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[SAnews.gov.za] The South African government and the World Bank have signed a US$1.5 billion Development Policy Loan aimed at supporting infrastructure reforms and boosting inclusive economic growth.
[Ghanaian Times] Former Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has appealed to President John Dramani Mahama to withhold assent to the Tribunals Bill, 2026 to enable broad national consultations.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto has announced plans to introduce universal government funding for all students admitted to universities and colleges, regardless of their family's financial background, in a major policy reversal that would scrap the controversial means-tested higher education funding mode
Afriski says about 70 per cent of visitors come from neighbouring South Africa while the rest are mostly from across the region.
[Liberian Observer] The acquittal of former Finance Minister Samuel D. Tweah Jr. was expected to mark the conclusion of Liberia's most closely watched corruption trial. Instead, it has opened a new legal battle that could redefine the limits of jury accountability and judicial oversight in the country.
Women in the remote village of Bangolo in South Sudan's Western Equatoria State told United Nations police officers that ongoing insecurity, a lack of healthcare and education, and limited access to basic services continue to threaten their lives and livelihoods.
[Independent (Kampala)] How a crook weaved his way into the confidence of President Yoweri Museveni and is now wrecking havoc in the security institutions of state
[Premium Times] "Allowing the two terror commanders to walk away with life sentences will not serve the cause of justice for the two Oriire teachers beheaded by their abductors."
[Global Witness] A Global Witness investigation finds evidence that First Quantum Minerals and its associates have run a decades-long covert influence campaign over Zambia's democracy, bankrolling President Hichilema, with revenues diverted away from the copper-rich nation's indebted economy and its people
Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” launched with an estimated $124.5 million in US ticket sales and another $139.6 million from overseas, notching an even better debut than “Oppenheimer” and marking the filmmaker’s best opening since 2012’s “The Dark Knight Rises.”
The President of Gabon's state visit to France got off to a strong start on Monday with the signing of three strategic agreements. French President Macron welcomed Brice Oligui Nguema to the Elysee Palace for discussions focused on strengthening political and economic cooperation.
Described as one of the longest-serving presidents in Africa, Cameroonian President Paul Biya's absence from the country continues to draw criticism.
[Daba Finance] West African leaders have endorsed the Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline, giving political backing to a $25 billion project designed to transport natural gas across West Africa and into Europe as the continent looks to strengthen energy security and expand regional integration.
For the first time in its history, Morocco will co-host the tournament with Spain and Portugal. To make sure the event runs smoothly, the country plans to add 60,000 hotel beds by 2030, according to the tourism minister.
[New Zimbabwe] A group of pensioners has taken the National Social Security Authority (NSSA) to the High Court, accusing the pension body of violating their constitutional rights by paying what they describe as "grossly inadequate" pensions.
[DW] Uganda, Rwanda and Zambia are strengthening border screening, disease surveillance and emergency response measures. The growing Ebola outbreak in the DRC is raising concerns about cross-border spread.
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[Nile Post] KAMPALA -- Nile Post has exclusively established the identities of the six senior officials dismissed by President Museveni in the latest anti-corruption purge targeting the Ministry of Works and Transport and the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA).
[Namibian] Acting prosecutor general Martha Imalwa has obtained a Prevention of Organised Crime Act property restraint order in respect of assets of fugitive lawyer Marén de Klerk valued at up to N$75.3 million.
[Premium Times] The two Ansaru leaders pleaded guilty to all 32 charges, including terrorism, terrorism financing, kidnapping for ransom, illegal mining, funding terrorism, fabricating improvised explosive devices and related offences.
[Premium Times] The controversy comes two years after nationality questions forced Chidimma Adetshina to withdraw from the Miss South Africa pageant.
[Nile Post] Researchers from the Interdisciplinary Consortium for Epidemic Research and Response (ICER) and collaborating institutions have identified a previously unreported variant (novel clade) of the Bundibugyo Ebola virus (BDBV) linked to the ongoing 2026 outbreak in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR
[Leadership] The federal government on Monday dismissed claims that the President Bola Tinubu administration has borrowed about ₦80 trillion in the last three years, describing the figure as exaggerated and a product of accounting adjustments and inaccurate public reporting.
Rwamucyo, 67, was again found guilty of complicity in genocide, complicity in crimes against humanity, and joining a criminal conspiracy to prepare those crimes. He was, however, cleared of genocide and crimes against humanity charges.
[New Zimbabwe] Barely days after President Emmerson Mnangagwa signed the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 3) Act, 2026 into law, ZANU PF Harare Province has begun pushing to extend his tenure beyond 2030 to 2037.
[New Zimbabwe] SOME 1,479 passengers have already booked their seats on state-owned airline Air Zimbabwe's new Harare - London direct flight, Transport minister Felix Mhona has revealed.
[RFI] The United States has imposed new airspace bans and financing restrictions on Sudan's military-led government, accusing it of using chemical weapons in its war against rival RSF paramilitaries.
[RFI] Gabon's President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema begins a three-day official visit to France on Monday, underlining the close relationship between Paris and one of its few remaining key allies in Francophone Africa.
Spain's World Cup-winning squad received a royal welcome on Monday before meeting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez in Madrid.