August 07
Africa: A Landmark for African Finance - Europe's First African Sovereign Bond ETF Opens a New Chapter
allAfrica
For years, African finance ministers have made the same case at investor conferences and multilateral summits: the continent is not short of bankable projects, it is short of… Read more »
Benin: Ex-Benin President Talon Makes Political Comeback Via Newly Founded Senate
RFI
Benin's newly created Senate elected former president Patrice Talon as its leader on Thursday in Porto-Novo, less than three months after he left office. He will serve a five-year… Read more »
Ethiopia: Ethiopian Authorities Pursuing 'Campaign to Dismantle' Independent Newsroom - CPJ
Addis Standard
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has condemned what it described as an escalating campaign by Ethiopian authorities against Addis Standard, calling for an immediate end… Read more »
Africa: Open Skies Delays Keep Africa's Trade Costs High
Capital FM
African governments and aviation industry leaders are pushing for faster implementation of open-skies policies, warning that fragmented air transport markets are raising business… Read more »
Liberia: Police Chief Denies Alleged Ties to Drug Cartel
FrontPageAfrica
Coleman's statement, posted to his personal Facebook page, reads less like a routine institutional update and more like a man answering a question nobody asked him directly,… Read more »
Tanzania: Uganda, Tanzania Seal Deal to Develop Tanga Into Regional Energy Hub
Independent (Kampala)
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni of Uganda and Samia Suluhu Hassan of Tanzania have endorsed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at reshaping East Africa's energy… Read more »
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Africa: Silverbacks Holdings Invests Record $37M in Global Mobility Company Moove
InfoWire
The landmark exposure marks one of the largest capital deployments by a single institutional investor into a single African-born tech startup to date. Read more »
South Africa: Maré and the Cape Flats - Where Violence Becomes a Public Health Crisis [blog]
allAfrica
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Kenya: High Court Declares 2027 Election Date Unconstitutional, Says Poll Was Due in 2026
Capital FM
The High Court has declared that Kenya's next presidential election ought to be held on Tuesday, August 11, 2026, ruling that the Constitution requires the poll to be conducted on… Read more »
Africa: All of Africa Today - August 7, 2026
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Nigeria: Women Lead Campaign Against Open Defecation in Abuja
This Day
Women leaders from 16 communities in Kundu Ward of Kwali Area Council, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have launched a community-driven campaign aimed at ending open defecation… Read more »
South Africa: No, 2 Million Doses of HIV Medication Have Not Gone Uncollected Since Anti-Migrant Protests in South Africa
Africa Check
IN SHORT: Social media posts and AI-generated search results claim that 2 million doses of HIV medication have gone uncollected in South Africa in July 2026. But these claims are… Read more »
Kenya: Murkomen Warns Against Illegal Use of Police Military, Style Uniforms
Capital FM
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has directed Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja to move with speed against individuals wearing camouflage and other… Read more »
Nigeria: Exclusive - How 'Chance' Encounter With Soldier Allegedly Landed Nollywood Actor Coup Propagandist Role
Premium Times
This installment of PREMIUM TIMES 'series of exclusive reporting on last year's failed coup details how a veteran Nollywood actor became involved with suspected coup plotters after… Read more »
Nigeria: Atiku Raises Alarm Over Mysterious Credit Alert, Suspected Data Breach
Vanguard
Presidential Candidate of the African Democratic Congress ADC, Atiku Abubakar, has raised the alarm over a suspicious credit into one of his private bank accounts domiciled with… Read more »
Ghana: Police Seize Suspected Cocaine Worth $6.9m in Gari Sacks
Ghanaian Times
The Tema Regional Police Command has intercepted 866 parcels of substances suspected to be cocaine concealed in sacks of gari and allegedly destined for export, with an estimated… Read more »
Liberia: Boakai On Drug Scandal - 'We Will Find You' - but Will the Courts Deliver?
FrontPageAfrica
He came to swear in judges and court marshals. He left having delivered the most direct public warning of his presidency -- to drug traffickers, yes, but also, if the words are… Read more »
West Africa: West African Diplomats Reaffirm Commitment to Regional Peace, Security, Democratic Governance, and Economic Cooperation
FrontPageAfrica
The Embassy of the Republic of Liberia in Washington, D.C., proudly hosted the Fourth ECOWAS Ambassadorial Group Meeting, bringing together ambassadors and senior diplomatic… Read more »
Tanzania: Cotton Farmers Urged to Embrace Best Practices
Daily News
COTTON farmers have been urged to adopt good agricultural practices, to increase productivity and improve crop quality. The call was made on Wednesday in Ilemela Municipality by… Read more »
South Africa: Police Probe Two Nyanga Taxi Shootings - South African News Briefs - August 7, 2026
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Nigeria: Osun Election - Police Will Be Apolitical, Impartial - - IGP Disu
Vanguard
The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Olatunji Disu, says the police will be professional, apolitical and impartial before, during and after the Aug. 15 governorship election… Read more »
Nigeria: ICPC Report - Atiku Demands Names of Villa Insiders Behind Fake Agency Scandal
Vanguard
ABUJA: Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress ADC, Atiku Abubakar, has demanded that the Presidency names the insiders allegedly connected to the fake… Read more »
Nigeria: Otedola Acquires Additional 138 Million First Holdco Shares Worth ₦18.1 Billion
Premium Times
Mr Otedola now holds approximately 11.9 billion shares in the financial institution, valued at about ₦1.74 trillion based on the company's share price of ₦146.20 as of 12:35… Read more »
South Africa: Team South Africa Advances Energy Investment Agenda in China
SAnews.gov.za
Team South Africa has completed a mission to China aimed at unlocking critical investment for South Africa's energy infrastructure and strengthening cooperation with Chinese… Read more »
South Africa: SA Secures Usd500 Million to Improve Basic Services in Metros
SAnews.gov.za
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and South Africa have signed a USD 500 million sovereign-backed loan to support improvements in the provision of water and… Read more »
Ghana: Tourism Stakeholders Welcome Uganda Airlines' New Kigali, Accra Routes
Independent (Kampala)
Tourism stakeholders have welcomed Uganda Airlines' decision to launch direct flights to Kigali, Rwanda, and Accra, Ghana, saying the new connections are expected to boost visitor… Read more »
