January 29
Sudan: 62 International Rights Groups Warn of 'Sudan's State Disintegration'
Dabanga
Sudan has passed more than 1,000 days of war, as 62 Sudanese, African, and Arab rights organisations warn that the conflict is contributing to state fragmentation alongside ongoing… Read more »
Nigeria: Violence Roiling Nigeria Extends Beyond Religious Lines, Amid a Deepening Humanitarian Crisis
UN News
When the United States ordered airstrikes on Christmas Day against Islamist militants in northern Nigeria, officials in Washington said the action was aimed at protecting… Read more »
Senegal: Evidence Shows Russian Oil Tanker Was 'Deliberately' Attacked Near Dakar
RFI
A tanker that left Russia and ran into trouble off the coast of Senegal in November 2025 appears to have been deliberately targeted by explosives placed in strategic locations on… Read more »
Southern Africa: Climate Change 'Supercharging' Deadly Floods in Southern Africa
RFI
A "perfect storm" of climate change and cyclical La Niña weather patterns have been fuelling the catastrophic flooding sweeping southern Africa for the past month, according… Read more »
Somalia: Somalia's Danab Commandos Seize Al-Shabab Explosives Cache in Middle Shabelle
Shabelle
Somalia's elite Danab commandos said Thursday they seized a cache of landmines and explosive materials during a security operation on the outskirts of Jabad Godane in the Middle… Read more »
Nigeria: Iswap Terrorists Capture 13 Soldiers, Kill Seven - Report
Premium Times
Insurgents suspected to be members of Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) have captured 13 soldiers, killing seven others, including a commanding officer, in an ambush near… Read more »
South Africa: Ramaphosa Appoints Special Task Team to Probe 'Murder, Corruption' Against 14 Officials
Daily Maverick
President Cyril Ramaphosa has ordered Police Minister Firoz Cachalia and National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola to establish a special investigations task team to urgently… Read more »
Niger: Attack On Niamey Airport, Where There Are a Thousand Tons of Uranium
Agenzia Fides
On the night of January 28-29, Diori Hamani Airport in Niamey was attacked. According to local sources, heavy gunfire erupted around midnight at the airport after an unidentified… Read more »
Ethiopia: Ethiopian Airlines Suspends Flights to Tigray Airports
Addis Standard
Ethiopian Airlines has suspended flights scheduled for today to airports in Tigray, including Mekelle, Axum, Shire, and Humera, according to information obtained by Addis Standard. Read more »
Senegal/Morocco: Senegal, Morocco Sanctioned After Chaotic AFCON Final
New Times
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) Disciplinary Board has handed down sanctions against Senegal, Morocco, and several players and officials following chaotic scenes that… Read more »
Chad: Macron Hosts Chadian President Déby for Talks Aimed At Resetting Ties
RFI
Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno is set to visit Paris on Thursday, where he will meet French President Emmanuel Macron in a sign of improving relations between… Read more »
Morocco/Senegal: CAF Rejects Morocco Appeal, Senegal Crowned Champions As Heavy Sanctions Fall
Nyasa Times
The Confederation of African Football has thrown out Morocco's complaint over the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations final, confirming that the disciplinary proceedings arising from the… Read more »
Lesotho: Call to Scrap 'Apartheid-Era' Passport Control With Lesotho
GroundUp
A human rights organisation has petitioned South Africa's Parliament to scrap passports at Lesotho borders Read more »
South Africa: The Anti-HIV Jab Buhle Trusts - and 456,000 South Africans Can Soon Get for Free
Bhekisisa
For the past three years, Buhle Sikade, 22, has been using an injection that gives her almost foolproof protection against getting HIV through sex — medicine that around 456… Read more »
Liberia: Govt Struggles to Defend 70k Jobs Claim
New Dawn
The Government of Liberia is facing growing difficulty defending President Joseph Nyuma Boakai's claim that his administration has created 70,000 jobs, following widespread public… Read more »
South Africa: Reserve Bank Keeps Repo Rate At 6.75 Percent
SAnews.gov.za
The South African Reserve Bank's Monetary Policy Committee has kept the repo rate unchanged at 6.75%. Read more »
Mozambique: Bank of Mozambique Cuts Interest Rate
AIM
Note to subscribers: this replaces an earlier story on the interest cut, which contained errors Read more »
Mozambique: Severe Weather Affects Sasol's Mozambique Operations but Gas Supplies Remain Uninterrupted
Daily Maverick
Heavy rains in Mozambique have disrupted Sasol's condensate transport and forced a temporary reduction in gas production, but the company says supplies to customers remain… Read more »
South Africa: Has the DA Drifted to the Right?
Daily Maverick
A common perception of the Democratic Alliance is that it has gradually drifted to the ideological right over the last decade. We examined the evidence. Read more »
Nigeria: Colonel Ma'aji - the Architect of Nigeria's Foiled Coup Plot
Premium Times
Apart from being the architect of the coup, the infantry officer is believed to have bankrolled the process. Read more »
Namibia: Namibia Registers Twice-a-Year HIV Prevention Drug
Namibian
The Ministry of Health and Social Services has registered lenacapavir, a long-acting HIV prevention medication administered twice a year, as part of efforts to strengthen the… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Govt Sounds Alarm As Vanishing Wetlands Raise Flood and Climate Risks
263Chat
Zimbabwe will mark World Wetlands Day on 2 February 2026 amid growing concern over the rapid destruction of wetlands, which authorities say is worsening flooding, heightening… Read more »
Africa: Rafiki Unbanned On Appeal - Why It's an Important Moment for African Film [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
The film Rafiki is a charming love story that plays out in urban Kenya. It follows two teenage girls whose close friendship slowly turns into first love. Directed by rising… Read more »
Ghana: Military Investigates Assault of Journalist [press release]
MFWA
The Ghana Armed Forces has launched an investigation into the assault of Solomon Kwame Kanaluwe, a journalist with the Media General Group, by military personnel in Walewale, in… Read more »
Gambia: Teacher Gets 20 Years in Prison for Rape
The Point
Justice Ngui Mboob of the High Court at Kanifing on the 22nd January, 2026, convicted and sentenced Ansumana Ceesay, a teacher, to 10 years' imprisonment on count one for the… Read more »
