January 20
Uganda: URA Blames 2026 Election Disruptions for Revenue Shortfall
Nile Post
The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has attributed its shortfall in revenue collection for the second half of 2025 to disruptions caused by the 2026 election period. Read more »
Uganda: Julius Gives Opposition Rude Awakening, Breaks NRM Curse in Bukonzo County East
Nile Post
National Resistance Movement (NRM) candidate Julius Monday Rude has made history by becoming the first-ever NRM Member of Parliament for Bukonzo County East, ending decades of… Read more »
Uganda: Minister Amongi Accuses Speaker Among, Dr Aceng of Election Fraud in Lira City
Nile Post
Betty Amongi, Minister of Gender, Labour, and Social Development, and former contender for the Lira City Woman MP seat, has accused Speaker of Parliament Anita Among and Health… Read more »
Uganda: Dr Hilderman Rejects Amelia Kyambadde's Victory in Mawokota North
Nile Post
Dr Hilderman will not sing for Amelia. No, he has even refused to acknowledge her victory in the January 15 polls. Read more »
Uganda: Over 100 Masaka Protest Suspects Arraigned Over Post-Election Violence
Nile Post
- More than 100 people arrested by police over their alleged involvement in violent protests against the recently announced presidential election results were on Tuesday arraigned… Read more »
Uganda: UPC's Jalameso Demands Declaration As Ajuri County MP Amid Results Dispute
Nile Post
The Uganda People's Congress (UPC) candidate for Ajuri County in Alebtong District, Fred Jalameso, has demanded that the Electoral Commission (EC) immediately declare him the duly… Read more »
Uganda: NRM Sweeps Kabale Parliamentary Seats in Historic Victory
Nile Post
The National Resistance Movement (NRM) has registered a historic political victory in Kabale District after winning all declared parliamentary seats, eliminating opposition… Read more »
Namibia: Namibia's Traditional Leaders Serve Villages From Windhoek Despite Legal Residency Requirements
Namibian
"We cannot be confined to our villages." Read more »
Uganda: Karuhanga Returns to Parliament On Inclusivity, Voter Vigilance and Calmer Polls in Ntungamo Municipality
Nile Post
A mix of political inclusivity, voter vigilance, improved security and comparisons of past leadership records propelled Gerald Karuhanga back to Parliament as the Member of… Read more »
Liberia: Son of Ex-VP Howard-Taylor Reported Dead
Liberian Investigator
- Charles Phillip Taylor Jr., the son of former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor, has reportedly died at the GIMS Hospital in Sophie Community, according to a source familiar… Read more »
Nigeria: The Importance of Kashim Shettima
This Day
There is a potentially disruptive speculation, a kite being flown in political conversations, which could affect the fortunes of the ruling party - the All Progressives Congress… Read more »
Nigeria: 2027 - Obasanjo in Closed-Door Meeting With IBB
Leadership
Former president Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday paid a visit to Former Military President Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida IBB at his hilltop house in Minna amid ongoing strategic political… Read more »
Nigeria: Oyegun Receives 'Obedient' Movement Into ADC in Benin
Leadership
National leader of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Chief John Oyegun, said that the coming of the Obedient Movement into the party in Edo State is a sign that the people are… Read more »
Nigeria: Governor Yusuf Visits Tinubu, 'May Join APC On Tue or Wed'
Leadership
Amid mounting speculation about a possible switch of allegiance, Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf met with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Monday. Read more »
Nigeria: Ekiti Governorship - INEC Excludes PDP Candidate From Final List
Daily Trust
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the final list of 12 candidates qualified to contest the Ekiti State governorship election scheduled for June 20,… Read more »
Nigeria: Omission of Shettima's Picture On APC Poster Causes Uproar
Daily Trust
The All Progressives Congress (APC) is again contending with internal unease over the political future of Vice President Kashim Shettima ahead of the 2027 general elections,… Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu Clears Path for Gov Yusuf's Defection
Daily Trust
Following a closed-door meeting between President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Monday, indications have… Read more »
January 19
Africa: Africa Pushes Back On US Health Deals Over Data, Power
SciDev.Net
A new wave of bilateral health deals with the United States is facing growing resistance across Africa, as courts, civil society groups and public-health experts question how the… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Former Election Umpire Has Been Appointed an Ambassador - Why This Is a Red Flag [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
The Nigerian Senate confirmed the appointment of the immediate past chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as an ambassador in December 2025. This has… Read more »
South Africa: The Generator Broke, Leaving This Village Without Water - - 17 Years Ago
GroundUp
Residents who can't afford to buy water have to get it from a faraway river Read more »
Uganda: Govt Maintains Social Media Restrictions
Nile Post
The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has said that although public internet access has been fully restored across the country, restrictions on social media and over-the-top… Read more »
Uganda: Ibanda Municipality Election Rescheduled After Ballot Paper Error
Nile Post
The Independent Electoral Commission has confirmed plans to conduct a by-election for the Ibanda Municipality Member of Parliament seat following the cancellation of the earlier… Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu Gives Nigeria's Second-Highest Honour to Controversial Businessman Gilbert Chagoury
Premium Times
Mr Otedola alluded to Mr Chagoury's contribution to Lagos's development in his post on X. Read more »
East Africa: Uganda - EAC Observers Criticize Parties Over 'Too Many' Independent Candidates
Independent (Kampala)
The East African Community (EAC) Election Observation Mission has highlighted internal conflicts and organizational weaknesses within Uganda's political parties, warning that these… Read more »
Nigeria: FG Rearraigns Sowore Over Posts Calling Tinubu Criminal, Drops Charges Against Facebook, X
Premium Times
Mr Sowore pleaded not guilty to the cyberbullying charges on Monday. Read more »
