January 22
Nigeria: Report - African CEOs Reposition On Decision Making, Upskilling As Ai Investments Surge
This Day
Corporate Artificial Intelligence investment is growing significantly and will not pull back, with African companies planning to double their spending on the technology in 2026,… Read more »
Nigeria: Developments That Shaped Marketing Communication Industry in 2025
This Day
Raheem Akingbolu writes on the development in Nigeria's Marketing Communication industry in 2025 and how conflicting court judgments unsettled the industry. Read more »
West Africa: Nigeria's Oil Industry in Retrospect
This Day
Nigeria's oil and gas industry witnessed an eventful year in 2025, with several issues shaping the sector in significant ways. Peter Uzoho chronicles some of these issues in this… Read more »
Nigeria: Governor Abiodun Announces Tinubu's Approval for Oil Drilling in Ogun, Olokola Deep Seaport Kick-Off
Premium Times
The development is expected to put Ogun on the list of Nigeria's oil-producing states. Read more »
Nigeria: NYSC Member Donates 1,000 Deworming Tablets to Edo Govt
Premium Times
Receiving the donation, the state Commissioner for Health, Cyril Oshiomhole, commended the corps member for the gesture, assuring her that the drugs would be deployed… Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu Inaugurates Fcc Commissioners, Urges Fairness, Peace, Stability of Nigeria [press release]
Premium Times
President Tinubu said Nigeria has all it takes to be great, prosperous, and productive, considering its human and natural resources, and urged citizens to be committed to national… Read more »
Nigeria: Makinde Visits Tinubu, Says He's Comfortable in PDP
Premium Times
Mr Makinde said that addressing Nigeria's challenges requires bipartisan cooperation and contributions from all political parties; hence, he visited President Tinubu. Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu Posts Four Ambassadors-Designate to Us, UK, France, Turkey [press release]
Premium Times
In a memo to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, President Tinubu urged the ministry to notify the governments of the four countries about the ambassadors-designate, in accordance… Read more »
Africa: CAN Handball - Rwanda Ease Past Zambia in Group a Opener
New Times
Hosts Rwanda made a strong start to the 2026 Men's Handball Africa Cup of Nations after securing a convincing 30-19 victory over Zambia in their opening Group A match at BK Arena… Read more »
Rwanda: Camara Scores Late in Al Merrikh Comeback Draw Against Rayon
New Times
An 88th-minute equaliser from Moise Camara earned Al Merrikh SC a dramatic 2-2 draw against Rayon Sports at Kigali Pele Stadium in Nyamirambo on Wednesday, January 21. Read more »
Kenya: Sunshine Development Tour Lauded for Creating New Continental Pathways for Golf
Capital FM
The inaugural Sunshine Development Tour (SDT) East Africa Swing has been hailed for creating clear and credible pathways for professional golfers across Africa while strengthening… Read more »
Kenya: Agricultural Exporters to Enjoy 8pc Cut On Input Vat Under Finance Bill 2026
Capital FM
The government has proposed an 8 percent reduction on input value-added tax (VAT) for agricultural exporters, cutting the rate from the current 16 percent, in a move aimed at… Read more »
Kenya: Jkuat Reschedules Issuance of Postgraduate Diploma Certificates to February
Capital FM
The Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) has postponed the issuance of Postgraduate Diploma certificates for graduates who completed their studies and… Read more »
Nigeria: Awujale Selection - Governor Abiodun Responds to Misleading Reports [press release]
Premium Times
The governor held a respectful consultative meeting with the Council of Afobajes, consistent with meetings he held in the past with the Olori Ebis that were hitherto polarised… Read more »
January 21
Mozambique: Floods in the Region - 'People Are Exhausted and Dying of Hunger, Poverty, Natural Disasters, and Disease'
Agenzia Fides
Mozambique is currently experiencing one of the worst floods in years, affecting over 600,000 people, more than half of them children. Over 50,000 people have been forced to leave… Read more »
Sudan: Three Years of War - Despite Heavy Losses, Sudan's Youth Voice Renewed Hopes for the Future
Dabanga
The ongoing war in Sudan, which began on April 15, 2023, has left devastating and catastrophic effects on the lives of Sudanese people, particularly on the lives and futures of… Read more »
Sudan: From Classrooms to Camps - the Battle to Save Childhood in Wartime Sudan
Dabanga
Report by: Amira Mahjoub / Al-Alaq Center for Press Services for Sudan Media Forum Joint Newsroom Read more »
Niger: In Niger, Your Job or Your Life
HRW
Junta's Sanctions on Fuel Transport Operators Raise Rights Concerns Read more »
Somalia: Somalia Ratifies IGAD Treaty, Pushing Regional Bloc to Operational Threshold
Capital FM
Somalia has ratified the revised Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Treaty, a landmark decision that brings the regional bloc to the required two-thirds threshold… Read more »
Mali: Mali Bans Jeune Afrique Over Coverage of Jihadist Fuel and Security Crises
CPJ
The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Malian authorities to reverse their ban on the distribution, circulation, and sale of the privately owned French news magazine Jeune… Read more »
Ethiopia: 2,6 Million-Year-Old Hominin Species Fossil Found in Ethiopia's Afar
ENA
A research team led by Zeresenay Alemseged, a researcher at the University of Chicago in the United States, discovered 2.6 million-year-old hominin species fossil remains in… Read more »
Africa: Why Africa's Terrorism Crisis Is a Governance Crisis First
Daily Maverick
Countering violent extremism must be reframed as a governance renewal project -- investing in accountable institutions, empowering civil society as an early warning system,… Read more »
Mozambique: Over 150,000 Displaced By Mozambique Floods
New Times
The Government of Mozambique has said heavy rains and floods have displaced more than 150,000 people and caused widespread damage to infrastructure. Read more »
Uganda: Prisons Fails to Produce Besigye in Court After Disputing Reports of Illness
Nile Post
The Uganda Prisons Service failed to produce opposition veteran Dr Kizza Besigye and his co-accused before the High Court today, a move that comes just twenty-four hours after… Read more »
Kenya: High Court Rules Whatsapp Chats Can Form Binding Contracts
Capital FM
The High Court has upheld a Sh145,000 judgment arising from an agreement that was never written, signed or stamped, affirming that contracts formed through phone calls and WhatsApp… Read more »
