February 02
Nigeria: Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan Files Counter-Affidavit At Supreme Court, Challenges Akpabio's Appeal
Leadership
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has filed a counter-affidavit before the Supreme Court of Nigeria in opposition to an appeal instituted by the President of the Senate, Senator… Read more »
Ethiopia: January 2026 Marks Strategic Breakthroughs As PM Abiy Advances Ethiopia's Peace and Development Agenda
ENA
In January 2026, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed led a concentrated series of initiatives advancing Ethiopia's national interests, sustainable peace, and long-term development. The month… Read more »
Ethiopia: Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia Move to Elevate Strategic Partnership in High-Level Talks
ENA
Ethiopia and Saudi Arabia have agreed to deepen their longstanding bilateral relationship following high-level talks between senior officials of the two countries. Read more »
Nigeria: Why Ogun West Hasn't Produced Governor in 50 Years - Senate Leader
Daily Trust
Leader of the Nigerian Senate, Opeyemi Bamidele, has attributed the inability of the Ogun West Senatorial District of Ogun State to achieve its long-time agitation to produce a… Read more »
Nigeria: Zamfara Okays ₦3.6bn for Upgrade of State Radio Station
Daily Trust
The Zamfara State Executive Council (EXCO) has approved the sum of ₦3.6 billion for the upgrade and re-equipping of the Zamfara State AM Radio Station. Read more »
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 »
Somalia: Somaliland President Heads to UAE for World Governments Summit in Dubai
Horn Diplomat
The president republic of Somaliland, Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi Irro, left for the United Arab Emirates on Monday to attend the annual World Governments Summit in Dubai. 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 »
Kenya: Sakaja's City Hall Rabies Campaign Gains Momentum With 2,418 Donkey, Dogs and Cats Vaccinated As 10,000 Target Nears
Capital FM
Nairobi County's free rabies vaccination campaign entered its third day in Ruai on Monday, with 2,418 animals vaccinated so far, in what officials describe as the largest mass… Read more »
Botswana: Beef Producers Union Rallies Farmers to Protect National Herd
Botswana Daily News
The Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreak in South Africa and the suspected cases in Botswana is a wake-up call for farmers to harness the transformative power of collaboration in… Read more »
Botswana: Boko Takes Action to Mend Broken Trust in Health Sector
Botswana Daily News
President Advocate Duma Boko says government is taking firm and deliberate steps to repair Botswana's health system, assuring the nation that long-standing drug shortages are being… 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 »
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 »
Liberia: EU, Partners Bolster Legislative Oversight in Liberia With New Grant Signing
FrontPageAfrica
Efforts to hold the Liberian Legislature accountable received a significant boost on Thursday, January 29, as the Legislative Monitoring Coalition of Liberia (LEMOL) signed a major… Read more »
Uganda: Electoral Commission Confirms New Date for Postponed Elections in Butebo District
Nile Post
The Electoral Commission (EC) has confirmed Wednesday, February 4 2026, as the new polling date for the long-awaited Local Government Elections in Butebo District, following the… Read more »
Uganda: Parliament Reduced to a Rubber Stamp Under Executive Dominance - Egesa
Nile Post
Political and business strategist Ronald Egesa says Uganda's democratic institutions have steadily lost their authority, with Parliament reduced to a ceremonial body operating… Read more »
South Africa: 'Gangster' Municipality Fails to Pay Pension Fund Contributions
GroundUp
Ditsobotla Local Municipality has been under national administration since September Read more »
South Africa: Mahlathi Villagers Say Limpopo Floods Have Left Them Without Safe Drinking Water
Health-e
Residents of Mahlathi, a village outside Giyani, say they have been forced to use contaminated water for daily needs because of the recent floods in the area. Read more »
South Africa: SA At 'No Immediate Risk' of Nepah Virus - Health Department
SAnews.gov.za
South Africa is currently under "no immediate risk" of the Nipah Virus (NiV) outbreak reported in India. Read more »
Somalia: Somalia Intelligence Agency Says 13 Al-Shabaab Members Killed in Central Region Raid
Shabelle
Somalia's National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) said it carried out a planned operation in the Maxaa Saciid area of the Middle Shabelle region, killing 13 members of the… Read more »
Somalia: EU Urges Dialogue After Flights Carrying Regional Leaders' Security Teams Turned Back From Mogadishu
Shabelle
The European Union on Sunday called for calm and dialogue after two aircraft carrying security personnel for the leaders of Somalia's Jubaland and Puntland regional states were… Read more »
Uganda: Archbishop Kazimba Calls for Peace , Unity After Elections
Nile Post
The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, His Grace Dr. Stephen Samuel Kazimba Mugalu, has called on Christians to embrace peace, unity and humility as he begins his farewell tour,… Read more »
Nigeria: Governor Radda Hosts APC Top Consultation On Governance, Development [press release]
Premium Times
The meeting brought together party leaders and stakeholders from all 34 Local Government Areas (LGAs), including elders, political office holders, and grassroots members. Read more »
