April 28
Kenya: Lawmakers Push Five-Year Wait for Ex-Governors Over Accountability Concerns
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Kenyans have until May 8 to submit their views on a proposed law seeking to bar former county governors from contesting parliamentary and county assembly seats. Read more »
Kenya: Ruto Inspects Kibera Housing Project, Vows to Deliver Dignified Living in Informal Settlements
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President William Ruto has reaffirmed his administration's commitment to improving living standards in informal settlements through the development of modern, affordable housing… Read more »
Kenya: Final Kenyan Police Contingent Returns Home As Haiti Mission Concludes After 22 Months
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The last and final contingent of Kenyan police officers who served under the United Nations Security Council (UNSC)-mandated Multinational Security Support (MSS) Mission in Haiti… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Pushes Ahead With Mt Hampden New City Project
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Zimbabwe's Cabinet says progress is continuing on the development of the planned new city at Mt Hampden where the country's new Parliament building is already complete. Read more »
Kenya: Duale, WHO Officials Hold Talks On Global Health Cooperation, Regional Health Security
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Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale on Tuesday met with senior officials from the World Health Organization to advance discussions on global health cooperation and regional health… Read more »
Kenya: Ruto Rallies Nairobi Residents to Shun Politics of Division
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President William Ruto has called on Kenyans to unite for the country to realise faster development that benefits all. Read more »
Tanzania: Tanzania Tasked to Adopt Robust Strategies to Advance National Interests Amid Global Conflicts, Digital Transformation
Daily News
THE Minister for Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation, Mahmoud Thabit Kombo, has participated in a special lecture on Tanzania's strategic position in a rapidly changing… Read more »
Liberia: Liberia Calls for Urgent Continental Action On Roads
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Liberia has urged African leaders and regional institutions to treat road infrastructure as a continental emergency, warning that Africa's prosperity depends on deliberate… Read more »
Kenya: Ruto Pushes for Mineral Processing in Africa As Leaders Call for Value Addition
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President William Ruto has reiterated Kenya's commitment to ending the export of raw minerals, saying the country will focus on local processing, refining, and manufacturing to… Read more »
Africa: Mudavadi Calls for End to 'Commercialization of Peace' in Africa, Urges New Mediation Approaches
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Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has urged African nations to rethink their approach to conflict resolution, warning against what he described as the growing… Read more »
East Africa: East African Autocrats Blame 'Outsiders' for Popular Discontent [blog]
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In Tanzania and Uganda, legitimate concerns are cast as foreign intervention. Read more »
Benin: Benin Election - Wadagni's Landslide Win Raises Questions About His Legitimacy [analysis]
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Romuald Wadagni won the 2026 presidential election in Benin with over 94% of the vote. Wadagni, 50, is a technocrat who became an influential finance minister under Patrice Talon… Read more »
Nigeria: 2027 - Tinubu Picks APC Presidential Nomination Forms
Premium Times
The forms were picked on the president's behalf on Tuesday by the member representing Ikeja Federal Constituency, James Faleke. Read more »
South Africa: Minister Announces 4 Percent Wage Increase for Public Servants
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Public Service and Administration Minister, Inkosi Mzamo Buthelezi, has announced a 4% wage increase for public servants. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Minister Tells President Ruto, 'We Speak Good English'
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Nigeria's Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Henry Dele Alake, sparked attention with a light-hearted but pointed remark directed at President William Ruto, saying Nigerians… Read more »
Nigeria: Zamfara APC Stakeholders Back Tinubu, Lawal for 2027
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Stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress in Zamfara State have endorsed President Bola Tinubu and Governor Dauda Lawal for re-election in the 2027 general elections. Read more »
Tanzania: Govt Allocates 5.42bn/ - for 6,283 School Toilets
Daily News
THE government has allocated over 5.42bn/- in the 2025/26 financial year up to April for the construction of 6,283 toilet facilities in schools, as part of ongoing efforts to… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Mliswa Fumes After Watching Chiwenga's King Hezekiah Sermon - Says Former Army General Now a Liability
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OUTSPOKEN former Norton legislator Tembo Mliswa has been left fuming after watching a telling sermon delivered by Vice President Constantino Chiwenga that all but warned his… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Chivayo Gifts Erstwhile Chamisa Loyalist a Vehicle, U.S.$50,000 for Singing Mnangagwa Praises
New Zimbabwe
After recently showering praises on President Emmerson Mnangagwa, Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Member of Parliament, Susan Matsunga, has been rewarded with a motor vehicle… Read more »
Nigeria: Lagos Govt Reacts to Report of Sanwo-Olu's Forced Resignation
Premium Times
The reaction followed a report by Sahara Reporters alleging that the governor was under pressure to step down over alleged health concerns. Read more »
Liberia: NSA Denies Barbu's Claims
New Dawn
The Office of National Security Advisor (NSA) Samuel K. Woods II has rejected as "false" and "unfounded" allegations by Cllr. Jallah A. Barbu, Executive Director of the Office for… Read more »
Nigeria: Federal High Court Launches E-Filing System in Lagos
Premium Times
The time for a file to reach a judge's desk has been reduced from days to seconds, the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court said. Read more »
Nigeria: Ex-Kano Commissioner Garba Yusuf Declares for Kano Central Senate Seat
Vanguard
A former Commissioner for Finance in Kano State, Garba Yusuf Abubakar, has announced his intention to contest the Kano Central Senatorial seat under the All Progressives Congress… Read more »
Nigeria: 2027 - Bayelsa East Stakeholders Protest Alleged Plot Against Senate Seat Rotation
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Political leaders, traditional rulers, youths and women drawn from Ogbia, Nembe and Brass Local Government Areas in Bayelsa East Senatorial District on Monday took to the streets… Read more »
Nigeria: Proton Security Warns of Heightened Election Risks, Calls for Nationwide Vigilance
Vanguard
As Nigeria approaches another election cycle, Proton Security Services Limited has issued a nationwide advisory warning of heightened risks typically associated with politically… Read more »
