May 18
Nigeria: Bloodbath in Enugu - Man Beheads Mother, Another Kills Sister, Niece
Vanguard
Residents of Ukehe and Agu-Ekwegbe communities, in Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area of Enugu State, have been thrown into shock and mourning, following two gruesome murder… Read more »
Ghana: 9 Ghanaians Sentenced to 50 Years in U.S. Over Romance Fraud
Ghanaian Times
In an unprecedented fashion, nine Ghanaians have been sentenced to approximately 50 years in prison for their roles in high profile romance fraud schemes targeting elderly victims… Read more »
May 17
Rwanda: Rwandan Genocide Suspect Felicien Kabuga Dies in Custody
DW
Rwanda's Felicien Kabuga was once one of the world's most-wanted fugitives. He was accused of encouraging and bankrolling the 1994 genocide. Read more »
Nigeria: List of Kidnapped Children Emerges, As Parents Detail Horror of Borno Attack
Premium Times
A verified register obtained by this newspaper from Mussa Ward councillor Peter Wabba identified 40 missing children by name, age, and family background. Read more »
Nigeria: What We Know About How Islamic State Leader Mainok Was Killed in Nigeria
Premium Times
Security operatives tracked Mr Mainok's movements across multiple locations in northern Nigeria, including Abuja and Maiduguri, while attempting to avoid compromising the operation… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Police Bust Backyard Pharmaceutical Factory, Recover 'Medicines'
New Zimbabwe
POLICE have unearthed a makeshift pharmaceutical factory, where an assortment of 'medicines' were being manufactured and packaged for sale. Read more »
Botswana: Botswana Eases Anti-LGBTQ Laws As Repression Grows Elsewhere in Africa
RFI
Botswana has formally repealed sections of its penal code criminalising same-sex relations, in a rare advance for LGBTQ rights in Africa. But several governments elsewhere on the… Read more »
Nigeria: Borno Intensifies Rescue Efforts for 42 Askira-UBA Abductees
Leadership
The Borno State Government on Sunday said it is working closely with security agencies to secure the release of 42 students and children abducted from Primary and Junior Government… Read more »
Nigeria: 'Patients Are Dying' - Hospital CMD Begs Striking Doctors to Return to Work After EFCC Raid
Premium Times
The UUTH chief said critically ill patients, pregnant women and dialysis patients are bearing the brunt of the strike triggered by the EFCC's controversial operation inside the… Read more »
Nigeria: Terrorists Attack Military Training School in Yobe, Kill Army, Police Officers - Official
Premium Times
Police spokesperson Anthony Placid, a deputy commissioner of police, said the attack occurred in the early hours of 8 May at about 1:15 a.m Read more »
Rwanda: Timeline of Félicien Kabuga's Unresolved Genocide Case
New Times
The International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT) in The Hague has announced the death of Félicien Kabuga at the age of 91, bringing to a close one of the… Read more »
Nigeria: DHQ Gives Different Explanation From Presidency On Controversy Over Is Leader's Killing
Premium Times
PREMIUM TIMES understands that certain coinages with prefixes beginning with "Abu" and suffixes ending with names of towns or popular Muslim names are commonly adopted within… Read more »
Nigeria: 2027 - Constituents Oppose Lawmaker's Fourth Term Bid
Premium Times
The APC members staged a protest at the voting centre in Omu-Aran, where they had gathered for the constituency's primary election. Read more »
Nigeria: Senate Condemns Students' Abduction in Borno, Oyo, Promises State Police Soon
Leadership
The Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, has condemned the abduction of students and teachers in Borno and Oyo states, describing the incidents as attacks on the future of… Read more »
Rwanda: 'They Hunted Us With Dogs' - Bigogwe Genocide Survivor Recounts Ordeal
New Times
Jean Claude Munyaneza was in primary school when killings started in Bigogwe during the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. Read more »
Uganda: Museveni Signs Sovereignty Act As First Law of Seventh Term
Nile Post
President Museveni has signed the Protection of Sovereignty Act, 2026 into law, making it the first legislation assented to during his seventh constitutional term in office. Read more »
Kenya: Murkomen Vows Crackdown On Hate-Fuelled Political Violence After Artist Wandetto Attack
Capital FM
Interior and National Administration Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen on Sunday evening visited artist Rachel Wandetto at Kenyatta National Hospital after she sustained severe… Read more »
Central Africa: Kinshasa Coalition Blamed for Killings, Abductions in South Kivu
New Times
The AFC/M23 movement has reported continued killings, abductions, arbitrary arrests and aerial bombardments against civilians in various parts of South Kivu in eastern DR Congo. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Parliament Receives Over 300,000 Submissions On Constitutional Amendment Number 3 Bill As 90-Day Consultation Window Closes
New Zimbabwe
The Parliament of Zimbabwe has reportedly received overwhelming responses from the public on the controversial Constitutional Amendment Bill Number 3 (CAB3), which among other… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Mliswa, Village Heads Back Constitutional Amendment Bill, Cite Stability and Vision 2030
263Chat
Temba Mliswa, president of the Zimbabwe Village Heads Association, says traditional leaders across the country fully support the proposed Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 3)… Read more »
Namibia: UDF Tells Sankwasa to Stop 'Witch Hunt'
Namibian
The United Democratic Front has accused minister James Sankwasa of defamation and political bias following his decision to freeze the Kunene Regional Council's funding over… Read more »
Namibia: Swapo-Linked Firm Hit By U.S.$3m Fish Row
Namibian
Swapo-linked Hodago Fishing faces a US$3 million (about N$49 million) legal dispute after allegedly breaching a horse mackerel quota agreement involving a Democratic Republic of… Read more »
South Africa: TRC Prosecutions Began Under His Leadership, Former NPA Head Shaun Abrahams Tells Khampepe Inquiry
Daily Maverick
Appearing at the Khampepe Commission of inquiry into delayed Truth and Reconciliation Commission prosecutions, former National Prosecuting Authority head, advocate Shaun Abrahams,… Read more »
South Africa: Cogta Committee Calls for Criminal Probe Into Nelson Mandela Bay's Dubious Job Adverts
Daily Maverick
The ongoing leadership vacuum in the Nelson Mandela Bay metro raises concerns as Parliament investigates irregular job hiring and the absence of an acting city manager. Read more »
May 16
Nigeria: Nigeria Police Mourn 17 Officers Killed in Terrorist Attack On Army School
Premium Times
The police officers were undergoing specialised operational training at the military institution when terrorists launched a coordinated assault on the facility. Read more »
