February 01
Nigeria: The Rise of Pos Agents As Nigeria's News Cash Banks
This Day
While regulators focus on building stronger, better-capitalised banks, millions of Nigerians are quietly grappling with a more basic problem: how to access their own cash. As ATMs… Read more »
Nigeria: Minister - Certificates Alone Cannot Help Nigeria Realise Dream of Economic Prosperity
This Day
The Minister of Communication, Innovation, and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, said yesterday that certificates alone cannot achieve the nation's dream of a prosperous economy… Read more »
Nigeria: ADC - Delays in Passage of Electoral Bill 2025 Will Undermine Credibility of 2027 Elections
This Day
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused the Senate, which is dominated by the All Progressives Congress (APC), of deliberately delaying the passage of the Electoral Bill… Read more »
West Africa: Tinubu Calls for Reactivation of Regional Standby Force to Tackle Insecurity in West Africa
This Day
President Bola Tinubu has called for the reactivation of a regional standby force to strengthen collective security efforts in West Africa and the Sahel, urging countries in the… Read more »
Nigeria: When Taste Stops and Judgment Begins - Learning to See Value in Art
This Day
When standing before Ben Enwonwu's bronze sculpture "Africa Dances" at the Yemisi Shyllon Museum of Art (YSMA), on Pan-Atlantic University's campus, a visitor might say, "I like… Read more »
Nigeria: Art Installation Sheds Light On Nigeria's Rising Missing Persons Crisis
This Day
Visual artist Ashele Israel has created a striking social commentary on Nigeria's growing missing persons crisis, confronting the public with both the scale of the problem and the… Read more »
Nigeria: Gov Yusuf Debunks Alleged Plan to Dethrone Emir Sanusi, Says Defection Will Not Change Status Quo
This Day
Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has ruled out any plan to remove the 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, insisting that his recent political alignment with the centre… Read more »
Nigeria: Market Capitalisation Rises By N6.8tn in January As Stock Market Opens 2026 On Buoyant Note
This Day
Nigeria's equities market began 2026 on a buoyant note, with the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) recording a N6.8 trillion rise in market capitalisation in January, driven by… Read more »
Nigeria: Chike Aniakor and the Quiet Force of Lines That Speak
This Day
In a recently-concluded solo exhibition, Chike Aniakor transforms line and colour into a restless intelligence, where tradition, identity, and memory collide with the precision of… Read more »
Nigeria: When Akpabio Spoke Truth to Power
This Day
For the first time since he assumed office in 2023, President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, identified with the plight of the common man and took governance seriously… Read more »
Nigeria: Will Kwankwaso Lose Grip On Kano Politics?
This Day
With the defection of Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State from the New Nigeria People's Party to the All Progressives Congress, potentially altering the state's political equation,… Read more »
Nigeria: On the Aborted Coup Attempt [column]
This Day
Despite lapses, Nigeria is better off with democratic governance Read more »
Nigeria: Cooperative Governance - How UBA Sani and Tinubu's Administration Restored Tudun Biri
This Day
In December 2023, Tudun Biri, a quiet agrarian community in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State, became the setting of one of the most painful chapters in Nigeria's recent… Read more »
Sudan: North Kordofan State Celebrates World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day
SNA
Al-Obeid, Feb. 1, 2026 (SUNA) - The Ministry of Health and Social Development in North Kordofan State marked World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day on Sunday at the Government… Read more »
Nigeria: Controversy As Singer Dies After Snake Bite
Daily Trust
Fresh details have emerged on the death of Abuja-based singer, Ifunanya Nwagene, popularly known as Nanyah, who died on Saturday after suffering complications from a snake bite. Read more »
Africa: Should Private Sector Executives Sit On the Boards of Non-Profits? There Are Risks and Benefits [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Serving on a non-profit board can be deeply fulfilling and beneficial to the cause - but only if you're fully committed and prepared for the role. Read more »
January 31
Congo-Kinshasa: Many Killed in Coltan Mine Disaster in East - Rebels
DW
At least 200 were killed when mines collapsed at a coltan mining site in eastern Congo this week, rebel authorities say. The Rubaya mines, where the disaster occurred, supply a key… Read more »
Nigeria: U.S. Strikes On Nigeria Set 'Deeply Troubling Precedent' for African Governance
RFI
When the United States launched airstrikes on northern Nigeria in late December, it said it had taken out Islamic State jihadists - at Abuja's request - to stop them killing… Read more »
Africa: US Eyes Red Sea as State Envoy Visits Africa
DW
Washington has said a visit by Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau to Africa aims to strengthen bilateral ties, but the timing raises questions about the US's interests in… Read more »
Kenya: Kenya - the Accidental Librarian Keeping Kibera's Kids in Books
RFI
In Africa's largest slum town, a retired railway worker has turned an abandoned shack into a library for the local children. Read more »
South Africa: Revealed - Jacob Zuma's Intimate Dinner With Jeffrey Epstein
Daily Maverick
Hidden among the latest disclosures from the US Justice Department are emails relating to an intimate dinner organised by the late sex-trafficker Jeffrey Epstein for Jacob Zuma in… Read more »
Angola: Fire Destroys Tire Store in Zango Zero Municipality
ANGOP
A tire store was partially destroyed on Saturday morning as a result of a fire near the Vida Pacifica housing development in Zango Zero, Calumbo, Icolo e Bengo Province, ANGOP has… Read more »
Africa: Africa at the G20 Episode 4 With Precious Tricia From Akina Mama Wa Afrika [analysis]
Democracy Works
In this episode, we sit down with Precious (Abwooli) Tricia, Economic Justice and Climate Action Programme Associate at Akina Mama wa Afrika, for a timely conversation on Africa's… Read more »
Africa: U.S. Exit From the World Health Organization Marks a New Era in Global Health Policy - Here's What the U.S., and World, Will Lose [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
The U.S. departure from the World Health Organization became official in late January 2026, according to the Trump administration - a year after President Donald Trump signed an… Read more »
Angola: Interclube Wins Angola Basketball Super Cup
ANGOP
Interclube senior women's team beat Sporting Clube de Luanda 58-55 on in overtime in the thirty-first edition of the Angola Basketball Super Cup held Saturday in at the Casa do… Read more »
