June 10
Nigeria: Just-in - Police Kill Two Bandits, Rescue 5 Kidnap Victims in Abuja
Leadership
At least two suspected bandits terrorising residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have been shot dead, while five abducted victims were rescued. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Needs Tighter Oversight of Stablecoins, Crypto Assets - IMF
Leadership
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged Nigeria to strengthen oversight of stablecoins and other crypto-asset activities, warning that the rapid growth of digital assets… Read more »
Nigeria: Aedc Announces Power Outage in Abuja, Nasarawa Over Tcn Fault
Leadership
The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC), has announced a temporary power outage affecting parts of the Federal Capital Territory and Nasarawa State following a technical… Read more »
Nigeria: Just-in - Mass Abduction Foiled As Bandits Attack Kogi School, Kill Vice Principal, 2 Others
Leadership
Suspected bandits, on Wednesday, launched a deadly attack on Iluke-Bunu Community in Kabba-Bunu local government area of Kogi State, killing three persons in an attempt to abduct… Read more »
Kenya: Kanja Names Gsu Commandant in NPS Reshuffle
Capital FM
The National Police Service (NPS) has reshuffled three senior officers, appointing Assistant Inspector General Johana Kiplangat Tonui as the new Commandant of the General Service… Read more »
Malawi: EDF Sets Aside K400 Billion for Gold Purchases As Drive to Boost Forex Gains Momentum
Nyasa Times
The Export Development Fund (EDF) has earmarked K400 billion for gold purchases this year as part of an aggressive strategy to increase Malawi's foreign exchange earnings and curb… Read more »
Malawi: East Bridge Wins Court Battle Against ACB Over Restriction On Tobacco Stocks
Nyasa Times
East Bridge has secured a significant legal victory against the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) after the High Court of Malawi set aside a restriction notice that prevented Limbe Leaf… Read more »
Gambia: Remembering Mr. Deyda Hydara( the Martyr) - Deyda Hydara At 80
The Point
The Press Freedom Hero Who Never Dies in the Hearts of Gambians Read more »
West Africa: Ecowas At 51 - Confronting the Shadow Over Regional Integration
The Point
Fifty-one years after its founding, ECOWAS chose not to throw a party. Instead, it sounded an alarm. At a commemorative advocacy programme in Banjul last week, leaders and… Read more »
West Africa: Ecowas Sounds Over Trafficking, Drug and Irregular Migration At 51st Anniversary
The Point
Leaders of the sub-regional bloc and stakeholders have raised alarmed to the growing concerns over human trafficking, drug trafficking and abuse, irregular migration, and other… Read more »
Gambia: Over 77 Thousand Gambians Reside in EU Countries in 2025
The Point
Dr. Judith Altrogge of the Institute for Migration Research and Intercultural Studies (IMIS) has revealed that official statistics show that 77,272 Gambians resided in European… Read more »
Gambia: U.S. Chargé d' Affaires Leaves As White House Nominates New Ambassador for Banjul
The Point
The U.S. Embassy in Banjul has announced the departure of Chargé d' Affaires Eugene S. Young, who has completed his assignment in The Gambia and will retire after nearly… Read more »
Gambia: Gender Inequality Costing Gambia Growth, World Bank Reveals
The Point
The World Bank Group has called for urgent action to boost women's economic participation and strengthen public finances, warning that The Gambia risks slowing its development… Read more »
Gambia: Deyda Hydara At 80 - The Press Freedom Hero Who Never Dies in the Heart of Gambians
The Point
Yesterday, June 9, 2026, marks what would have been the 80th birthday of Deyda Hydara, the celebrated journalist, co-founder and former managing editor of The Point newspaper whose… Read more »
Botswana: Economic Recovery Projects Remain On Course
Botswana Daily News
While the government is currently grappling with sluggish economic growth and Foot and Mouth Disease outbreak, some key priority projects targeted at economic resuscitation, and… Read more »
Nigeria: Kogi School Attack - Police Intensify Manhunt for Fleeing Bandits
Vanguard
The Kogi State Police Command says it has repelled an attack by armed bandits who invaded Iluke community in Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area of the state on Wednesday, June 10,… Read more »
Nigeria: I Have Been Remanded in Kirikiri Correctional Center - Blessing CEO
Vanguard
Social media influencer and self-styled relationship therapist, Okoro Blessing Nkiruka, popularly known as Blessing CEO, has disclosed that she has been remanded at the Kirikiri… Read more »
Nigeria: Bandits Attack Kogi School, Kill Vice Principal, 2 Others, Kidnap 3 Students
Vanguard
Residents of Iluke community in Bunu District of Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State have called for urgent government intervention following a deadly attack by armed… Read more »
Liberia: Driver Arrested With U.S.$9k Worth of Tramadol in River Gee
Liberian Observer
The Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) in River Gee County has intensified its anti-drug operations following the arrest of a commercial driver allegedly caught transporting a… Read more »
Africa: African Govts Urged to Dedicate 2 Percent of Annual GDP for Digital Infrastructure Devt
Ghanaian Times
The Deputy Minister of Education, Dr Clement Abas Apaak, has called on African governments to dedicate up to two percent of their annual GDP to digital infrastructure development. Read more »
Liberia: Nigerian Firm Seals N81.6bn Coffee Production Deal With Liberia
This Day
Nigerian agro-development company, JR Firm Group has signed a $60 million (about N81.6 billion) 20-year partnership deal on coffee production with the government of Liberia. Read more »
Nigeria: Reshaping Governance in Delta
This Day
Delta State government is making giant strides in critical road infrastructure, writes Read more »
Kenya: Cotu Accuses Private Pension Firms of Undermining NSSF Reforms
Capital FM
The Central Organization of Trade Unions (COTU) has accused sections of the private pension industry of attempting to undermine ongoing reforms at the National Social Security Fund… Read more »
South Africa: Late Registration of Birth Applicants Fight for Documents 10 Months After Fire Destroyed Records
Daily Maverick
A fire at the Germiston Home Affairs office in August 2025 destroyed paper-based late registration of birth applications, forcing some individuals to restart the years-long process… Read more »
Nigeria: Surviving Biafra - Coincidence or Choreography?
This Day
Nearly 60 years after the first shots of the Nigerian Civil War tore through the fragile fabric of a young republic, Biafra has returned to public conversation, not as an apology,… Read more »
