June 17
South Africa: Fuel Price Surge Pushes Consumer Price Inflation to 4.5 Percent in May
SAnews.gov.za
South Africa's consumer inflation rate rose to 4.5% in May 2026, up from 4.0% in April, marking the highest annual rate recorded since July 2024, when inflation stood at 4.6%. Read more »
Mozambique: Mozambique's Estacio Valoi Faces 'Clear Intimidation' Over Environmental Reporting
CPJ
The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Mozambican authorities to return the equipment of prominent investigative journalist Estacio Valoi and to end the intimidation of… Read more »
Nigeria: Troops Rescue Seven Kidnapped Victims in Zamfara, Foil Abduction Attempts in Katsina
Vanguard
Troops of Sector 2, Operation Fansan Yamma, have rescued seven kidnapped victims and foiled coordinated abduction attempts across Katsina and Zamfara States during sustained… Read more »
Liberia: Protest Coalition Calls for U.S. Intervention in U.S.$19m Drug Scandal
New Dawn
The Liberia Protest Coalition (LPC), comprising more than 37 civil society organizations, political parties, student groups, community organizations, and pro-democracy advocates,… Read more »
Liberia: Senate Sets Date for War Crimes Court Bills
New Dawn
The Liberian Senate Judiciary Committee has presented a seven-month legislative roadmap for the passage of bills establishing war and economic crimes courts. Read more »
South Africa: Who Holds Acting Judges Accountable for Late Judgments?
GroundUp
The Legal Practice Council says it has taken action but it has not yet amended its code of conduct to reflect this Read more »
South Africa: Msunduzi Cannot Say How Much It Spent On This Vandalised Community Centre
GroundUp
The municipality failed to complete the project and left it to ruin Read more »
Liberia: Wehyee Elected New Lafasa President, Pledges Inclusive Leadership
Liberian Investigator
Members of the Liberia Amputees Football and Sports Association (LAFASA) have elected Jonathon Wehyee as the organization's new president for a four-year term. Read more »
Liberia: Justice Minister Cites Bad Precedence to Disclose Early Investigative Findings in U.S.$19.2m Drugs Bust to Lawmakers
FrontPageAfrica
The Minister of Justice and head of the National Security Council, Cllr. Oswald Tweh, provided just scanty details as he was called by the House of Representatives to present… Read more »
Liberia: Government Announces Probe of Allegations of Bribery in Liberia's Largest Human Trafficking Trial
FrontPageAfrica
The Liberian government has announced a probe into bribery allegations that victims say nearly derailed Liberia's largest human trafficking prosecution. Nine victims told… Read more »
Kenya: Gachagua Accuses Ruto Govt of 'Looting' Sh6.2bn
Capital FM
Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) leader Rigathi Gachagua has accused President William Ruto's administration of misusing public funds, claiming the government is rushing to… Read more »
Kenya: Heated Clash in Parliament Forces Adjournment During Finance Bill 2026 Debate
Capital FM
The National Assembly adjourned prematurely on Tuesday after a heated and highly charged debate on the Finance Bill, 2026 descended into sharp exchanges over proposed tax measures… Read more »
Kenya: What's in the Finance Bill 2026? Key Tax Changes As MPs Resume Debate
Capital FM
National Assembly resumed debate on the Finance Bill, 2026 on Wednesday in a highly charged session expected to test support for sweeping tax and compliance reforms that could… Read more »
Africa: Worsening Hunger Could Push Millions Closer to Famine in 13 Global Hotspots
UN
Millions of people across some of the world’s most vulnerable regions are expected to face worsening hunger in the months ahead, as conflict, economic pressures and shrinking… Read more »
Africa: New FAO-WFP Report Warns Worsening Hunger Puts 13 Hotspots at Significant Risk
WFP
Sudan, South Sudan, Yemen and Palestine remain hotspots of highest concern, with northeast Nigeria and Somalia joining the list as acute hunger risks deteriorate towards… Read more »
South Africa: How South Africa Birthed the Next Generation of Nicotine Addicts
Bhekisisa
The electronic cigarette industry arrived in the country with lots of hype and no regulation more than a decade ago. Today, the vape industry is thriving, with no guardrails in… Read more »
Africa: How Enslaved African Muslims Resisted Bondage Through Their Faith and Writing [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Muslims in the United States often face negative stereotyping and suspicion. Especially in the years following 9/11, Muslims have been frequently cast as outsiders. Read more »
Uganda: Ssenyonyi Seeks Urgent Recall of Parliament Over Alleged Human Rights Violations
Nile Post
Leader of Opposition in Parliament Joel B. Ssenyonyi has written to Speaker Jacob Oboth-Oboth requesting the urgent reconvening of Parliament to address what he described as… Read more »
Uganda: Six Killed As Fuel Tanker Crushes Taxi On Masaka-Mutukula Highway
Nile Post
Six people have been killed following a fatal road crash involving a fuel tanker and a passenger taxi along the Masaka-Mutukula Highway in Kyotera District. Read more »
South Africa: Netflix's the Polygamist Confuses Culture With Sexual Deviance
Daily Maverick
The series fails to interrogate polygamy and instead mistakes sexual pathology for culture. There is a difference between interrogating culture and butchering it. The Polygamist… Read more »
South Africa: The Polygamist - Netflix 'Supernovella' Tops Madlanga Commission As National Conversation
Daily Maverick
Based on the novel by Sue Nyathi, the 22-episode Netflix 'supernovella' lifts the story of a polygamous marriage into the stratosphere with a stellar cast, brilliant photography,… Read more »
Liberia: Kemayah Challenges Silence in U.S.$19m Drug Bust
Liberian Observer
Former Foreign Minister Ambassador Dee-Maxwell Saah Kemayah, Sr. has publicly challenged what he described as growing silence and limited disclosure surrounding the ongoing… Read more »
Uganda: Today in History - Uganda's John Sentamu Becomes First Black Archbishop of York
Nile Post
On this day in 2005, Uganda-born Dr John Sentamu reached one of the highest positions in global Christianity when Downing Street announced that Queen Elizabeth II had approved his… Read more »
North Africa: Libya Recovers 15 Bodies of Migrants East of Capital Tripoli
Ghanaian Times
The bodies of at least 15 migrants have washed ashore in Libya in a coastal city east of the capital, Tripoli-based medics said on Monday. Read more »
Ghana: Ebola Epidemic Yet to Peak - Red Cross
Ghanaian Times
A Red Cross official said on Tuesday that the Ebola epidemic in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo had not yet peaked, and could last for a year. Read more »
