June 02
Uganda: New Cabinet Under the Microscope As Parliament Opens Vetting Sessions
Independent (Kampala)
Parliament's Appointments Committee on Monday commenced the vetting of newly appointed Cabinet Ministers and Ministers of State, launching a constitutionally mandated process that… Read more »
South Africa: Why Pharmacists Still Can't Prescribe Arvs, Months After Court Gave the Green Light
spotlight
A Supreme Court of Appeal ruling in October 2025 cleared the way for specially trained and permitted pharmacists to dispense antiretroviral medicines without a doctor's script.… Read more »
Ethiopia: Ethiopians Cast Their Votes As Government Hails Peaceful Conclusion of Historic 7th General Election
ENA
The Ethiopian government has declared the country's 7th General Election a success, praising millions of citizens for their participation in what it described as a peaceful and… Read more »
Kenya: Trump Nominates Henry Wooster As U.S. Ambassador to Kenya
Capital FM
President Donald Trump has nominated Henry Wooster, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service from Virginia, to serve as the next Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary… Read more »
Nigeria: They Can't Burn Away Our Pain, Bayelsa Community Mourns Lake Killed By Oil, Fire
Vanguard
TEIN BISENI--Five months after a crude oil spill polluted Tein in Biseni Kingdom, Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, fire has finished what the pipeline began, leaving… Read more »
Nigeria: Police Officers Mistaken for Kidnappers Escape Mob Attack in Ogun
Daily Trust
Two serving police officers from Lagos State narrowly escaped a mob attack after they were mistakenly identified as suspected kidnappers in Ogun State. Read more »
Tunisia: President Kaïs Saïed Receives Written Message From President of DR Congo
Tunis Afrique Presse
President Kaïs Saïed met on Monday at Carthage Palace, Crispin Mbadu Phanzu, Minister Delegate to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, in charge of Francophonie and the… Read more »
Africa: Spiro Secures $215m to Expand Africa's Electric Mobility and Battery-Swapping Network
Capital FM
African electric mobility firm Spiro has secured a $215 million (Sh27.8 billion) equity investment to expand its electric vehicle operations and battery-swapping infrastructure… Read more »
Kenya: Education Ministry Invites Public Input On New University Regulations in Major Reform Push
Capital FM
The Ministry of Education has launched a nationwide public participation process on the proposed Universities (General) Regulations, 2026, inviting stakeholders and members of the… Read more »
Kenya: Ruto Ends Northern Kenya Tour With Infrastructure Projects Push
Capital FM
President William Ruto is set to conclude his three-day tour of Wajir and Garissa counties with a series of infrastructure projects aimed at boosting development in Northern Kenya. Read more »
Africa: U.S. to Cut Africa Visa Processing Centres By More Than Half in Immigration Crackdown
Capital FM
The United States is preparing to significantly reduce the number of diplomatic missions across Africa that can process visa applications, a move expected to affect thousands of… Read more »
Nigeria: 11 Years Later - Sacked NCAA Worker Wins Court Case
Vanguard
LAGOS -- THE Court of Appeal in Lagos has struck out an application by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, paving the way for the enforcement of a judgment ordering the… Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu Will Defeat Atiku If Election Is Decided By Rigging - Babachir Lawal
Vanguard
Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, has claimed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu would be difficult to defeat if the outcome of the 2027… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria, Liberia Move to Deepen Maritime Cooperation, Capacity Building
Vanguard
The Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dayo Mobereola, has reaffirmed Nigeria's commitment to strengthening regional maritime… Read more »
Nigeria: Insecurity - We Are Consumed By 2027 Politics, Ignoring Safety of Children, Citizens - Obi
Vanguard
Labour Party's 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has expressed concern over the worsening security situation in the country, lamenting that political leaders are focusing… Read more »
Nigeria: 2027 - Atiku, Babachir Bicker Over Outcome of ADC Presidential Primary
Vanguard
ABUJA -- Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Babachir Lawal, has resigned from African Democratic Congress, ADC, declaring that supporting the party's… Read more »
Nigeria: We're Working to Rescue Kidnapped Retired Major Gen Abubakar - Defence HQ
Vanguard
ABUJA--Following the abduction of former Director of Defence Information, Major General Rabe Abubakar, and his wife in Matazu Local Government Area of Katsina State on Saturday by… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Only 59% Prepared for Possible Ebola Outbreak - NCDC
Daily Trust
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said that Nigeria is about 59 per cent prepared to respond to a potential Ebola outbreak, warning that porous land… Read more »
Nigeria: Cholera Kills 40 in Borno
Daily Trust
Cholera outbreak has killed more than 40 people and infected over 3,000 in 139 communities across seven local government areas of Borno State, Daily Trust gathered. Read more »
Nigeria: School Children Abductions - Borno Parents Slam FG's Silence As Protest Rocks Oyo
Daily Trust
Parents of 42 pupils abducted from Mussa Primary and Junior Secondary School in Askira Uba Local Government Area of Borno State have accused the Federal Government of neglect,… Read more »
Tanzania: BMH Specialist Team Camps in Masasi As It Honours Benjamin Mkapa's Healthcare Vision
Daily News
OVER 500 residents in Masasi District, Mtwara Region have been targeted by the medical outreach programme aiming at upholding the former President Benjamin Mkapa's legacy on… Read more »
Africa: Kenyan-Built Urbantok Launches As Africa Pushes for Creator Economy Independence
Capital FM
A Kenyan technology company is seeking to transform how African content creators earn money online with the launch of UrbanTok, a new social media platform designed to put… Read more »
Africa: 70th Anniversary - Our Navy, Most Formidable Force in Africa - Tinubu
Vanguard
LAGOS--AS part of activities marking the Nigerian Navy's 70th anniversary, President Bola Tinubu, yesterday, reaffirmed his administration's commitment to strengthening the Navy's… Read more »
Nigeria: NUPRC Strike Threatens Oil, Gas Regulatory Operations Nationwide
Vanguard
Nigeria's oil and gas regulatory operations have come under threat nationwide as workers of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), under the aegis of the… Read more »
Nigeria: No More Visa Rejections for Nigerians - UAE Envoy
Daily Trust
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ambassador to Nigeria, Salem Saeed Al-Shamsi, has disclosed that visa restrictions have been eased for Nigerians. Read more »
