February 02
Tanzania: Tanzania Welcomes Investors to Establish Coffee Processing Plant in Nyasa District
Daily News
THE Ministry of Industry and Trade has called on investors interested in establishing a coffee processing plant in Nyasa District, Ruvuma Region, aiming to enhance benefits for… Read more »
Tanzania: Tanzania Sees Benefits of Its Ties With the IAEA in Health, Environment, Energy, Industrial Sectors
Daily News
THE Tanzanian government said it has benefited much from its cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), most notably in health, agriculture, water,… Read more »
Ethiopia: Ethiopia Shifts From Emergency Relief to Climate Resilience Through Water Investment - Ministry
ENA
Ethiopia has shifted away from short term emergency responses to a long-term climate resilience strategy anchored in water infrastructure, according to Ministry of Water and… Read more »
Tanzania: Works Minister Acts Tough On Contractor of Kyerwa Road Project
Daily News
THE Minister for Works, Abdallah Ulega, has ordered the immediate initiation of procedures to terminate the contract of a Chinese construction firm, Shandong Luquiao Group, over… Read more »
Liberia: Liberia to Host High-Stakes Regional Monetary Discussion
Liberian Observer
Liberia is set to host critical regional monetary discussions as the Central Bank of Liberia (CBL) intensifies preparations for the 2025 Year-End Statutory Meetings of the West… Read more »
Mozambique: North-South Road Viable, Bypassing Xai-Xai
AIM
Mozambique's National Roads Administration (ANE) announced on Sunday that road traffic between the north and the south of the country has been re-established, through a route that… Read more »
Kenya: Kindiki Urges Patience As Kenya Kwanza Pushes Economic Reforms
Capital FM
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has defended the Kenya Kwanza administration's economic agenda, saying President William Ruto's bottom-up approach is already delivering tangible… Read more »
Ethiopia: Ethiopian Coffee Remains Strategic Asset and Living Heritage - Agriculture Ministry
ENA
The Ethiopian Ministry of Agriculture has reaffirmed that coffee is far more than an export commodity, describing it as a living cultural heritage, a cornerstone of social life and… Read more »
Angola: Angola's Lobito Corridor Is Being Revived - but Who Stands to Gain? [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
The Lobito Corridor is a massive infrastructure axis linking Angola's shore on the west of Africa to the mineral-rich interior. Built in the first three decades of the 1900s to… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Open Borders Promised More Trade and Free Movement - but Crossings Are Chaotic and Corrupt [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
West Africa has pursued one of the world's most ambitious border liberalisation schemes in the past four decades. The Ecowas Free Movement Protocol, signed in 1979, enables… Read more »
Nigeria: Labour Union Accuses TotalEnergies Expatriates of Bullying Nigerian Colleagues
Premium Times
A group in Nigeria, the Movement of Intellectuals for National Development, has petitioned the Nigerian Senate, requesting it to investigate TotalEnergies EP Nigeria over the… Read more »
Kenya: Kenya's Economy to Grow 4.9-5.2pc in 2026, Kepsa
Capital FM
Kenya's economy is showing signs of stabilisation in 2026, with GDP projected to grow between 4.9 and 5.2 per cent, but experts warn that external shocks and global uncertainties… Read more »
Kenya: KCAA Under Fire After Sharing Faa Grounding Notice On Canada-Assembled Aircraft Without Guidance
Capital FM
The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) has drawn fierce criticism after sharing a US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) emergency notice on the grounding of Canada-assembled… Read more »
South Africa: Eskom Progress Continues
SAnews.gov.za
Eskom's recovery continues to yield results as the power utility records some 260 days without the implementation of load shedding. Read more »
Nigeria: Labour Union to Hold 'Solidarity Rally' in Abuja Over FCTA Workers' Strike
Premium Times
The unions said the rally is aimed at publicly reaffirming their backing for members of the Joint Union Action Committee (JUAC), who have been at the centre of an industrial… Read more »
Africa: President Calls for Renewed Push to Ramp Up Africa's Infrastructure
SAnews.gov.za
President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for renewed political commitment, stronger institutional support and sustainable financing to fast-track Africa's infrastructure development. Read more »
Nigeria: CPPE Urges Farm Price Stabilisation, Farmer Income Protection Framework
Premium Times
The CPPE has warned that the recent sharp drop in food prices, while easing consumer pressure, is inflicting heavy losses on farmers and could undermine Nigeria's food security. Read more »
Liberia: Villagers Demand Redress After Mng Gold Chemical Spill in Bong
Liberian Observer
Residents of several rural communities in Bong County are pressing for urgent intervention following an alleged chemical spill linked to mining company MNG Gold, an incident they… Read more »
Nigeria: Ptml Customs' January Revenue Hits N44.06bn
Daily Trust
The Port and Terminal Multipurpose Limited (PTML) Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has generated a total revenue of N44.06 billion in January. Read more »
Liberia: Liberia Chairs African Group At the United Nations
New Dawn
African Union Observer Mission Office, New York | February 2026: Liberia has assumed the Chairmanship of the African Group at the United Nations for the period of February 2026.… Read more »
Liberia: Ivanhoe Atlantic Adds U.S. Heavyweights to Board As Guinea Iron Ore Project Advances
Liberian Observer
Ivanhoe Atlantic Inc. has added U.S. diplomatic, financial and critical-minerals expertise to its board, installing former ambassador J. Peter Pham as Executive Chairman and… Read more »
Nigeria: Police Blame Most Accidents On One-Way Driving
Leadership
Motorists and other road users have been warned to resist the temptation of one-way driving, noting that such menace constituted higher percentage of road accidents with serious… Read more »
Liberia: Ngafuan Replies to Critics On Economic Claim
New Dawn
Monrovia- February 2, 2026. The Minister of Finance and Development Planning, Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan, has strongly defended President Joseph Nyuma Boakai's Annual Message,… Read more »
Kenya: Commuters Stranded As Confusion Over Psv Strike Paralyzes Nairobi Traffic
Capital FM
Commuters were stranded on Monday as confusion over a Public Service Vehicle (PSV) strike caused a major traffic snarl-up in Nairobi, with matatus blocking Outering Road at… Read more »
Uganda: Opposition in Bunyoro Blames Intimidation for Poor 2026 Poll Showing As NRM Retains Dominance
Nile Post
Opposition political parties in the Bunyoro sub-region have accused the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) of denying their candidates a conducive environment to campaign… Read more »
