May 22
West Africa: Opposition Party Executive Granted Bail After Remand Over Speech Charges
MFWA
On May 21, 2026, an Accra High Court granted bail to opposition figure Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye DC, ending nine days of detention over criminal charges arising from… Read more »
Kenya: Kenya Intensifies Ebola Surveillance As Three DR Congo Travellers Test Negative, CS Duale Says
Capital FM
Kenya has heightened its Ebola preparedness and surveillance systems following the outbreak of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola Virus Disease in neighbouring Democratic Republic of… Read more »
Ghana: South Africa Xenophobic Attacks - 800 Ghanaians Seek Repatriation
Ghanaian Times
More than 800 Ghanaians in South Africa (S.A) have so far registered with Ghana's High Commission in Pretoria for evacuation following the latest wave of xenophobic attacks in… Read more »
West Africa: Content Creator Accused of Threatening President in Viral Video Granted Bail
MFWA
The Accra Circuit Court 2 on Friday, 22 May 2026, granted TikTok content creator Mahama Aminat, also known as Akosua Serwaa Aminat, bail of GH₵1 million (about US$86,000) with… Read more »
Africa: Africans Communicating Africa to Launch in Accra With Call to Reclaim Africa's Narrative
Ghanaian Times
Africans Communicating Africa (AfriComms Africa), a pan-African foundation committed to strengthening authentic African storytelling and nurturing a new generation of African… Read more »
Africa: World Urban Forum Backs 'Baku Call to Action' On Global Housing Crisis
UN News
A landmark gathering of more than 57,000 participants - the largest in the history of the World Urban Forum - closed on Friday in Baku with an urgent call to rethink how the world… Read more »
Nigeria: Drug Shortage At Jere Phc in Kaduna Leaves Patients With Chronic Illnesses Without Medication [blog]
Nigeria Health Watch
Every visit to the Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) in Jere community now comes with uncertainty for patients under the Kaduna State Contributory Health Scheme (KSCHS), who go to… Read more »
May 21
Egypt: How the Great Pyramid of Giza Has Survived 4,500 Years of Egyptian Earthquakes [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
The Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt has survived more than 4,500 years. Earthquakes have repeatedly shaken the region, including the magnitude 5.8 Cairo earthquake in 1992, which… Read more »
Southern Africa: SADC Moves Towards Investment-Driven Resilience to Escalating Climate Shocks
SANF
A coordinated, risk-informed and investment-driven disaster resilience model is an essential requirement for effective disaster risk management in southern Africa. Read more »
West Africa: Activist Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for 'Inciting Insurrection'
MFWA
Digital activist Ibrahim Zigui, a member of the PPA-CI, the main opposition party, was sentenced on 18 May 2026 to five years' imprisonment and a fine of 20 million CFA francs… Read more »
Nigeria: President Tinubu Has No Plan to Change the Name of Nigeria and Abolish Sharia Law in the Northern Region [document]
State Department
The Presidency wishes to inform Nigerians and state clearly that there is no truth to the viral fake story claiming that President Bola Tinubu seeks to carry out constitutional… Read more »
Kenya: Bankers Warn Card and Digital Payment Taxes Might Lead to Financial Exclusion
Capital FM
Kenya Bankers Association (KBA) has registered strong opposition to the Finance Bill's attempt to introduce Withholding Tax (WHT) on card transaction fees (such as interchange and… Read more »
May 20
Mozambique: What Years of War, Cyclones and Displacement Have Wrought to the People of Northern Mozambique
Bhekisisa
BLURB: Northern Mozambique has been absorbing what humanitarian groups call "multiple shocks" for years. Conflict, cyclones, cholera, displacement; each arriving before the last… Read more »
Africa: White House Proclamation Extending AGOA [announcement]
White House
A PROCLAMATION BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Read more »
Nigeria: Lessons From the 2026 Hfn Conference On Innovation, Financing and Universal Health Coverage [blog]
Nigeria Health Watch
Nigeria's journey towards universal health coverage (UHC) cannot be achieved by the government or the private sector alone. The more critical question is how Nigeria can bring both… Read more »
May 19
South Africa: Extortion Gangs Force Cape Town Pre-Schools to Shut
Scrolla
A Marikana pre-school owner closed her centre after three extortion groups demanded up to R4,000 a month. Parents now pay extra transport costs to send children elsewhere,… Read more »
West Africa: Two Journalists, Activist Win Case Against Police in 2023 Protest Brutality
MFWA
After two years, Ghanaian journalists Bridget Otoo, Vanessa Edotom Boateng, and activist George Gyening Anyang, have won a court case against the Inspector General of Police and… Read more »
May 18
Ghana: Ghana to Begin Repatriating Citizens From South Africa
Premium Times
He also noted that the "service is fully paid for by the Government of Ghana." Read more »
Cote d'Ivoire: Mayor Placed Under Judicial Supervision After Election Loss Allegations
MFWA
Assalé Tiémoko Antoine, mayor of Tiassalé and president of the political party Aujourd'hui et Demain la Côte d'Ivoire (ADCI), has been charged by Ivorian… Read more »
Kenya: Demonstration Alert - U.S. Embassy Kenya (May 18, 2026) [press release]
U.S. Embassy Nairobi
The embassy has received reports of road blockages of major thoroughfares throughout Kenya. Traffic disruptions can be expected. It is unknown how long these disruptions may… Read more »
Nigeria: Community-Owned Hand-Pump Wells Are Bringing Safer Water Closer to Villages in Rural Kaduna [blog]
Nigeria Health Watch
For years, residents of Mararaba Kajuru, a small community in Kajuru Local Government Area (LGA) of Kaduna State, relied on local streams and unprotected wells as their main water… Read more »
May 16
Nigeria: First Call, First Care - Why Nigeria Must Protect the Nurses Who Protect Us [blog]
Nigeria Health Watch
"Go and call Aunty Nurse." In many Nigerian households, this phrase evokes both fear and relief. It is used when a child's fever spikes, a pregnant woman senses something is wrong,… Read more »
May 15
Benin: Prosecutor Seeks Two-Year Prison Term for Journalist Over Facebook Posts [press release]
MFWA
Beninese journalist and women's rights advocate Angela Kpeïdja faces a possible two-year prison sentence, including one year non-suspended, and a fine of one million CFA… Read more »
Namibia: Damara Suffering Overlooked - Kawango
New Era
Senior traditional councillor of the !Ainîdaman Traditional Community, Gaob Kawango says many members of the ǂNūkhoen (Damara) community feel that their historical… Read more »
May 14
Nigeria: Kagarko Villages in Kaduna Still Without Health Posts [blog]
Nigeria Health Watch
Every day, pregnant women in remote villages across Kagarko Local Government Area (LGA) of Kaduna State, are left behind in the struggle to access basic healthcare. For women in… Read more »
