June 02
Kenya: Ruto Links Laikipia Facility Approval to Personal Request From Trump
Capital FM
President William Ruto said late Monday that he authorized the establishment of a US Ebola quarantine facility at Laikipia Air Base after President Donald Trump personally… Read more »
Kenya: Kirinyaga Assures Residents of Uninterrupted Healthcare Amid Health Workers' Go-Slow
Capital FM
The County Government of Kirinyaga has assured residents that healthcare services in all public health facilities will continue uninterrupted despite a planned go-slow by health… Read more »
Kenya: Kenya, South Africa Set to Deepen Ties As Ruto Embarks On State Visit
Capital FM
William Ruto is set to undertake a State Visit to South Africa from June 3 to 5, 2026, the Kenya High Commission in Pretoria has announced. Read more »
Uganda: Kabale District Boss Calls for Stronger Political-Technical Cooperation
Nile Post
Kabale District Chairperson Denis Nzeirwe has called for greater teamwork and cooperation between the district's political and technical wings to enhance service delivery. Read more »
Nigeria: Govt Flags Off Tree-Planting Initiative On 1,068km Sokoto-Badagry Highway
This Day
The federal government has begun a strategic tree-planting programme along the Illela-Sokoto axis of the Sokoto-Badagry super highway, with the the Minister of State for Works,… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Economy Growing Twice Pre-Reform Pace - Report
This Day
A new report by ThinkBusiness Africa has stated that Nigeria's economy was growing at roughly twice its pre-reform trajectory, noting that the challenge facing policymakers was no… Read more »
South Africa: Portfolio Committee On Employment and Labour to Consider Analysis and Implications of SONA 2026 for the Employment and Labour Sector [press release]
Parliament of South Africa
The Portfolio Committee on Employment and Labour will tomorrow, Wednesday, 3 June 2026, receive a briefing on the analysis and implications of the 2026 State of the Nation Address… Read more »
South Africa: Parliament Statement On False Allegations Regarding the Speaker's Role in the Section 89 Process [press release]
Parliament of South Africa
For an audio clip of Parliament Spokesperson, Mr Moloto Mothapo, on the statement please click here: https://iono.fm/e/1681960 Read more »
South Africa: The Eastern Cape Foundation Helping the Forgotten Get Their Identity Papers and Their Humanity
Daily Maverick
In the remote, rural regions of Elliotdale, Eastern Cape, the Nosintu Gwebindlala Foundation is combating generational statelessness by 'walking the journey' of securing IDs and… Read more »
Mozambique: Mozambique Claims Five of Its Nationals Killed Killed in South Africa 'Xenophobic Attacks'
RFI
Mozambique has claimed that five of its nationals were killed in xenophobic attacks in South Africa at the weekend, as efforts got under way on Tuesday to repatriate hundreds of… Read more »
South Africa: Deputy President to Engage Business Leaders On HIV and TB Funding
SAnews.gov.za
Deputy President Paul Mashatile will meet private sector leaders in Johannesburg on Thursday as government seeks to strengthen partnerships aimed at addressing funding challenges… Read more »
Africa: Critical Thinking, Leadership and Governance in Africa [opinion]
New Times
In 2011, President Paul Kagame engaged in a Twitter exchange with UK journalist Ian Birrell, highlighting the essential role of critical thinking in African leadership and… Read more »
Tanzania: President Set for Historic Russia Visit
Daily News
PRESIDENT Samia Suluhu Hassan is expected to undertake a state visit to Russia from tomorrow to Friday at the invitation of President Vladimir Putin. Read more »
Uganda: Ntungamo Residents Raise High Expectations Ahead of SONA Address
Nile Post
Residents and leaders in Ntungamo District have expressed high expectations ahead of President Museveni's State of the Nation Address, urging him to address infrastructure gaps,… Read more »
Uganda: President Muhoozi - Replace Ex-President Museveni's Obsolete Weapons With Cyber and Guided Missiles
Nile Post
"Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness thrust upon them," William Shakespeare wrote in Twelfth Night. Read more »
Uganda: New Nyendo-Mukungwe Leaders Pledge Action On Garbage, Roads and Jobs
Nile Post
The newly elected leadership of Nyendo-Mukungwe Division in Masaka City has pledged to tackle poor sanitation, improve road infrastructure and create employment opportunities,… Read more »
Uganda: Mubende District Council Descends Into Chaos Over Committee Elections
Nile Post
A heated disagreement erupted at the inaugural sitting of the new Mubende District Council after councillors clashed over whether members of the District Executive Committee should… Read more »
Nigeria: Imo APC Seeks Reconciliation After Primaries, Rallies Support for Tinubu
Leadership
Governor Hope Uzodimma has called on members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Imo State to unite and support the party's decisions following the conclusion of its primary… Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu's Government Has Made Poverty a Tool of Control - Adebayo
Leadership
The presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Prince Adewole Adebayo, has accused the administration of President Bola Tinubu of using poverty and economic… Read more »
Nigeria: Atiku Responsible for ADC Crisis in Adamawa - Wakili
Leadership
Political commentator Imran Wakili has blamed former Vice President Atiku Abubakar for the growing crisis within the African Democratic Congress (ADC), alleging that key political… Read more »
Nigeria: Abia APC Backs Abia South Primary Result, Rejects Claims of Ticket Manipulation
Leadership
The Abia State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has reaffirmed its support for the outcome of its Abia South senatorial primary election for the 2027 general… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Fortunes Declining Since 2015 Under APC - Wabara
Leadership
Former Senate President and elder statesman, Senator Adolphus Wabara, has said Nigeria's fortunes have been on a steady decline since the All Progressives Congress (APC) assumed… Read more »
Nigeria: Delta NDC Aspirant Akpovoka Alleges Plot to Manipulate Primary Results
Leadership
House of Representatives aspirant for Ughelli North/Ughelli South/Udu Federal Constituency of Delta State, Hon. Julius Akpovoka, has alleged a plot to manipulate the outcome of the… Read more »
Nigeria: PDP to Keyamo - You Lack Moral Authority to Advise Jonathan On 2027 Presidency
Leadership
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has faulted comments by the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, over the party's endorsement of former President… Read more »
Nigeria: App Picks Basil As 2027 Governorship Flag Bearer in Cross River
Leadership
The Action Peoples Party (APP), Cross River State chapter, has concluded its governorship consensus primary ahead of the 2027 general elections, with Engr. Nya Basil Bassey… Read more »
