May 26
Nigeria: Kidnap Scandal - Katsina Suspends Ex-Aide Linked to 8-Year-Old's Abduction
Vanguard
The Katsina State Government has suspended a former Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on Community Development to Gov. Dikko Radda, Nura Aliyu-Garwa, linked to an alleged kidnapping… Read more »
Kenya: Ignore AI-Generated Image Used to Falsely Claim That Kenyan President William Ruto Has 80 Percent Popularity in Opinion Poll
Africa Check
Ignore AI-generated image used to falsely claim that Kenyan president William Ruto has 80% popularity in opinion poll Read more »
Ethiopia: Nation At Ballot Box - Ethiopia's Defining Democratic Moment
ENA
With only days remaining before Ethiopians head to the polls on June 1, 2026, the country is preparing for what many observers consider one of the most important elections in its… Read more »
South Africa: Ministers Call for Calm but March and March Says June 30 Stands
Scrolla
March and March says the government does not take South Africans seriously and its 30 June deadline for undocumented foreigners to leave stands firm. While ministers met protest… Read more »
Nigeria: Tax Reform Push Signals Nigeria's Shift Towards Cooperative Fiscal Governance
Leadership
Nigeria's unfolding tax reform agenda is beginning to reveal a broader economic philosophy: that sustainable public finance cannot rely on oil receipts alone, but must be anchored… Read more »
Nigeria: Group Warns Against Threats to Indigenous Rights
Leadership
The Conference of Autochthonous Ethnic Nationalities Community Development Associations (CONEACDA) has expressed deep concern over the worsening security situation across Nigeria. Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu's Emergence As APC Candidate Significant Milestone - Mutfwang
Leadership
Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State has described President Bola Tinubu's emergence as the APC presidential candidate for the 2027 general elections as a milestone in… Read more »
Tunisia: Presidential Pardon Granted to 1,187 Prisoners
Tunis Afrique Presse
President Kais Saïed granted a presidential pardon to 1,187 prisoners on the occasion of Eid al-Adha, the presidency announced on Tuesday. Read more »
Nigeria: Youth Leader Cautions APC Govs Over Plot to Remove Uzodimma As Chairman
Vanguard
ENUGU--Notable Igbo Youth leader, Ambassador Arthur Obiora, has called on the governors of the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC, to drop the idea of removing Governor Hope… Read more »
Nigeria: Atiku, Amaechi, Hayatu-Deen in Battle for ADC Presidential Ticket
This Day
Atiku Abubakar, Chibuike Amaechi, and Mohammed Hayatu-Deen, yesterday, commenced their battle for African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential ticket across the federation. Read more »
Nigeria: 2027 Presidency - Opposition Parties in Disarray, Produce Factional Candidates
Vanguard
LAGOS -- As political parties tidy up their primaries this week, this is not the best of times for opposition parties, whose ambition of stopping President Bola Tinubu of the All… Read more »
Malawi: UN Faces 25-40% Staff Cuts, 30% Funding Reduction As Crisis Threatens Key Services in Malawi
Nyasa Times
The United Nations has announced that agencies operating in Malawi are preparing for staff reductions of between 25 and 40 percent following a global funding decline of up to 30… Read more »
Malawi: Government Vows Fierce Fight Against K1 Trillion Finance Bank Claim
Nyasa Times
The Malawi Government has declared it will aggressively fight a staggering compensation claim reportedly estimated at nearly K1 trillion in the long-running legal battle involving… Read more »
Nigeria: Atiku Wins ADC Presidential Primaries in Yobe, Zamfara, Sokoto
Premium Times
ADC returning officers said the primaries were conducted peacefully across the states. Read more »
Kenya: Human Rights Groups Warn of Rising Ethnic Tensions in Nakuru Hotspots Ahead of 2027 Politics
Capital FM
Human rights organisations, peace committees and security agencies have raised concern over rising ethnic tensions and early political campaigns centred on "one-term" and… Read more »
Nigeria: Yahaya Bello Consoles Kwadeco Family Over Patriarch's Death
This Day
Former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, on Tuesday paid a condolence visit to the family of the late Alhaji Salihu Suleiman Okatahi in Lokoja, describing the deceased's… Read more »
Namibia: Nab Evaluates Improved Mahangu Varieties
New Era
The Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB), in collaboration with the University of Namibia (UNAM), recently hosted a Farmers' Field Day Visit at the Ogongo Campus trial site for the… Read more »
Nigeria: Hayatu-Deen Boycotts ADC Presidential Primary Result Announcement Over Alleged Rigging
Premium Times
Mr Hayatu-Deen announced his decision via a post on X, stating he would not be present at the result declaration scheduled for Tuesday. Read more »
Africa: Statement By H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf Chairperson of AU Commission On Africa Day [press release]
African Union
His Excellency Martin Mpana, Ambassador of the Republic of Cameroon to China and Dean of the African Diplomatic Corps in China Read more »
South Africa: DTIC Dismantles Barriers to Inclusive Growth
SAnews.gov.za
The Chief Director of Transformation and Competition at the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic), Takalani Tambani, says the department will continue to… Read more »
Nigeria: Ex-MP Wins Benue ADC Governorship Ticket
Premium Times
Former House of Representatives member, Herman Hembe, has emerged as the governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Benue State after defeating two other… Read more »
Nigeria: 2027 - Ogboru Clinches ADC Governorship Ticket in Delta
Premium Times
Mr Ogboru polled 38,151 votes to defeat his only rival, Emmanuel Unuafe, who scored 1,182 votes during the election that took place across the 25 local government areas of the… Read more »
Nigeria: Just-in - Jonathan Eligible to Contest 2027 Presidential Election - - Court
Leadership
Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has cleared the coast for former President Goodluck Jonathan to contest the 2027 presidential election. Read more »
Namibia: Dâure Daman Seeks Erongo Governor's Help in Chieftaincy Issues
Namibian
The Dâure Daman Traditional Authority council at Uis has sought the intervention of the Erongo governor regarding the chieftaincy and related governance issues. Read more »
Nigeria: Rivers 2027 - Fubara Withdrew Voluntarily - Wike Not APC Member - - Yilwatda
Vanguard
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has clarified that Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, was neither disqualified nor forced out of its governorship primary race, insisting… Read more »
