January 26
Malawi: Atupele Muluzi Among World's Top 100 Global Future Builders As Istanbul Hosts Landmark 2026 Summit
Nyasa Times
President of the United Democratic Front (UDF) and former Malawi Member of Parliament and Hon. Atupele Muluzi has been named among the Top 100 Global Future Builders 2026, joining… Read more »
Malawi: Dazik Releases 'Pulani' Reggae Version Music Video
Nyasa Times
A few days after officially handing over a girls' hostel at Tiyamika Orphanage in Mchinji, gospel artist Davie Nkhoma, popularly known as Dazik, has released the music video for… Read more »
Malawi: Old Mutual Rewards Top Performers With International Trips
Nyasa Times
Old Mutual Malawi has rewarded 20 of its top-performing employees with international incentive trips to Malaysia and Durban, South Africa, in recognition of their outstanding… Read more »
Malawi: The Vice President's Curse - Why Malawi's Leaders Keep Destroying Each Other
Nyasa Times
Every Malawian president inherits the same time bomb. Read more »
Sudan: Khartoum Security Committee Orders Tighter Security Cordons, ID Requirement
SNA
- The Khartoum Locality Security Affairs Coordination Committee ordered intensified security cordons in vulnerable and suspicious areas, citing recent operations that recovered… Read more »
Sudan: Al-Eisir - National Media Key to Reshaping Perceptions of Sudan Worldwide
SNA
- Minister of Culture, Information and Tourism Khalid Al-Eisir affirmed that national media has played a pivotal role in reshaping perceptions and conveying Sudan's ancient… Read more »
Sudan: Defense Minister Chairs Khartoum Security and State Authority Committee Meeting
SNA
Khartoum, Jan. 26, 2026 (SUNA) - The Committee for Controlling Security and Enforcing State Authority in Khartoum State reiterated its zero-tolerance stance toward any threats to… Read more »
Sudan: Armed Forces Forcefully and Decisively Reopen Al-Dalang Road
SNA
- The Armed Forces, supported by allied units and by the grace of Allah, have forcefully and decisively reopened Al-Dalang Road following a successful military operation that… Read more »
Sudan: TSC President Meets British Delegation
SNA
- President of the Transitional Sovereignty Council (TSC) and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, met today, Monday, in Port Sudan with a… Read more »
Sudan: Red Sea Anti-Smuggling Units Foil Major Drug-Trafficking Attempt, Seizing 493 Kg of Crystal Meth and 100 Kg of Heroin in Record Bust
SNA
-- Anti-Smuggling units of the Sudan Customs Forces in Red Sea State have foiled a major drug-trafficking attempt in what officials described as the largest seizure in customs… Read more »
Sudan: Khartoum Bank Plan to Finance the Cultivation of 100,000 Acres in Al-Gezira
SNA
- Wali of Al-Gezira State Al-Tahir Ibrahim Al-Khair welcomed on Monday a delegation from Khartoum Bank, headed by the Bank's General Manager Limya Kamal Satti, during a meeting at… Read more »
Ethiopia: World Bank Reaffirms Support for Ethiopia's Reform, Development Agenda
ENA
The World Bank has reaffirmed its strong support for Ethiopia's reform and development priorities following high level discussions with senior government officials, signaling… Read more »
Ethiopia: Ethiopia's MVD Triumph Symbol of Resilience, Leadership, and Global Responsibility - Dev't Partners
ENA
Development partners say Ethiopia's successful eradication of Marburg virus disease (MVD) reflects the country's resilience, leadership, and global responsibility. Read more »
Uganda: Museveni Honours Tirupati Founder Barot Harshad With Crested Crane Medal for Contribution to Uganda's Development
Nile Post
President Museveni has awarded Indian-born investor Barot Harshad Maganbhai, founder of Tirupati Development (U) Limited, Uganda's Distinguished Order of the Crested Crane (Grand… Read more »
Uganda: Opposition Ponders Survival After NRM's 40 Years in Power
Nile Post
Opposition politicians have renewed criticism of the National Resistance Movement over what they describe as sustained political pressure during its 40 years in power, warning that… Read more »
Uganda: Kabeeho to Challenge Ntungamo Lc5 Election Results in Court, Demands Recount
Nile Post
John Kabeeho Kigungu, an aspirant for the Ntungamo District LCV chairperson seat, says he will petition court to challenge the outcome of the recent LC5 elections, alleging… Read more »
South Africa: Correctional Services Committee to Conduct Oversight Visit in Limpopo [press release]
Parliament of South Africa
The Portfolio Committee on Correctional Services will this week undertake its first oversight visit of the year when it visits several correctional centres in Limpopo Province. Read more »
Nigeria: Awujale Stool - Protesters Endorse Suspension, Demand Stiff Penalties for Bribe Givers, Takers [press release]
Premium Times
The protesters, under the banner of Ijebu Sons and Daughters and Ijebu-Ode Progressive Youths, marched through major roads in the town carrying placards with different inscriptions Read more »
Nigeria: The Politics of Poverty Numbers and the Coordination Gap
Premium Times
Why Nigeria must stop mistaking projections for outcomes, and start governing poverty as a system Read more »
Nigeria: Minister, AGF, NUPRC Ask Court to Dismiss Suit On Four Oil Fields
Premium Times
The suit seeks to block assigning, or allocating the oil fields in Yorla South in Rivers State. Read more »
Nigeria: Devreporting, Partners Invite Journalists to Pitch Stories On Lagos Urban Challenges
Premium Times
The initiative, supported by the African Cities Research Consortium (ACRC), seeks to commission in-depth, evidence-based reports that examine issues such as water, sanitation and… Read more »
Nigeria: Jeremiah Useni's UK Property Eyed By Ozekhome Remains Unclaimed After Forfeiture Notice - Ccb
Premium Times
CCB seeks an order of final forfeiture of the UK property shadily acquired by former FCT minister, the late Jeremiah Useni, a retired general, in 1993. Read more »
Tunisia: Higher Committee On Public Projects Reviews Progress of Elmed & Mdhilla 2 Tsp Plant Projects
Tunis Afrique Presse
The Higher Committee for Accelerating the Implementation of Public Projects met on Monday morning at the Government Palace in Kasbah, chaired by Prime Minister Sarra Zaafrani… Read more »
South Africa: Defaulting Municipalities - Treasury Crackdown Is to Avert Water Sector Collapse
Daily Maverick
South Africa's water boards are drowning in R28bn of municipal debt, leading to deferred maintenance and the looming threat of bankruptcy. The National Treasury's decision to… Read more »
South Africa: Part 1 - The Sixth Extinction and the Anthropocene's Pleistocene Origins
Daily Maverick
This is part 1 of a three-part series that traces the origins of the Anthropocene - the current geological epoch that speaks bluntly to humanity's impact on the environment - and… Read more »
