January 22
Africa: Coming Home to Roost [column]
Daily Trust
The conversation surrounding former President Donald Trump's cavalier and intransigent insistence on acquiring Greenland because "the US needs it for national security" is a stark,… Read more »
Nigeria: Nasarawa ADC Chairman Suspended
Daily Trust
The Nasarawa State Transitional Leadership Team (TLT) of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has suspended the state chairman, Godwin Alaku Williams, over alleged anti-party… Read more »
Nigeria: 2027 - No Appointments for Non-APC Members - Nentawe
Daily Trust
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, has declared that political appointments following the 2027 general elections will be strictly… Read more »
Nigeria: FG Has Put Housing and Urban Devt Sector On a Progressive Trajectory, Says Belgore
Vanguard
The Federal Government has initiated several flagship reforms that have placed the housing and urban development sector on a progressive trajectory. Read more »
Nigeria: Uwheru Community Protests Reinstatement of Suspended PG in Ughelli North
Vanguard
The people of Uwheru community, Tuesday, staged a peaceful protest to reject the reinstatement of the their suspended President-General, MacPherson Igbedi, by chairman of Ughelli… Read more »
South Africa: The Whistleblowing Workshop Series Concludes in Durban
Democracy Works
Following two successful whistleblowing workshops in Johannesburg and Cape Town last year, Democracy Works Foundation (DWF) concludes its national whistleblowing workshop series in… Read more »
Nigeria: The Latest FG-ASUU Agreement
This Day
Monday Philips Ekpe writes that if properly implemented, the new pact between government and university lecturers can come to fruition Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu Inaugurates Fcc Commissioners, Urges Fairness, Peace, Stability of Nigeria [press release]
Premium Times
President Tinubu said Nigeria has all it takes to be great, prosperous, and productive, considering its human and natural resources, and urged citizens to be committed to national… Read more »
Nigeria: Makinde Visits Tinubu, Says He's Comfortable in PDP
Premium Times
Mr Makinde said that addressing Nigeria's challenges requires bipartisan cooperation and contributions from all political parties; hence, he visited President Tinubu. Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu Posts Four Ambassadors-Designate to Us, UK, France, Turkey [press release]
Premium Times
In a memo to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, President Tinubu urged the ministry to notify the governments of the four countries about the ambassadors-designate, in accordance… Read more »
Nigeria: Awujale Selection - Governor Abiodun Responds to Misleading Reports [press release]
Premium Times
The governor held a respectful consultative meeting with the Council of Afobajes, consistent with meetings he held in the past with the Olori Ebis that were hitherto polarised… Read more »
January 21
Somalia: Somalia Ratifies IGAD Treaty, Pushing Regional Bloc to Operational Threshold
Capital FM
Somalia has ratified the revised Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Treaty, a landmark decision that brings the regional bloc to the required two-thirds threshold… Read more »
Africa: Why Africa's Terrorism Crisis Is a Governance Crisis First
Daily Maverick
Countering violent extremism must be reframed as a governance renewal project -- investing in accountable institutions, empowering civil society as an early warning system,… Read more »
Kenya: Viral Video Showing Kenya's Musalia Mudavadi Admitting to Killing Fellow Politician Cyrus Jirongo AI Generated
Africa Check
IN SHORT: A TikTok video claims Kenya's prime cabinet secretary Musalia Mudavadi confessed to being paid to kill politician Cyrus Jirongo. But the video is not real and there is no… Read more »
Kenya: Kisumu Installs First Traffic Lights On Major Roundabouts Along Jomo Kenyatta Highway
Capital FM
Kisumu City has marked a major milestone in urban transport management with the installation of its first-ever traffic lights along Jomo Kenyatta Highway. Read more »
Uganda: Masaka Court Orders Recount of Kalungu West Parliamentary Votes
Nile Post
The Masaka Chief Magistrate's Court has ordered a recount of votes cast in the Kalungu West parliamentary election following a petition challenging the results announced by the… Read more »
Uganda: Election Losers Prepare Petitions Amid Call for Strong Evidence
Nile Post
Several parliamentary candidates in Uganda's 2026 general elections are preparing to petition the Electoral Commission and courts to challenge results in their constituencies,… Read more »
South Africa: Prime Interest Rate May Soon Be Phased Out, Says SA Reserve Bank Governor
Daily Maverick
The 350 basis point gap between the repo or monetary policy rate and the prime rate has been fixed since 2001. Lenders use it as a baseline depending on the risks and the credit… Read more »
South Africa: Department of Social Development's Underqualified Chief of Staff Resigns Without Facing Disciplinary Hearing
Daily Maverick
Lesedi Mabiletja, appointed as chief of staff to the minister of social development at the age of 22 and without the necessary qualifications, has resigned. Read more »
Uganda: Kampala Calm As Police Deploy Ahead of Lord Mayor Poll
Nile Post
Kampala Metropolitan Police have urged voters to remain peaceful as the city goes to the polls to elect the Kampala Lord Mayor and councillors, saying the capital remains calm with… Read more »
Africa: Half of Africans Give Their Governments Failing Marks On Education
Afrobarometer
Attainment advances among younger generations but reflects persistent disadvantages for women, the poor, and rural residents. Read more »
Liberia: Cental Wants Inchr Commissioner Appointment Withdrawn
New Dawn
Monrovia, January 21, 2026: The Executive Director of the Center for Transparency and Accountability in Liberia (CENTAL), Anderson D. Miamen, has called on President Joseph Nyuma… Read more »
Uganda: Police Dismiss Claims of High Death Toll in Wamala Election Protests
Nile Post
Police in the Wamala region have dismissed reports claiming that a large number of people died during demonstrations that followed the conclusion of parliamentary and presidential… Read more »
Kenya: ODM Factionalism - Moses Kuria Cautions Against Quick Takeovers
Capital FM
Former Public Service Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria has cautioned politicians against what he termed as a rushed attempt to take over Raila Odinga's political constituency and… Read more »
Liberia: Lawmakers Boycott Infrastructure Conference
New Dawn
Liberian lawmakers have boycotted the opening sessions of Liberia's post-war Infrastructure Conference, currently taking place at Jackie's Guest House in Ganta, Nimba County. Read more »
