[Daily Trust] The magistrate's court sitting at Gyadi-Gyadi, Kumbotso Local Government Area of Kano, has sentenced Usman Musa popularly known as Majidadin Yan Tik Tok to 13 months in prison for offences including obscene remarks and public nuisance.
[Liberian Observer] Twenty-nine Liberians in South Africa have formally requested voluntary repatriation to Liberia, prompting calls for urgent government intervention to accelerate their return amid growing concerns over their safety, immigration status and vulnerability.
The spectacle has been normalized at traffic stops in and around Nairobi, with acrobats taking advantage of gridlocks to perform for acknowledgement with cash tips. It is how they earn a living
An additional three dozen health facilities serving more than 400,000 people in Sudan are closing this year due to global aid cuts, worsening a dire humanitarian situation in a country torn by more than three years of war, aid groups said Tuesday.
[ISS] The first deployment of the monitoring mechanism is positive, but current conflict conditions should temper expectations.
[Premium Times] The US was the only country that voted against a recent Africa-sponsored resolution at the UN.
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Ethiopia's political history is often reduced to the decisions of political parties and armed movements. Eritrea's independence, in particular, is sometimes portrayed as the result of a choice made solely by the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) or the Ethiopian People's Revolution
Oil-rich Nigeria can tackle its cost-of-living crisis in part by fighting government waste, presidential candidate Peter Obi told AFP, as politicians jostle to lead Africa's most populous country.
[Daily News] Arusha -- THE World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, Professor Mohamed Janabi, has urged African countries to take greater ownership of their health systems and move from conference commitments to concrete action in financing and strengthening primary healthcare.
[Scrolla] Petrol 95 is showing an expected price jump of roughly 200 cents per litre based on early September 2026 data. High global oil prices are also pushing local diesel and paraffin prices up by well over 160 cents per litre.
[GroundUp] Anti-corruption agency says Jane Lekunya and his wife were involved in a corrupt scheme that cost the government R109-million
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Thousands of Nairobi residents are set to experience a water shortage from Friday morning after the Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company announced a scheduled shutdown of the Sasumua Water Treatment Plant.