January 03
Nigeria: Gombe-Led ADC Unveils Timetable for 2025/2026 Congresses
Leadership
The faction of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) led by its national chairman, Hon. Nafiu Bala Gombe, has released a comprehensive timetable and guidelines for the conduct of… Read more »
Nigeria: Hamisu Breaker - The Voice That Speaks to Hausa Hearts
Leadership
Hamisu Sa'id Yusuf, better known as Hamisu Breaker, is more than a singer; he is a storyteller, a chronicler of love, longing, and life in Northern Nigeria. From the streets of… Read more »
Nigeria: Governor Soludo Reaffirms Commitment to Education Reform
Leadership
Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has reiterated his administration's commitment to transform the state's education sector, with plans to recruit more teachers to improve… Read more »
Nigeria: Goodbye 2025, Welcome 2026!
Leadership
The previous year that ended this Wednesday brought along reminiscences that left bitter and sweet experiences in the lives of Nigerians and the country. 2025 was a mixture of the… Read more »
Nigeria: Esan Icons Award 2025 Records Resounding Success
Leadership
The second edition of the Esan Icons Award 2025, organised by Dave Entertainment International, has been described as a major success, celebrating excellence, leadership, and… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Facing Deep Governance Crisis Under Tinubu - Danmaliki
Leadership
The president of Bauchi Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (BACCIMA), Hon Aminu Muhammad Danmaliki, has decried what he described as a deepening governance crisis… Read more »
Nigeria: Fubara Swears in Tasie-Amadi, Peter Medee, Others As Special Advisers
Leadership
Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has sworn in five newly appointed special advisers. Read more »
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 »
