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South Africa: FlySafair Cuts Fuel Surcharge by 40% - South African News Briefs - June 5, 2026
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Zimbabwe: Constitutional Amendment Bill No.3 Debate - You Do Not End Violence By Abolishing Elections - Opposition MP Says
New Zimbabwe
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) MP Thomas Muwodzeri has accused the government of using electoral violence as an excuse to curtail Zimbabweans' democratic rights, telling… Read more »
Sudan: Finance Minister Signs $51 Million AfDB-Unicef Agreement to Restructure Stalled Water Projects
SNA
KHARTOUM, June 4, 2026 (SUNA) - Finance Minister Dr. Gebreil Ibrahim on Thursday signed an agreement at the Ministry of Finance in Khartoum with the African Development Bank (AfDB)… Read more »
Angola: MPLA Describes Manuel Augusto a Distinguished Son of Angola
ANGOP
The Political Bureau of the MPLA Central Committee described Manuel Domingos Augusto on Friday as one of Angola's most distinguished sons, and highlighted his political and… Read more »
Angola: Interior Minister Expresses Deep Dismay At Death of Former Foreign Affairs Minister
ANGOP
The Minister of the Interior, Manuel Homem, expressed, on Friday, deep dismay at the death, today, of the former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Manuel Domingos Augusto, who died of… Read more »
Nigeria: Presidency - Significant Progress Already Made Towards Establishing State Police
This Day
The presidency, yesterday, disclosed that reasonable progress had been made towards the establishment of state police, with a constitution amendment expected soon, following months… Read more »
Liberia: Ngafuan Clarifies Revenue Sharing, Fiscal Decentralization Progress
Liberian Observer
Finance and Development Planning Minister Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan, along with Deputy Minister for Fiscal Affairs Anthony G. Myers, Assistant Minister for Revenue and Tax Policy… Read more »
Liberia: House Unanimously Passes Vote of No Confidence in Kouyateh
Liberian Observer
The House of Representatives has unanimously adopted a Vote of No Confidence against Ambassador-at-Large Sheikh Moustapha Kouyateh, escalating a growing dispute between the… Read more »
Africa: Peacekeeping Funding Cuts Mean Africa Must Rethink Security [analysis]
ISS
African governments must avoid replacing one dependency with another while building more accountable, fit-for-purpose security systems. Read more »
South Africa: Cabinet Approves Plan to Drive Job Creation
SAnews.gov.za
Cabinet has approved the Revised Industrial Development Strategy (IDS) for implementation to facilitate employment opportunities through various projects and programmes. Read more »
Nigeria: Federal Govt Promises Rescue, Justice Over Oyo, Borno School Attacks
Leadership
The federal government has assured Nigerians of intensified efforts toe rescue abducted schoolchildren and their teachers in Oyo and Borno States. Read more »
Africa: Govt to Repatriate Over 1,000 Nigerians From South Africa
Vanguard
Nigeria is planning to repatriate more than 1,000 of its nationals from South Africa as anti-immigrant tensions rise in the country, long a destination for documented and… Read more »
Kenya: Ruto Names Major General John Nkoimo New Deputy Army Chief
Capital FM
President William Ruto has effected a major reshuffle in the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF), appointing Major General John Maiso Nkoimo as the new Deputy Commander of the Kenya Army… Read more »
Kenya: Ruto Extends Navy Commander Maj Gen Paul Otieno's Tenure By One Year
Capital FM
President William Ruto has extended the tenure of Kenya Navy Commander Major General Paul Otieno by one year in a major reorganization of the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) leadership… Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu Has No Answers to Nigeria's Security Crisis, Says Hakeem Baba-Ahmed
This Day
National Leader of People's Redemption Party (PRP), Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, says President Bola Tinubu has lost control of Nigeria's worsening security situation, warning that the… Read more »
Ethiopia: Ethiopia Appoints Lemlem Fiseha As Ambassador to African Union
Reporter
Ethiopia has appointed Ambassador Lemlem Fiseha Minale as its new permanent representative to the African Union (AU), replacing Ambassador Hirut Zemene, who completed a two-year… Read more »
Nigeria: Delta - How Being Chief Adviser to Gov. Oborevwori Has Changed Me - Amori
Vanguard
Chief Adviser to the Delta State Governor, Chief Ighoyota Amori, says his current portfolio has rewired him to be less vocal in expressing himself in the political and public space… Read more »
Nigeria: Reckless Social Media Users Won't Go Scot-Free, Says Presidency
Leadership
The Presidency has warned that reckless users of social media who spread fear among citizens will not go unpunished. Read more »
Nigeria: Obi, Atiku Are Office Seekers Not Opposition Leaders - Baba-Ahmed
Vanguard
Former Labour Party vice-presidential candidate, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, has criticised key opposition figures in Nigeria, including Peter Obi and Atiku Abubakar, describing them… Read more »
Nigeria: Wike - Fcta to Mark Tinubu's 3rd Anniversary With Inauguration of 30 Projects
This Day
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, yesterday disclosed that the FCT Administration will commission over 30 projects across the nation's capital to… Read more »
Kenya: TIFA - Ruto-Raila Deal Loses Ground As Majority Reject Broad-Based Government
Capital FM
Support for the broad-based government has fallen sharply by 14 percentage points to 30 per cent, while opposition to the arrangement has surged past the halfway mark to 56 per… Read more »
Malawi: Can Malawi Make Its Own Medicines? Government's New Tariffs Aim to End Import Dependence
Nyasa Times
The Malawi Government's decision to impose import tariffs of up to 25 percent on selected medicines has sparked intense debate among health and economic experts, with supporters… Read more »
Malawi: Reference Lending Rate Falls From 25.2% to 20.4% in Six Months
Nyasa Times
Malawians have received another encouraging economic boost after commercial banks reduced the reference lending rate for June to 20.4 percent, down from 20.6 percent in May. Read more »
Ethiopia: Redefining 'Free and Fair' - Ethiopia's Election and Electoral Legitimacy [analysis]
African Arguments
"Democracy is not just a question of having a vote. It consists of strengthening each citizen's possibility and capacity to participate in the deliberations involved in life in… Read more »
Malawi: Malawi Has Become Dangerously Desensitised to Crisis - CCJP Warns
Nyasa Times
The Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) has issued a sobering warning that Malawi is becoming dangerously desensitised to repeated national crises, saying what once… Read more »
