February 02
Ethiopia: Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia Move to Elevate Strategic Partnership in High-Level Talks
ENA
Ethiopia and Saudi Arabia have agreed to deepen their longstanding bilateral relationship following high-level talks between senior officials of the two countries. Read more »
Nigeria: Why Ogun West Hasn't Produced Governor in 50 Years - Senate Leader
Daily Trust
Leader of the Nigerian Senate, Opeyemi Bamidele, has attributed the inability of the Ogun West Senatorial District of Ogun State to achieve its long-time agitation to produce a… Read more »
Nigeria: Zamfara Okays ₦3.6bn for Upgrade of State Radio Station
Daily Trust
The Zamfara State Executive Council (EXCO) has approved the sum of ₦3.6 billion for the upgrade and re-equipping of the Zamfara State AM Radio Station. Read more »
Tanzania: Tanzania Welcomes Investors to Establish Coffee Processing Plant in Nyasa District
Daily News
THE Ministry of Industry and Trade has called on investors interested in establishing a coffee processing plant in Nyasa District, Ruvuma Region, aiming to enhance benefits for… Read more »
Tanzania: Tanzania Sees Benefits of Its Ties With the IAEA in Health, Environment, Energy, Industrial Sectors
Daily News
THE Tanzanian government said it has benefited much from its cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), most notably in health, agriculture, water,… Read more »
Somalia: Somaliland President Heads to UAE for World Governments Summit in Dubai
Horn Diplomat
The president republic of Somaliland, Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi Irro, left for the United Arab Emirates on Monday to attend the annual World Governments Summit in Dubai. Read more »
Ethiopia: Ethiopia Shifts From Emergency Relief to Climate Resilience Through Water Investment - Ministry
ENA
Ethiopia has shifted away from short term emergency responses to a long-term climate resilience strategy anchored in water infrastructure, according to Ministry of Water and… Read more »
Tanzania: Works Minister Acts Tough On Contractor of Kyerwa Road Project
Daily News
THE Minister for Works, Abdallah Ulega, has ordered the immediate initiation of procedures to terminate the contract of a Chinese construction firm, Shandong Luquiao Group, over… Read more »
Liberia: Liberia to Host High-Stakes Regional Monetary Discussion
Liberian Observer
Liberia is set to host critical regional monetary discussions as the Central Bank of Liberia (CBL) intensifies preparations for the 2025 Year-End Statutory Meetings of the West… Read more »
Botswana: Seametso Puts Botswana On World Map
Botswana Daily News
A number of Bangwaketse crowded Gangwaketse main kgotla to welcome Mr Botswana 2025 Moitshepi Seametso, who was recently crowned Mr Friendship International Africa 2025/26 in… Read more »
Kenya: Sakaja's City Hall Rabies Campaign Gains Momentum With 2,418 Donkey, Dogs and Cats Vaccinated As 10,000 Target Nears
Capital FM
Nairobi County's free rabies vaccination campaign entered its third day in Ruai on Monday, with 2,418 animals vaccinated so far, in what officials describe as the largest mass… Read more »
Botswana: Beef Producers Union Rallies Farmers to Protect National Herd
Botswana Daily News
The Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreak in South Africa and the suspected cases in Botswana is a wake-up call for farmers to harness the transformative power of collaboration in… Read more »
Botswana: Boko Takes Action to Mend Broken Trust in Health Sector
Botswana Daily News
President Advocate Duma Boko says government is taking firm and deliberate steps to repair Botswana's health system, assuring the nation that long-standing drug shortages are being… Read more »
Mozambique: North-South Road Viable, Bypassing Xai-Xai
AIM
Mozambique's National Roads Administration (ANE) announced on Sunday that road traffic between the north and the south of the country has been re-established, through a route that… Read more »
Zimbabwe: High Court Clears Way for Constitutional Challenge in High-Profile HIV Transmission Case
263Chat
The High Court has upheld an application for referral to the Constitutional Court for a Harare woman who was arrested on allegations of deliberately infecting her boyfriend with… Read more »
Kenya: Kindiki Urges Patience As Kenya Kwanza Pushes Economic Reforms
Capital FM
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has defended the Kenya Kwanza administration's economic agenda, saying President William Ruto's bottom-up approach is already delivering tangible… Read more »
Ethiopia: Ethiopian Coffee Remains Strategic Asset and Living Heritage - Agriculture Ministry
ENA
The Ethiopian Ministry of Agriculture has reaffirmed that coffee is far more than an export commodity, describing it as a living cultural heritage, a cornerstone of social life and… Read more »
Angola: Angola's Lobito Corridor Is Being Revived - but Who Stands to Gain? [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
The Lobito Corridor is a massive infrastructure axis linking Angola's shore on the west of Africa to the mineral-rich interior. Built in the first three decades of the 1900s to… Read more »
South Africa: Medicinal Plants Support Men's Health in South Africa - Why This Knowledge Needs Safekeeping [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Men's sexual and reproductive health may be awkward to talk about, but there's a need to do so. For example, about one-sixth of all couples worldwide have difficulty conceiving… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Open Borders Promised More Trade and Free Movement - but Crossings Are Chaotic and Corrupt [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
West Africa has pursued one of the world's most ambitious border liberalisation schemes in the past four decades. The Ecowas Free Movement Protocol, signed in 1979, enables… Read more »
Kenya: Operation Southern Readiness 2026 Concludes With Focus in Regional Maritime Security
Capital FM
Operation Southern Readiness 2026 (K-OSR 26), a multinational naval exercise aimed at enhancing maritime security cooperation, has concluded successfully. Read more »
Nigeria: Labour Union Accuses TotalEnergies Expatriates of Bullying Nigerian Colleagues
Premium Times
A group in Nigeria, the Movement of Intellectuals for National Development, has petitioned the Nigerian Senate, requesting it to investigate TotalEnergies EP Nigeria over the… Read more »
Tanzania: Tanzania Deploys a Mix of Technologies to Protect Communities Against Wildlife
Daily News
THE Tanzanian government has continued to adopt and deploy a mix of technologies, including electric fencing, to enhance the safety and security of communities living around… Read more »
Tanzania: Health Minister Launches New Scan Machine for Cancer Screening At the Orci
Daily News
THE MINISTER of Health, Mohamed Mchengerwa, has officially launched a PET scan machine used in cancer screening and producing drugs at the Ocean Road Cancer Institute (ORCI) today… Read more »
Liberia: BNB Opens New Headquarters in Monrovia, Signals Long-Term Commitment to Liberia's Fintech Future
FrontPageAfrica
Leading fintech company BnB on Thursday officially dedicated its new headquarters in downtown Monrovia, a move the company says underscores its deepening commitment to Liberia's… Read more »
