January 15
Nigeria: Groups Seek Change in Niger South Senatorial Contest
Leadership
Niger South Youth Coalition Groups have asked Mohammed Ndarani (SAN) to contest for the senatorial seat of the zone citing his record of philanthropy. Read more »
Nigeria: Kwankwaso Sets Fresh Conditions for Possible Return to APC
Leadership
The national leader of the New Nigeria People's Party (NNPP), Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, has set fresh conditions for any possible return to the ruling All Progressives Congress… Read more »
Nigeria: We're Leaving Kwara More Developed Than We Met It - Gov Abdulrazaq
Leadership
Kwara State governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Monday 5th January , 2026 flagged off the e-registration and revalidation of membership for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in… Read more »
Nigeria: Impeachment Threat - Rivers Monarchs Mediate, More Lawmakers Back Out
Leadership
Rivers State Council of Traditional Rulers has waded into the impasse between Governor Siminalayi Fubara and members of the State House of Assembly, following impeachment… Read more »
Nigeria: Governorship Race - Aspirant Drafts Aondo Into Benue Rescue Mission
Leadership
The Benue Rescue and Rebuild Mission governorship campaign has continued to consolidate its structures with the appointment of Chief Jerry Aondo (SAN) as acting director and head… Read more »
Nigeria: Ijaw Youths Demand Release of Warri Constituency Ward Delineation Report
Leadership
The Operation Rescue Ijaw Nation Crusaders (ORINC) has staged a peaceful protest at the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and called on its… Read more »
Nigeria: Igbo 35m Votes Won't Be Taken for Granted Again, Says Okorie
Leadership
The convener and national chairman of the Igbo Agenda Dialogue (IAD), Chief Chekwas Okorie, has declared that the votes of the vast Igbo voting population in Nigeria will never… Read more »
Nigeria: Governor Sule Votes N6bn for New Hospital Take-Off
Leadership
Nasarawa State government has set aside N6 billion as take-off fund for the newly established Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital (DASH) in Akwanga. Read more »
Nigeria: The Unravelling of 'Kwankwasiyya'
This Day
I visited Kano in May 2012 at the instance of my friend, Mohammed Jamu, a long-standing disciple of then Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso. Read more »
South Africa: Hlabisa Advocates for Stronger Traditional Leadership and Local Governance
SAnews.gov.za
The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), Velenkosini Hlabisa, has emphasised the vital role of traditional leadership in maintaining community… Read more »
Ethiopia: PM Abiy Attending Finance Forward Ethiopia Conference
ENA
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is in attendance at the Finance Forward Ethiopia conference where six major institutions shaping the nation's financial and revenue systems present and… Read more »
Uganda: EC Has Five Years to Prepare, Analysts Say Ready
Nile Post
Political analyst Gerald Kagambirwe Karyeija has expressed confidence in the Electoral Commission's (EC) preparedness for Uganda's 2026 general elections, noting that the… Read more »
Uganda: 529 MPs Set to Cast Votes in 2026 Elections
Nile Post
As Uganda heads into the 2026 general elections, hundreds of Members of Parliament (MPs) across the country are set to participate in casting their votes, reflecting the nation's… Read more »
January 14
South Africa: SANDF Apparently Defied Presidential Orders to Remove Iran From a Joint Naval Exercise
Daily Maverick
Three Iranian navy ships remain in False Bay -- and one participated in exercise Will for Peace, according to the SANDF. Read more »
Malawi: Malawi's Inflation Rate Shows Signs of Cooling, but Remains High
Nyasa Times
New official figures show that the rate of price increases in Malawi, known as inflation, has started to slow down, offering some relief to households after a difficult year.… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's 2027 Election Can Set a Model for Disability Inclusion. Here's How [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Nigeria has built an impressive legal framework for disability rights. The challenge now is turning these commitments into consistent, lived realities for voters with disabilities.… Read more »
Uganda: Uganda's Autocratic Political System Is Failing Its People - and Threatens the Region [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
When he was first sworn in as Uganda's president in 1986, Yoweri Museveni declared that his victory represented a "fundamental change". He promised that Ugandans would no longer… Read more »
Uganda: Uganda - Government Suspends Civic Groups Ahead of Elections [press release]
HRW
On January 12, 2026, days before Uganda's national elections on January 15, the National Bureau for Non-Governmental Organizations ordered at least 10 nongovernmental organizations… Read more »
Liberia: More Than Half of Arrest Agenda Programs Inactive
Liberian Observer
Naymote Partners for Democratic Development has raised serious concerns over the slow pace of Liberia's national development agenda, revealing that more than half of the… Read more »
Uganda: Ugandans Prepare to Vote Following a Campaign Marked By 'Intimidation'
RFI
Uganda's presidential and parliamentary elections on Thursday are expected to be a duel between incumbent Yoweri Museveni, in power for 40 years, and singer turned opposition… Read more »
Ghana: Chiefs Commend President for Proposing Upgrading of Hohoe Into Metro Status
Ghanaian Times
Five traditional areas in the Hohoe Municipality of the Volta Region have commended President John Dramani Mahama for the proposed upgrading of the Hohoe Municipal Assembly to a… Read more »
Kenya: ODM Hungry for Power As It Seeks Coalition With Uda Ahead of 2027
Capital FM
The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) is once again pursuing power through coalition politics, this time seeking an early alliance with President William Ruto's United Democratic… Read more »
Nigeria: Who's Afraid of Madam Governor? [opinion]
Premium Times
The real question, then, is not whether women are ready for power. It is whether Nigeria is ready to stop pretending that exclusion is excellence. Read more »
Kenya: Why the Supreme Court Needs a Seventh Judge Before the 2027 Election
Capital FM
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has launched the process to hire a Supreme Court judge to restore the court's full bench ahead of the 2027 Presidential Election. Read more »
Ethiopia: Politics of Performance - Ethiopia's Education Crisis, PM Abiy's 'Intellectual' Puzzle
Addis Standard
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's tenure reveals a political project that is not merely developmental but profoundly performative and epistemological. His emergence has done one thing… Read more »
