June 04
Nigeria: Senate Sets Up Panel to Liaise With Finance Ministry On Contractors' Debts
Leadership
The Senate has constituted a six-member ad hoc committee to engage the Federal Ministry of Finance on the settlement of outstanding debts owed to local contractors for projects… Read more »
Nigeria: Senate to Govt, Security Agencies - Deploy All Resources to Rescue Kidnapped School Children
Vanguard
ABUJA -- The Senate yesterday asked the Federal Government to intensify efforts and deploy all necessary resources for immediate rescue of teachers, pupils and students abducted by… Read more »
Lesotho: The Long Road to the Market for Lesotho's Wool Farmers
GroundUp
From the highlands of Lesotho, quality wool is sold in Gqeberha to the world Read more »
Malawi: Unima Ranking Sparks Concern Over Malawi's Global Academic Competitiveness
Nyasa Times
The inclusion of the University of Malawi (Unima) in the prestigious 2026 Centre for World University Rankings (CWUR) Global 2000 Rankings has been hailed as a national… Read more »
Zimbabwe: You Will Face Full Wrath of Law - Police Vow Crackdown On Any Protests Over Constitution Amendment Bill 3
New Zimbabwe
POLICE has warned against engaging in violent protests or using social media to incite unrest as Parliament continues deliberations on the controversial Constitutional Amendment… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Only 2,935 Opposed Constitution Amendment Bill Out of More Than Half a Million Submissions, Figures Raise Eyebrows
New Zimbabwe
Figures contained in Parliament's report on the Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 3 (CAB3) have raised eyebrows after lawmakers revealed that only 2,935 out of more than half a… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Ziyambi 'Confirms' Claims That Zanu-PF's Mashonaland West Flooded Parliament With Over 45,000 Written Submissions
New Zimbabwe
JUSTICE Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi has confirmed claims that Zanu PF's Mashonaland West was used to flood Parliament with over 45,000 written submissions in support of the… Read more »
Kenya: Ruto Sticks to Chartered Planes As Presidential Jet Remains Grounded in Netherlands
Capital FM
President William Ruto arrived in South Africa on Wednesday evening aboard a privately chartered Boeing 737-800 BBJ2, underscoring Kenya's continued reliance on leased executive… Read more »
South Africa: DA Welcomes Siu Probe Into Psira's R130 Million Training Scandal, but CEO and CFO Must Still Be Suspended [press release]
DA
Please find below English and Afrikaans soundbite by Ian Cameron MP. Read more »
Tanzania: Tanzania Reviews the Election Laws for Deputy Mayors in Efforts to Improve Councils' Accountability
Daily News
THE Tanzanian government is reviewing laws governing the election of deputy mayors and vice council chairpersons in local government authorities in a bid to reduce internal… Read more »
South Africa: National Assembly Passes Military Discipline Supplementary Measures Amendment Bill [press release]
Parliament of South Africa
The National Assembly has, during its sitting today, passed the Military Discipline Supplementary Measures Amendment Bill. Read more »
South Africa: Grounded - How Broken Roads and Broken Promises Keep Xhora Mouth Waiting for Ambulances
Daily Maverick
While a high court order has mandated the deployment of two ambulances to the remote Xhora Mouth area in Elliotdale, Eastern Cape, poor road infrastructure and stalled clinic… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Routine Message - Virtual Town Hall Meeting for U.S. Citizens - June 9, 2026 [press release]
U.S. Embassy Kinshasa
Location: Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Read more »
Ghana: Project to Strengthen Women's Participation in Local Governance Launched
Ghanaian Times
The Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Dr Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, has reaffirmed the government's commitment to increasing women's representation in governance. Read more »
Kenya: PS Shadrack Mwadime Elected Chair of Continental Skills and Apprenticeship Network, Sasasnet
Capital FM
Kenya's Principal Secretary for Labour and Skills Development, Shadrack Mwadime, has been unanimously elected Continental Chair of the Sub-Saharan Africa Skills and Apprenticeship… Read more »
Nigeria: I Know Politicians Behind Oyo Kidnappings, Sunday Igboho Alleges
Vanguard
Yoruba Nation agitator Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has threatened to reveal the identities of politicians he alleged are behind the abduction of… Read more »
Liberia: LPP Power Struggle Intensifies Ahead of 2029 Election NEC
New Dawn
- As NEC continues hearing over legitimacy Read more »
Liberia: Rep. Mensah Rallies Women to Unite for Political Power in 2029
New Dawn
- Bong County District #6 Representative Moima Briggs Mensah has called on Liberian women to stay united and determined to boost female political representation ahead of the 2029… Read more »
Uganda: Bugisu Stakeholders Ask Museveni to Tackle Infrastructure, Health and Agro-Industrialization During State of Nation Address
Nile Post
As President Yoweri Museveni prepares to deliver the State of the Nation Address (SONA), stakeholders in the Bugisu sub-region have renewed calls for stronger government commitment… Read more »
Uganda: Mbidde Says Mao Will Not Return As DP President
Nile Post
Democratic Party (DP) stalwart Mukasa Mbidde has said that party president Norbert Mao has made a significant contribution to the growth of the party but believes his time at the… Read more »
Uganda: Ugandans Hungry, Angry, Desperate After 40 Years - Lukwago
Nile Post
!The People's Front for Freedom party president, Erias Lukwago, has said that after 40 years in power, President Yoweri Museveni has little left to offer Ugandans, as citizens… Read more »
Nigeria: Omo-Agege - Oborevwori Flouted Tinubu's Directive to Share 60-40 Party Structure
This Day
· Vows to campaign for Obi, win 2027 poll in Delta Read more »
Nigeria: Senate - Abductions in Schools, Communities Alarming, Demands FG Action to Rescue Oyo Victims
This Day
·Gunmen abduct Adelabu's sister, sons in Ibadan, attack Ogbomoso immigration office Read more »
Nigeria: NUPRC to Commence 2026 Licencing Round in Q3 After Tinubu's Approval
This Day
· Commission's workers call off industrial action Read more »
Nigeria: 2027 - Tinubu and Political Minefields Beneath APC's Triumph
This Day
The All Progressives Congress' controversial primaries have exposed troubling cracks beneath its growing political dominance, raising deeper questions about democratic credibility,… Read more »
