January 28
Uganda: Women Condemn Security Abuses As Activists Welcome Bireete's Release
Nile Post
Women's rights activists across Uganda have welcomed the release of Sarah Bireete, the Executive Director of the Centre for Constitutional Governance, while strongly condemning… Read more »
Rwanda: MPs Raise Concerns Over Gaps in Isange One-Stop Centres
New Times
Members of Parliament have raised concerns related to staffing shortages, accessibility barriers and limited operating hours at Isange one-stop centres, warning that victims of… Read more »
Uganda: UPDF Delegates Elect 10 MPs, CDF Not On List of Candidates
Independent (Kampala)
Lt Gen Sam Okiding, D/CDF & IG Read more »
South Africa: Virgin Active Alerts Authorities After Gym Trainer Exposed As Drug Trafficking Fugitive
Daily Maverick
Virgin Active's legal team is now involved in the saga involving a personal trainer who was suspended earlier this week after Daily Maverick asked whether the health club was aware… Read more »
Liberia: Cental Pressures Boakai Administration to Match Anti-Corruption Rhetoric With Action
Liberian Investigator
Published: January 28, 2026 Read more »
Nigeria: Senate Steps Down Electoral Bill, Plans Executive Session Thursday
Daily Trust
The Senate has deferred consideration of the report on the Electoral Act, 2022 (Repeal and Enactment) Bill, 2026, opting to first subject the proposed amendments to further… Read more »
Ethiopia: Ethiopia, U.S. Discuss Investment Cooperation and Macroeconomic Reform
ENA
Ethiopia and the United States held high level talks focused on investment cooperation, macroeconomic reform, and long-term economic growth, underscoring a shared interest in… Read more »
Liberia: Boakai, Koung Strike Different Tones On Jobs As Unemployment Persists
Liberian Investigator
Published: January 28, 2026 Read more »
Nigeria: Toyin Saraki's Father Dies At 93
Daily Trust
A prominent member of the Lagos royal family and boardroom guru, Otunba (Dr.) Adekunle Ojora, the Otunba of Lagos and Lisa of Ife, has passed away. Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu Transmits Bill Seeking to Increase High, Appeal Court Judges
Daily Trust
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has transmitted two amendment bills to the House of Representatives seeking to increase the number of Federal High Court judges from 70 to 90 and Appeal… Read more »
Nigeria: How Oil Tycoons Bankrolled Diezani's UK Lifestyle for Contracts - Prosecutors
Daily Trust
Fresh details have emerged at the Southwark Crown Court in London on how founders of energy companies with lucrative Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) contracts… Read more »
Africa: Ethiopia and AU Officials Review Preparations for 48th Executive Council, 39th AU Assembly
ENA
Ethiopia's State Minister of Foreign Affairs, Birhanu Tesgaye, on Tuesday held discussions with Selma Malika Haddadi, Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission, on… Read more »
Ethiopia: Foreign Minister Gedion Meets U.S. Deputy Secretary of State to Strengthen Bilateral Ties
ENA
Foreign Minister Gedion Timothewos held talks today with United States Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau at his office, focusing on strengthening bilateral relations… Read more »
Uganda: NRM's Wanyama Wins Eastern Region Youth MP Seat
Nile Post
National Resistance Movement (NRM) candidate Judas Thadeo Wanyama has been elected Eastern Region Youth Member of Parliament following a decisive victory over five contenders in… Read more »
Uganda: New Faces As UPDF Elects MPs
Nile Post
The Deputy Chief of Defence Forces, General Sam Okiding, will headlines a team of 10 representatives - the majority of them new faces - of the army in the 12th Parliament following… Read more »
Uganda: NRM's Mwine Tumwebaze Wins Western Youth MP Amid Allegations of Voter Bribery
Nile Post
National Resistance Movement (NRM) candidate Mwine Tumwebaze has been declared the winner of the Western Uganda Youth Member of Parliament seat after securing 1,557 votes. Read more »
Malawi: State Defies Court Order As Judge Slams Prosecutorial Negligence in Mumba-Kabwila Case
Nyasa Times
In a troubling display of institutional disregard for the rule of law, the State has openly defied a court order to provide mandatory disclosures in a criminal case involving… Read more »
Uganda: Only 1 in 10 Ugandan Family Businesses Survive Beyond the Founding Generation
Nile Post
The survival rate of Ugandan family businesses is alarmingly low, with fewer than 10 percent continuing beyond the founding generation, according to a recent study by the Economic… Read more »
Uganda: Bobi Wine's Siblings Threaten Action Over Blocked Access to Magere Home
Nile Post
Siblings of National Unity Platform (NUP) president Robert Kyagulanyi have threatened to take action if security forces continue to block access to his residence in Magere, despite… Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu Writes Reps, Seeks Expansion of Appellate, High Courts to Tackle Case Backlogs, Modernise Justice Delivery
Premium Times
The proposed amendments would increase the number of Court of Appeal justices from 70 to 110 and Federal High Court judges from 70 to 90, introduce virtual proceedings, clarify… Read more »
Malawi: Norway Impressed Nasfam Interventions On Women Farmers' Empowerment in Malawi
Nyasa Times
The Government of Norway has expressed satisfaction with the interventions the National Smallholder Farmers Association of Malawi (NASFAM) is undertaking to economically empower… Read more »
Uganda: Radio Host Mbonigaba Upsets NRM in Kisoro Mayoral Election
Nile Post
John Mbonigaba, also known as John King, a local musician and radio presenter at Voice of Muhabura FM, has been elected Mayor of Kisoro Municipality. Read more »
Ethiopia: Health Professionals Across Oromia Push for Standardized Overtime Pay to Reflect Recent Salary Adjustments
Addis Standard
Health professionals across Oromia are demanding that the regional government calculate overtime payments based on recent salary adjustments, in line with federal directives aimed… Read more »
Kenya: Supreme Court to Rule Friday On Gachagua Impeachment Case
Capital FM
The Supreme Court is set to deliver its ruling on Friday in the impeachment case involving former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, a decision expected to have significant legal… Read more »
Kenya: Transport Sector Condemns Mob Justice By Boda Boda Riders, Demands End to Roadside Violence
Capital FM
Stakeholders in the transport sector have strongly condemned boda boda riders who take the law into their own hands, warning that acts of mob justice against motorists threaten… Read more »
