Cameroon Protesters March in Yaoundé Against Rising Femicide Cases
Hundreds of people marched in Yaoundé on 19 September over femicides, after the women’s affairs ministry logged about 60 cases...
September 20, 2026Section
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Sadio Mané Launches Mango Agro-Industrial Park in Senegal
Sadio Mané laid the foundation stone for SM10 Agro in Bambali, Senegal, a mango park financed with 11.7 billion CFA...
September 20, 2026
South Africa Medicine Stockouts Leave Chronic Patients Without Treatment
South Africa’s Eastern Cape owes suppliers about US$61 million, disrupting antibiotics, insulin and TB drugs for chronic patients across three...
September 20, 2026 Firefighters Gain Ground as Wildfire Burns in Cape Winelands Mountains
Firefighters gained ground on 19 September 2026 above Simondium in the Cape Winelands, after the Western Cape set aside US$737,680...
September 20, 2026
Lagos APC Orders Candidates to Stay in Nigeria Until 2027 Polls
Lagos APC chairman Cornelius Ojelabi told all party candidates on 19 September 2026 to stay in Nigeria until after the...
September 20, 2026 France’s AFD Reports US$6.14 Billion in Gulf of Guinea Financing
The French Development Agency says it mobilised more than US$6.14 billion in the Gulf of Guinea between 2020 and 2025...
September 20, 2026 Nigeria Tax Ombud Says Multiple Levies Still Hurting Businesses
Nigeria’s Tax Ombud says overlapping levies still raise business costs. A Central Bank survey put multiple taxes at 70.8 percent...
September 20, 2026
Museveni Ditches Ruto, Says Kenya Oil Import Scheme Swindled Uganda
Museveni says Kenyan middlemen inflated Uganda’s fuel bill, so imports now run through UNOC, cutting Kenyan firms out of US$180...
September 20, 2026 Uganda Land-Fraud Cases Jumped 67% to 663 in 2025, Hitting Investors
Uganda’s real estate market is failing investors through land fraud and weak oversight, with 663 land-fraud cases in 2025, a...
September 20, 2026 Two Americans Wounded as Eswatini Soldiers Fire at a Roadblock
Two U.S. government personnel were accidentally shot and wounded by Eswatini soldiers during an anti-smuggling operation on 11 September 2026.
September 20, 2026 Uganda Suspends Military Cooperation With Türkiye Amid Diplomatic Row
Uganda’s army suspended all defence cooperation with Türkiye on 19 September 2026, citing outstanding issues in a row over a...
September 20, 2026 Oxford Economics Names Dakar and Luanda Among African Cities to Watch
Oxford Economics' 2026 Global Cities Index highlights Dakar and Luanda as African cities to watch, with scores of 42.2 and...
September 20, 2026
Mahama Heads to New York for 81st UN General Assembly
Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama left Accra on September 19 for the 81st UN General Assembly in New York, where...
September 20, 2026 FirstBank CEO Calls Agriculture and Exports Key to Nigeria Diversification
FirstBank CEO Olusegun Alebiosu says agriculture and exports are critical to Nigeria’s diversification, as the sector earns 4.1% of export...
September 20, 2026 Job Search Drives Half of Africans Weighing Emigration, Afrobarometer Says
A new Afrobarometer report says 45 percent of Africans have considered leaving, and half of potential emigrants cite the search...
September 20, 2026 Ghana Navy Graduates Seaman Gunners for Gulf of Guinea Security
Ghana's Navy graduated its Seaman Gunners First Class Specialist Qualification Course 1-26 on 17 September 2026 at Nutekpor, Volta Region.
September 20, 2026 Ghana Begins Free Rabies Vaccination for 25,000 Dogs and Cats
Ghana has launched a free September 2026 rabies vaccination campaign targeting 25,000 dogs and cats in high-risk areas to curb...
September 20, 2026
At Least 26 Killed in South Sudan Tribal Clashes in Abyei
At least 26 people were killed and 82 injured in clashes at the Amiet Common Market in Abyei, the UN...
September 20, 2026
Algeria Accuses UAE of Trying to Sway Two Presidential Elections
Algeria has severed diplomatic ties with the UAE, accusing Abu Dhabi of trying to sway two presidential elections and of...
September 20, 2026 Cotonou Hosts Next Fintech Forum 2026 With More Than 500 Decision-Makers
The Next Fintech Forum 2026 will bring 500+ decision-makers to Cotonou, Benin, on 26-27 November to shape West Africa's digital...
September 20, 2026