June 21
Ethiopia: Making Ethiopia African Model for Prosperity Becoming Reality - PM Abiy
ENA
The vision of making Ethiopia a model African country for prosperity is becoming a reality in all spheres, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said. Read more »
Ethiopia: Voting Turnout in 7th General Election Reflects Ethiopians' Commitment to Democracy, Peace and Development - President Taye
ENA
The voting process and voter turnout in Ethiopia's Seventh General Election have demonstrated the people's deep commitment to democracy, peace and development, President Taye Atske… Read more »
Africa: Conflicts Command Headlines...Protecting Peace, Less So - the UN Peacebuilding Fund Explained
UN News
Wars regularly make headlines. Preventing them rarely does. Read more »
Sudan: RSF Claims Gains in Blue Nile As Drone Strikes Kill Civilians in White Nile and North Kordofan
Dabanga
Field commanders of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) announced on Saturday that their fighters had seized the Surkum area near Sali in the El Kurmuk area of Sudan's Blue… Read more »
Kenya: Global Partnership Brings Hope Amid High Pedestrian Road Deaths in Nairobi
RFI
With pedestrians accounting for up to half of road deaths in Kenya, experts say the rapid expansion of the country's capital Nairobi's road network has failed to take into account… Read more »
South Africa: Vaccine Hesitancy Can't Be Boiled Down to a Single Factor - What We Learnt in South Africa and Brazil [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Vaccine uptake has been declining in Brazil and South Africa over the last decade. This decline has reversed important gains in protecting children against vaccine-preventable… Read more »
Nigeria: The Three-Month Sprint (2) - Vocabulary. Concepts. Metaphors [opinion]
Premium Times
The first step toward understanding a crisis is learning to name it. And sometimes the first step toward renewal is discovering the words that make recovery imaginable. Read more »
Nigeria: Northern Generals' Anger At 'North As Nigeria's Mortuary', By Festus Adedayo [opinion]
Premium Times
Northern Nigeria is angry. This anger is not strictly borne from the unremitting, horrific spillage of blood on its soil. Rather, Northern Nigeria is angry because it has been… Read more »
Nigeria: In Imo State, Governor Uzodinma Seeks a Chief Judge He Can Own [opinion]
Premium Times
Quite clearly, the so-called short-list of the Imo State JSC is designed to eliminate the most senior judge in the state from consideration. Read more »
Nigeria: Countermarch, By Wole Olaoye [opinion]
Premium Times
The way forward is a backward trudge to the past. To catapult to the desired new Nigeria, we must return to the 'old school' values of years gone by -- old-fashioned principles… Read more »
Nigeria: Mob Seizes Suspect From Police Custody, Lynches Her Over Alleged Child Theft
Premium Times
A mob in Maraban Jos, a community along the Kaduna-Abuja highway in Kaduna State, dragged a woman from police custody and burned her to death over allegations of child theft,… Read more »
Tunisia: Tunisia Suffer Heavy Defeat to Japan and Bow Out of FIFA World Cup 2026
CAF
Tunisia's FIFA World Cup 2026 campaign came to an early end on Saturday after a heavy 4-0 defeat to Japan at Estadio Monterrey Guadalupe in Mexico in their second Group F match. Read more »
Rwanda: When Young People Marry Early, Readiness Matters Even More
New Times
When young people still choose marriage, society should pay attention. Recent figures show that marriages involving people under 21 rose sharply from 55 cases in 2024 to 921 in… Read more »
Namibia: The Cost of Parliamentary Paralysis
Namibian
The national assembly on Wednesday erupted into an all too familiar spectacle. Read more »
Namibia: A Step Towards Inclusion
Namibian
The Bank of Namibia and its partners deserve credit for launching a digital payment platform designed to make transferring money easier for Namibians. Read more »
Namibia: Family Loses N$200 000 in Katutura House Deal
Namibian
For nearly two years, Evangeline Harases (58) and her family believed they would finally become homeowners. Read more »
Namibia: Shino Removal Fuels Public Mistrust - Analysts
Namibian
The energy ministry has declined to reveal the reason for removing petroleum commissioner Maggy Shino, after announcing yesterday that her deputy has replaced her. Read more »
Namibia: Mine Workers' Billion-Dollar Empire On Shaky Ground
Namibian
Every payday for nearly three decades, Ndumba Kayundu paid his monthly dues to the Mineworkers' Union of Namibia (MUN). Read more »
Namibia: Media Funding Is a Business Issue,Not Just a Public Interest Issue
Namibian
When discussions about media funding arise, they are often framed as a press freedom issue or the public's right to know. Read more »
Namibia: Windhoek 'On the Edge' - Who Will Pay for the City We All Migrate To?
Namibian
Every morning, the traffic on Robert Mugabe Avenue crawls. Read more »
Nigeria: Police Impound Vehicles, Arraign Drivers in Delta Court
Leadership
The Delta State Police Command has intensified efforts to enforce compliance with vehicle registration regulations, resulting in the impoundment of 26 vehicles in Asaba for various… Read more »
Nigeria: Community Feuds May Stall Seaport Project - Gov Eno
Leadership
Akwa Ibom State governor, Umo Eno, has expressed regrets that the blue economy regime currently being pursued by his administration was under threat of being truncated by community… Read more »
Nigeria: Nasarawa Disco Tackles Metering, Billing Infrastructure Gaps
Leadership
Nasarawa Electricity Distribution Limited NAEDL, a subsidiary of Abuja Electricity Distribution Plc. AEDC, has launched a stakeholder engagement in Keffi to address the challenges… Read more »
Nigeria: Oil Prices May Drop to $60/B By Q1, 2027 - Citi Bank
Leadership
Global investment Bank and financial services, Citi has forecast that oil prices to trend lower over the next six to 12 months, to $60 to $65 per barrel by the first quarter of… Read more »
West Africa: Nigeria to Stop Exporting Raw Cocoa Beans, Keep Value At Home
Leadership
The federal government has unveiled plans to reduce the export of raw cocoa beans and expand local processing as part of a broader industrial strategy aimed at retaining more value… Read more »
