June 11
South Africa: Tongaat Hulett Faces Liquidation Hearing Next Week
GroundUp
Business Rescue Practitioners say there are no viable alternatives to a rescue plan that has legally lapsed Read more »
Rwanda: Kigali-Muhanga Road Expansion - Requirements Contractors Must Meet
New Times
The government is inviting contractors to bid for the rehabilitation and upgrading of the Kigali-Muhanga road. Read more »
Tanzania: Tanzania Launches EV Charging Stations As Clean Energy Drive Gains Momentum
Daily News
TANZANIA has rolled out its electric vehicle (EV) charging station initiative, alongside fresh clean energy projects including the On-Bill Financing (OBF) scheme for TANESCO… Read more »
Somalia: Tensions Rise After Clashes in Mogadishu
Agenzia Fides
The situation in Mogadishu is tense. Security forces opened fire on residents protesting the demolition of houses in the Abdiaziz district. Clashes broke out between demonstrators… Read more »
West Africa: Forced Labour in West African Cybercrime Academies - How Fear Traps Young Men [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Forced labour in cybercrime might call to mind scam compounds in south-east Asia. A growing body of scholarship, journalism and policy attention has entrenched that stereotype.… Read more »
South Africa: Foot and Mouth Disease in South Africa - How a Tracking System Would Control Outbreaks [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Foot and mouth disease is common in South Africa's wildlife reserves. There are constant efforts to make sure it doesn't spread to farmed animals. But since 2019 the country has… Read more »
Africa: Appolonia - the Story of an African Kingdom That Resisted the Atlantic Slave Trade [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
The transatlantic slave trade was a multilayered, highly commercialised global enterprise that lasted from the early 1500s to the mid 1800s. Read more »
Sudan: Sudan Embassy Condemns Belfast Stabbing As Fears Grow Among Migrants
Dabanga
The Sudanese embassy in London has condemned a knife attack in Belfast that left a man seriously injured and sparked protests and unrest across parts of Northern Ireland. Read more »
Kenya: Popular Trust in Kenya's Courts Declines As Barriers to Justice Persist
Afrobarometer
Majority think they could obtain justice, but doubt they could afford to take a case to court. Read more »
Kenya: Wetang'ula Defends Ruto's Absence During Budget Presentation, Says President Under No Obligation to Attend
Capital FM
National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang'ula has dismissed criticism over President William Ruto's absence during the presentation of the 2026/27 Budget Statement, insisting that the… Read more »
Nigeria: APC Has Number, Strength to Win Any Election - Yilwatda
Vanguard
All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, says the party has the numbers and strength to win the forthcoming Ekiti governorship election and the… Read more »
Uganda: Govt to Review Policy On Payment of Medical Interns
Independent (Kampala)
The Vice-President, H.E. Jessica Alupo, has said government will review the decision to stop payment of medical interns adding that the policies of government and their purpose,… Read more »
Kenya: PS Bitok Hands Over Basic Education Docket Following Presidential Reassignment
Capital FM
Principal Secretary Julius Kibet Bitok has officially handed over leadership of the State Department for Basic Education following a recent presidential reassignment. Read more »
Ghana: Minority MPs On Parliament's Health Committee Barred From Visiting Afari Hospital
Ghanaian Times
Security personnel at the Afari Government Hospital yesterday turned away the Ranking Member of Parliament's Health Committee, Dr Nana Ayew Afriyie, and a delegation of Ashanti… Read more »
Malawi: Mbeta Fights to Throw Out MEC Relocation Case, Says MCP MPs Have No Legal Standing
Nyasa Times
Attorney General Frank Mbeta has launched a strong legal challenge against a court case that temporarily halted the relocation of the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) headquarters… Read more »
Malawi: Jane Ansah, Chihana to Lead Dignitaries At Chilima Mausoleum Unveiling
Nyasa Times
First Vice-President Jane Ansah and Second Vice-President Enock Chihana are among a long list of high-profile dignitaries expected to gather in Nsipe, Ntcheu District, on Saturday… Read more »
Nigeria: Lagos 2027 - Sanwo-Olu Unveils Hamzat, Sonayon-James As APC Flagbearers
Vanguard
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has unveiled Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat as the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate for the state, with Princess… Read more »
South Africa: 12 Days Without Water, and No Clear Explanation
Our City News
A full 12 days after Rand Water carried out the first of its winter maintenance programmes, several suburbs in Johannesburg are still without water and despair is running high. Read more »
Kenya: Tight Security Around Parliament Ahead of Treasury CS Mbadi's 2026/27 Budget Presentation
Capital FM
Security has been intensified around Parliament Buildings and across parts of Nairobi's Central Business District ahead of the presentation of the 2026/2027 National Budget by… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Air - EFCC Alleges Ex-Aviation Minister Rented Ethiopian Airlines Plane for Show
Leadership
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has alleged that former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, presented an aircraft belonging to Ethiopian Airlines as the proposed… Read more »
Nigeria: Ward Delineation - Tompolo, IYC Call On INEC to Do the Right Thing
Leadership
High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, a.k.a Tompolo has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission, (lNEC) to do the right thing over delineation of wards in the Warri… Read more »
Nigeria: Uzodimma Unveils 4 Million-Strong Grassroots Mobilisation Groups for Tinubu's Re-Election
Leadership
Governor of Imo State and Chairman of the Progressive Governors' Forum, Hope Uzodimma, has unveiled four million-strong grassroots mobilisation groups for the re-election of… Read more »
South Africa: Home Affairs Dragged to Court Over Late Birth Registration Backlog
GroundUp
Tens of thousands of children live without legal recognition or access to grants, health care and education Read more »
Rwanda: How New Tax Rules Affect Digital Platforms
New Times
The government is tightening its tax oversight of the digital economy through new VAT collection rules that target foreign digital service providers rather than individual users of… Read more »
Nigeria: What Lagos Planned for Precious Seeds [analysis]
African Arguments
In December 2025, Lagos State bulldozers tore down Precious Seeds, a waterfront settlement in Oworonshoki. Esther Udoh had been driven out of the same site once before, by a fire… Read more »
