January 05
Kenya: Kenya's Debt-to-GDP Ratio to Decline Slightly to 60.6pc By 2030
Capital FM
The government expects Kenya's debt-to-GDP ratio to ease slightly to 60.6 percent by 2030, according to the draft 2026 Budget Policy Statement (BPS). Read more »
Nigeria: 11 Months After Strike - Union Warns Workers Against Violence
Vanguard
OSOGBO -- THE Association of Concerned Local Government Workers, ACLGW, in Osun State, yesterday, urged workers returning to work to eschew violence and adhere to the ethics of… Read more »
Nigeria: What the Anthony Joshua Crash Means for Nigeria
Vanguard
The gross failure of emergency response in Nigeria's healthcabre system, stood exposed once more, this time to the global audience, last Monday, when heavyweight boxer Anthony… Read more »
Africa: OPEC Keeps Oil Output Steady Amid Turmoil Among Members
This Day
Crude price fell over 18% in 2025 Read more »
Liberia: Weah Explains Why China Suspended Overpass Bridge Projects During His Presidency
FrontPageAfrica
Former President George Manneh Weah has provided his account of why the Government of the People's Republic of China halted the construction of two overhead overpass bridges during… Read more »
Rwanda: Six Key Technology Events Coming to Kigali in 2026
New Times
Kigali's 2026 calendar is shaping up to be a busy one, with a lineup of major technology events expected to draw global leaders, innovators, investors and policymakers to the… Read more »
Nigeria: Dangote Refinery Dismisses Shutdown Claims [press release]
Premium Times
In a statement released on Monday, the refinery emphasised that production remains ongoing, stable, and uninterrupted. Read more »
Nigeria: What Does Dangote Really Want? [analysis]
Premium Times
"There is no doubt that the coming into the market by Dangote Refinery will upend rules, traditions, and conventions as the industry has known it, as what Dangote has done in… Read more »
East Africa: Ethiopia, Oman Commit to Strengthen Political and Economic Cooperation
ENA
Ethiopia and the Sultanate of Oman have taken a significant step to deepen their bilateral relations by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and holding their first-ever… Read more »
Kenya: Nine Killed in Early Morning Crash On Nairobi-Nakuru Highway in Naivasha
Capital FM
At least nine people, including two minors, were killed in a road accident involving a bus and a matatu along the Nairobi-Nakuru highway. Read more »
Liberia: Liberia Records Highest Domestic Revenue Ever
Liberian Observer
In a historic milestone for Liberia's fiscal governance and domestic resource mobilization, the Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) has announced that it surpassed its 2025 domestic… Read more »
Ghana: Germany Deepen Economic Partnership - A New Era of Investment, Cooperation
Ghanaian Times
President John Dramani Mahama has stated that his team had built a solid economic foundation in 2025 and pledged to work hard to accelerate and expand it in 2026. Read more »
Liberia: Senate Repasses Port Decentralization Bill
Liberian Investigator
Published: January 5, 2026 Read more »
Nigeria: Shareholders Commend Dangote's Transformational Impact On Nigeria's Economy
This Day
Shareholders have said the commitment of President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote to investing in Nigeria has a transformational impact on the Nigerian economy with visible… Read more »
Nigeria: FG Pledges Electricity Supply Improvement in 2026, Pleads for Patience
This Day
Urges Nigerians to protect power infrastructure Read more »
Nigeria: AJ Posts Update for First Time Since Fatal Car Crash
This Day
Anthony Joshua has posted on social media for the first time since he was injured in a car crash that killed two of his close friends in Nigeria. Read more »
South Africa: Johannesburg Has Failed Its Informal Traders - Policies Are in Place, but Action Is Needed [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Johannesburg's inner city is a bustling hub of economic life - a dense, dynamic web of informal traders, adjacent businesses and other users. Informal trading remains an essential… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Woman Detained for Alleged Cyber Bullying, Defaming of Police Chief
Premium Times
An official said the allegedly defamed "senior police officer" is an assistant commissioner of police who once served in Anambra State. Read more »
Nigeria: NLNG Appoints New Managing Director
Premium Times
Mr Falade is expected to assume office in April 2026, following Mr Mshelbila's exit after more than four years at the helm of the gas company. Read more »
Nigeria: Court Orders Petroleum Minister, Others to Stay Action in Rivers, Bayelsa, Akwa Ibom Oil Fields Dispute
Premium Times
The dispute hover oil fields in Rivers, Akwa Ibom and Bayelsa States. Read more »
Nigeria: NCC and Poor Telecoms Services
This Day
Telcom operators should do more to improve their services Read more »
Tanzania: Beware of High Waves, Strong Winds, Tasac Alerts Marine Vehicles, Seafarers
Daily News
THE Tanzania Shipping Agencies Corporation (TASAC) has cautioned fishermen and water transport operators to take precautions against strong winds and high waves in the Indian Ocean… Read more »
Uganda: Kpis Versus Keeping People Inspired - Colleague, Have You Achieved Your Target?
Independent (Kampala)
The year has come to an end, but for our working people, the 2025 KPIs had them at chokeholds, and the hustle and bustle will spill over to 2026. Read more »
Uganda: The Tragedy At Uganda Airlines
Independent (Kampala)
As the new year begins during the last two weeks of a presidential election, I feel it is necessary to ignore politics for a moment and focus on the tragedy unfolding before our… Read more »
Uganda: Sand Quarry Collapse Kills Two in Kanungu
Nile Post
Grief engulfed Kanyamisinga village in Kanungu District on January 4, 2026, after a sand quarry collapse claimed the lives of two men during a routine sand-loading exercise. Read more »
