June 09
Liberia: Governance Commission Opens Constitution Talks
New Dawn
The Governance Commission of Liberia is urging Liberians across the country to participate in a national conversation on constitutional reform as stakeholders prepare to gather in… Read more »
Nigeria: Need to Reform Internal Party Democracy
Vanguard
With the conclusion of party primaries ahead of the forthcoming elections, Nigeria's political conversation has predictably centred on winners and losers, defections, grievances… Read more »
South Africa: Morolong to Engage Free State Executive On Strengthening Government Communication
SAnews.gov.za
The Deputy Minister in The Presidency, Kenny Morolong, will on Wednesday engage the Free State Provincial Executive Council on the coordination of government communication, nation… Read more »
Nigeria: Democracy and Nigeria's Dismal Succession Process [analysis]
This Day
The height of Nigeria's leadership catastrophe is found on the ugly high horse of outgoing elected officials who presuppose to feel the people's pulse by choosing their successors.… Read more »
June 08
Zambia: Elections 2026 - Is Zambia's Democratic Success Story Beginning to Fray? [analysis]
ISS
There is a danger that voters see the August election outcome as shaped by legal manoeuvring rather than the ballot. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Opposition Activist Acquitted, Freed After 7 Months
HRW
Government Weaponizes Criminal Justice System for Political Purposes Read more »
Africa: All of Africa Today - June 8, 2026
allAfrica
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Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Ranked Among Worst Labour Rights Violators, Placed On 'Watch List'
New Zimbabwe
The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has released the 13th edition of the global rights index, the only comprehensive, global annual survey of the violation of… Read more »
South Africa: Search Continues for Man Swept Off Addo Bridge - South African News Briefs - June 8, 2026
allAfrica
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Uganda: Besigye, Lutale Ask Court to Halt Treason Trial, Cite Alleged Abduction and Rights Violations
Nile Post
Opposition politician Dr. Kizza Besigye and his co-accused Hajji Obeid Lutale have asked the High Court Criminal Division to terminate the treason case against them, arguing that… Read more »
South Africa: Ramaphosa's Migration Contradiction - Acknowledging Xenophobia While Feeding the Myth [opinion]
Daily Maverick
The greatest threat facing SA is not migration. It is the growing willingness to blame migrants for problems created by the state itself. Read more »
Nigeria: Borno Govt Denies Paying Ransom to Free 360 Victims
Leadership
The Borno State Government has dismissed claims that ransom was paid to secure the release of 360 people rescued from the Mandara Mountains, a known terrorist stronghold in the… Read more »
Uganda: Politician Besigye Sues Govt, Muhoozi Over 'Kenya Abduction' and Rights Violations
Nile Post
Veteran opposition politician Dr Kizza Besigye and his co-accused, Hajj Obeid Lutale, have filed a fresh application before the High Court seeking declarations against the… Read more »
Uganda: Inside Museveni's 2026 SONA
Independent (Kampala)
President Yoweri Museveni used his 2026 State of the Nation Address (SONA) to present a largely economic scorecard of Uganda's transformation journey, highlighting strong growth in… Read more »
Malawi: Malawi Responds to South Africa Xenophobia Crisis, 150 Citizens Successfully Repatriated
Nyasa Times
Malawi has begun bringing home its citizens displaced by a fresh wave of xenophobia-related tensions in South Africa, with 150 Malawians now on their way back after being evacuated… Read more »
Kenya: Three-Judge Bench to Rule On Constitutionality of Gachagua Impeachment
Capital FM
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua is set to know his fate on Monday when a three-judge bench delivers its ruling on the impeachment case challenging his removal from office. Read more »
Liberia: Fact Check - Liberia's Information Minister's Bea Mountain Concession Agreement Claim Is Partly Correct but Lacks Historical Context
Liberian Investigator
On May 26, during a Ministry of Information press briefing, Information Minister Jerolinmek Matthew Piah claimed that the current Bea Mountain concession was put together by the… Read more »
Liberia: Saah Joseph Fires Salvo At Weah's 2029 Hopes
New Dawn
Monday June 8, 2028: In a charged political moment that could sharpen the battle lines ahead of 2029, Montserrado County Senator Saah H. Joseph forcefully shut down talk of a… Read more »
Sudan: Sea Ports Corporation Launches Maintenance for Tugs 'Al-Kormuk' and 'Haidoub'
SNA
The Director General of the Sea Ports Corporation (SPC), Engineer Gailani Mohamed Gailani, officially launched the maintenance operations for the marine tugboats Al-Kormuk and… Read more »
South Africa: DA Ramps Up Fight to Scrap the RAF, As Creecy Seeks New Tax On Cars [press release]
DA
The Democratic Alliance (DA) is ramping up our fight against plans being considered by Transport Minister Barbara Creecy to make motorists pay even more to prop up the failing Road… Read more »
Botswana: New Botswana City to Unlock Economic Diversification
Botswana Daily News
Botswana's proposed multi-billion Pula World Trade Centre (WTC) is pivotal to recalibrating the nation's economy. Read more »
Kenya: Glimmer of Hope for Counties As Senate and National Assembly Edge Closer to Revenue Deal
Capital FM
County governments could soon gain stronger protection against budget shocks after mediation talks on the Division of Revenue Bill, 2026, recorded significant progress. Read more »
Nigeria: Why Tinubu Is Stalling State Police Implementation - Kenneth Okonkwo
Vanguard
A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Kenneth Okonkwo, has accused President Bola Tinubu of deliberately stalling state police implementation to enable his… Read more »
Nigeria: We Won't Succumb to Fear or Allow Terrorists, Bandits, Violent Extremists Define Our Identity As Nigerians - Tinubu
This Day
President Bola Tinubu on Monday vowed that his government will not succumb to fear from any quarters or allow terrorists, bandits, kidnappers as well as violent extremists to… Read more »
Nigeria: Xenophobia - We're Considering Retaliatory Measures Against South Africans - Govt
Vanguard
The Federal Government has said Nigeria might consider retaliatory measures following xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in South Africa that has necessitated repatriation of those… Read more »
