January 02
Senegal: Senegal, Up Close - an Afropop Music and Culture Tour in Jan. 2027 Led By Sean Barlow and Banning Eyre
Afropop
Dakar, Jan. 25 to Feb. 7, 2027 - Tour schedule details are in progress. Join the interest list to receive the full itinerary when it is released. Read more »
Somalia: Global Outcry Against Israel's Recognition of Somaliland
People's Dispatch
By recognizing as a sovereign entity the separatist enclave in northern Somalia along the Red Sea coast, Israel seeks a forward base against Yemen, while fears also abound that… Read more »
West Africa: Liberia Officially Begins 2026-2027 Term On UN Security Council
Liberian Observer
Liberia has officially begun its two-year tenure as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council following the installation of its national flag at a formal… Read more »
Liberia: Auditor General Reports Major Compliance Gains At NPHIL
FrontPageAfrica
The General Auditing Commission (GAC) has reported significant improvement in the National Public Health Institute of Liberia's (NPHIL) compliance with audit recommendations, with… Read more »
Nigeria: Plateau Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, Speaks On Decision to Join APC, Backs Tinubu
Premium Times
The defection marks a significant political shift for Mr Mutfwang, who rose to prominence within the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Read more »
Nigeria: PDP Describes Governor Mutfwang's Defection As 'Betrayal of Public Mandate'
Premium Times
The PDP accused the governor of abandoning "the very party that brought him to power." Read more »
Liberia/Morocco: Daily Observer's Youngest Sports Reporter On AFCON Assignment in Morocco
Liberian Observer
The Daily Observer newspaper's youngest sports reporter, Peter Bayor Bishop, is currently in the Kingdom of Morocco on a major continental assignment covering the Africa Cup of… Read more »
January 01
Ethiopia: Jimma Coffee Productivity Surge Draws Growing Tourism Interest
ENA
_The steady rise in coffee productivity in Jimma Zone of Oromia Regional State is increasingly contributing to tourism inflow, local officials said. Read more »
December 31, 2025
Sudan: 'We Have Received Nothing': More Than 3,800 Sudan Returnees Left Without Aid At Abiy Addi IDP Center
Addis Standard
More than 3,800 internally displaced households who returned from Sudan due to ongoing instability are living without humanitarian assistance at the Abiy Addi IDP center in Tigray,… Read more »
December 30, 2025
Uganda: Inside Uganda's Video Halls, 'Video Jokers' Transform Hollywood Blockbusters Into Local Entertainment [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
If you walk into a video hall in Uganda your attention will probably go straight to a person sitting at the front of the audience. Speaking rapidly into a microphone, they comment… Read more »
Nigeria: Post-Airstrike Assessment Confirms Extensive Damage in Tangaza As Military Recovers Missile Boosters in Sokoto, Kebbi, Offa
This Day
Post-airstrike assessments has shown extensive destruction within a forest enclave in Tangaza Local Government Area of Sokoto State following joint air operations by the United… Read more »
December 29, 2025
Africa: '70 Percent of Africans Back Reparations,' Says Pan-African Progressive Front
People's Dispatch
The Pan-African Progressive Front has released a communiqué calling for reparations in Africa following the completion of a continent-wide survey. Read more »
Angola: Angola - When the Party Enters the Bank [analysis]
Maka
Angola's continued placement under enhanced monitoring by the Financial Action Task Force(FATF) has once again exposed deep structural weaknesses in the country's banking system.… Read more »
Nigeria: Anatomy of an Attack - How U.S. Warship Launched Over a Dozen Tomahawks Against Lakurawa Terrorists
Vanguard
Very reliable military sources have told Vanguard that "between 10 and 15 Tomahawk missiles were launched by the United States Navy on terrorists bases at the high hills and… Read more »
Nigeria: No Explanation for Blackout Yet
This Day
Nigeria's national electricity grid collapsed on Monday afternoon, leaving power supply across most of the country at near zero levels, plunging homes and businesses into blackout. Read more »
Tanzania: Mviwata's 30th AGM - Forging a Stronger Farmers' Movement in Tanzania
People's Dispatch
The Annual General Meeting of the organization brought together hundreds of farmers in dialogue about the situation facing farmers in Tanzania and how to continue fighting… Read more »
December 27, 2025
Nigeria: FG Details Overnight Precision Strikes On Isis Cells in Sokoto
Premium Times
The sites were described as assembly and staging grounds used by foreign ISIS elements working with local affiliates. Read more »
December 26, 2025
Ethiopia: In Tigray, Starvation Has Replaced Shells As a Weapon of War. This Ruin Must End! [editorial]
Addis Standard
The deaths now reported from Tigray's internally displaced persons (IDP) camps are neither sudden nor unforeseeable. They are the cumulative result of political failure, economic… Read more »
December 24, 2025
Ethiopia: Fed Inks USD 1.5bln Health Cooperation Agreement With Washington
Reporter
Ethiopia commits to 70bln Birr increase in health spending as part of MoU Read more »
December 23, 2025
Africa: End-of-Year Message From the Director of the WHO's Department for HIV, TB, Hepatitis & Stis [document]
WHO
Dear friends, colleagues and partners, Read more »
Botswana: Advancing the America First Global Health Strategy Through Landmark Bilateral Global Health MOUs with Botswana, Madagascar, Sierra Leone, and Ethiopia [press release]
State Department
On December 22 and 23, the United States signed four additional new, landmark global health Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) with Madagascar, Sierra Leone, Botswana, and… Read more »
Africa: U.S. Recalls Dozens of Ambassadors Mainly From Africa
New Times
The United States has recalled nearly 30 ambassadors from dozens of countries as part of a wider diplomatic reshuffle under President Donald Trump's administration. Read more »
December 22, 2025
South Sudan: Joint Statement On the Killing of an Unmiss Staff Member [press release]
U.S. Embassy Juba
The Embassies of Canada, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States strongly condemn the killing of UNMISS staff member Bol… Read more »
December 20, 2025
Nigeria: 2026 Grammys - Fela Kuti to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award
Premium Times
Although Fela did not receive a Grammy Award during his lifetime, the 2026 Grammy honour will be his second recognition by the Recording Academy within six months. Read more »
December 12, 2025
East Africa: Eritrea Withdraws From IGAD, Again, Cites 'Failure to Meet Aspirations of the Region'
Addis Standard
Eritrea has officially informed the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) of its decision to withdraw from the regional bloc, according to a statement released by the… Read more »
