January 22
Kenya: Expect Sugar Price Stability, Regulator Insists Amid High Demand
Capital FM
Sugar prices are expected to remain stable, the regulator has said, despite high demand for the commodity coupled with production challenges and ongoing reforms in the sugar… Read more »
Kenya: IEBC Advertises Temporary Jobs Ahead of February 26 By-Elections
Capital FM
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission has opened applications for temporary election officials ahead of the February 26 by-elections. Read more »
Africa: From Aid to Absence - Africa After America's Retreat [opinion]
New Times
The United States' withdrawal from dozens of UN-affiliated bodies and multilateral groups, following the shutdown of USAID, barely registered in Rwanda, or across much of Africa. Read more »
East Africa: Govt Strengthens Lake Victoria Security to Combat Smuggling, Protect Livelihoods
Capital FM
The government of Kenya has stepped up security measures along Lake Victoria to combat smuggling and protect the livelihoods of communities that depend on the lake. Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Process-Shopping Will Not End the DR Congo Conflict [editorial]
New Times
The latest rejection by rebel leader Corneille Nangaa of President Félix Tshisekedi's overtures for yet another round of "peace talks" in Luanda should finally force a… Read more »
Ghana: Govt Assesses 5 Defunct SOEs... for Revamping Under Rapid Industrialisation for Jobs Initiative - Trade Minister
Ghanaian Times
The government is in the process of recruiting transactional advisors to assess the viability of revamping some defunct State Owned Enterprises (SOEs), the Minister of Trade,… Read more »
Namibia: Fermin Lopez Brace Hands Barca Win At Slavia Prague
Namibian
Fermin Lopez's first-half brace and second-half goals by Dani Olmo and Robert Lewandowski earned Barcelona a 4-2 Champions League win at Slavia Prague on Wednesday. Read more »
South Africa: Young Guns Propel Pretoria Capitals to Sa20 Final
Scrolla
The Pretoria Capitals secured a spot in the Betway SA20 final with a commanding 7-wicket victory over Sunrisers Eastern Cape at Kingsmead on Wednesday. Read more »
Nigeria: ADC Convention - What Peter Obi Needs to Do - - Baba-Ahmed
Vanguard
Former presidential adviser Hakeem Baba-Ahmed has said Labour Party's 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, needs to adjust his political approach if he hopes to emerge as the… Read more »
Ghana: High Court Orders Gifty Oware-Mensah to File Witness List in Gh¢1.5b NSA Ghost Names Case
Ghanaian Times
The High Court in Accra has ordered former Deputy Executive Director of the National Service Authority (NSA), Gifty Oware-Mensah, to submit a list of her witnesses by January 27 in… Read more »
Kenya: President Ruto Directs Chiefs to Ensure All Junior Secondary School Learners Report to School
Capital FM
President William Ruto has directed chiefs and local administrators across the country to ensure that all children transitioning to Junior Secondary School (JSS) report to school… Read more »
Liberia: Former First Lady's Foundation Asks Criminal Court 'A' to Quash Arept-Linked Subpoena, Citing Lack of Jurisdiction
FrontPageAfrica
The Clar Hope Foundation, a charitable organization founded by former First Lady Clar Marie Weah, has formally petitioned Criminal Court "A" to quash a subpoena issued in… Read more »
Liberia: Boakai Reassigns Bangalu, Nominates Atty. Kruah As Youth Minister
Liberian Observer
President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr. has reassigned former Minister of Youth and Sports, Cllr. Jerror Cole Bangalu, to head the Liberia Refugee Repatriation and Resettlement… Read more »
Mozambique: Study Shows Humans and Honeyguides Speak in Local Dialects
UCT
Researchers from the University of Cape Town (UCT), working with international collaborators, have shown that people in northern Mozambique use regionally distinct "dialects" when… Read more »
Nigeria: Katsina Saves ₦19bn From Contributory Pension Fund, Clears Gratuity Backlog - Gov Radda
Premium Times
Katsina State Governor, Dikko Umaru Radda, has disclosed that the State Government saved over Nineteen Billion Naira (₦19bn) from the Contributory Pension Fund between June 2023… Read more »
South Africa: Crocodile Bridge Gate Reopens for Day Visitors
SAnews.gov.za
As severe weather conditions have eased down across parts of the Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces, including areas in the Kruger National Park (KNP), the Crocodile Bridge Gate will… Read more »
Namibia: Oshikoto Targets More Than 68 000 Children for Polio Vaccination
Namibian
The Oshikoto Regional Health Directorate is targeting more than 68 000 children under age 10 for polio vaccination. Read more »
South Africa: Trump Repeats White Genocide Claims in Davos
Scrolla
Donald Trump matters a lot to Mzansi and the rest of the world right now. Trump is changing the way America works - and how the world's most powerful country deals with the rest of… Read more »
South Africa: Motorist Opens Reckless Driving Case After Crash Involving Makhadzi
Scrolla
A motorist opened a reckless driving case at Mokopane Police Station after allegedly hitting singer Makhadzi on the N1 on 31 December 2025. Limpopo police confirmed the case and… Read more »
Nigeria: Shippers' Council Insists On Stakeholders' Input Before Ports Fee Hikes
Daily Trust
The Nigerian Shippers' Council (NSC) has reiterated its stance on the need for stakeholders' input before any fee hikes in the shipping industry. Read more »
Nigeria: Kano Govt Promotes 17,000 Teaching, Non-Teaching Staff
Daily Trust
Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has approved the promotion of 16,634 teaching and non-teaching staff under the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) across the… Read more »
Nigeria: Kaduna Abduction - ACF, Ecwa Condemn Incident, Call for Urgent Action
Vanguard
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) and the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) have expressed deep concern over the reported abduction of worshippers in Kurmin Wali, Kajuru Local… Read more »
Liberia: Lack of Hand Pumps Leaves Schoolchildren Drinking From Creeks
New Dawn
Pleebo, Maryland County -- Several schoolchildren and residents of Quiloken Town, Gborlobo Clan, are facing a worsening humanitarian and public health crisis due to the persistent… Read more »
Uganda: NUP Condemns Arrest of Its Deputy President Kivumbi
Nile Post
The Secretary General of the National Unity Platform (NUP), David Lewis Rubongoya, has condemned the arrest of Muwanga Kivumbi, saying it reflects what he described as a growing… Read more »
Kenya: Ruto Allies Dedicate 2026 to God As Focus Shifts to 2027 Re-Election Bid
Capital FM
President William Ruto's top government officials on Wednesday formally dedicated the year 2026 to God, signalling the start of what insiders describe as a decisive delivery phase… Read more »
