June 01
Ethiopia: NEBE Extends Voting Hours to Accommodate Queues
ENA
_ The National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) has issued an additional statement regarding the conduct of the 7th General Election. Read more »
Ethiopia: Prime Minister Abiy Praises Ethiopians' Extraordinary Commitment to Democracy
ENA
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has commended the Ethiopian people for their extraordinary commitment to democracy, patriotism, and national unity following their massive participation… Read more »
Tanzania: Tanzania's Pastoral Communities Advised to Embrace ICT in Preserving Their Cultural Heritage
Daily News
THE Registrar of Societies and Non-Governmental Organizations in Tanzania, Emmanuel Kihampa, has urged pastoral communities across the country to embrace Information and… Read more »
Ethiopia: Massive Voter Turnout Reflects Citizens' Strong Commitment to National Affairs, Says Deacon Daniel Kibret
ENA
Deacon Daniel Kibret, Social Affairs Advisor to the Prime Minister, said the large number of voters who turned out early to cast their ballots in Ethiopia's 7th General Election… Read more »
Ethiopia: Seventh General Election Writes New Chapter in Ethiopia's Democracy, Says President Taye
ENA
President Taye Atskeselassie said today that the seventh general election will write a new chapter in the Ethiopian democracy. Read more »
South Africa: Liam Jacobs Rejoins the DA After Rejecting the Patriotic Alliance's Politics of Chaos and Criminality [press release]
DA
Today we welcome Liam Jacobs back to the Democratic Alliance. Read more »
South Africa: DA Lodges Formal Complaint Over Rape Kit Crisis and Convicted Cops Scandal [press release]
DA
The DA has lodged a formal Standing Order 101 complaint against Western Cape Provincial Commissioner Lt. Genl. Thembisile Patekile and Provincial Supply Chain Head Maj. Genl.… Read more »
South Africa: DA Tackles Illegal Number Plates, Calling for Creecy, Tau and Cachalia to Act [press release]
DA
The DA has written to Ministers Tau, Creecy and Acting Minister Cachalia to urgently establish an inter-ministerial task team to deal with a national safety and crime crisis: fake… Read more »
Africa: African Multilateralism From a Vision to a Reality - Lessons From the Most Hostile Continent On Earth [analysis]
African Arguments
For twenty years I have worked strengthening African governance and multilateral institutions. Across each sector - security, economic development, education reform and… Read more »
Sudan: 'Quintet-Brokered Addis Dialogue On Sudan Is Flooding the Political Process'
Dabanga
Meetings organised by the 'quintet' group in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa from June 3 to 5, aimed at bringing together all Sudanese parties who did not take part in Third… Read more »
Sudan: Hemedti Decrees Foundation of Security and Defence Council for Tasees Govt
Dabanga
The commander of the Rapid Support forces, Lt Gen Mohammed Hamdan 'Hemedti' Dagalo, has issued a degree to form the Security and Defence Council of the Sudan Founding Alliance… Read more »
South Africa: Absence of Meeting Records Undermines Parliamentary Oversight, Committee Warns [press release]
Parliament of South Africa
Failing to record minutes of meetings that result in official decisions being taken has the potential to frustrate Parliament's oversight role. This was the view of members of the… Read more »
Kenya: Wajir Stadium to Be Named After Late Kibaki Minister Ahmed Khalif, Ruto Announces
Capital FM
The newly constructed Wajir Stadium will be named after the late Wajir West MP and former Labour Minister Ahmed Khalif, President William Ruto has announced, in what leaders… Read more »
Kenya: Ruto Pledges to End Northern Kenya's Historical Exclusion and Discrimination
Capital FM
President William Ruto has pledged to end decades of exclusion and discrimination against residents of Northern Kenya, declaring that his administration is committed to ensuring… Read more »
Africa: The Death of Koko Networks - a Post-Mortem of a Biofuel Startup and the Rise of Carbon Economies in Africa [analysis]
African Arguments
What does the much-publicised rise and sudden death of a firm that boasted friends in Silicon Valley and Washington DC tell us about the climate crisis, structural underdevelopment… Read more »
Nigeria: Leakages, Inefficiencies Make Reforms Feel Like Punishment for the Poor - South African Lawmaker Reddy [interview]
Premium Times
South African lawmaker Visvin Reddy explained that Nigeria is part of a broader pattern across Africa where countries are becoming increasingly dependent on borrowing to survive. Read more »
Tanzania: Government Sets Stage for Take-Off
Daily News
THE National Planning Commission has endorsed four major frameworks that will guide the implementation of Vision 2050, which officially takes effect on July 1st this year. Read more »
Kenya: Ruto Announces Sh5bn Livestock Investment Company Plan for 21 Asal Counties
Capital FM
President William Ruto has announced a Sh5 billion County Livestock Investment Company initiative aimed at enabling more than 350,000 pastoralists across 21 Arid and Semi-Arid… Read more »
Malawi: IMF Deal Hangs in the Balance As Experts Warn Malawi - 'Fix the Economy First'
Nyasa Times
As Malawi prepares for crucial talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) next week, economists have issued a stark warning: securing another bailout package will mean little… Read more »
Nigeria: Atiku Meets Hayatu-Deen in Lagos Over ADC Primary Crisis
Leadership
Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has held a closed-door meeting with fellow aspirant, Mohammed Hayatu-Deen, in Lagos as part of… Read more »
Nigeria: 2027 - When Imposition of Candidates Is Cloaked As Consensus [editorial]
Premium Times
During the primaries, in many instances, party membership registers were not visibly used to verify those who turned up as bona fide members. Read more »
Nigeria: Why I Visited Hayatu-Deen - Atiku
Vanguard
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has explained the reason behind his visit to fellow presidential aspirant, Mohammed Hayatu-Deen, saying the meeting focused on the state of… Read more »
Nigeria: Eight Killed, Scores Injured As Gunmen Attack Plateau Community
Vanguard
No fewer than eight persons were reportedly killed while more than 10 others sustained injuries following an attack by gunmen on Gwon-Ajang village in Foron District of Barkin Ladi… Read more »
South Africa: ANC Promises Fair Phala Phala Impeachment Process
Scrolla
ANC Secretary General Fikile Mbalula says the party will follow the Constitutional Court ruling and not use the impeachment process to protect President Cyril Ramaphosa. … Read more »
Liberia: Liberia, AfDB Strengthen Partnership to Tackle Infrastructure and Youth Unemployment
New Dawn
Monrovia, June 1, 2026 -- Liberia's delegation to the African Development Bank (AfDB) Annual Meetings, led by Finance and Development Planning Minister Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan, has… Read more »
