February 04
Sudan: Dr Suleiman Baldo - Quartet Peace Plan First Serious Attempt to Stop Sudan War [analysis]
Dabanga
Dr Suleiman Baldo, Executive Director of the Sudanese Observatory for Transparency and Policy, said that the peace plan pushed by the Quartet is the first serious attempt to stop… Read more »
Sudan: Quartet Settlement in Sudan - Between Boulos's Optimism and Observers' Scepticism [analysis]
Dabanga
The recent remarks by Massad Boulos, adviser to the US president, have sparked a wave of controversy and analysis about the future of the conflict in Sudan, after he spoke of the… Read more »
Namibia: Namibian Journalist 'Shaken' By Arrest Threat for Asking the President a Question
CPJ
The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Namibian authorities to respect and safeguard reporters, following Jemima Beukes expulsion from the president's official residence and… Read more »
Africa: No, Gammora Is Not a 'Cure' for HIV. False Promises and Fake Medicine Being Sold On Social Media
Africa Check
No, Gammora is not a 'cure' for HIV. False promises and fake medicine being sold on social media Read more »
South Sudan: MSF Hospital Bombarded By Government Forces in South Sudan
MSF
Médecins Sans Frontières' (MSF's) hospital in Lankien, Jonglei state, South Sudan, was hit in an airstrike by the government of South Sudan forces during the night of… Read more »
Lesotho: Lesotho Welcomes AGOA Extension
GroundUp
But the trade agreement with the US is only extended to December Read more »
South Africa: 'I Have Loved Leading the DA,' Says Steenhuisen, Exiting Leadership Race Under Party Pressure
Daily Maverick
John Steenhuisen trumpeted his success as DA leader while announcing he wouldn't stand for re-election in April. Read more »
Uganda: Museveni Lines Up Six Witnesses to Defend 2026 Election Victory in Court
Nile Post
President Museveni has lined up six witnesses who will defend his 2026 election victory in the Supreme Court. Read more »
South Africa: National Minimum Wage to Rise to R30.23 Per Hour From March
SAnews.gov.za
Employment and Labour Minister Nomakhosazana Meth has announced an increase in the statutory National Minimum Wage (NMW) for 2026, raising it from R28.79 to R30.23 for each… Read more »
Nigeria: Insecurity - U.S. Military Confirms Deployment of 'Small Team' to Nigeria
Premium Times
The deployment comes amid a long-running insurgency in Nigeria, particularly involving Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP). Read more »
Africa: All of Africa Today - February 4, 2026
allAfrica
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Nigeria: Epstein Wanted to Trade in Nigeria's Crude Oil, but Feared Being Defrauded
Premium Times
The newly released documents include numerous emails between Mr Epstein and people in his small, ultra-circle. Read more »
Libya: Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi, Son of Former Libyan Leader, Killed
allAfrica
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the 53-year-old son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, has been reportedly shot dead. Read more »
Liberia: Ivanhoe Atlantic CEO Quits As Guinea Roadblocks Threaten Liberia Rail Deal
FrontPageAfrica
The resignation of Bronwyn Barnes as President and Chief Executive Officer of Ivanhoe Atlantic is the strongest indication yet that the U.S.-backed iron ore project linking Guinea… Read more »
Uganda: NRM Flagbearer Arrested As Election Violence Erupts in Kyazanga
Nile Post
Security agencies arrested the NRM flag bearer for Kyazanga Town Council mayor, Imran Matovu, together with the Kanyogoga Village Chairperson, following chaotic scenes that… Read more »
Nigeria: U.S. Military Says Troops Have Been Dispatched to Nigeria
RFI
The United States has sent a small team of troops to Nigeria, the general in charge of the US command for Africa said on Tuesday, the first acknowledgment of American forces on the… Read more »
Africa: Preventive Cholera Vaccination Resumes As Global Supply Reaches Critical Milestone
Unicef
First preventive campaign in over three years launches in Mozambique, with others planned in Bangladesh and the Democratic Republic of the Congo Read more »
Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso's Junta Pulls the Plug On Political Life
HRW
Military Rulers Dissolve All Political Parties Read more »
Tanzania: Why Tanzania's Mass Repatriation of Burundi Refugees Must Be Stopped
The New Humanitarian
"I would rather die before I returned to Burundi." Read more »
Sudan: Sudan Doctors Network - '15 Dead As Drones Strafe South Kordofan Capital Kadugli'
Dabanga
The list victims of drone attacks on the South Kordofan state capital Kadugli on Tuesday, has risen to 15, including women and children. The drone strikes, allegedly launched by… Read more »
Africa: Africom Expands Counterterrorism Push As U.S. Pursues Converged Security and Economic Agenda
Capital FM
The United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) says it is intensifying cooperation with African partners to confront a growing terrorist threat, increasingly linking security efforts… Read more »
Africa: Preventive Cholera Vaccination Resumes As Global Supply Reaches Critical Milestone [press release]
GAVI
Global cholera vaccine supply has now increased to a level sufficient to allow the resumption of life-saving preventive campaigns for the first time in over three years, Gavi, the… Read more »
Kenya: Kenya, WHO Strengthen Collaboration to Accelerate UHC Agenda
Capital FM
Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale on Wednesday held a high-level strategic meeting with World Health Organization (WHO) officials to strengthen collaboration aimed at… Read more »
Ghana: Ghanaian Man Kills Himself After DNA Tests Returned Negative
New Times
A Ghanaian man in Denmark has reportedly killed himself after paternity tests for children he raised returned negative. Read more »
Namibia: Only One Public Oncologist for Namibia
Namibian
Health and social services minister Esperance Luvindao says Namibia has only one specialist oncologist in the public health sector, a shortage that is severely limiting early… Read more »
