April 20
Ghana: Over 100 Communities Risk Being Wiped Out If...Anlo MP Warns
Ghanaian Times
Member of Parliament for the people of Anlo, Richard Kwami Sefe, has cautioned government against relying on relief items for victims of tidal waves in the Volta Region. Read more »
Ethiopia: Ethiopia Achieves Key Milestones Driven By Comprehensive Reforms - Office of the Prime Minister
ENA
Ethiopia has reached pivotal milestones in building a more competitive, inclusive, and resilient economy, underpinned by structural reform, sectoral transformation, and… Read more »
Namibia: Namibian MPs Slam N$600k 'Liquor' Budget for Mines Boards As Ministry Clarifies Sitting Allowances
Namibian
Parliamentarians have questioned a N$600 000 budgetary allocation for liquor, which the mines ministry says covers board sitting allowances for processing liquor licence… Read more »
Namibia: Swapo Split As 'Unauthorised' Court Action Against Ex-Combatants Fails in Windhoek High Court
Namibian
Swapo is facing internal division following a failed court bid to evict former freedom fighters who have been camping at the party's national headquarters. Read more »
Ethiopia: Ethiopia, JICA Deepen Development Partnership At Spring Meetings - Ministry of Finance
ENA
Ethiopia and JICA have reaffirmed strong commitment to further deepening their long-standing development cooperation in areas of shared priority. Read more »
Ethiopia: President Taye, Austrian Foreign Minister Discuss Strengthening Diplomatic Ties
ENA
President Taye Atskeselassie received Austrian Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger at his office today to discuss deepening diplomatic cooperation across bilateral and… Read more »
Liberia: Tweah Takes the Stand in Economic Sabotage Trial
Liberian Investigator
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Nigeria: Govt Urged to Declare State of Emergency On Drug Abuse
Daily Trust
The federal government has been urged to declare a state of emergency on adolescent drug abuse. Read more »
Nigeria: Zamfara Security Outfit Intercepts 98 Landmines, Arrests 8 Suspects
Daily Trust
The Zamfara State Community Protection Guards (CPG), also known as Askarawan Zamfara, have intercepted 98 landmines allegedly being transported to bandits in Maru Local Government… Read more »
South Africa: DA Calls for Parliament Inquiry Into Minister Tolashe for Multiple Infractions [press release]
DA
The Democratic Alliance has formally written to the Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Social Development, requesting a committee inquiry into a series of serious… Read more »
Botswana: Govt to Consider Re-Demarcating Veterinary Disease Control Zones
Botswana Daily News
Government will consider urgently re-demarcating existing veterinary disease control zones, particularly Zone 11, 3B and similar areas across the country and embark on maintenance… Read more »
Kenya: Multi-Agency Team Seizes 250 Bags of Suspected Fake Fertilizer in Kakamega Crackdown
Capital FM
A multi-agency enforcement team has seized 250 bags of suspected counterfeit fertilizer in Kakamega County, dealing a significant blow to what authorities describe as an emerging… Read more »
Kenya: Taxpayers Group Warns Against Exploitative Transport Fare Hikes Amid Rising Fuel Prices
Capital FM
The National Taxpayers Association has raised concern over rising public transport fares, warning that some operators may be exploiting recent fuel price increases to impose… Read more »
South Africa: DA Refutes ANC's False Knysna Claims of Averting Day Zero Crisis [press release]
DA
The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Knysna refutes the blatantly false claims made by the African National Congress (ANC) in its NEC press conference today that the ANC has averted a… Read more »
Kenya: President Ruto Meets Italy's President Sergio Mattarella in Rome
Capital FM
President William Ruto on Monday held discussions with Sergio Mattarella, the President of Italy, during a high-level meeting in Rome, aimed at strengthening bilateral relations… Read more »
Mozambique: No Fuel Crisis in Zambezia
AIM
There is no fuel crisis in the central Mozambican province of Zambezia, according to the provincial authorities. Read more »
Mozambique: Government Plans to Reach Self-Sufficiency in Food
AIM
The Mozambican government is planning to reach, in the next 10 years, 80 per cent self-sufficiency in the production of basic food products. Read more »
Kenya: Kenya Railways to Launch Same-Day Parcel Delivery Service Between Nairobi and Mombasa
Capital FM
Kenya Railways Corporation has announced plans to roll out a new parcel delivery service linking Nairobi and Mombasa, in a move set to expand the utility of the country's rail… Read more »
Kenya: Junet Takes On Gachagua, Says ODM Has Stronger Nationwide Support
Capital FM
Suna East Member of Parliament Junet Mohamed has asserted that the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) remains the country's only truly national political party, amid intensifying… Read more »
Kenya: Oburu Threatens Legal Action On Gachagua Over 'State Capture' Claims
Capital FM
Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader Oburu Oginga has threatened to take legal action against former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua over claims alleging that he and his party… Read more »
Ethiopia: Foreign Ministers of Ethiopia, Austria Hold Talks to Deepen Bilateral Cooperation
ENA
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia, Gedion Timothewos held high-level discussions today with Beate Meinl-Reisinger, Austria's Federal Minister for European and… Read more »
South Africa: No Water At Ramaphosa's Soweto Family Home and Surrounds for Nearly a Week
Daily Maverick
For nearly seven days, taps in Chiawelo, Protea, and parts of Dlamini ran dry - an inconvenience reaching even President Cyril Ramaphosa's Soweto family home. Joburg Water said it… Read more »
South Africa: Political Violence in South Africa Is Driven By a Power Elite Trying to Establish Dominance - New Research [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
For much of the past two decades, South Africa's recurring waves of protest have been interpreted through a dominant lens: the failure of the post-apartheid state to deliver… Read more »
Nigeria: PDP Hails Makinde for Supporting Multi-Party Democracy
Vanguard
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the South-West has praised Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State for his strong, steady push to keep Nigeria's multi-party democracy alive and… Read more »
Gambia: UDP Leader Vows to Overhaul Civil Service If Elected in Dec 2026
The Point
Ousainou A.N.M. Darboe, the party leader and secretary general of United Democratic Party (UDP), has pledged to overhaul the country's civil service if elected in 2026, promising a… Read more »
