[UN News] UN humanitarians working in war-torn Sudan on Friday highlighted rapidly growing needs among the more than 100,000 displaced people now sheltering in camps in the city of El Obeid.

[CPJ] Government allied Wazalendo militiamen have threatened to kill or capture one reporter and to burn down another's radio station because of unfavorable coverage, as frontlines shift under diplomatic pressure for peace in eastern Democratic Repub...

[Nile Post] Officials from the Ministry of Education and Sports, Ministry of Works and Transport, and Uganda Police Force have held a crisis meeting to address the growing number of road accidents involving schools travelling for study tours.

[SAnews.gov.za] The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has dismissed four officials from its Nebo Local Office in Sekhukhune after they were found guilty of involvement in a R33 million social grants fraud scheme.

[Ghanaian Times] The Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition (GACC) has called for stronger collective action to tackle corruption in the country, warning that the menace continues to undermine national development.

[GroundUp] "I think these people want to kill us," says Malawian street vendor.

[Liberian Investigator] A T-shirt could cost Dr. Josiah F. Joekai Jr. his job. The Liberian Senate has asked President Joseph Nyuma Boakai to sanction or remove the Civil Service Agency boss after ruling that his appearance in NIMBO regalia at a pro-...

[RFI] G7 foreign ministers and the European Union's foreign policy chief on Wednesday urged Sudan's Rapid Support Forces and allied armed groups to halt all actions that could lead to further atrocities or endanger civilians in El-Obeid.

[Daba Finance] Gabon's outstanding public debt rose 23% year-on-year to 8,780.3 billion FCFA at the end of December 2025, driven by a sharp increase in domestic borrowing as the government shifted away from traditional external financing.

[Independent (Kampala)] The last few weeks in the Katanga case have been about getting to the bottom of DNA evidence and its implications on understanding whether Mrs Molly Katanga and/or her deceased husband pulled the trigger that ended Mr Katanga'...

[Leadership] Kogi State governor, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, has reiterated his administration's policy of not negotiating with kidnappers or paying ransom, following the successful rescue of four persons abducted from a NECO examination centre in Dek...

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The National Civil Society Council of Liberia (NCSCL), along with its membership-based Human Rights Coalitions, has gravely criticized President Joseph Nyuma Boakai's decision to suspend the Chairperson of the Independen...

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Democracy for the Citizens Party Leader Rigathi Gachagua has intensified his attacks on Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen, accusing him of orchestrating the deployment of armed goons and rogue police officers to in...

[263Chat] The Government is establishing treatment and drug rehabilitation centres across the country as part of efforts to address drug and substance abuse.

[Namibian] South African president Cyril Ramaphosa has called on Namibia and South Africa to move beyond exporting raw materials, saying the two countries must stop "exporting opportunities while importing prosperity".

[Foroyaa] As farmers across The Gambia begin planting for the 2026/2027 cropping season, many groundnut farmers in Jokadou District of the North Bank Region are still waiting to receive payment for groundnuts they sold to government-approved buying c...

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Former Law Society of Kenya (LSK) President Nelson Havi has warned President William Ruto and leaders of the Broad-Based Government against dismissing Rigathi Gachagua's growing political influence, arguing that the Ol Kalou b...

[Leadership] The Federal High Court in Abuja has struck out a pre-election suit filed by former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, challenging the emergence of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as the presidential candidate of the African Demo...

[Leadership] A resourceful business development company, B.O.S.S Resources and Consults, has challenged youths to develop sustainable skills, display creativity and job employability, so as to compete favourably with global best practice.

[New Times] Rwanda's unemployment rate remained unchanged at 13.4 per cent in the second quarter of 2026, but the number of people facing some form of labour market challenge increased, according to the latest Labour Force Survey by the National Inst...

[New Times] President Paul Kagame has challenged Rwandans to rethink how the country engages with the rest of the world, urging a shift from aid-dependency to building partnerships based on mutual contribution.

[Premium Times] The newly released images provide the first official look at the film adaptation of Tomi Adeyemi's bestselling novel ahead of its January 2027 premiere.

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- Broadcast media leaders and experts fear for the survival of rural radio broadcasting as access to advertising revenue keeps diminishing.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- U.S.-based mobility and delivery platform Uber is set to acquire Glovo Kenya after striking a deal to buy Berlin-based Delivery Hero's food delivery business across 50 markets.

[SADC] The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Ministerial Committee of the Organ (MCO) on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation has endorsed a wide range of measures aimed at strengthening peace and security, promoting democratic gove...

[Daily News] Zanzibar -- PRESIDENT Hussein Mwinyi has appointed three High Court judges and made key appointments to senior government positions as part of efforts to strengthen governance and public administration.

[Daily News] Mwanza -- ACCESS to clean and safe water in rural areas has increased from 64 per cent to 85.2 per cent under the first phase of the Sustainable Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Programme (SRWSSP), benefiting more than 10.2 million Tanz...

[Namibian] Vice president Lucia Witbooi has challenged government and private sector communicators to become champions of truth.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The ruling United Democratic Alliance (UDA) is facing mounting pressure to recalibrate its political strategy ahead of President William Ruto's 2027 re-election bid after suffering a crushing defeat in the Ol Kalou parliamenta...

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Health Principal Secretary Dr. Ouma Oluga has challenged health stakeholders to urgently strengthen sickle cell disease care, warning that Kenya cannot continue relying on donor funding as international support declines.