May 28
Ethiopia: Ethiopia Votes Amid Geopolitical Rivalries in Horn of Africa
DW
Ethiopia will hold its seventh national election on June 1, 2026. The vote takes place as Gulf states compete for influence in the region and the rivalry between Ethiopia and Egypt… Read more »
Uganda: Parliament Approves Expanded Cabinet
Nile Post
Parliament has approved a constitutional variation increasing the number of Cabinet Ministers and Ministers of State, formally regularising President Museveni's latest executive… Read more »
Angola: Angola Reports 13 Positive Cases of Mpox
ANGOP
Angola has registered so far a total 13 positive cases of monkeypox in the northern provinces of Cabinda and Uige, the country's Health minister, Silvia Lutucuta, announced on… Read more »
Somalia: Tensions Rise in Galmudug As Somali Leaders Dispute Regional Election Process
Shabelle
Political tensions are mounting in Somalia's central state of Galmudug amid growing disagreements over the handling of the upcoming regional presidential election, according to… Read more »
Kenya: Ruto Denies Forcing Transport Leaders to Call Off Strike, Defends Fuel Subsidy Strategy
Capital FM
President William Ruto has denied claims that his administration pressured transport sector leaders into calling off their strike, insisting the decision was reached voluntarily… Read more »
Chad: Crackdown On Chad's Opposition Threatens a Return to One-Party Rule [analysis]
ISS
Rather than learning from Chad's history of coups and deadly conflicts, current leaders seem determined to repeat the cycle. Read more »
Africa: Why The World Must Recognize NTDs as a Human Rights Issue [guest column]
allAfrica
During my years working in Malawi’s health system – from clinician and public health officer to leading national public health programmes, and now as Minister of Health… Read more »
Kenya: Ruto Says He Will Exit If Denied Second Term, Vows No Post-Election Violence
Capital FM
President William Ruto has said he will accept it if he does not secure a second term in office, insisting that his political future ultimately rests in God's hands, while at the… Read more »
Namibia: 70% of Namibians Too Poor to Buy a House
Namibian
LESS than 10% of the working population owe banks N$45.1 billion in home loans. Read more »
Africa: All of Africa Today - May 28, 2026
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Nigeria: Delta Ex-Speaker Quits APC As Crisis Rocks Ruling Party
Premium Times
Victor Ochei's resignation has deepened the defection rocking the APC in Delta State, coming days after former Deputy Senate President Ovie Omo-Agege also dumped the ruling party. Read more »
South Africa: 'Serious Institutional Crisis' - - Committee's Damning Indictment On Mkhwanazi's Police Infiltration Scandal
Daily Maverick
Parliament's ad hoc committee tasked with investigating accusations that a drug cartel has infiltrated South Africa's criminal justice system and politics has found that witness… Read more »
South Africa: South Africa Draws 66% of Its Irrigation Water From the Ground and It Is Running Out
Daily Maverick
Water levels in nearly one-third of the boreholes investigated in a recent global study are dropping steadily, mainly due to unsustainable pumping rates to irrigate crops or to… Read more »
Nigeria: Presidency Warns Against Deepfake Videos, Says Religion Being Weaponised for Political Gain
Vanguard
ABUJA -- The Presidency has raised alarm over what it described as a growing wave of deepfake videos and manipulated online content aimed at weaponising religion for political… Read more »
Sudan: Sudan's Rival Leaders Push Competing Visions As El Burhan Calls for National Dialogue
Dabanga
Sudan's rival leaders used Eid El Adha speeches to promote sharply competing visions for the country's future, as political forces reacted to a new call for dialogue amid the… Read more »
Namibia: Genocide Remembrance Day a Call for Justice, Healing - Kuugongelwa-Amadhila
Namibian
Namibia's Genocide Remembrance Day is not only about remembering the atrocities committed between 1904 and 1908, but also about pursuing justice, recognition and healing for… Read more »
Liberia: 'Zero Progress in the Rule of Law'
New Dawn
Cllr. Tiawan Saye Gongloe, 2023 Presidential Candidate of the Liberian People's Party (LPP) and former Solicitor General, has asserted that the Unity Party (UP) government has made… Read more »
Zimbabwe: I Am the Kingmaker! Explosive Leaked Audios Reveal Extent of Tagwirei's Influence
New Zimbabwe
LEAKED audios between two figures that NewZimbabwe.com managed to identify, have revealed businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei's unimaginable hold on Zimbabwe's arms of government,… Read more »
Somalia: U.S. Senator Ted Cruz Backs Somaliland Recognition
Horn Diplomat
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz has called for the United States to formally recognize Somaliland, saying stronger ties with Hargeisa would advance American security and strategic interests… Read more »
Kenya: President Ruto Mourns Utumishi Girls Fire Victims Killed in Dormitory Blaze, Orders Focus On Rescue, Treatment
Capital FM
President William Ruto has mourned the victims of the tragic fire at Utumishi Girls Academy in Gilgil, where students were killed after a dormitory blaze, describing the incident… Read more »
Nigeria: Atiku Wins ADC Presidential Ticket, to Relive 2023 Poll, Faces Tinubu, Obi in 2027
This Day
Former Vice President Atiku, yesterday, won the presidential ticket of African Democratic Congress (ADC), polling 1,846,379 votes to defeat his closest rival, former Minister of… Read more »
South Africa: Limpopo Police Sound Alarm Over Violence - South African News Briefs - May 28, 2026
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Nigeria: APC Denies Fielding Non-Indigenes in Ekiti Reps Primaries
Vanguard
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti has dismissed claims that a non-indigene emerged as the party's candidate in its House of Representatives primary elections. Read more »
Uganda: Museveni Reshuffles New Cabinet, Swaps Aceng and Lumumba
Nile Post
President Museveni has made fresh changes to his newly announced Cabinet after a legal and procedural controversy emerged over the appointment of Justine Kasule Lumumba as… Read more »
Nigeria: Exclusive - Why Certificate Forger Uche Nnaji Is Desperate to Be Governor
Premium Times
Mr Nnaji is pushing to be governor in Enugu State in 2027 despite being under investigation over certificate forgery by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences… Read more »
