January 05
Africa: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission Commends the Smooth Conduct of the Presidential Election in the Republic of Guinea
African Union
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), H.E. Mr. Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, extends his warmest congratulations to the President-elect of the Republic of Guinea, H.E.… Read more »
Liberia: Liberia Records Highest Domestic Revenue Ever
Liberian Observer
In a historic milestone for Liberia's fiscal governance and domestic resource mobilization, the Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) has announced that it surpassed its 2025 domestic… Read more »
Africa: Africa's Share of the Nobel Prizes [analysis]
African Arguments
The curtain has fallen in Oslo and Stockholm. The Nobel Prize laureates have been announced. The award ceremony has taken place; however, it has invariably generated less… Read more »
Ghana: Germany Deepen Economic Partnership - A New Era of Investment, Cooperation
Ghanaian Times
President John Dramani Mahama has stated that his team had built a solid economic foundation in 2025 and pledged to work hard to accelerate and expand it in 2026. Read more »
Africa: South Africa Coach Broos Shifts Focus to World Cup After Afcon Exit
Namibian
South Africa coach Hugo Broos rejected suggestions his team had regressed after they exited the Africa Cup of Nations in the last 16 against Cameroon on Sunday, and turned his… Read more »
Liberia: Senate Repasses Port Decentralization Bill
Liberian Investigator
Published: January 5, 2026 Read more »
South Africa: Bafana Bafana Knocked Out of Afcon
SAnews.gov.za
Bafana Bafana have bowed out of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament following a defeat by Cameroon. Read more »
South Africa: Condolences for Victims of North West Lightning Bolt Incident
SAnews.gov.za
Government has extended its condolences to the families and friends of those killed by lightning at the Mphebatho Troop Festival that was held recently in the North West. Read more »
Nigeria: New Year Bloodshed in Niger State - 42 Killed in Deadly Terror Attacks
Vanguard
- Bandits have again stormed a community in Niger State during which no fewer than 42 persons, including children were said to have been killed while scores were also said to have… Read more »
Nigeria: ...N14m Per Goal Motivation for Super Eagles to Reach Q'finals
This Day
Nigeria's Super Eagles have been promised a $10,000 (approximately ₦14 million) bonus for every goal scored in their Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Round of 16 encounter against… Read more »
Nigeria: Shareholders Commend Dangote's Transformational Impact On Nigeria's Economy
This Day
Shareholders have said the commitment of President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote to investing in Nigeria has a transformational impact on the Nigerian economy with visible… Read more »
Nigeria: FG Pledges Electricity Supply Improvement in 2026, Pleads for Patience
This Day
Urges Nigerians to protect power infrastructure Read more »
South Africa/Morocco: Bafana Bafana Eliminated From Afcon After Falling to Cameroon in Rabat
Daily Maverick
Bafana Bafana's hope of winning a second Africa Cup of Nations title was dashed after they fell to a 2-1 defeat to Cameroon in the round of 16 in the 2025 edition of the… Read more »
Nigeria: AJ Posts Update for First Time Since Fatal Car Crash
This Day
Anthony Joshua has posted on social media for the first time since he was injured in a car crash that killed two of his close friends in Nigeria. Read more »
Morocco/Cameroon: Diaz Fires Afcon 2025 Hosts Morocco to Face Cameroon in Q'finals
This Day
Returning captain Achraf Hakimi set up Brahim Diaz's winner as host nation Morocco reached the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) quarter-finals by seeing off a stubborn Tanzania… Read more »
Kenya: Ad1101 - Kenyans Strongly Support Media's Oversight Role, Say It Should Operate Free of Censorship [press release]
Afrobarometer
Perceptions of press freedom have declined since 2019. Read more »
Uganda: Unnecessary Detentions, Prison Trauma, and the Persecution of Sarah Bireete [opinion]
Nile Post
In a constitutional democracy committed to free and fair elections, transparency around voter data should not provoke panic unless the State fears scrutiny. Sarah Bireete’s… Read more »
Angola: Amor Carlos Tomé - From Journalist to 'Terrorist' (Part I) [analysis]
Maka
A public broadcaster journalist is charged with terrorism for texts describing a taxi strike that urged citizens to stay home. The case raises urgent questions about press freedom… Read more »
Tunisia: Tunisia Sack Coach After Afcon 2025 Exit
Leadership
Tunisia have parted ways with its national senior soccer team head coach Sami Trabelsi after the Carthage Eagles' early exit from the ongoing 2025 TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of… Read more »
South Africa: Johannesburg Has Failed Its Informal Traders - Policies Are in Place, but Action Is Needed [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Johannesburg's inner city is a bustling hub of economic life - a dense, dynamic web of informal traders, adjacent businesses and other users. Informal trading remains an essential… Read more »
South Africa: Coach Urges Beaten Afcon Squad to Seek Solace in World Cup Trip
RFI
South Africa head coach Hugo Broos on Monday called on his players to look forward to their adventure at the 2026 World Cup in the summer following their defeat to Cameroon in the… Read more »
Benin: Short On Jobs, Benin's Youth Range Between Economic Gloom and Cautious Optimism
Afrobarometer
More than half of young adults have considered emigrating, mostly to escape economic hardship or to find work. Read more »
South Africa: Why Do South African Teachers Still Threaten Children With a Beating? A Psychologist Explains [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Corporal punishment - usually referring to adults hitting children - was abolished in South Africa in 1997. The Constitutional Court had already ruled it incompatible with the bill… Read more »
Nigeria: The U.S. Hawk Swoops On Maduro, Eyes Oil As Ransom [opinion]
Premium Times
What the world has had is a mass outpour of condemnation for the abductions, especially by Caribbean and Latin American countries. Read more »
Ethiopia: No Peace Without Truth - How Denial Corrodes Ethiopia's Path to Transitional Justice [opinion]
Addis Standard
In the aftermath of the war in Tigray, which began in November 2020 and formally subsided in late 2022 without true resolution or any accountability, Ethiopia faces an existential… Read more »
