January 21
Ghana: Media Key to Successful Implementation of KMA Projects - CEO, KMA
Ghanaian Times
The Chief Executive Officer of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA), Mr Richard Ofori Boadi, has appealed to the media to play a critical role in educating residents on the… Read more »
Nigeria: Kidnapped Kwara Prince Regains Freedom As Father, Others Remain in Captivity
Leadership
Prince Olaolu, the son of Oba Simeon Olanipekun, Oniwo of Afin community in Ifelodun local government area of Kwara State, who was abducted by gunmen on December 31, 2025, has been… Read more »
Nigeria: 2027 - El-Rufai, Ashiru's Plot to Unseat Kaduna Governor Will Fail - Shehu Sani
Leadership
A former Senator, who represented Kaduna Central in the 8th Senate, Shehu Sani, has dismissed claims of a political alliance aimed at unseating Kaduna State governor, Uba Sani, in… Read more »
Nigeria: Federal Government Calls for Collective Action to Strengthen Nigeria's Global Reputation
Leadership
The Federal Government has called on Nigerians, professionals, institutions and the private sector, to take collective responsibility for rebuilding and protecting the country's… Read more »
Uganda: Moroto EC Promises Smooth Local Government Elections
Nile Post
The Electoral Commission (EC) in Moroto has assured voters of a smooth and well-coordinated local government election, citing full preparedness and improved logistical… Read more »
Uganda: Parliament Pays Tribute to Late Ngora Woman MP Stella Apolot Isodo
Nile Post
Parliament has eulogized the late Ngora District Woman MP Stella Apolot Isodo, highlighting her contributions as a promoter of unity and an accomplished agriculturalist. Read more »
Uganda: Court to Rule On Bail Application for Governance Activist Sarah Bireete
Nile Post
Human rights advocate and governance expert Dr Sarah Bireete has been returned to the Buganda Road Chief Magistrate's Court for a ruling on her bail application as she continues to… Read more »
January 20
Ethiopia: Nebe Vows to Hold Elections in Tigray As Parties Cite Lack of Conditions for Credible Vote [analysis]
Addis Standard
Ethiopia's National Election Board (NEBE) has confirmed that the seventh general election will be held in the Tigray region, announcing a nationwide budget of 10 billion birr and… Read more »
South Sudan: Will Elections Bring Peace to South Sudan? [analysis]
African Arguments
South Sudan, the world's youngest nation, has not had an election since its independence from Sudan in 2011. Per the 2018 power-sharing agreement, the election is set to happen… Read more »
Malawi: Parliament Slaps Police Over 'Unlawful' Arrest of Kunkuyu, Exposes Deepening Crisis of Lawlessness
Nyasa Times
Malawi's Parliament has issued a stinging rebuke to the Malawi Police Service (MPS), demanding the immediate release of Dedza Mlunduni Member of Parliament and Malawi Congress… Read more »
Uganda: Museveni's Son Threatens to Kill Opposition Leader in Escalating Post-Election Rhetoric
Capital FM
Uganda's army chief, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has sparked outrage and international concern after threatening to kill the country's main opposition leader Bobi Wine, just hours… Read more »
Malawi: Former President Chakwera Accuses Govt of Political Persecution
Nyasa Times
Former President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera has broken his silence with a scathing warning over what he describes as a dangerous collapse of the rule of law, accusing the State… Read more »
Kenya: Reprieve for Mukuru Residents As Ruto Halts Forced Evictions
Capital FM
President William Ruto has intervened to halt demolitions in Mukuru Kwa Njenga informal settlement, ordering that due process be followed and consultations held with all affected… Read more »
Uganda: Ugandan Opponent Bobi Wine Receives Threats From President Museveni's Son
RFI
Uganda's army chief, who is also the son of long-serving president Yoweri Museveni, said he wants opposition leader Bobi Wine dead, days after Wine claimed he had been forced into… Read more »
Angola: Angola's 'Fake News' Law Risks Criminalising the Internet [analysis]
Maka
Angola's proposed law against "false information on the internet" is a deeply flawed piece of legislation. It is presented as a response to disinformation, yet it reads more like a… Read more »
Liberia: Boakai's Inner Circle Splits Over Re-Enacted Ports Regulatory Act
FrontPageAfrica
Intense, high-level deliberations are underway at the Executive Mansion as President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr. weighs whether to veto--again--the re-enacted Liberia Sea and Inland… Read more »
Malawi: Stolen Drugs, Empty Shelves and Rising Deaths - How Governance Failures Are Undermining Malawi's Public Healthcare
Nyasa Times
In Malawi's public hospitals, a quiet but devastating crisis is unfolding. Patients are increasingly being forced to buy medicines that are supposed to be free, as chronic drug… Read more »
Somalia: Somaliland Launches Integrated Digital Hospital System With Taiwan Support
Horn Diplomat
Somaliland on Sunday launched an integrated Health Information System (HIS) at Hargeisa Group Hospital, marking a major step in the country's push to modernise its healthcare… Read more »
Uganda: Five More Years, Again
Independent (Kampala)
In his seventh election and at the ripe old age of 81 years, President Yoweri Tibuhaburwa Kaguta Museveni appears to have set a new record in his 40-year reign when he was declared… Read more »
South Africa: Public Called to Share Ideas for 2026 Budget
SAnews.gov.za
The Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana, has encouraged South Africans to share their suggestions on the 2026 Budget. Read more »
Nigeria: Audit Firm Responds to Osun Govt's Rebuttal of N13.7 Billion Payroll Fraud Report, Shares More Findings
Premium Times
The audit firm alleged that the Osun State Government's payroll records were altered in an attempt to legitimise ghost names earlier identified in the audit. Read more »
Africa: The Somaliland Crisis Demands That the AU Break Free From Its Rigid Adherence to Postcolonial Sovereignty
Daily Maverick
The African Union operates within a framework where sovereignty is treated as a static legal artefact, a 'frozen right' granted irrevocably at the moment of decolonisation,… Read more »
Guinea: Guinea's Path to Electoral Autocracy [analysis]
IPS
In December, the dust settled on Guinea's first presidential election since the military took control in a 2021 coup. General Mamady Doumbouya stayed in power after receiving 87… Read more »
Nigeria: PDP Crisis - Court Dismisses Anyanwu's Suit Against INEC, Others
Vanguard
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday dismissed a suit filed by Sen. Samuel Anyanwu, the former factional National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), seeking… Read more »
Nigeria: SSANU Urges FG to Conclude Talks With Non-Teaching Varsity Unions
Vanguard
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has urged the Federal Government to urgently conclude renegotiations with non-teaching university unions. Read more »
