June 24
Nigeria: Poetry Review - Echoes of Conspiracy and Complicity in Banditry [opinion]
Vanguard
Poem: Bandits and the Bandit-users Read more »
Nigeria: Ogun Customs Generates ₦259.8m Revenue, Seizes Contraband Worth ₦4.63bn in Three Months
Vanguard
The Ogun I Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has generated ₦259.78 million in revenue and seized smuggled goods with a Duty Paid Value (DPV) of ₦4.63 billion… Read more »
Nigeria: Customs Seizes Vegetable Oil, Other Contraband Worth N273m in Cross River
Vanguard
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Cross River/Calabar Free Trade Zone/Akwa Ibom Area Command, has intercepted 1,996 kegs of vegetable oil and other prohibited goods with a… Read more »
Nigeria: Lafarge Changes Name to HBM Nigeria PLC
This Day
A new chapter has begun for Lafarge Africa Plc as the company officially unveiled its new corporate identity and name to HBM Nigeria Plc. Read more »
Botswana: Government Revives Choral Music in Schools
Botswana Daily News
Government has reinstated choral music competitions for state owned and private owned primary and secondary schools starting this academic year. Read more »
Nigeria: Abuad Emerges Nigeria's Top University in Global Sustainability Ranking
Vanguard
Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), has emerged as Nigeria's highest-ranked university in the 2026 Times Higher Education (THE) Sustainability Impact Rankings, becoming the… Read more »
Nigeria: Dangote Refinery Refutes Claims On Petrol Export, Re-Importation
Vanguard
The management of Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals has noted with concern the circulation of unfounded and misleading claims suggesting that its petroleum products are… Read more »
Malawi: Malawi Records Sharp Drop in Malaria Cases but Health Officials Say Fight Is Far From Over
Nyasa Times
Malawi has recorded a significant decline in malaria cases during the first half of 2026, raising hopes that the country is making progress in its fight against one of its… Read more »
Malawi: Malawian Woman Evacuated From Xenophobic Violence in South Africa Dies On Journey Home
Nyasa Times
A Malawian woman who had survived xenophobic violence in South Africa and was being evacuated back home has died suddenly while travelling through Zimbabwe, turning what should… Read more »
Malawi: Tobacco Sales Hit K258.5 Billion in 9 Weeks, but Earnings Still Trail Last Year
Nyasa Times
Malawi's 2026 tobacco marketing season has generated K258.5 billion in the first nine weeks, with farmers selling 71.8 million kilograms of leaf, according to official market… Read more »
Malawi: FMB Capital Holdings, Visa Seal Digital Payments Deal
Nyasa Times
FMB Capital Holdings, a parent company for First Capital Bank (FCB), has entered into a five-year strategic partnership with global payments technology company, Visa, to accelerate… Read more »
Malawi: Open Letter to APM - Is the Ministry of Lands Quietly Mortgaging Malawi? [opinion]
Nyasa Times
Mr. President, Read more »
Tanzania: Public Encouraged to Seek Justice Through Legal Aid
Daily News
CITIZENS have been encouraged to make full use of institutions that provide legal services, including the Office of the Solicitor General, in order to access justice and resolve… Read more »
Tanzania: New Policy Framework to Track Plans Implementation
Daily News
THE government has announced plans to introduce a new Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Policy Framework, aimed at strengthening oversight of national development plans and… Read more »
Tanzania: New System Brings 9,777 Govt Services Under One Roof
Daily News
THE government has launched the Government Service Directory (GSD), a digital platform that provides citizens with access to government services through a single gateway, alongside… Read more »
Tanzania: HR Officers Face Action Over Delayed Promotions
Daily News
HUMAN resource officers who failed to process promotions for eligible public servants during the 2025/26 financial year face disciplinary action, while heads of public institutions… Read more »
Tanzania: TZ Confident On 2030 Rural Electricity Goal
Daily News
CHAIRMAN of the Rural Energy Board (REB), Ambassador (Retired) Major General Jacob Kingu, has assured that the government's target of connecting all hamlets to electricity by 2030… Read more »
Tanzania: CBE Moves to Address Empowerment Loan Gaps
Daily News
THE College of Business Education (CBE) has introduced a special training programme for local government officials to help ensure the government's empowerment initiative achieves… Read more »
Rwanda: Rwandan Producer Mantis 1st Makes His Debut With 'Genesis'
New Times
Mantis 1st says his debut album is more than a first release. For the rising producer, audio engineer, it is his personal statement shaped by years of work, growth and discipline,… Read more »
Rwanda: Rubuguza Joins APR As As Kigali Sign Ntarindwa
New Times
APR FC have completed the signing of Jean Pierre Rubuguza on a two-year contract that will keep him at the club until June 2028. Read more »
Rwanda: A Sovereign Bet On Science Could Save Millions of Lives
New Times
A patient in Europe or North America suffering from either a complex or a common illness is far more likely to receive better treatment and survive than a patient in Africa. That's… Read more »
Central Africa: The International Contact Group for the Great Lakes - From Coordination to Lasting Peace [opinion]
New Times
For more than three decades, recurring violence in the Great Lakes Region of Africa has claimed millions of lives, displaced countless communities and repeatedly threatened… Read more »
Rwanda: NBA - Rwandan-American Nate Ament Drafted By Miami Heat
New Times
Rwandan-American prospect Nate Ament of the University of Tennessee basketball team went No.13 overall in the 2026 NBA Draft. He was picked in the first round Tuesday night by the… Read more »
Ghana: Nadmo Tackles Flooding in Volta Region
Ghanaian Times
The Volta Regional Office of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) says it is managing flooding situations in five municipalities and districts in the region. Read more »
Ghana: Aga Inaugurates Gh¢2.86m Piggery Centre to Boost Livelihoods in Obuasi
Ghanaian Times
A GH¢2.86 million piggery production centre, constructed by AngloGold Ashanti (AGA) Obuasi Mine, has been inaugurated at Sanso in the Obuasi Municipality to promote… Read more »
