January 25
Nigeria: El-Rufai - Judging Others, Evading Judgment
This Day
There comes a moment in public life when rhetoric collides with record, when posture meets proof, and when the architecture of a carefully curated reputation begins to fracture… Read more »
Nigeria: APC Leadership's Curious Silence On Fubara
This Day
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has become the subject of criticisms on social media for its silence on the impeachment notice against Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers… Read more »
Nigeria: As Pressure Mounts On National Assembly to Pass Electoral Bill
This Day
With the 2027 general election fast approaching, there are fears that if the amendment to the Electoral Act 2022 is not expedited, it will not only compromise the reforms needed to… Read more »
Nigeria: Is This the End for Abure's Labour Party?
This Day
Last week's judgment of the Federal High Court that sacked the factional Chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure may have signalled the beginning of the end of the protracted… Read more »
Nigeria: Tax Acts Alterations - Minority Caucus Report Overtaken By Events, Says House Deputy Spokesperson
This Day
The Deputy Spokesperson of the House of Representatives, Hon. Philip Agbese, has said that the interim report issued by the Minority Caucus Ad-hoc Committee on alleged alterations… Read more »
Sudan: UK MPs Jeremy Corbyn and John Mcdonnell Speak On Sudan War At Solidarity Conference
Dabanga
Trade unionists, Sudanese activists, and international campaigners gathered in London on January 17 for the Sudan Solidarity Conference 2026, where speakers demanded an immediate… Read more »
January 24
Zimbabwe: Floods Raise Cholera Fears As Health Ministry Issues Nationwide Warning
263Chat
Heavy rains and recurrent flooding have heightened the risk of a cholera outbreak prompting Ministry of Health and Child Care to issue a public alert and urge citizens to take… Read more »
Ethiopia: Ethiopian Foreign Minister Says He Cannot Intervene in Revoked Deutsche Welle Reporters' Licenses
Addis Standard
Ethiopian Minister of Foreign Affairs Gedion Timotheos (PhD) said he cannot intervene in the case of two Deutsche Welle (DW) reporters whose licenses were permanently revoked by… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Chamisa Announces Political Comeback, Calling for 'A Fresh Start'
263Chat
Former opposition leader Nelson Chamisa has announced his return to frontline politics, issuing a sweeping indictment of the country's governance and calling for what he describes… Read more »
Tanzania: Edwin Mtei, Tanzania's First Central Bank Governor, Left Lessons On Leadership [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Edwin Mtei, who passed away on 20 January 2026, was the first governor of Tanzania's Central Bank after independence from Britain. Read more »
Nigeria: 2027 / Only God Will Determine My Fate - Gov. Yusuf
Vanguard
- Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State has said that his political fate in 2027 general elections rests solely in the hands of God. Read more »
January 23
Mozambique: Shelters Overcrowded as Flood Displacement Grows
allAfrica
Weeks of heavy rainfall have caused widespread flooding in southern and central Mozambique, forcing families from their homes and submerging entire neighbourhoods as rivers… Read more »
Uganda: 'We Have to Free Ourselves' - Bobi Wine Urges Ugandans to Reject Election Result [interview]
RFI
A week after Uganda's incumbent President Yoweri Museveni was re-elected for a seventh term, opposition leader Bobi Wine says he has evidence the polls were rigged. In an interview… Read more »
Nigeria: Framing a Political Philosophy for Nigeria [opinion]
Premium Times
Nigeria has not consciously addressed the question of designing the country's political philosophy based on the knowledge of its history - precolonial and colonial, the failures of… Read more »
South Africa: Failing Water Systems Will Cost R400-Billion to Fix, Says Minister
GroundUp
73% of water authorities in South Africa have "poor" or "critical" water systems Read more »
Uganda: Risch Statement on Uganda Elections [press release]
United States Senate
U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the statement below on Uganda's recent elections. Read more »
Liberia: Boakai Appoints 35-Year-Old Atty. Cornelia Kruah As Youth & Sports Minister - Move Seen As Push for Generational Shift
FrontPageAfrica
In a move signaling a strategic pivot toward youth inclusion, President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., has nominated Attorney Cornelia Wonkerleh Kruah as the Minister of Youth and… Read more »
Liberia: Boakai to Deliver SONA Amid Mixed Reactions
New Dawn
Amid mixed public reactions to the government's performance, President Joseph Nyuma Boakai is expected to use Monday's State of the Nation Address (SONA) to calm rising public… Read more »
Uganda: Heavy Security At Butambala Court As Kivumbi Expected Amid Election Violence Probe
Nile Post
Heavy security has been deployed at the Butambala Chief Magistrate's Court ahead of the expected appearance of Butambala County legislator and National Unity Platform (NUP) Buganda… Read more »
Liberia: Minister Piah Announces Govt to Return Controversial 'Yellow Machines' Negotiated By Mamaka Bility Amid Completion of New Deal
FrontPageAfrica
The Government of Liberia has announced plans to return 35 earth-moving machines, commonly referred to as "yellow machines," that were imported under a controversial arrangement… Read more »
Namibia: 'Tate Shikishiki' Enters Swapo Think Tank
New Era
Award-winning artist Lazarus Shiimi, better known as Gazza, became the first musician to be appointed to the ruling party's policy unit, the Swapo Party Think Tank. Read more »
Liberia: Two Years As President - Is Boakai Meeting Targets?
New Republic
President Boakai Marks Two Years in Office: Achievements, Challenges, and Public Debate Read more »
Liberia: Nation Mourns As Former Vice President Jewel Howard Taylor Loses Son
New Republic
Former Vice President Jewel Howard Taylor is grieving the loss of her only son, Charles Philip Taylor. Friends and family say he worked hard to reshape his life and set a strong… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Harare Deputy Mayor, Ex-Zanu-PF MP Out On Bail
263Chat
Harare Deputy Mayor Rosemary Muronda and former Zanu PF MP Shadreck Mashayamombe, arrested by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) on fraud charges have been granted… Read more »
East Africa: Federal Parliament of Somalia Ratifies the IGAD Treaty
Shabelle
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) welcomes the ratification of the new IGAD Treaty by the House of the People of the Federal Parliament of the Federal Republic… Read more »
