January 18
Uganda: Chief Justice Alfonse Chigamoy Owiny-Dollo Retires After Four Decades of Legal Service
Independent (Kampala)
Today, Uganda's Chief Justice, Alfonse Chigamoy Owiny-Dollo, retires at the age of 70, concluding a legal and public service career spanning over forty years. Read more »
South Africa: ANC Looks Set to Become a Staffrider On the Money Train Riding Back to 1994
Daily Maverick
South Africa faces a return to apartheid-era domestic social arrangements, and back towards the foreign relations of the past, most notably those military strategic alliances with… Read more »
South Africa: City Power Backtracks On Banning Reporting Faults Through Councillors, but Only Temporarily
Daily Maverick
Johannesburg residents often complain that City call centres are not effective. So when City Power told residents they had to communicate with the utility directly, not through… Read more »
South Africa: When the Rivers Rose, They Stayed - How Hoedspruit's Volunteers Became the 'Safari Capital's' Flood Defence
Daily Maverick
As the mop-up starts, Lowveld communities pulled together during the worst floods to hit Kruger and surrounds since January 2012. Meanwhile, day visitors can return to southern… Read more »
South Africa: National Health Insurance - - Reports of a Potential Truce Are Greatly Exaggerated [opinion]
Daily Maverick
Amid ongoing legal battles over the National Health Insurance, hopes for a truce dwindle as political motives complicate negotiations on universal healthcare. Read more »
South Africa: Judge Sisi Khampepe Being Illegally Monitored By Jacob Zuma, Inquiry Hears
Daily Maverick
From possessing 'secret' emails allegedly sent from the private address of retired judge Sisi Khampepe, to hush-hush talks with apartheid-era generals, Jacob Zuma's shadow looms… Read more »
Kenya: Sports PS Mwangi Makes Bold Claim About Afcon 2027
Capital FM
NAIROBI, Kenya, January 18, 2026 - Sports principal secretary Elijah Mwangi says the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon), which Kenya will co-host, will be much better than the last… Read more »
Sudan: Prime Minister Inspects National Medical Supplies Fund, Reassures On Medicine Availability
SNA
- Prime Minister, Dr. Kamil Idris, praised the Federal Ministry of Health and the staff of the National Medical Supplies Fund (NMSF) for their pivotal role in restoring the Fund's… Read more »
Sudan: TSC President Congratulates Ugandan President On Election Victory
SNA
- President of the Transitional Sovereignty Council (TSC), General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, held a phone call today with Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, during which he… Read more »
Sudan: Prime Minister Calls On All International Organizations to Return to the Capital
SNA
- Prime Minister, Dr. Kamil Idris, has called on all international organizations, diplomatic missions, United Nations agencies and their specialized bodies, as well as… Read more »
Sudan: CBOS Governor Launches First Phase of National Core Banking Switch System Reactivation
SNA
- The Governor of the Central Bank of Sudan (CBOS), Amina Mirghani Hassan, launched the first phase of reactivating the National Core Banking Switch System Sunday morning,… Read more »
Sudan: Education Minister Meets Turkish Humanitarian Relief Delegation
SNA
- The Minister of Education and National Orientation, Dr. Al-Tohami Al-Zain Hajar, met on Sunday with a delegation from the Turkish Humanitarian Relief Foundation (IHH), including… Read more »
Sudan: Hashab Gum Arabic Prices Reach SDG 560,000 Per Quintal At Al-Obeid Crop Market
SNA
- The price of a quintal of Hashab (Acacia Senegal tree) Gum Arabic in Al-Obeid crop market today was recorded at 560,000 Sudanese pounds (SDG). Read more »
Sudan: Darfur Governor Highlights Troop Readiness and Calls for Unity
SNA
- The Governor of the Darfur Region and Supervisor General of the Joint Force, Commander Minni Arko Minnawi, met today with the Supreme Committee for Mobilization and Call-Up, led… Read more »
West Africa: Waemu Social Bond Accessed On Daba Lists in Luxembourg
Daba Finance
A social bond issued by CRRH-UEMOA and accessed by investors through Daba has been listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, while continuing to trade on the BRVM. Read more »
West Africa: Nigeria Hikes Capital Requirements for Capital Market Operators
Daba Finance
Nigeria's Securities and Exchange Commission has raised minimum capital requirements for firms operating in the capital market, tightening rules across brokerage, fund management,… Read more »
Nigeria: Max Raises $24m to Scale Electric Mobility After Nigeria Profitability
Daba Finance
Metro Africa Xpress, known as MAX, has raised $24 million in a mix of equity and debt as it scales electric mobility financing across West and Central Africa after reaching… Read more »
Kenya: Battle Royale At Karen Country Club As Curtains Come Down On Sunshine Development Tour
Capital FM
The Sunshine Development Tour - East Africa Swing moves into its decisive stage tomorrow as the Absa Invitational tees off at Karen Country Club from Monday (January 19) to… Read more »
Kenya: 'Kenya Will Not Be Stripped of AFCON 2027 Hosting Rights,' - CAF President Assures
Capital FM
NAIROBI, Kenya, January 18, 2026 - Confederation of African Football (Caf) president Patrice Motsepe says Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania will not be stripped of the hosting rights for… Read more »
Kenya: 3 Arrested in Crackdown On Highway Robbery Gang Along Mombasa Road
Capital FM
Detectives from Rabai Sub-County have arrested three suspects believed to be part of a notorious highway robbery gang that has been terrorising truck drivers along the busy… Read more »
Kenya: 2 Iranians Arrested After Stealing Sh15,000 From Thika Shopkeeper
Capital FM
Detectives in Thika have arrested two Iranian nationals for allegedly stupefying a shopkeeper and stealing Sh15,000. Read more »
South Africa: Kruger National Park Relief Fund to Help Rebuild Popular Park
SAnews.gov.za
Government has announced the establishment of the Kruger Relief Fund to assist in efforts to rebuild the Kruger National Park after heavy rainfall damaged the popular tourist… Read more »
South Africa: Reforms Bear Fruit As World Bank Projects SA Economic Growth
SAnews.gov.za
A new World Bank report projecting economic growth for South Africa over the next two years is an indication that government's reform agenda is bearing fruit. Read more »
South Africa: Inclusion, Citizen Ownership, Governance and Healing to Guide National Dialogue
SAnews.gov.za
President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged the newly inducted National Dialogue Steering Committee to ensure that the "significant initiative" remains a citizen-led process that is… Read more »
Malawi: K28.9 Billion Loot - Linda Phiri, Masautso Kamowa and Synoden Kautsi Arrested As ACB Cracks Greenbelt Corruption Syndicate
Nyasa Times
Linda Phiri, Masautso Kamowa and Synoden Kautsi--three senior Greenbelt Authority (GBA) officials entrusted with billions of kwacha meant to transform Malawi's agriculture--are now… Read more »
