June 22
Liberia: Legislature Seeks to Strengthen Mining Governance
Liberian Observer
The Senate has moved to deepen legislative reform of the country's extractive industry with the transmission of Senate Engrossed Bill No. 5 to the House of Representatives, seeking… Read more »
Nigeria: Govt Orders Clampdown On Marketers Hoarding, Diverting LPG
Vanguard
The Federal Government has ordered a clampdown on marketers engaged in hoarding or diversion of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), also known as cooking gas following the recent surge… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Needs Policy, Legislative Resilience to Turn Reforms Into Results, Says Usman-Katsina
Vanguard
Head Federal and National Assembly Affairs, Hajiya Fatima Y. Usman-Katsina has called on federal and state governments to adopt Policy and Legislative Resilience (PLR) as a… Read more »
Nigeria: Borno Govt Clarifies Allegation of N4b Failed Railway Project
Vanguard
The Borno State Government under the leadership of Governor Babagana Zulum has clarified the allegations purportedly circulating in some media platforms (Not Vanguard), that a… Read more »
Nigeria: Peter Obi's Call for Tinubu's Resignation Childish, Hollow - Presidency
Vanguard
The Presidency has described the call by the National Democratic Congress, NDC, presidential candidate in the 2027 election, Peter Obi, that President Bola Tinubu should resign… Read more »
Nigeria: I Warned About Buhari's Govt, but Nigerians Didn't Listen - Oritsejafor
Vanguard
Former President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Ayo Oritsejafor, has said he warned Nigerians ahead of the 2015 general election that the administration of former… Read more »
Nigeria: 'Release Sowore Now, Drop All Charges' - SERAP Tells Tinubu Govt
Vanguard
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged "the government of President Bola Tinubu to immediately and unconditionally release journalist Omoyele Sowore and… Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu Renews Hope for FCT Satellite Towns, Says Era of Neglecting Suburbs Over
This Day
* Inaugurates massive 194-kilometre water supply network linking Karu, Orozo, Jikwoyi, Kurudu, others Read more »
Nigeria: El-Rufai Admitted Wire-Tapping NSA Phone During TV Interview, Witness Tells Court
This Day
A witness of the Department of State Services (DSS) in the trial of former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, on the alleged wiretapping of the telephone lines of the… Read more »
Nigeria: Court Remands Sowore in Kuje Correctional Centre, Dismisses Recusal Application
This Day
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, ordered the remand of online publisher and African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, in the Kuje… Read more »
South Africa: UCT Study Finds Toxic Pollutants in False Bay Waters
UCT
False Bay's waters and sediments contain a cocktail of pharmaceuticals, pesticides and metals linked to urban development, wastewater discharges and harbour activities, according… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Healthcare Crisis Exposed As Hallmark Warns 93% of Citizens Lack Insurance Cover
This Day
Alexandria Hall, The Colossus, Lagos, turned into Nigeria's most uncomfortable confessional on Thursday as Hallmark Health Services Limited convened the 5th edition of its… Read more »
Nigeria: Govt Begins Distribution of 100,800 Fertiliser Bags to 25,200 Farmers in North-West
This Day
Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, has said the federal government's ongoing fertiliser distribution programme underscored its commitment to… Read more »
Nigeria: Sanwo-Olu, Kalu, Ogunbiyi, Others to Speak At Nigeria Climate Investment Summit
This Day
The organisers of the inaugural Nigeria Climate Investment Summit (NCIS) yesterday released a list of high-profile, globally acclaimed speakers for the event scheduled for Tuesday,… Read more »
Botswana: Botswana Grants Sixty-Four Refugees Citizenship
Botswana Daily News
Sixty-four refugees have been granted Botswana citizenship, marking a new chapter of their lives. Read more »
Tanzania: President Ndaitwah Departs Tanzania After Completing a Three-Day State Visit
Daily News
The President Namibia, Dr Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, has departed Tanzania after successfully concluding her three-day State Visit to the country, which took place from 19 to 21 June… Read more »
Ghana: Interior Ministry Suspends Kantanka Security Services Licence Over Uniform and Firearms Breach
Ghanaian Times
The Ministry of the Interior has suspended the Private Security Organisation licence of Kantanka Security Services Limited with immediate effect. Read more »
South Africa: Scapegoating the Stranger - Xenophobia Exposes South Africa's Hollowed-Out State Capacity [opinion]
Daily Maverick
A nation does not heal by attacking the people who reveal its weakness. It heals by repairing the weakness. Read more »
Malawi: Massive Malawian Repatriation - Durban Site Overflows While Bus Blunder Strands 500 in Joburg
Daily Maverick
A massive operation to repatriate thousands of Malawians faces a dual crisis: Durban's temporary processing site is overflowing, while a bus permit blunder has left hundreds… Read more »
South Africa: Madlanga Commission Reveals Cocaine Video 'Linking' Matlala and Van Wyk to Drug Dealings
Daily Maverick
A video screened at the Madlanga Commission suggests Vusimuzi Matlala and Mike van Wyk's involvement in cocaine trafficking, intertwining their business network with high-profile… Read more »
South Africa: From DJ Gogo to Mayor? Zille Chases 500,000 Votes for a Majority
Daily Maverick
After nine months of canoes, potholes and viral videos, Helen Zille's campaign is entering a more serious phase. The DA believes 500,000 votes could deliver an outright majority in… Read more »
Somalia: Israeli Foreign Ministry Debunks Turkish Journalist Ragip Soylu's Fake and Misleading Somaliland Report
Horn Diplomat
Israel's Foreign Ministry on Monday dismissed as "fake news" a report by Turkish journalist Ragip Soylu alleging that Israeli troops had been deployed to Somaliland following the… Read more »
Ethiopia: Foreign Minister Gedion Calls for Urgent Global Climate Action At London Climate Week
ENA
__Ethiopia's Foreign Minister, Gedion Timothewos, has called for stronger international cooperation and more ambitious climate action, warning that increasingly extreme weather… Read more »
Uganda: Court Defers Ruling On Lukwago's Bail Application to Tuesday
Independent (Kampala)
The Makindye Chief Magistrate's Court has today postponed a ruling on the bail application of former Kampala Lord Mayor and lawyer Erias Lukwago. Lukwago is seeking temporary… Read more »
Ghana: Volta Region Road Crashes - 6 Dead, Gnfs Rescues 34
Ghanaian Times
The Ghana National Fire Service carried out rapid emergency responses on Sunday, June 21, 2026, after multiple road crashes in the Volta Region left 6 people dead and 34 injured. Read more »
