February 02
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 »
Nigeria: PDP Recommits to Inclusivity, Vows to Win National Assembly Seats in Kogi
This Day
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kogi State chapter, has restated its commitment to inclusivity and progress in Nigeria, stressing that it has a solution to Nigeria's… Read more »
Ghana: Minority Congratulates Bawumia, Pledges Support
Ghanaian Times
The Minority Caucus in Parliament has pledged its support to Dr Mahamudu Bawumia following his election as the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) ahead of the 2028 general… Read more »
Ghana: Congratulations to the NPP for a Successful Presidential Primary
Ghanaian Times
THE Ghanaian Times congratulates the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for the successful conduct of its presidential primary held on Saturday, which culminated in the decisive victory of… Read more »
Kenya: ODM Not Targeting Deputy President's Seat, Oburu Assures Kindiki
Capital FM
Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader Oburu Oginga has assured Deputy President Kithure Kindiki that the party is not targeting his position as it opens negotiations with the… Read more »
Liberia: Dillon and Nimbaians Clash Again?
New Dawn
Tensions Brew Over Abrupt Nullification of Atty. Kruah's Hearing Read more »
Nigeria: Federal Govt to Arraign Perpetrators of Benue Killings Monday
Leadership
Some suspects arrested and strongly linked to the killings in Yelwata, a town in Benue State, will be arraigned on February 2 to answer for their crimes. Read more »
Uganda: Museveni Appoints Henry Lutwama As Special Assistant On Bataka Affairs
Nile Post
President Museveni has appointed Henry Lutwama as Special Presidential Assistant and Coordinator of the Bataka in Buganda, based at State House. Read more »
Uganda: Magoola's Dei Biopharma Develops Scalable Gene-Editing Tool for Sickle Cell Disease
Nile Post
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has accepted a groundbreaking patent from Dei BioPharma Ltd., marking a significant milestone in the treatment of sickle cell disease. Read more »
