January 20
Malawi: Stolen Drugs, Empty Shelves and Rising Deaths - How Governance Failures Are Undermining Malawi's Public Healthcare
Nyasa Times
In Malawi's public hospitals, a quiet but devastating crisis is unfolding. Patients are increasingly being forced to buy medicines that are supposed to be free, as chronic drug… Read more »
Malawi: Malawi Sees Carbon Trading As New Frontier for Sustainable Development
Nyasa Times
The Malawi Government says carbon trading presents a new and significant financing frontier for sustainable socio-economic development. Read more »
Nigeria: Cybercrime Against Tinubu - Sowore, Re-Arraigned, Trial for Jan 22
Daily Trust
A Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed January 22 for the definite trial of activist, Omoyele Sowore, in the amended Cyberbullying charges brought against him by the Department of… Read more »
Nigeria: Why Super Eagles Skipped Afcon Bronze Medal Ceremony - - NFF
Vanguard
President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Ibrahim Gusau, has explained why Super Eagles players were absent from the medal ceremony at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations… Read more »
Nigeria: Ministry Dismisses Northern Elders' Claim On Lagos Gold Refinery
Leadership
The Ministry of Solid Minerals Development (MSMD) has dismissed claims by the Northern Elders' Forum (NEF) that the federal government sited a gold refinery in Lagos in violation… Read more »
Nigeria: Anti-Tinubu Post - FG Amends Charges Against Sowore, Delists Facebook, X
Vanguard
The Federal Government has amended the cybercrime charges it filed against activist and former presidential candidate of African Action Congress, AAC, Omoyele Sowore, for calling… Read more »
South Africa: Killer Vigilantes Sentenced to Life Imprisonment
SAnews.gov.za
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has welcomed the sentences imposed by the Bhisho High Court in a matter relating to the vigilante killing of four people at Debenek in the… Read more »
South Africa: Heavy Rains Leave Dozens Homeless in Limpopo Village
Health-e
Around 70 people, including the elderly and babies, have sought temporary shelter in a local church in Mbaula Village near Giyani in Limpopo after their homes were damaged by heavy… Read more »
Lesotho: Lesotho Village With Solar Farm Has No Power
GroundUp
Villagers say they gave up grazing land for solar panels in 2022, but they have not seen any reward Read more »
Uganda: PFF Warns Jailed Besigye's Health Is in Dire Condition
Nile Post
The People's Front for Freedom (PFF) has raised alarm over the deteriorating health of Dr Kizza Besigye, a prominent opposition leader and long-time critic of President Museveni. Read more »
Kenya: KCSE 2025 - Rosa Buyu Questions Education Standards in Kisumu West
Capital FM
Kisumu West Member of Parliament Rosa Buyu has expressed sharp dissatisfaction with the 2025 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education results from her constituency, saying the… Read more »
Rwanda: Major Multipurpose Dams Set to Ease Water Shortages By 2026
New Times
Thacien Rwampozeho, a livestock farmer in Nyagatare District, still remembers the long treks he used to make during dry spells in search of water for his cows, journeys that could… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Takes Steps to Strengthen Financial Preparedness for Disasters and Climate Shocks [press release]
World Bank
new report by the World Bank Group, in partnership with the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), identifies priority reforms that would help the government,… Read more »
Somalia: Somaliland Launches Integrated Digital Hospital System With Taiwan Support
Horn Diplomat
Somaliland on Sunday launched an integrated Health Information System (HIS) at Hargeisa Group Hospital, marking a major step in the country's push to modernise its healthcare… Read more »
Chad: Sudan Civil War Spills Over Into Neighboring Chad
People's Dispatch
Pursuing armed groups affiliated to the army into Chad, Sudan's paramilitary attacked a Chadian military garrison, killing seven soldiers and prompting the government to issue a… Read more »
Liberia: Liberia to Establish First State-Owned Mining Company to Boost Equity, Jobs, and National Benefits
New Republic
The Government of Liberia has announced plans to establish the country's first-ever state-owned mining enterprise, a move aimed at securing greater national benefits from mineral… Read more »
Liberia: African Growth Story At Davos - Liberia's Arrest Agenda Targets Transformation and Inclusive Prosperity
New Republic
USA-Against the majestic backdrop of the Swiss Alps and the annual World Economic Forum (WEF), Liberia's Finance Minister, Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan, delivered a compelling update on… Read more »
Nigeria: Ex-Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke Appears in London Court Over £100,000 Bribery Case
Leadership
Diezani Alison-Madueke, Nigeria's former minister of petroleum resources, on Monday, appeared before the Southwark Crown Court in London for a preliminary hearing in her ongoing… Read more »
Namibia: Wife Killer Gets Life Sentence - Stabbed Her 27 Times
New Era
The injuries suffered by the deceased, Dapeua Helen Onesmus (43), on 16 February 2024 in the district of Windhoek, speak of a frenzy of violence, stated Acting Judge Marilize du… Read more »
Ethiopia: News - Sudanese Refugees in Ethiopia Face Growing Hardship Amid Funding Gaps, Administrative Barriers
Addis Standard
Thousands of Sudanese refugees sheltering in Ethiopia are facing worsening humanitarian conditions marked by food shortages, overcrowded camps, and administrative challenges,… Read more »
Central African Republic: At the Edge of War - The Central African Republic's Uneasy Border With Sudan
UN News
The land flattens on the approach to Birao, a cut-off town ringed by savannah in the far north of the Central African Republic, where roads dissolve into dust and motorcycles… Read more »
Liberia: Several Ex-Employees of BSE Indicted for Over U.S.$24k Theft
Liberian Observer
A grand jury at Criminal Court 'A' has indicted several former employees of the Bureau of State Enterprises (BSE),including its former Director-General, Arthur S. Massaquoi, for… Read more »
Liberia: Ex-Deputy Foreign Minister Explains U.S. Visa Suspension for Liberians
Liberian Observer
Former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador B. Elias Shoniyin, has provided clarity on the recent suspension of U.S. immigrant visa processing for Liberians, describing… Read more »
South Africa: Families Say Scrap Scholar Transport After Crash Kills 12 Kids
Scrolla
Ofentse Vinger, 6, was one of 12 children who died in a crash that has sparked urgent calls for the government to provide safer school transport. The 22-year-old driver has been… Read more »
Uganda: Uganda Drops to 88th in Latest FIFA Rankings After AFCON Disappointment
Nile Post
Uganda has dropped three places to 88th in the latest Fifa World Rankings released on Monday, after earning just one point in the group stages of the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon)… Read more »
