May 05
South Africa: Johannesburg Has Spent Ten Years Hiring Consultants While Slovo Park Families Wait
GroundUp
The Upgrading of Informal Settlements Programme has failed Read more »
South Africa: Why We Should Change How Cape Town Elects Ward Committees
GroundUp
Movement for CARE demands public voting rights ahead of local government elections Read more »
Kenya: Kenya, Tanzania to Remove Non-Tariff Barriers By June
Capital FM
Kenya and Tanzania have renewed their pledge to cultivate closer ties as they seek to accelerate economic growth and deepen regional integration by signing eight new agreements. Read more »
Nigeria: NEMSA, NERC Collaborate On Safety Enforcement in Power Sector
This Day
The Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA) and the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) have reaffirmed their commitment to stronger institutional… Read more »
Nigeria: Akume's Quiet Reset in Benue to Bring Peace, Shared Sense of Purpose
This Day
For a state long defined by its struggles with insecurity and political division, Benue is beginning to chart a different course. At the heart of this shift is a decisive… Read more »
West Africa: Ecowas Parliament Speaker Seeks Return to Democracy in Guinea-Bissau
Daily Trust
The Speaker of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament, Mémounatou Ibrahima, has called for the restoration of democracy in Guinea-Bissau. Read more »
Nigeria: Thousands of Keke Riders Rally for Mbah's Re-Election in Enugu
Vanguard
Thousands of tricycle riders across Enugu State turned out in a massive show of support for Governor Peter Mbah on Monday, endorsing his reelection bid in a display of growing… Read more »
Kenya: ODM Internal Row Heads to Full Hearing After Tribunal Ruling
Capital FM
The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) has suffered a setback after the Political Parties Disputes Tribunal ruled that it has jurisdiction to hear and determine a complaint filed by… Read more »
Namibia: Masake Reaffirms Government's Support to Farmers
Namibian
Deputy minister of agriculture, fisheries, water and land reform Ruthy Masake on Friday reaffirmed the government's commitment to supporting farmers in addressing persistent… Read more »
Nigeria: We Won't Hand Over Party to Kwankwaso - Kano NDC Chair
Premium Times
Mr Kwankwaso joined the NDC on Sunday alongside Peter Obi. Read more »
Liberia: Cab Wants an End to Constitutional Discrimination
Liberian Observer
The Christian Association of the Blind (CAB) has called for amendments to portions of the Liberian Constitution to remove clauses considered discriminatory against persons living… Read more »
Liberia: When Free Speech Undermines Itself
Liberian Observer
What emerges from both ALJA's position, and the Presidential Press Secretary's speech is not a clash of values, but a tension in emphasis--both are speaking about protecting… Read more »
Tanzania: Government Finalises Public Investment Bill Revisions
Daily News
THE government is finalising revisions to the Public Investment Bill following a comprehensive evaluation conducted after its presentation to the Parliament in 2023. Read more »
Malawi: PAC Grills Government Over Zamba No-Show As Amaryllis Hotel Probe Stalls, Raising Questions About Accountability
Nyasa Times
Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has turned up the heat on the Executive over the continued absence of former Chief Secretary Colleen Zamba, whose no-show is now… Read more »
Kenya: Lobby Petitions MPs to Release IMF Governance Report
Capital FM
A lobby group has petitioned Parliament to compel the government to release the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Governance and Corruption Diagnostic Report on Kenya, completed… Read more »
Ghana: Boakye Agyarko Meets Dr Bawumia Ahead of NPP Chairmanship Bid
Ghanaian Times
A New Patriotic Party (NPP) National Chairman aspirant, Boakye Agyarko, has paid a courtesy call on former Vice-President, Mahamudu Bawumia, as part of consultations ahead of his… Read more »
Tanzania: Zanzibar Budget Session Begins Tomorrow
Daily News
THE third meeting of the Eleventh Zanzibar House of Representatives is scheduled to officially commence tomorrow, with discussions focusing on the government budget and other key… Read more »
Tunisia: President Saied Urges Reform of Procurement Regulations
Tunis Afrique Presse
President Kais Saied met at Carthage Palace with Head of Government Sarra Zaafrani Zenzri and Acting Minister of Industry, Mines and Energy, as well as Minister of Equipment and… Read more »
South Africa: King Misuzulu Picks Fired Ingonyama Chair to Fight Prime Minister
Scrolla
Prime Minister Thulasizwe Buthelezi now wants the Ingonyama Trust Board to report to a government minister, angering King Misuzulu kaZwelithini. Jerome Ngwenya returns as an… Read more »
Nigeria: Accord Rejects De-Registration Claims
Leadership
The leadership of Accord Party has dismissed claims that it risks de-registration, insisting it fully complies with constitutional requirements and remains an active political… Read more »
Nigeria: Nasarawa Rep, Nalaraba Withdraws From Guber Race, Backs Wadada
Leadership
Support for the governorship bid of Senator Ahmed Wadada received a boost yesterday with Hon. Abubakar Hassan Nalaraba, jettisoning his ambition to back Governor Abdullahi Sule's… Read more »
Nigeria: Again, Obi Justifies Joining NDC
Leadership
Former presidential candidate Peter Obi has once again defended his decision to defect to the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC), saying it was driven by the worsening condition of… Read more »
Nigeria: 2027 - Natasha Picks Nomination Forms, Promises Expanded Opportunities
Leadership
The Senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has formally declared her intention to seek re-election in the 2027 National Assembly… Read more »
Nigeria: 2027 - 'Gombe APC Consensus Candidate Reflects Public Aspirations'
Leadership
The emergence of Dr Jamilu Isyaku Gwamna as the All Progressives Congress (APC) consensus governorship candidate for the 2027 election in Gombe State has been described as a true… Read more »
Nigeria: Why Obi, Kwankwaso Left ADC - Party Spokesman
Leadership
| ADC has failed to show how presidential candidate will emerge - Sen Umeh Read more »
