January 12
Africa: CES 2026 - - a Human-Centric Shift in Tech Amid AI Overload
Daily Maverick
For a brief moment, the big PC brands turned away from shoving needless AI into everything and remembered that people use computers to do and build things. Read more »
South Africa: Chief Executives' 2026 Outlook - AI, Rate Cuts and Cautious Optimism
Daily Maverick
South Africa enters the new year with hints of a firmer footing, along with reminders of how fragile the recovery remains. Business Maverick chatted to a few of the minds at the… Read more »
South Africa: Regulator Probe, Public Uproar Spare 16,507 Discovery Health Members From R125m Billing Error
Daily Maverick
Discovery Health's systems hiccup turned routine claims into nasty 'you owe us' notices for 16,507 members, with some demands climbing toward R80,000. After MediCheck lit the fuse… Read more »
South Africa: Meet the Joburg Councillor Who Turned His Car Into a Tool for Accountability
Daily Maverick
Carlos Da Rocha, the DA councillor for Bez Valley, has transformed a graffiti-covered van into a mobile protest advocating for accountability in Johannesburg. Through this… Read more »
South Africa: Mapping South Africa's Fishing Industry - - a Conversation With Shaheen Moolla [interview]
Daily Maverick
Journalists are seldom specialists, so any investigation into a complex sector like fishing needs to begin as an in-depth conversation with the most knowledgeable person you can… Read more »
South Africa: Discovery Health Gives You Another Reason to Hate Your Medical Scheme [opinion]
Daily Maverick
In the middle-class story of the holidays, what made Discovery Health's reimbursement error utterly bizarre was that it publicly defended its flawed legal stance when it never had… Read more »
Sudan: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to Visit Sudan On Wednesday
SNA
Port Sudan, 12 January 2026 (SUNA) -- United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk is scheduled to visit Sudan from 14 to 18 January 2026, during which he… Read more »
Morocco/Nigeria: Brahim, Osimhen Lead Race for Afcon 2025 Golden Boot
New Times
The Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2025, currently underway in Morocco, has already produced moments that have sent fans leaping from their seats in stadiums, living rooms, and fan… Read more »
Nigeria: Mangrove Loss Is Making the Niger Delta More Vulnerable [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Rivers State on Nigeria's coastline has some of Africa's largest mangrove ecosystems. The Niger Delta itself contains the third-largest mangrove forest in the world. These trees… Read more »
South Africa: High Cholesterol and Insulin Resistance Are Rising Among Young South Africans [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
In a small mining town in South Africa's Limpopo province, young people are showing worrying signs of diseases that were once thought to affect only older adults. Read more »
Nigeria: Did the US Military Strikes in Nigeria Hit the Right Target?
The New Humanitarian
"I swear to you, there will be uncontrolled tears among the people such that those who bomb us will be sorry for the civilians." Read more »
Kenya: Low Turnout Marks First Day of Grade Ten Admissions in Kisii and Nyamira Counties
Capital FM
The first day of grade ten admissions for students transitioning to senior secondary schools saw low turnout in many schools across Kisii and Nyamira counties, a departure from… Read more »
Kenya: ODM Top Organ Endorses Oburu-Led Coalition Talks With Uda Ahead of 2027 Polls
Capital FM
The Orange Democratic Movement has approved the initiation of coalition negotiations with the United Democratic Alliance as part of early preparations for the 2027 General… Read more »
Nigeria: 2025 in Review - Power Shifts, Tragedies, and Royal Transitions in the South-West
Premium Times
Power shifts, political upheaval, royal transitions, environmental hazard, and a globally reckoned tragic auto-crash were among some notable events in Nigeria's South-west in 2025. Read more »
Botswana: Power Blackouts Return!
The Patriot
Botswana's ambition to achieve self-sufficiency and becoming a net exporter of electricity has been compromised by persistent operational challenges at Botswana Power Corporation… Read more »
Africa: AUC Chairperson Today Received H.E. Amb. Mohamed Arrouchi, Permanent Representative (PR) of the Kingdom of Morocco
African Union
H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chairperson of the AU Commission, today received H.E. Amb. Mohamed Arrouchi, Permanent Representative (PR) of the Kingdom of Morocco to the African… Read more »
Africa: African Union's 51st Permanent Representatives' Committee Session Begins, Prioritizing Peace, Reform and Agenda 2063
African Union
The 51st Ordinary Session of the Permanent Representatives' Committee (PRC) kicked off today, ahead of the 48th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council and the 39th Summit of the… Read more »
Uganda: Over 600 Children to Benefit From Sarah Kanyike Foundation Bursaries This Year
Nile Post
More than 600 vulnerable children across the country will benefit from education bursaries this year under the Sarah Kanyike Foundation, Read more »
Uganda: In an Exam, There Is Uncertainty, Says Political Analyst Joseph Ochieno of January 15th Polls
Nile Post
With just days to the highly anticipated general presidential and parliamentary elections scheduled for Thursday, 15th January 2026; political analyst Joseph Pintyek Ochieno has… Read more »
Uganda: Kyabazinga Urges Cultural Understanding As Pillar of Effective Military Leadership
Nile Post
The Kyabazinga of Busoga, His Royal Highness William Wilberforce Kadhumbula Gabula Nadiope IV, has underscored the vital role of cultural understanding in shaping effective and… Read more »
Uganda: You Are the Best Witnesses of Peace Brought By NRM - Museveni Tells Kasese
Nile Post
President Museveni has told the people of Kasese to appreciate the peace ushered in by the ruling NRM government. Read more »
Uganda: NRM Lawyer Dismisses Claims of Rising Tension Ahead of Thursday's Polls
Nile Post
With just days to the highly anticipated general presidential and parliamentary elections scheduled for Thursday, 15th January 2026; National Resistance Movement (NRM) lawyer Maj… Read more »
Liberia: Suspended NSA Aide Forwarded to Court in Alleged Gang Rape Case As Public Demands Accountability
FrontPageAfrica
Peter Bonn Jallah, suspended Special Assistant to the National Security Agency (NSA) Director Major General Prince C. Johnson, has been formally forwarded to the Monrovia City… Read more »
Namibia: Ministry All Set for Results Release, New Academic Year
Namibian
Education minister Sanet Steenkamp says preparations for the release of 2025's exam results and the 2026 academic year are proceeding according to plan. Read more »
Tanzania: Samia Greets Tanzanians As They Celebrate the Zanzibar Revolution
Daily News
THE President of the United Republic of Tanzania, Dr Samia Suluhu Hassan, has extended her greetings to all Tanzanians as they celebrate the 62nd anniversary of the Glorious… Read more »
