February 04
Liberia: Fresh Battle Erupts Over Salary Harmonization Policy
New Dawn
Former Finance Minister Samuel D. Tweah Jr. has forcefully dismissed claims by Finance and Development Planning Minister Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan that the government has reversed… Read more »
Kenya: IEBC Turns to Digital Pre-Registration to Boost Gen-Z Voter Numbers
Capital FM
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) is betting on technology to reverse persistently low voter registration among young Kenyans, unveiling plans for a… Read more »
Kenya: IEBC to Launch Ward-Based Mass Voter Registration On March 29
Capital FM
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) will roll out a nationwide mass voter registration exercise starting March 29, IEBC Chairperson Edung Ethekon has… Read more »
South Africa: Communities Caught Between Necessity and Neglect As Struggle to Regulate Spaza Shops Continues
Daily Maverick
More than a year after illegal pesticide terbufos claimed the lives of six children in Naledi, the community remains a flashpoint of grief and xenophobic tension. While government… Read more »
Nigeria: Makoko Demolition - Lagos Assembly Orders Stoppage of Exercise
This Day
As criticisms continue to trail the demolition of Makoko, an urban slum in the heart of Lagos mainland, the state House of Assembly has ordered the immediate stoppage of the… Read more »
Liberia: Son of Former Libyan Dictator Moamer Kadhafi Shot Dead in Home
RFI
Saïf al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of former Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi, was shot dead at his home in western Libya on Tuesday, several sources have confirmed to RFI. Read more »
Kenya: Nyota Program to Be Expanded to Reach 2 Million Youths - Kindiki
Capital FM
The NYOTA empowerment project is being fine-tuned and expanded to benefit over 2 million youth across the country, Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has said. Read more »
Uganda: Disability MPs Elections - Joyce Can, Mpindi Bumali Lead As Minister Asamo Loses Seat
Nile Post
The elections for Members of Parliament representing persons with disabilities have concluded, with Joyce Acan Okeny emerging as the top candidate, securing 602 votes. Read more »
Nigeria: Troops Destroy ISWAP Detention Facilities in North-East, Free Over 70 Captives
Premium Times
The operations which lasted two weeks, according to a statement by the joint task force spokesperson, Sani Uba, marked a "significant advance into areas long considered beyond the… Read more »
Nigeria: Kogi Government Shuts Schools Over Security Alert, Says Move Preventive
Premium Times
The Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Fanwo, announced the decision on Tuesday Read more »
South Africa: Government Might Spend Less Than Planned for First Time in Years
Scrolla
The government has collected more tax money than expected so far this year, putting it on track to avoid overspending its budget. After nine months, the shortfall is… Read more »
Namibia: President Takes Aim At MPs Wanting to Score Political Points
Namibian
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has taken aim at some parliamentarians who she says use debates merely to score political points. Read more »
Kenya: Uhuru, Gachagua Working Quietly to Consolidate Mt Kenya - Malala
Capital FM
Former President Uhuru Kenyatta and Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) leader Rigathi Gachagua are working together behind the scenes to consolidate the Mt Kenya political… Read more »
Malawi: Kaposi Sarcoma On the Rise As Malawi Faces Growing Cancer Threat
Nyasa Times
Malawi is facing a worrying rise in cases of Kaposi sarcoma, a form of cancer that mainly attacks people with weakened immune systems, health authorities have warned. Read more »
Kenya: Senate Faults Kitui County for Under-Funding Emergency Fund Amid Drought Risks
Capital FM
The Senate County Public Accounts Committee has criticized Kitui County for failing to meet the legal threshold for disaster preparedness funding, after it emerged that the county… Read more »
Kenya: Senators Move to Ban Political Branding On Public Projects
Capital FM
Senators have renewed calls for a ban on the use of elected leaders' names or images on publicly funded projects, following concerns raised over political branding in Kitui County. Read more »
Sudan: Health Minister Discusses Developing Darfur's Surveillance and Information System With WHO Delegation
SNA
Khartoum, 3-2-2026 (SUNA) - Federal Minister of Health, Professor Haitham Mohamed Ibrahim, held an extensive technical meeting on Tuesday at his office in the Federal Ministry of… Read more »
Kenya: Senate Watchdog Committee Summon Governor Njuki Over Mysterious Walkout From Audit Hearing
Capital FM
The Senate's County Public Accounts Committee (CPAC) is moving to forcibly summon Tharaka Nithi Governor Muthomi Njuki after he abruptly vanished from Parliament moments before… Read more »
South Africa: What the Mbenenge Tribunal Decision Means - and Why It Matters
GroundUp
Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge was found not guilty of gross misconduct but he was not exonerated Read more »
Kenya: Sifuna Questions Unprocedural Appointment of Oburu Odinga As Interim ODM Leader
Capital FM
Orange Democratic Movement Secretary-General Edwin Sifuna has questioned the process through which Siaya Senator Oburu Odinga was installed as the party's interim leader, saying… Read more »
Kenya: Kenya Signs MOU With UK, IOM, and Valar to Strengthen Border Security
Capital FM
The Government, in collaboration with the United Kingdom, the International Organization for Migration (IOM), and VALAR, has signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)… Read more »
Uganda: Not All Elections Are Perfect, but This One Was Worse, Says Mulyanyama
Nile Post
The newly elected Member of Parliament for Makindye East and Mayor of Makindye Division, Ali Kasirye Nganda, popularly known as Mulyanyama, has raised concerns over the conduct of… Read more »
Uganda: Muhoozi Brands Baryomunsi a Traitor, Says He Will Never Be Minister Again
Nile Post
The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) of the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF), General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has launched a scathing attack on the Minister of Information,… Read more »
Nigeria: Mixed Reactions Trail Tinubu's Fresh Wike-Fubara Reconciliation in Rivers
Daily Trust
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's reported latest intervention in the protracted political crisis in Rivers State has drawn mixed reactions, with some stakeholders welcoming the move… Read more »
Nigeria: Ex-Governor Suswam Quits PDP, Joins Alia in Benue APC
Leadership
Former Benue State governor, Gabriel Suswam, has officially resigned from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and thereafter joined incumbent Governor Hyacinth Alia in… Read more »
