January 12
Congo-Kinshasa: Surge in Conflict-Related Sexual Violence Urgent Support for Survivors Needed After US Aid Cuts
HRW
Urgent Support for Survivors Needed After US Aid Cuts Read more »
Uganda: Govt Suspends Top NGO Chapter Four Over Security Concerns
Nile Post
In a move that has sent shockwaves through Uganda's civil society sector, the National Bureau for Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO Bureau) has suspended the operating permit of… Read more »
Africa: AU Officials Call for Stronger Solidarity As Africa Confronts Rising Security, Political Challenges
ENA
African Union (AU) officials have underlined that unity and close collaboration among Member States are indispensable to confronting the continent's mounting security, political… Read more »
Tanzania: Obama Not Addressing Tanzania's 2025 Elections, Protests in Viral Video
Africa Check
Former US president Barack Obama not addressing Tanzania's 2025 elections, protests in viral video - speech from 2018 Read more »
Malawi: MP Condemns Presidential Pardons of Convicted Albino Killers
Nyasa Times
Baba Malondera, MCP Director of Youth and Member of Parliament, has slammed President Arthur Peter Mutharika for pardoning men convicted in the brutal killing of Buleya, a key… Read more »
Lesotho: Why People From Lesotho Cross the Border Illegally
GroundUp
Document offices across the country overwhelmed over the festive season with long queues Read more »
Africa: Côte d'Ivoire, Mali and Burkina Faso - a Shared History Collides With Political Fractures [analysis]
African Arguments
For many decades, Côte d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso and Mali constituted one of the most integrated spaces of human and economic circulation in West Africa. Beyond simple… Read more »
Nigeria: Super Eagles Chasing Afcon Goal-Scoring Record
Leadership
The Nigeria Super Eagles are on the cusp of making history at the Africa Cup of Nations finals in Morocco, as they chase a new goal-scoring record for the tournament. With two… Read more »
Kenya: iShowSpeed's Crew Member Injures Spine During Nairobi Livestream
Capital FM
A member of American streaming sensation iShowSpeed's production team sustained a spinal injury during a high-energy livestream segment in Nairobi, even as the influencer's Kenya… Read more »
Uganda: Jailed Besigye Sends Financial Boost to Bobi Wine Campaign
Nile Post
Opposition leaders, activists and supporters on Sunday gathered at the Kasangati home of veteran opposition figure Kizza Besigye for a special prayer meeting held in solidarity… Read more »
Nigeria: Maduro's Kidnap - Saving the World Order From Trump's Abuses [editorial]
Premium Times
The message Mr Trump has very clearly sent across the world is that powerful countries can bully their weak, hapless neighbours without scruples. Read more »
Kenya: Race for 15 Court of Appeal Positions Begins As Judicial Service Commission Interviews 35
Capital FM
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) will on Monday begin interviews to recruit fifteen judges to the Court of Appeal in a major hiring drive aimed at easing an acute staffing… Read more »
Nigeria: Security Checkpoints Causing Gridlock On Nigerian Roads - - Peter Obi
Leadership
Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has raised concerns over what he described as the growing danger posed by poorly positioned security checkpoints across… Read more »
Liberia: National Security Agency Officer Jailed for Allegedly Sodomizing a Minor
Liberian Investigator
The Monrovia City Court on Monday ordered the incarceration of an officer of the National Security Agency following his arrest on allegations of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old… Read more »
Somalia: Somalia, Palestine Reject 'Illegal' Israeli Recognition of Somaliland
Shabelle
Somalia's Foreign Minister Abdisalam Abdi Ali met with his Palestinian counterpart, Varsen Aghabekian Shaheen, in Jeddah to coordinate a unified front against Israel's recent… Read more »
South Africa: Eastern Cape Schools Say They Are Ready but Transport and Toilets Remain a Worry
Scrolla
Eastern Cape education department says most schools are ready but nearly 48,000 learners still need scholar transport. Read more »
South Africa: Food On Credit Fills the Gaps When Headboard Sales Are Slow
Scrolla
South Africa: Senzo Mchunu Tipped As Next ANC National Chairperson
Scrolla
Senzo Mchunu is tipped to become ANC national chair as factions prepare for the 2027 conference. Sources say his support base is key to Fikile Mbalula's push to become ANC… Read more »
Nigeria: Army Rescues 18 Abducted Cameroon-Bound Passengers
Premium Times
Abduction for ransom has become one of the top crimes in Nigeria, with just anyone being a target. Read more »
South Africa: Eskom's 'Stayed' Court Case Shows Double Game Duplicity On Electricity Trading
Daily Maverick
For months, South Africans have been told that Eskom has "paused" or "stayed" its legal challenge against the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) over the granting of… Read more »
South Africa: Kwazulu-Natal Top of the Class As Matric Pass Rate Hits 88 Percent
Scrolla
KwaZulu-Natal achieved the highest matric pass rate in the country at 90.6%, followed closely by the Free State and Gauteng. Only 34% of pupils wrote mathematics in the final… Read more »
Rwanda: Kigali - Contractor, Budget Woes Delay Key Infrastructure Projects
New Times
Members of Parliament have raised concerns over slow budget execution and delays in major infrastructure projects in the City of Kigali. Read more »
Botswana: Botswana On FMD High Alert
The Patriot
The Ministry of Lands and Agriculture has issued a stern alert over the heightened risk of foot-and-mouth disease entering Botswana following reports of escalation in neighboring… Read more »
Nigeria: Palantir Co-Founder Backs Nigerian Startup Terra in $11.8m Round
Daba Finance
Palantir Technologies Inc. co-founder Joe Lonsdale has led an investment in a Nigerian defense technology startup expanding drone manufacturing as security risks intensify across… Read more »
Liberia: Suspended Top Security Aide Jailed At Monrovia Central Prison Over Chilling Gang Rape Allegations Involving Minor
FrontPageAfrica
Peter Bonn Jallah, a suspended Special Assistant to the Director of Liberia's National Security Agency (NSA), has been charged, forwarded to court, and remanded to the Monrovia… Read more »
