June 22
Nigeria: Govt Mulls Reintroducing Cashless Policy to Tackle Kidnappings
Leadership
The federal government is considering the reintroduction of the cashless policy as part of renewed efforts to curb rising cases of kidnapping and other related criminal activities… Read more »
Malawi: Chipiko Challenges Malawi Police Over Court Defiance
Nyasa Times
Businessperson Madalitso Hussein Chipiko has escalated her fight with the Malawi Police Service, asking the High Court to commit Inspector General Richard Luhanga for contempt of… Read more »
South Africa: Home Affairs Chairperson Commends Successful Voter Registration Weekend, Calls for Probe Into IEC Incident [press release]
Parliament of South Africa
The Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs, Mr Mosa Chabane, has commended the largely incident-free voter registration weekend and applauded all South Africans who… Read more »
Uganda: Museveni to Kalangala Voters - 'Send Us Nabayiga So We Can Sort All Your Mess'
Nile Post
President Museveni has called on voters in Kalangala District to elect National Resistance Movement (NRM) flagbearer Idah Nabayiga in Wednesday's Woman Member of Parliament… Read more »
Sudan: TSC President Reaffirms National Principles and Calls for Unity to Confront Current Challenges
SNA
Rataj, Red Sea, June 22, 2026 (SUNA) -- President of the Transitional Sovereignty Council (TSC) and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, visited… Read more »
Nigeria: 'I Will Not Go With You', Sowore Resists DSS Officials After Court Revokes Bail
Leadership
Human rights activist and presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, on Monday, engaged operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) in a… Read more »
Malawi: Mulli Wins Major Legal Battle As High Court Overturns Government Blacklist
Nyasa Times
Malawi's High Court has delivered a sharp rebuke to the government after ruling that its 2012 directive barring businessman Leston Mulli and five of his companies from public… Read more »
South Africa: Impeachment Committee Pushes Ahead Despite Ramaphosa's Bid to Stop It
Scrolla
Makashule Gana, chairperson of Parliament's Impeachment Committee, filed an affidavit on Monday opposing President Ramaphosa's urgent court application to freeze the inquiry. The… Read more »
Uganda: Ntungamo Distributes 612 Desks to Ease Overcrowding in 34 Primary Schools
Nile Post
Learning conditions in Ntungamo District are set to improve after local authorities distributed 612 three-seater desks to 34 government primary schools, in a move aimed at easing a… Read more »
South Africa: Government Calls for Protesters Against Illegal Immigration to March Peacefully
SAnews.gov.za
Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia has called on citizens participating in the planned demonstrations against illegal immigration at the end of the month to protest peacefully… Read more »
Nigeria: Court Remands Sowore in Kuje Prison
Leadership
Justice Mohammed Umar of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has remanded the presidential aspirant of the African Action Congress (AAC) and Publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele… Read more »
Malawi: Legal Experts Slam Marginalisation of Vice-Presidents, Call Practice 'Morally Wrong' and a Waste of Public Resources
Nyasa Times
A growing chorus of legal scholars and political analysts has criticised the continued sidelining of vice-presidents in Malawi's governance, arguing that while the Constitution… Read more »
Namibia: Namibia's Road Funders Sailing Amid Rough Seas ... RFA Determined to Deliver On Mandate
New Era
The Road Fund Administration (RFA), despite recent decreases in its revenue streams, continues to execute its mandate. The company relies primarily on fuel levies, but rising fuel… Read more »
Liberia: CBL Announces Liberia's Election to Two Key IMF Regional Bodies
Liberian Observer
The Central Bank of Liberia (CBL) has announced that Liberia has been elected to chair two major International Monetary Fund (IMF) capacity development structures--the AFRITAC West… Read more »
Liberia: Arcelormittal Liberia Employs 83 Process Operator Trainees
New Dawn
YEKEPA, Nimba County, June 22, 2026 -- ArcelorMittal Liberia (AML) has transitioned 83 Process Operator Learners into Short-Term Employee (STE) contracts following the successful… Read more »
Liberia: Legislature Seeks to Strengthen Mining Governance
Liberian Observer
The Senate has moved to deepen legislative reform of the country's extractive industry with the transmission of Senate Engrossed Bill No. 5 to the House of Representatives, seeking… Read more »
Nigeria: Govt Orders Clampdown On Marketers Hoarding, Diverting LPG
Vanguard
The Federal Government has ordered a clampdown on marketers engaged in hoarding or diversion of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), also known as cooking gas following the recent surge… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Needs Policy, Legislative Resilience to Turn Reforms Into Results, Says Usman-Katsina
Vanguard
Head Federal and National Assembly Affairs, Hajiya Fatima Y. Usman-Katsina has called on federal and state governments to adopt Policy and Legislative Resilience (PLR) as a… Read more »
Nigeria: Borno Govt Clarifies Allegation of N4b Failed Railway Project
Vanguard
The Borno State Government under the leadership of Governor Babagana Zulum has clarified the allegations purportedly circulating in some media platforms (Not Vanguard), that a… Read more »
Nigeria: Peter Obi's Call for Tinubu's Resignation Childish, Hollow - Presidency
Vanguard
The Presidency has described the call by the National Democratic Congress, NDC, presidential candidate in the 2027 election, Peter Obi, that President Bola Tinubu should resign… Read more »
Nigeria: I Warned About Buhari's Govt, but Nigerians Didn't Listen - Oritsejafor
Vanguard
Former President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Ayo Oritsejafor, has said he warned Nigerians ahead of the 2015 general election that the administration of former… Read more »
Nigeria: 'Release Sowore Now, Drop All Charges' - SERAP Tells Tinubu Govt
Vanguard
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged "the government of President Bola Tinubu to immediately and unconditionally release journalist Omoyele Sowore and… Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu Renews Hope for FCT Satellite Towns, Says Era of Neglecting Suburbs Over
This Day
* Inaugurates massive 194-kilometre water supply network linking Karu, Orozo, Jikwoyi, Kurudu, others Read more »
Nigeria: El-Rufai Admitted Wire-Tapping NSA Phone During TV Interview, Witness Tells Court
This Day
A witness of the Department of State Services (DSS) in the trial of former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, on the alleged wiretapping of the telephone lines of the… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Healthcare Crisis Exposed As Hallmark Warns 93% of Citizens Lack Insurance Cover
This Day
Alexandria Hall, The Colossus, Lagos, turned into Nigeria's most uncomfortable confessional on Thursday as Hallmark Health Services Limited convened the 5th edition of its… Read more »
