January 30
Uganda: Minister Baryomunsi Dismisses Claims of Besigye's Ill Health As Opposition, Wife Push Back
Nile Post
The Minister for Information and Communications Technology and National Guidance, Dr. Chris Baryomunsi, has yet again dismissed claims that detained opposition leader Dr. Kizza… Read more »
Uganda: U.S. Senator Calls On Uganda to Drop Charges Against Bireete
Nile Post
A senior United States senator has urged Ugandan authorities to drop all charges against human rights activist Sarah Bireete, following her release on bail after nearly a month in… Read more »
Uganda: Museveni's Son Withdraws Posts Claiming Termination of Cooperation With the U.S.
Capital FM
Uganda's Chief of Defence Forces and President Yoweri Museveni's son, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has retracted a series of controversial social media posts in which he announced the… Read more »
Ethiopia: Ethiopia Expands Rural Roads and Essential Services to Boost Market Access
ENA
Ethiopia's government is scaling up investments in rural roads and essential services to better connect farmers with local and regional markets, strengthening the movement of goods… Read more »
Nigeria: Enugu Govt Slashes Land Rates By 60%, Abolishes Illegal Levies
Vanguard
The Enugu State Government has announced sweeping reforms in the land sector, including the immediate abolition of illegal levies and the streamlining of land-related charges, as… Read more »
Nigeria: TCN Seeks Govt's Intervention On 624mw Abuja Transmission
Daily Trust
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has called on the federal government to intervene in the delay over the completion of the 624MW Abuja Feeding Scheme Project. Read more »
Nigeria: Northern CAN, Christian Clerics Reject Calls for Sack of INEC Chair
Vanguard
The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, in the 19 Northern states and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, has rejected calls by the Supreme Council for Shari'ah in Nigeria,… Read more »
Uganda: Alan Kasujja Is New Media Centre Boss
Nile Post
President Museveni has directed the Minister of Information and Communication Technology and National Guidance, Dr Chris Baryomunsi, to appoint former BBC journalist Alan Kasujja… Read more »
Nigeria: Dangote Refinery Affirms Capacity to Supply 75m Litres of Petrol, Meet Nigeria's Fuels Demand
This Day
· Restates commitment to full regulatory compliance, cooperation with NMDPRA Read more »
Ghana: EC Assures Free, Fair, Transparent NPP Primaries
Ghanaian Times
THE Electoral Commission (EC) has assured Ghanaians of a free, fair and transparent conduct of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) primaries scheduled for tomorrow across the country. Read more »
Nigeria: North Will Not Be Comfortable With Christian-Christian Ticket - APC Chieftain
Vanguard
An All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Farouk Aliyu, has said the North would not be comfortable with a Christian-Christian presidential ticket, warning that such a… Read more »
South Africa: Nkabinde Inquiry Extension Granted
SAnews.gov.za
President Cyril Ramaphosa has granted an extension for the completion date for the Nkabinde Inquiry. Read more »
January 29
South Africa: Cape Town to Spend R115m On Wall to Protect Motorists On N2 'Hell Run'
Daily Maverick
The City of Cape Town has passed an adjustment budget that will see R115m spent on building a security wall on the N2 'Hell Run', as well as pedestrian crossings, improved… Read more »
Nigeria: How the Coup to Topple, Kill Tinubu Was Uncovered and Foiled
Premium Times
Investigators say the coup plotters planned to assassinate President Tinubu, Vice President Kashim Shettima, Senate President Godswill Akpabio, and Speaker Tajudeen Abbas. Read more »
Nigeria: Diezani Was a 'Rubber Stamp' Minister, Lawyer Tells UK Court
Daily Trust
Lawyer to former Nigerian oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke has told a British court that she had no influence over the awarding of lucrative government contracts and was merely… Read more »
Mozambique: Five Dead in Landslide At Illegal Mine
AIM
At least five illegal miners have lost their lives as a result of landslides in an artisanal mine located in Guruè district, in the central Mozambican province of… Read more »
Kenya: Boniface Mwangi Alleges He Was Offered Bribe to Testify for Ruto, Kenyatta At ICC
Capital FM
Activist and photojournalist Boniface Mwangi has claimed that he was once approached and offered money to provide testimony favorable to President William Ruto and former President… Read more »
Sudan: 62 International Rights Groups Warn of 'Sudan's State Disintegration'
Dabanga
Sudan has passed more than 1,000 days of war, as 62 Sudanese, African, and Arab rights organisations warn that the conflict is contributing to state fragmentation alongside ongoing… Read more »
Senegal: Evidence Shows Russian Oil Tanker Was 'Deliberately' Attacked Near Dakar
RFI
A tanker that left Russia and ran into trouble off the coast of Senegal in November 2025 appears to have been deliberately targeted by explosives placed in strategic locations on… Read more »
South Africa: Ramaphosa Appoints Special Task Team to Probe 'Murder, Corruption' Against 14 Officials
Daily Maverick
President Cyril Ramaphosa has ordered Police Minister Firoz Cachalia and National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola to establish a special investigations task team to urgently… Read more »
Ethiopia: Ethiopian Airlines Suspends Flights to Tigray Airports
Addis Standard
Ethiopian Airlines has suspended flights scheduled for today to airports in Tigray, including Mekelle, Axum, Shire, and Humera, according to information obtained by Addis Standard. Read more »
Chad: Macron Hosts Chadian President Déby for Talks Aimed At Resetting Ties
RFI
Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno is set to visit Paris on Thursday, where he will meet French President Emmanuel Macron in a sign of improving relations between… Read more »
Lesotho: Call to Scrap 'Apartheid-Era' Passport Control With Lesotho
GroundUp
A human rights organisation has petitioned South Africa's Parliament to scrap passports at Lesotho borders Read more »
Liberia: Govt Struggles to Defend 70k Jobs Claim
New Dawn
The Government of Liberia is facing growing difficulty defending President Joseph Nyuma Boakai's claim that his administration has created 70,000 jobs, following widespread public… Read more »
South Africa: Has the DA Drifted to the Right?
Daily Maverick
A common perception of the Democratic Alliance is that it has gradually drifted to the ideological right over the last decade. We examined the evidence. Read more »
