February 03
Gambia: Billions Unaccounted for As Auditor General Issues Adverse Opinion On 2024 Accounts
The Point
Billions of dalasis were wrongly recorded or misclassified in the government's 2024 financial statements, prompting the Auditor General, Cherno Amadou Sowe, to issue an adverse… Read more »
Nigeria: Why Cement Prices Are High in Nigeria - Agora Policy
Premium Times
The report, published on Tuesday by Agora Policy, a Nigerian think tank committed to finding practical solutions to urgent national challenges, revealed that the increasing price… Read more »
Nigeria: Court to Rule On Final Forfeiture Request On Property Linked to Former Accountant-General
Premium Times
EFCC linked the property in question to money meant for funding operations against Boko Haram. Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu's Reforms Now Global Reference Point - World Bank Official
Premium Times
NAN reports that the bank's Managing Director of Operations, Anna Bjerde, said this on Tuesday while leading a group delegation to the president at the State House, Abuja. Read more »
Southern Africa: SADC Drives Public-Private Collaboration to Unlock SME Growth [document]
SADC
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) places the development of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) at the centre of its regional integration and economic… Read more »
Nigeria: Atiku Disowns Alleged Private Meeting With Ex-Governor Abdulaziz Yari
Premium Times
Atiku served as Nigeria's Vice President between 1999 and 2007. He is currently a member of the opposition African Democratic Congress. Read more »
Somalia: Somali Elders Denounce 'Land Grabbing' and Illegal Development in Coastal Areas
Shabelle
Traditional elders from Somalia's Shiikhaal Jazeera and Shiikhaal Gandarshe clans on Tuesday warned against what they described as systematic land grabbing and illegal development… Read more »
Nigeria: Govt Disburses N2.45trn to 36 States, FCT for Security, Infrastructure Between March 2024 and August 2025 - Presidency
This Day
The Federal Government has disbursed the sum of N2.45 trillion to the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) between March 2024 and August 2025 to… Read more »
South Africa: DA Leader John Steenhuisen to Step Down
Scrolla
John Steenhuisen will not run for re-election at the DA congress. He will hold a press briefing Wednesday in eThekwini. Sources say Steenhuisen wanted a ministerial position in… Read more »
Sudan: Sudan Affirms Full Cooperation With UN Security Council Expert Team On Darfur
SNA
Port Sudan, 3 January 2026 (SUNA) - The government of Sudan reaffirmed its commitment to full cooperation with the UN Security Council's sanctions expert team tasked with… Read more »
Nigeria: Govt, UK Funded Programme Strengthens Early Warning Systems As Plateau Stakeholders Push for Community-Led Security
This Day
A national initiative to improve Nigeria's capacity to detect and respond to emerging conflicts is underway in Plateau State, where government agencies, security actors, community… Read more »
Liberia: Living in Pains & Tears - As Citizens Wrestle With Growing Displacement Crisis
New Republic
Thousands of Liberians--mothers, fathers, children, and the elderly are being pushed into uncertainty and despair as homes are flattened under what authorities describe as eviction… Read more »
Liberia: Weah Family Pledges Support to Displaced Saye Town Residents ...Promises Two-Year Housing, Livelihood Plan
New Republic
Former President George Manneh Weah and his family have announced plans to provide temporary shelter and livelihood support to residents of the Saye Town community in Sinkor who… Read more »
Uganda: Kazinda Accuses Attorney General of 'Fraudulent' Supreme Court Appeal to Block His Release
Nile Post
Jailed former Principal Accountant in the Office of the Prime Minister, Geoffrey Kazinda, has accused the Attorney General's office of unlawfully filing an appeal in the Supreme… Read more »
Namibia: President Nandi-Ndaitwah Family Oil Interest Allegations Spark Transparency Row and State House Media Scuffle
Namibian
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah is facing growing calls to publicly disclose and explain her family's business interests in Namibia's oil and gas sector. Read more »
Liberia: Liberia Releases First-Ever Girls' Education Scorecard, Offering Snapshot of Progress and Gaps
Liberian Investigator
MONROVIA -- Liberia has released its first national scorecard measuring how well the country is delivering on promises made to educate and protect girls, offering a long-awaited… Read more »
Nigeria: Lagos Warns Against Unauthorized Chieftaincy Titles, Threatens Imprisonment
Leadership
The Lagos State Government has cautioned residents against assuming chieftaincy titles without official authorisation. Read more »
Malawi: Minister Mbiridzi Launches 2026 Tobacco Industry Afforestation, Urges Care for Seedlings
Nyasa Times
Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development, Roza Mbiridzi, on Monday launched the 2026 Tobacco Industry Afforestation Initiative at Nankokota Primary School in… Read more »
Malawi: Government Orders Council Officials to Live in Duty Stations, Cracks Down On Absenteeism and Misuse of Resources
Nyasa Times
Government has issued a sweeping directive ordering all local council officials to reside in the districts where they are officially posted, in a move aimed at restoring… Read more »
Namibia: President Calls for Stronger Legal Framework
Namibian
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says a strong legal framework is needed to give confidence to the nation. Read more »
Malawi: Reserve Bank of Malawi to Compensate Finance Bank With Billions Over Wrongful Closure
Nyasa Times
The Reserve Bank of Malawi is expected to compensate the Finance Bank over wrongful closure following a landmark Supreme Court of Appeal ruling today in Blantyre. Read more »
Rwanda: Nduhungirehe Calls Out Genocide Denial Narratives Ahead of Kwibuka
New Times
As Rwanda prepares for the 32nd commemoration of the Genocide against the Tutsi in April, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Olivier Nduhungirehe has… Read more »
Nigeria: Diezani Spent £140,000 On Luxury Furniture in One Day - British Prosecutors
Daily Trust
British prosecutors have accused Diezani Alison-Madueke, Nigeria's former Minister of Petroleum Resources, of spending £140,000 on luxury furniture and decorative art in a… Read more »
Uganda: 'You Will Never Make Us Your Slaves,' Muhoozi Tells U.S. Senator Risch
Capital FM
Uganda's Chief of Defence Forces, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, fired back at U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Jim Risch over remarks suggesting that Uganda had… Read more »
Kenya: Kenya Formally Launches Candidature of Judge Phoebe Okowa for Full Term At World Court
Capital FM
Kenya has formally launched the candidature of Judge Phoebe Okowa for election to a full term at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) covering the period 2027-2036. Read more »
