June 08
Tanzania: Tanzania, Belarus Agree to Deepen Ties Agricultural Sector With Focus On Value Addition, Modern Farming Technologies
Daily News
TANZANIA and Belarus have agreed to strengthen cooperation in the agricultural sector, focusing on value addition, modern farming technologies and increased private sector… Read more »
Kenya: Kenya Power to Close All Physical Payment Counters
Capital FM
Kenya Power will close all its payment counters across the country by June 2027 as it accelerates its transition to digital service delivery amid growing uptake of online payment… Read more »
Kenya: Kenya Secures Sh20.7bn for Digital Expansion and Connectivity
Capital FM
Kenya has secured Sh20.7 billion in new investments to support digital transformation programmes and expand regional internet connectivity through submarine cable infrastructure. Read more »
East Africa: Somaliland's Berbera Port Emerges As East Africa Trade Gateway
Horn Diplomat
Overlooking the Gulf of Aden near the Bab al-Mandab Strait, one of the world's most strategic maritime chokepoints, Berbera Port is emerging as one of East Africa's most ambitious… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Islamist Reckoning [blog]
CFR
The most recent abductions and executions in southwestern Nigeria have brought home the religious character of the threat to peace and security in the country. Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo's Ebola Response Must Be Anchored Locally - Muyembe
The New Humanitarian
"We must learn from the past. During the 2018 epidemic, basic health structures were insufficiently involved." Read more »
Africa: Most Africans Continue to Experience Economic Hardship, Despite Signs of Recovery
Afrobarometer
Government performance ratings improve slightly, but still overwhelmingly negative. Read more »
Africa: Why Sustainable Alternatives to Plastic Are Struggling to Compete
UN News
Plastic pollution is choking the ocean, but sustainable alternatives - including seaweed - remain held back by tariffs, fragmented regulations and the overwhelming market advantage… Read more »
Uganda: The Signs We Refuse to See - Why Uganda's Sovereignty Act Cannot Cure Our National Despair [analysis]
African Arguments
The passage and lightning-fast presidential signing of the Protection of Sovereignty Act, 2026 represents a defining crossroads in our nation's governance. Tabled by State Minister… Read more »
South Africa: Climate Change Is Threatening Sheep Farmers in South Africa's Drakensberg - How They're Adapting [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
In the rugged and mountainous Drakensberg grasslands of South Africa's Eastern Cape province, farmers rear sheep for food, cultural practices and financial security. Read more »
Ghana: Community Conservation in Ghana Has Evolved, but Policy and Funding Need to Catch Up [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
In Ghana, community resource management areas are the main way that local communities get involved in managing natural resources that fall outside protected areas. In this way,… Read more »
South Africa: South Africa's Anti-Migrant Campaigns Use the Language of Democracy - Why That's Dangerous [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Anti-migrant campaigns in South Africa are increasingly being framed as acts of community protection. Protesters present their efforts as a response to community concerns about… Read more »
South Africa: South African Telescope Detects Record-Breaking Signal From the Early Universe [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Astronomers using the MeerKAT radio telescope in South Africa have discovered the most distant hydroxyl megamaser ever detected, opening a new radio astronomy frontier. A hydroxyl… Read more »
Africa: HIV Enters the Brain and Doesn't Leave - Paradoxically, Drugs Intended to Reduce Brain Inflammation Increase Virus Levels [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
HIV can damage the brain and cause memory and cognitive problems. And once HIV enters the brain, it does not leave. Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: The Hunt for a New Ebola Vaccine - Two Scientists Explain the Challenges [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
The ongoing Ebola virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda has now killed 61 people, with 359 confirmed cases. The Bundibugyo strain of the virus has a… Read more »
Nigeria: Enugu Govt Dispels Viral Post Suggesting Imminent Attack On UNN
Vanguard
...Vows to arrest culprits behind false alarm Read more »
Nigeria: Lawyer Alleges Illegal Detention, Torture, N180,000 Bail Extortion By Police
Premium Times
Mr Chude alleged widespread human rights abuses at the police Octopus Unit in Port Harcourt, including unlawful detention, torture, and extortion, while calling for urgent scrutiny… Read more »
Nigeria: Police Chief Decries High Rate of Violation of Widows' Rights in Anambra
Premium Times
"Some of the brothers and sisters in-laws only aim at inheriting their late brothers' wives and property but don't talk about how to maintain the children of the deceased." Read more »
Somalia: Somalia, China Discuss Expanding Defence and Security Cooperation
Shabelle
Somalia's Minister of Defence, Ahmed Moallim Fiqi, met with China's ambassador to Somalia, Wang Yu, in Mogadishu on Monday to discuss strengthening bilateral cooperation,… Read more »
Somalia: Aussom Chief, EU Ambassador Discuss Security and Stabilisation Efforts in Somalia
Shabelle
The head of the African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM), El Hadji Ibrahima Diene, met the European Union's ambassador to Somalia, Francesca Di Mauro, in… Read more »
Uganda: Over 50 Families Displaced As New Cracks Emerge in Namisindwa
Independent (Kampala)
More than 50 families have been forced to flee their homes in Bupoto Sub-county, Namisindwa District, after fresh cracks emerged following heavy rains, raising fears of a possible… Read more »
Zimbabwe: High Court Dismisses Gmaz Urgent Bid to Block Grain Import Levies
New Zimbabwe
The High Court has dismissed the Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) urgent application seeking to stop the implementation of government's grain import levy framework. Read more »
Kenya: Kagwe Pushes for Tougher Action Against Fake Farm Inputs
Capital FM
Kenya has called for stricter global standards on agricultural chemicals and stronger action against counterfeit farm inputs, warning that the continued circulation of substandard… Read more »
Kenya: Rest in Peace - Kenyan Rugby Pay Tribute to Ex-Shujaa Star Robert Aringo
Capital FM
Tributes continue to flow in for former Impala RFC player Robert 'Majei' Aringo who passed away over the weekend. Read more »
Namibia: Rundu Tackles N$700m Debt With Waiver
New Era
The Rundu Town Council has launched a 24-month interest waiver programme to recover millions in unpaid municipal debt and ease financial pressure on struggling ratepayers. Read more »
