January 21
Uganda: Kasese and the Politics of Return - What NRM's Sweep Really Tells Us
Nile Post
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Uganda: Speaker Among Leads Parliament in Tribute to Late Ngora Woman MP Isodo
Nile Post
Speaker of Parliament Anita Among on Wednesday led Members of Parliament in paying tribute to the late Ngora District Woman Member of Parliament, Stella Apolot Isodo, describing… Read more »
Uganda: Owiny-Dollo Urges Integrity, Humility As He Bids Farewell to Judiciary Staff
Nile Post
Chief Justice Emeritus Alfonse Chigamoy Owiny-Dollo has urged Judiciary staff to uphold integrity, patience, and humility in public service as he marked the end of his tenure,… Read more »
South Africa: 'We Live Like Prisoners' Say Residents As Leaders Meet Over Nelson Mandela Bay Crime
Scrolla
Police and city leaders met in Nelson Mandela Bay after 118 people were murdered in the Northern Areas in four months. Read more »
South Africa: Christianity Used to Break Zulu Land and Culture Before Isandlwana Battle
Scrolla
A book by journalist Nomavenda Khumalo says the British used Christianity to weaken Zulu communities before the Isandlwana battle. Read more »
South Africa: After Losing His Job a Father Survives By Pushing Trolleys At a Mall
Scrolla
A Cape Town father lost his gardening job after his employers relocated overseas, leaving him without income. Read more »
South Africa: Khayelitsha Fine Dining Restaurant Closes As Survival Gets Harder
Scrolla
The Milk Restaurant and Champagne Bar in Khayelitsha will close permanently after struggling with debt and financial pressure. Read more »
South Africa: Security Guard Struggles to Survive As Food Kindness Keeps Him Going
Scrolla
A security guard in Johannesburg spends most of his salary on transport, rent and sending money home, leaving little for food. Read more »
South Africa: When a Salary Stopped Lasting This Mother Started Selling Juice At Work
Scrolla
A single mother of three started selling homemade juice shots after her salary could no longer cover food bills, petrol and debt. Read more »
South Africa: Soweto School Principal Gives Part of Her Salary to Feed Pupils' Families
Scrolla
A Soweto primary school principal gives a quarter of her salary to help feed families of pupils facing hunger at home. Read more »
South Africa: Rescuers Search for Two People Swept Away in Limpopo Floods
GroundUp
Villages cut off by roads and bridges damaged by rainfall Read more »
Kenya: 93 Billion Impressions - How Ishowspeed's Kenya Visit 'Broke the Internet,' Ipsos Report Reveals
Capital FM
Kenya generated an unprecedented 93.1 billion potential online impressions in just three days after American streaming sensation iShowSpeed turned his January 2026 visit into what… Read more »
Kenya: Nairobi Hospital Performs Region's First Robotic Knee Replacements
Capital FM
The Metropolitan Hospital in Nairobi, in collaboration with India's Marengo Asia Hospital, has carried out the first robotic-assisted knee replacement surgeries in East and Central… Read more »
Namibia: Alleged N$3.9 Million Fraud Linked to Kharas Regional Council
Namibian
Documents bearing the state-owned company August 26 Construction's letterhead were allegedly used to steal N$3.9 million from the ||Kharas Regional Council. Read more »
Nigeria: EFCC Hands Over N1.28 Billion Recovered From Sujimoto CEO to Enugu Govt
Premium Times
The Enugu State Government had petitioned the EFCC alleging that the Sujimoto CEO absconded after he was paid N5.7 billion for the construction of 22 Smart Green Schools in… Read more »
Nigeria: Updated - New Judge Grants Bauchi Commissioner, Co-Defendants Bail in Terrorism Financing Trial
Premium Times
The new judge shifted away from the decision of an earlier judge who denied the Bauchi State commissioner and his co-defendants bail on the grounds of the gravity of the terrorism… Read more »
East Africa: Tanzania's President Raised Hopes for Women's Political Representation [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
President Samia Suluhu Hassan's historic rise as Tanzania's first woman head of state broke a decades-old tradition of male dominance. In keeping with political precedent, she also… Read more »
Africa: Senegal's Top Politicians Welcome Home Triumphant Africa Cup of Nations Squad
RFI
Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko led the welcome- home delegation in the capital Dakar on Tuesday morning for the football squad that… Read more »
North Africa: Tunisia Flooding Kills Four As Record Rainfall Shuts Schools
RFI
Rainfall of a level not seen for more than 70 years has caused flooding in Tunisia, leaving four people dead. Authorities say schools and many businesses, particularly in the… Read more »
Africa: Trump's Africa Policy - Strategy or Shakedown? [analysis]
ISS
The 2025 US National Security Strategy recasts Africa from partner to price tag in a transactional, resource-driven era of great-power rivalry. Read more »
East Africa: The Horn and the Gulf - How a New Geopolitical Confluence Is Emerging [analysis]
African Arguments
Israel's recognition of Somaliland continues to reverberate across the Red Sea's fast-changing geopolitics. How to read the emerging regional map? Certainly not through the lens of… Read more »
Nigeria: Revealed - Identities of 177 Worshippers Abducted From Kaduna Churches
Daily Trust
The identities of the victims abducted during a raid on three churches in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State have been unveiled. Read more »
Nigeria: Ogun Halts Awujale Selection Process Over Petitions, Security Reports
This Day
Citing rising tensions, petitions and security concerns, the Ogun State Government has ordered the immediate suspension of the ongoing process for the selection of a new Awujale of… Read more »
Nigeria: FRSC Redeploys Senior Officers to Strengthen Operational Delivery
This Day
The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Shehu Mohammed, has approved the posting and redeployment of selected senior officers across key commands and formations… Read more »
Nigeria: Court Sacks Abure, Recognises Esther Nenadi Leadership of Labour Party
This Day
Justice Peter Lifu of a Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, sacked Julius Abure as the National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP). Read more »
