June 11
Kenya: CS Mbadi to Present 2026/27 Budget Amid Rising Cost of Living Concerns
Capital FM
The highly anticipated budget statement is expected to outline how the government plans to finance key sectors including education, healthcare, infrastructure, agriculture and… Read more »
Kenya: Opposition Unveils 'People's Budget', Accuses Ruto Govt of Economic Mismanagement
Capital FM
Kenya's opposition coalition under the United Alternative Government banner has sharply criticised President William Ruto's administration ahead of the presentation of the… Read more »
Kenya: President Ruto Meets Business Leaders Ahead of Finland-Kenya Business Forum in Helsinki
Capital FM
cial media platforms, President Ruto said the delegation accompanying him to Finland comprises key players in Kenya's technology, connectivity, data infrastructure, financial… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Why a Referendum On Constitution Amendment Bill No.3 Is Unavoidable
New Zimbabwe
It is no longer debatable that the ZANU PF faction championing the current attempts to amend the constitution wants to avoid a referendum at all costs. While they argue that a… Read more »
Ghana: United States 250th Independence Day Celebration in Ghana - Remarks By Chargé d'Affaires Rolf Olson [press release]
U.S. Embassy Accra
Chargé d'Affaires Rolf Olson delivering remarks at the 250th Independence Day Celebration in Accra on June 10, 2026. Read more »
Nigeria: LP Presidential Flagbearer Unveils Agenda As Party Ratifies 1,211 Candidates for 2027 Elections
Premium Times
The party ratified the candidates at its NEC meeting in Abuja on Thursday. Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Demonstration Alert - U.S. Embassy Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (June 11, 2026) [press release]
U.S. Embassy Kinshasa
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Nigeria: Video Showed Out of Context, Isn't Nigeria's Kano State Governor 'Distributing Plates'
Africa Check
IN SHORT: A video has been posted widely on social media, with the claim that it shows Kano state governor Abba Yusuf "distributing plates" to residents as political "empowerment… Read more »
Nigeria: Electoral Act Direct Primary Clause Triggered NDC Disputes, Dickson Declares
This Day
The National Leader of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Senator Seriake Dickson, has attributed the disputes and controversies that trailed the party's recent primaries to… Read more »
Liberia: From Chaos to Compliance - What Ltmi Is Really Meant to Do
Liberian Observer
Over the past several weeks, Liberia Traffic Management Incorporated (LTMI) has been the subject of significant public discussion, criticism, misinformation, and negative publicity… Read more »
South Africa: Patriotic Alliance Notches Easy Win to Retain Key Malmesbury Ward, Worries Mount for DA
Daily Maverick
The Patriotic Alliance strengthened its grip on a key Swartland ward in Malmesbury in the Western Cape with an increased majority over the DA in the final Western Cape by-election… Read more »
Nigeria: Dickson Urges NDC Supporters to Avoid 'Meaningless Quarrels' Ahead of 2027 Election
Vanguard
The national leader of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Senator Seriake Dickson, has called on party members and supporters to avoid internal disputes and focus on… Read more »
Kenya: Govt to Introduce Planning Bill 2026 to Align Budgets With Development Plans
Capital FM
The government plans to introduce a Planning Bill 2026 aimed at strengthening the link between national development plans and budget allocations as part of ongoing efforts to… Read more »
South Africa: June 16 Was the Invoice for Our Democracy - - 50 Years On, It Remains Unpaid
Daily Maverick
The road to 27 April 1994, Freedom Day in South Africa, started on the dusty streets of Soweto on 16 June 1976. Had Hector Pieterson not been shot dead that morning he would be a… Read more »
Somalia: Somalia Regrets U.S. Entry Denial for CAF Referee Omar Artan
Shabelle
Somalia's foreign ministry on Thursday expressed "deep regret" over the United States' decision to deny entry to internationally acclaimed Somali referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan,… Read more »
June 10
Zimbabwe: Seven Children Die in Gweru Kombi Fire
263Chat
Seven children have died after a commuter omnibus carrying pupils from Matongo Primary School caught fire in Gweru on Wednesday afternoon, police have said. Read more »
Africa: Washington Is Treating Africa As a Target, Not a Partner - and Africa Knows It [analysis]
African Arguments
Frank Garcia has just been confirmed as Washington's top Africa diplomat. His appointment tells African governments everything they need to know about how little they matter to… Read more »
Kenya: Public Debt Exceeds GDP Threshold By 15 Percentage Points
Capital FM
Kenya's public debt rose by 9 per cent in the first nine months of the 2025/26 financial year to Sh12.82 trillion as of March 31, pushing the country further above the legal debt… Read more »
Africa: All of Africa Today - June 10, 2026
allAfrica
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Kenya: Fuel Prices, Taxes On Essential Commodities Dominate Public Concerns Ahead of Budget Reading
Capital FM
Kenyans across Nairobi are calling on the government to ease the burden of high fuel prices and reduce taxes on essential commodities ahead of the presentation of the Finance Bill… Read more »
Uganda: Besigye Lawyers Accuse Luzira Prison of Blocking Court Preparation
Nile Post
Lawyers representing opposition figure Kizza Besigye and his co-accused Obeid Lutale have accused Luzira Prison authorities of obstructing preparations for an upcoming court… Read more »
Nigeria: Senate Moves to Expand Court of Appeal Justices to 110, Federal High Court Judges to 90
This Day
The Senate on Wednesday took a decisive step towards overhauling Nigeria's overburdened judiciary, passing for second reading two landmark bills that would expand the bench of the… Read more »
Somalia: Somalia's Parliament Speaker Wins South West State Presidential Election
Shabelle
Somalia's House of the People Speaker, Aden Mohamed Nur Madobe, was elected president of South West State on Wednesday in a landslide parliamentary vote, according to the regional… Read more »
Namibia: Ballotti Apologises to Students Over Social Media Remarks
Namibian
Deputy minister of education, innovation, youth, sport, arts and culture Dino Ballotti has apologised to students over remarks he made during a protest on the ongoing student… Read more »
Uganda: LGBTQ+ - an Open Letter to the 12th Parliament of Uganda [opinion]
Independent (Kampala)
This week, Cabinet took their oaths at State House Entebbe, marking the formal beginning of what will be the government for the next half-decade, that is, 2026 to 2031. This was on… Read more »
