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The 'shadow army' helping Uganda's long-serving president keep an iron grip on power

Analysts say the unit has become so influential that it rivals the power of the regular army.

Published on: October 16, 2025 | Source: BBC Africa favicon BBC Africa

CΓ΄te d’Ivoire vote relevant for region

CΓ΄te d’Ivoire’s experience in handling electoral disputes through legal channels demonstrates the rule of law in action

Published on: October 16, 2025 | Source: Mail & Guardian Africa favicon Mail & Guardian Africa

At least three dead after Kenya police open fire to disperse mourners of ex-PM Raila Odinga

The crowds were so big that the public viewing was moved from the parliament building to a stadium.

Published on: October 16, 2025 | Source: BBC Africa favicon BBC Africa

Nigeria: Flooding - Bayelsa, Kogi, Anambra, Delta Placed On High Alert - Nihsa

[Vanguard] ...calls for safe drinking water, as flood contaminates water sources

Published on: October 16, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Nigeria: Why We've Not Released Any Inmate Pardoned By Tinubu - AGF

[Vanguard] ABUJA- The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, on Thursday, gave reasons why none of the inmates that were recently pardoned by President Bola Tinubu, have been released from prison custody.

Published on: October 16, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Nigeria: I'll Audit Irev to Identify Glitches That Undermined 2023 Elections - - Amupitan

[Vanguard] The newly confirmed Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, has pledged to conduct a comprehensive audit of the INEC Results Viewing (IReV) portal to identify and resolve the technical glitches that undermined public confidence during the 2023 general elections.

Published on: October 16, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Somalia: Somaliland Defence Minister Meets U.S. Congressman Chris Smith Amid Push for Stronger Ties

[Horn Diplomat] Washington -- Somaliland's Defence Minister Mohamed Yusuf Ali met on Thursday with U.S. Representative Chris Smith (R-NJ) in Washington, marking another step in expanding congressional engagement over Somaliland's evolving relationship with the United States.

Published on: October 16, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

South Africa: Is South Africa Breaking Ranks On the Ivory Trade in Lead-Up to Cites COP20?

[Daily Maverick] A quiet but highly significant policy rift is opening among southern African states as the world turns its attention to CITES CoP20, scheduled for 24 November 2025 in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.

Published on: October 16, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Africa: A Decade After the Mbeki Panel, Africa Seizes the Moment to Rewrite Tax Rules

[Daily Maverick] Ten years after exposing Africa's illicit outflows, leaders are pushing for new laws, data tools and a united front in global tax negotiations to stem the losses.

Published on: October 16, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Police fire tear gas at crowds mourning former Kenyan prime minister

Thousands of mourners fill the streets of Nairobi from the airport to the Kasarani Stadium to pay their respects.

Published on: October 16, 2025 | Source: BBC Africa favicon BBC Africa

Africa: Coalition Presses UNEP Over 'Opaque' Used Clothing Project

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- A high-profile coalition of second-hand clothing industry leaders, policymakers, and academic experts from Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America has published an open letter to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), calling for greater transparency, data integrity, and inclusivity in its ongoing research on used clothing and textile circularity.

Published on: October 16, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Zimbabwe: Mutsvangwa Accuses Chiwenga of Undermining Mnangagwa With 'Forged Dossier'

[263Chat] ZANU-PF spokesperson Christopher Mutsvangwa has launched a fresh attack on Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, accusing him of attempting to turn the party's top leadership into a "kangaroo court" through the use of forged intelligence documents.

Published on: October 16, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Zimbabwe: New Report Exposes Zimbabwe's Silent Crisis of Peace

[263Chat] The country's peace remains fragile amid growing political polarisation, economic hardship and public mistrust of state institutions according to a new national survey by the Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights).

Published on: October 16, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Africa: Africa Trade Gateway Boosts Digital Trade in Rwanda

[Afreximbank] The Africa Trade Gateway (ATG), a pioneering digital trade ecosystem designed to revolutionize Africa's trade, has launched an initiative for national adoption awareness in Rwanda, marking a significant milestone in the continent's economic integration journey.

Published on: October 16, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Africa: From Heritage to Prosperity - Leveraging Cultural Roots to Promote Global Africa

[Afreximbank] Prof. Benedict Oramah, outgoing President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Afreximbank, delivered a powerful call to action at the Future Africa Forum 2025, held at The Africa Center in New York. Speaking under the theme ''From Heritage to Prosperity: Leveraging Cultural Roots to Promote Global Africa'', Professor Oramah urged Africa and its diaspora to harness their shared heritage as the...

Published on: October 16, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Malawi: From Hunger to Harvest - How One Village Defied Malnutrition and Reaped Hope

[Nyasa Times] As dawn breaks over Visepo Village in Mpherembe, Mzimba District, the laughter of children mingles with the rhythmic sounds of farmers tending their fields. Once haunted by hunger and despair, the community now hums with energy, pride, and the sweet scent of freshly harvested maize.

Published on: October 16, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Senegal: Senegal Hopes Report Will Reveal Truth On French Massacre in Thiaroye

[RFI] A long-awaited report commissioned by Senegal into the 1944 killing of dozens of African soldiers by French forces was to be handed to President Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Thursday. Officials hope it will clarify the disputed death toll from the Thiaroye massacre.

Published on: October 16, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Kenya: Vandals Uproot Senate Pedestrian Gate Amid Standoff Over Raila Viewing

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Rowdy individuals vandalized and uprooted the pedestrian gate leading to the Senate on Thursday, following a heated standoff over public access to the precincts.

Published on: October 16, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Seychelles' president-elect set to halt tourist development on tiny island

Patrick Herminie says he will stop further development of the Qatar-backed Assumption Island resort.

Published on: October 16, 2025 | Source: BBC Africa favicon BBC Africa

Africa: More Than a Festival, Film Africa Is the Engine of Continental Cinema

[allAfrica] African filmmakers are no longer just asking for inclusion. They are claiming their place in the global film conversation.

Published on: October 16, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

West Africa: Nigerian Performs West Africa's First Urolift Procedure

[Leadership] A consultant urological, laparoscopic, and robotic surgeon, Professor Kingsley Ekwueme, has successfully performed West Africa's first UroLift procedure, a new minimally invasive treatment for prostate enlargement, at The Prostate Clinic (TPC), Nigeria.

Published on: October 16, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Sierra Leone: Rwanda Correctional Service Hosts UN Court Registrar for Sierra Leone

[New Times] Rwanda Correctional Service on Wednesday, October 15, received a delegation from the Residual Special Court for Sierra Leone, who were in the country to review the progress of a 2009 agreement, which saw people convicted by the court transferred to Rwanda to serve their sentences.

Published on: October 16, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Africa: Experts Rally Africa to Unite Against Illicit Financial Flows

[Ghanaian Times] EXPERTS have called for stronger collaboration among African states, regulatory bodies, and financial technology (fintech) companies to curb the growing menace of Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) draining the continent's resources.

Published on: October 16, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Uganda: JKIA Shut Down After Raila Odinga Mourners Storm Restricted Areas

[Nile Post] Operations at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) were temporarily suspended on Thursday after thousands of mourners overwhelmed security and stormed into restricted areas to catch a glimpse of the casket of former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Amolo Odinga.

Published on: October 16, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

South Africa: Let Them Eat Kreef!

[GroundUp] New season's crayfish catch allocation is up almost 60%

Published on: October 16, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Liberia: A Feud the NPHIL DG Could Not Survive

[Liberian Observer] When a feud between the Minister of Health, Dr. Louise Kpoto, and the Director General of the National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL), Dr. Dougbeh Chris Nyan, spilled into the public glare months ago, it was very clear that power struggle of such magnitude would force the hands of President Joseph Nyuma Boakai into making a tough but convenient decision--axing one of his most talented...

Published on: October 16, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

South Africa: President Ramaphosa Suspends Inspector-General of Intelligence

[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa has suspended the Inspector-General of Intelligence, Imtiaz Fazel, pending the outcome of an investigation by Parliament's Joint Standing Committee on Intelligence (JSCI) into his conduct.

Published on: October 16, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Nigeria: ASUU Strike - Varsity Students Decry Consequences, Seek End

[Leadership] A few days after the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) embarked on the ongoing strike, students of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike (MOUAU) have decried its effects, calling for an end to the action.

Published on: October 16, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Kenya: Chaotic Scenes in Parliament As Raila Supporters Attempt to Force Their Way in

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Chaos broke out outside Parliament Buildings in Nairobi on Thursday as mourners tried to force their way into the compound as they waited for the arrival of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga's body.

Published on: October 16, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Kenya: Govt Cancels Parliament Viewing of Odinga's Body

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The government has ditched the planned public viewing of the late former Prime Minister Raila Amolo Odinga's body at Parliament Buildings following concerns over an imminent security breach.

Published on: October 16, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Convicted ex-president Kabila rallies opposition to 'save' DR Congo from crisis

Joseph Kabila appears in Kenya with other opposition leaders two weeks after being sentenced to death.

Published on: October 16, 2025 | Source: BBC Africa favicon BBC Africa

South Africa: North West University Pride Wall Vandalism Sparks Fears of Anti-LGBTQ Hostility

[Health-e] A wall depicting the "rainbow" flag representing lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) pride at the North West University (NWU) Mahikeng campus was vandalised at the weekend.

Published on: October 16, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Kenya: Flight Ferrying Raila Odinga's Body Touches Down

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Kenya Airways flight RAO001, carrying the body of former Prime Minister Raila Amolo Odinga, has landed at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA).

Published on: October 16, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Kenya: Friday Declared Public Holiday to Honor Raila Odinga

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The government has declared Friday, October 17, 2025, a public holiday in honor of the late former Prime Minister Raila Amollo Odinga.

Published on: October 16, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica