April 27
Tanzania: Tanzania Reaps Benefits From Its Minerals As Efforts to Curb Smuggling Pay Off
Daily News
THE Minister for Minerals, Anthony Mavunde, has said that the government has continued to strengthen efforts against mineral smuggling conducted by some dishonest miners and… Read more »
Tanzania: Tanzania Renews Efforts to Ensure Licensed Mines Begin Production Timely
Daily News
THE Minister for Minerals, Anthony Mavunde, has said that the Mining Commission will continue issuing licences for various mining activities and development projects while closely… Read more »
Kenya: Muli Calls Out Gachagua for Double Standards, Vows to Confront Leaders 'Playing Games With Ukambani'
Capital FM
National Liberal Party (NLP) leader Augustus Muli has vowed to call out any leader--regardless of ethnicity--who "plays games with Ukambani's future," saying the region has… Read more »
Nigeria: Fuel Crisis Deepens As Ibom Air Warns of Soaring Costs, Possible Flight Cuts
Premium Times
The airline says surging aviation fuel prices are forcing operators to absorb heavy losses, raising concerns over sustainability and service disruptions. Read more »
Namibia: Two SONAs, One Year Later
New Era
National development planning in Namibia has constantly strived to address poverty, inequality and unemployment. Through national development planning, the government has strived… Read more »
Uganda: Defence Warns Convicting Okello Could Alienate Families of the Mentally Ill
Nile Post
Defence lawyers in the trial of Christopher Okello Onyum have urged the High Court to carefully weigh the accused's mental health, warning that a conviction without fully… Read more »
Nigeria: Why I Attended BBN Cross's Wedding - Atiku
Premium Times
The BBN star had previously shown support for Atiku during the 2023 presidential election. Read more »
Nigeria: Governor Sanwo-Olu Endorses Deputy Hamzat for 2027 Lagos Governorship Race
Premium Times
Mr Sanwo-Olu described Mr Hamzat's endorsement as a consensus decision. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Harare-Beitbridge Highway Gets Boost As Manyame Bridge Opens
263Chat
The Government has officially opened the Manyame River Bridge along the Harare-Masvingo-Beitbridge Highway in a move aimed at easing congestion and improving regional trade links. Read more »
Namibia: Namibia Fishing Industry Divided Over Cabinet Relaxation of 200m Isobath Rule
Namibian
The fishing industry is divided over Cabinet's decision to relax the 200-metre isobath rule. Read more »
South Africa: South Africa Commemorates Freedom Day
SAnews.gov.za
Communities in and around Bloemfontein in the Free State have gathered at the Dr Rantlai Molemela Stadium in the Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality for the national Freedom Day… Read more »
South Africa: Government Strengthening Criminal Justice System and Rooting Out Corruption
SAnews.gov.za
President Cyril Ramaphosa says government is reforming and strengthening the criminal justice system, rooting out corruption and building a police service and a prosecuting… Read more »
Nigeria: Xenophobia - Nigerians Face Rising Threat in South Africa, Ask Govt to Act
Daily Trust
Nigerian citizens in South Africa have called on the federal government to take concrete steps in protecting their lives and businesses in the country. Read more »
Nigeria: Critics Link 'Na Our Mama Be This' Video of Delegates Hailing Akpabio's Daughter to Poverty-Driven Politics
Premium Times
A viral video showing adult supporters hailing 28-year-old Iniabasi Akpabio as "mama" while she shared APC-branded items has sparked condemnation. Read more »
Tanzania: Tanzania Bans Foreigners From Providing Services of Companies Owned By Tanzanians
Daily News
THE Tanzanian government has banned any non-Tanzanian from engaging in the distribution of goods or provision of services that have been officially designated to be carried out by… Read more »
Nigeria: Igini Urges Opposition to Push Electoral Act Amendments, Warns Flaws Could Undermine 2027 Polls
Premium Times
The former INEC official emphasised the integrity of polling units, describing them as the decisive battleground of elections. Read more »
South Africa: Extend the Fuel Levy Relief - Fund It Using Surpluses From Dodgy SOEs [press release]
DA
The DA will press the Finance Minister to make the logical decision to continue fuel levy relief for at least one more month using government and parliamentary processes. Read more »
Africa: How Africans Get Their News Is Changing - How Much They Get Might Not Be
Afrobarometer
Most citizens want news media that is free and holds government accountable. Read more »
Nigeria: To Deliver a Better Humanitarian Response, We Need to Fix Nigeria's State Dysfunction
The New Humanitarian
"The system is not failing. The problem is it's being asked to replace state functions it was never designed to perform." Read more »
Sudan: Statute of Sudan's Democratic Bloc Signed in Port Sudan
Dabanga
More than 20 organisations and components of Sudan's Forces of Freedom and Change (FFC) signed the statute of the Democratic Bloc in Port Sudan on Sunday, as the bloc's second… Read more »
Nigeria: 2027 Presidency - ADC Proposes Shared-Power Formula to Avert Post-Primary Cracks
Vanguard
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has outlined a power-sharing plan aimed at holding Nigeria's opposition together ahead of the 2027 presidential election, amid growing concern… Read more »
Ghana: Otumfuo Marks 27 Years On Golden Stool... Calls for National Unity
Ghanaian Times
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, last Friday marked his 27th enstoolment anniversary at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region. Read more »
Liberia: Lao Beipa Town Residents, Others Threaten to Boycott 2029 Elections If...
FrontPageAfrica
Residents of LAO Beipa Town and five neighboring communities including Zanpa, Tunukpuyee, Zarnsonnon Town and Tunudia--in Nimba County's District Number 8 have threatened to… Read more »
Liberia: Fact Check - BEA Mountain Did Not Extract 1.2 Million Kilograms of Gold in 2023, As Claimed By Alex Cummings
Liberian Investigator
On April 16, 2026, Alexander B. Cummings, political leader of the Alternative National Congress, claimed in a video that in 2023, Bea Mountain Mining Corporation extracted 1.2… Read more »
Kenya: Ketraco Clears Sh3.9mn Land Compensation After Ombudsman Intervention
Capital FM
Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Limited has paid Sh3.9 million to a Naivasha landowner following intervention by the Commission on Administrative Justice. Read more »
