: Senegal Boots Out Oranto As Liberia Ratifies Deal
Liberian Investigator
Senegal has kicked out Nigerian oil firm Oranto Petroleum from the Cayar Offshore Shallow (COS) block after years of inactivity and repeated failures to meet basic financial… Read more »
Nigeria: FCTA Workers Begin Strike, Shut Down Offices
Vanguard
Activities at the Federal Capital Territory Administration FCTA secretariat were grounded on Monday morning as workers under the FCTA shut down the main secretariat to protest… Read more »
Kenya: CS Mbadi Opens Kenya Pipeline Company IPO At NSE to Boost Capital Markets
Capital FM
Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi has officially launched the Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) Initial Public Offering (IPO) at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE), marking a… Read more »
Senegal: Senegal Chose Standards. Liberia Chose Oranto [editorial]
Liberian Investigator
When Senegal revoked Oranto Petroleum's offshore license after years of inertia and unmet financial guarantees, it was not merely canceling a contract. Dakar was making a… Read more »
Malawi: 30,000 Jobs, 270,000 Job Seekers - Why Malawi's Youth Are Locked Out
Nyasa Times
Malawi is creating only 30,000 formal jobs each year, yet about 270,000 young people enter the labour market annually. This means that every year, the vast majority of youths are… Read more »
Nigeria: Ignore Old, Fake Claim That Nigeria's Abia State Government Stopped Financial Crimes Commission Convoy and Demanded Release of Arrested Youths
Africa Check
Ignore old, fake claim that Nigeria's Abia state government stopped financial crimes commission convoy and demanded release of arrested youths Read more »
Nigeria: Strike - FCTA Rejects Workers' Claims, Says Most Demands Already Addressed
Premium Times
Workers under JUAC on Monday commenced an industrial strike, shutting down offices of the FCTA and the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) across Abuja. Read more »
Ghana: Insight Communications Group Lauds President Mahama's Endorsement As Chair of the African Union, Calls It a 'Reset Agenda' to Project Fair Trade in International Markets.
Ghanaian Times
Insight Communications Group International Ltd has warmly welcomed the recent endorsement of His Excellency President John Dramani Mahama as the West African candidate for… Read more »
Liberia: Kwagei Group of Companies Launches Pfmu Electronic Payment Portal
Liberian Observer
A local IT consulting firm, Kwagei Group of Companies, has demonstrated the growing capacity of Liberian technology innovators with the successful development and launch of the… Read more »
Liberia: Liberia, Chinese Financial Partners Advance Strategic Banking Cooperation
Liberian Observer
A Liberian government delegation is currently undertaking a four-day mission to the People's Republic of China, aiming to strengthen bilateral financial cooperation, expand trade… Read more »
South Africa: Economic Pressure and the Gambling Surge in SA - - What the Numbers Really Mean
Daily Maverick
Instead of reflecting economic confidence, the surge in gambling appears to be happening alongside growing hardship, debt and uncertainty for millions of South Africans. Read more »
Liberia: Jeety Rubber, SRC Increase Clean Water Supply for Over 6,000 Margibians
Liberian Observer
Jeety Rubber LLC and its subsidiary, Salala Rubber Corporation (SRC), have commissioned a deep borehole well for the people of Weala, Margibi County, as part of their ongoing… Read more »
Malawi: Exports in Free Fall - Malawi Squanders Up to 70 Percent of Produce Potential As Trade Deficit Deepens
Nyasa Times
Malawi's agricultural export sector is not just stagnating--it is bleeding. Read more »
Nigeria: Ogun Group Writes Umahi Seeking Completion of Road Project
This Day
A socio-economic and non-partisan movement, Egba Economic Summit Group, has written the Minister of Works, Dr. David Umahi, expressing worries over the delay by the federal… Read more »
Nigeria: Why Technology-Enabled Banking Is a Multiplier for Nigeria's 2036 Goal [opinion]
This Day
Nigeria is at a defining moment in 2026. After several years of bold macroeconomic adjustments, including foreign exchange unification and structural reforms, the country is moving… Read more »
Ghana: 2026 Year of Sustained Monetary Discipline - BoG Governor
Ghanaian Times
The Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Johnson Pandit Asiama, says the focus of the central bank this year will be to consolidate the gains made in 2025 and ensure sustained… Read more »
Nigeria: Beware of Facebook Pages Impersonating First Bank of Nigeria and Offering Bogus Loans
Africa Check
Beware of Facebook pages impersonating First Bank of Nigeria and offering bogus loans Read more »
Nigeria: Policing Truth in the Age of Digital Misinformation
Premium Times
Silence is no longer an option in the age of viral falsehoods. Read more »
Uganda: Finca Supports Flood-Affected Traders
Independent (Kampala)
FINCA Uganda said earlier last week that it had begun the process of providing more than Shs100 million in relief to its clients -- traders in downtown Kampala -- whose businesses… Read more »
Nigeria: Lagos - Sanwo-Olu Signs ₦4.44trn 2026 Budget Into Law
Daily Trust
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday signed the 2026 Appropriation Bill of ₦4.44 trillion into law. Read more »
Tanzania: Tanzanian Ministers Commit to Using New Technologies to Manage the Water Sector
Daily News
MINISTERS for Water in both Tanzania Mainland and the Isles have agreed to strengthen cooperation in the management of the water sector in the country. Read more »
Tanzania: Access Bank Tanzania Tops Market Expansion Award
Daily News
Access Bank Tanzania Limited has been recognised as the Best Bank for Acquisition Integration Excellence & Market Expansion Tanzania at the Global Brand Frontier Awards 2025,… Read more »
East Africa: MV Temesa Temporarily Halts Its Lake Victoria Ferry Services
Daily News
The Tanzania Electrical, Mechanical and Electronics Services Agency (TEMESA) has announced the temporary suspension of the MV TEMESA ferry, which provides passenger transport… Read more »
