January 26
Liberia: Alpha Phi Alpha Takes Nat'l Leadership Agenda to Bong County
Liberian Observer
By convening its 2026 Annual Leadership and Planning Retreat in Bong County, the Eta Epsilon Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. has signaled a deliberate shift… Read more »
Namibia: How Women's Football in Namibia Has Grown
New Era
A couple of years ago, I quietly retired from club football. Read more »
Namibia: Govt Allocates N$12m for Peri-Urban Electrification - Scales Up On Existing Projects to Improve Service Delivery
New Era
The government has allocated N$12 million to provide electricity to 969 peri-urban households in the Hardap and //Kharas regions. Read more »
Namibia: Namibia's Vaping Crisis ... Primary School Learners Addicted to 'Choef '
New Era
Despite a push by lawmakers to regulate or ban vaping and hubbly products, smoking continues unabated.' Some learners are already exposed to the products in primary school. Vaping… Read more »
Tunisia: President of Republic Meets Egyptian Foreign Minister
Tunis Afrique Presse
President Kais Saied received met, Monday, at the Carthage Palace Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian Expatriate Affairs, Badr Abdelatty, who is on a… Read more »
Uganda: Uganda's Economy Shifted From Collapse to Stability Since 1986 - Nuwagaba
Nile Post
Deputy Governor of the Bank of Uganda Augustus Nuwagaba has said Uganda's economy has undergone a "fundamental change" since 1986, recovering from collapse to achieve macroeconomic… Read more »
Africa: Namibia to Host Africa's Cybersecurity Gathering
Namibian
Namibia is set to host the International Cybersecurity Conference & Exhibition (NICSC), slated for 22 to 24 April. Read more »
Tanzania: Tanzania Targets 50 Percent Growth in Mining Exploration By 2030
Daily News
THE Tanzanian government has established a modern mining technology center, equipped with advanced equipment for in-depth mineral exploration. Read more »
Kenya: Airtel Kenya Prepares Mobile Overdraft to Take On Safaricom's Fuliza
Daba Finance
Airtel Kenya plans to launch a digital overdraft service on Airtel Money, setting up its first direct challenge to Safaricom's Fuliza, which dominates Kenya's short-term mobile… Read more »
Togo: Togo Cuts Regional Market Debt As WAEMU Borrowing Surges
Daba Finance
Togo reduced its debt on the WAEMU public securities market in 2025, standing out in a region where most countries continued to borrow more. Read more »
South Africa: Rand Strengthens On Gold Rally Ahead of SARB Rate Decision
Daba Finance
South Africa's rand moved closer to the 16-per-dollar level on Monday as record gold prices supported the commodity-linked currency ahead of the South African Reserve Bank's first… Read more »
Mali: Mali Takes Control of Explosives Supply Chain With China Partner
Daba Finance
Mali has approved a move to take a 51% controlling stake in a new industrial explosives company, tightening state control over a supply chain central to mining and security. Read more »
West Africa: Russia, Burkina Faso Mull Satellite Project for Sahel Alliance
Daba Finance
Officials from Russia and Burkina Faso have discussed cooperation on launching a Russian telecommunications satellite to serve the Alliance of Sahel States, extending Moscow's… Read more »
South Africa: Germany Weighs €720m in New Climate Loans for South Africa
Daba Finance
Germany is in talks with South Africa over an additional €720 million in concessional climate financing under the Just Energy Transition Partnership, according to Rainer… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Fx Reserves Hit Eight-Year High Above $46b
Daba Finance
Nigeria's external reserves have climbed above US$46 billion, reaching their highest level in about eight years and strengthening the country's buffer against external shocks. Read more »
South Africa: Interpol-Wanted Drug Trafficker Found Working At Constantia Virgin Active As a Personal Trainer
Daily Maverick
A man, originally from Bulgaria, is listed by the global police organisation Interpol as wanted by Romania for 'trafficking in drugs'. And he's been in Cape Town, offering personal… Read more »
Botswana: Pandamatenga Farmers Count Losses Following Heavy Rains
Botswana Daily News
Farmers in the Pandamatenga region are reeling from a catastrophic 'one-in-200-years' storm that occurred on January 21, leaving over 8,000 hectares of diverse crops submerged. Read more »
South Africa: Here's How SA Can End Hunger and Malnutrition This Year
Daily Maverick
A 'bumper harvest' is predicted for South Africa in 2026. The rains across our country have been uneven (too little in some parts, harsh floods in others). But overall La… Read more »
South Africa: Madlanga Hears Crime Intelligence Members Were Complicit in the Murder of Sindiso Magaqa
Daily Maverick
Witness E testifies at the Madlanga Commission, implicating Crime Intelligence members in the murder of ANC politician Sindiso Magaqa and exposing potential political corruption. Read more »
South Africa: SA's Land Crisis Is Ongoing, Not Historical
Daily Maverick
The struggle for land in South Africa touches food security, identify and economic equality. For the Land and Accountability Research Centre (Larc), this reality is the driving… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Owolabi Salis Makes History As First Nigerian in Space
Vanguard
US-based lawyer and political figure Owolabi Salis has made history as the first Nigerian to journey beyond Earth's atmosphere. Read more »
Sudan: Sudanese Doctor Leads Team in Saving 'World's Only Survivor' From Rare H5N1Infection - Report
SNA
Ontario, Canada (SUNA) - Medical and scientific circles worldwide are celebrating a landmark achievement led by a Sudanese doctor in Canada. Professor Dr. Mohi-Eddin Ahmed… Read more »
Nigeria: Full Names of 16 Officers Indicted in Alleged Coup Plot Against Tinubu
Vanguard
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has released the full list of 16 officers of the Armed Forces of Nigeria who were indicted by a Special Investigative Panel over allegations of… Read more »
Nigeria: Military Neutralises Dozens of Terrorists, Nabs 100 Suspects in 1 Week - DHQ
Vanguard
Troops of the Nigerian military have neutralised dozens of terrorists, apprehended no fewer than 100 suspects and rescued at least 29 kidnapped victims in coordinated operations… Read more »
Nigeria: Military Says Officers Arrested for Indiscipline Were Involved in Coup Plot
This Day
The Nigerian military confirmed on Monday that the findings of an investigation into 16 detained personnel have linked some officers to an alleged attempted coup to overthrow the… Read more »
