Nigeria: INEC - Petition for Akpoti-Uduaghan's Recall Has Not Met Constitutional Requirement

[This Day] Abuja -- The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared that the petition for the recall of the senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, is inadequate. Source

Uganda: Absa Bank Uganda Appoints Keith Kalyegira As Board Chairperson.

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- Absa Uganda's Board of Directors picked Keith Kalyegira as the new Chairman of the Board, effective 1 March 2025. Keith is a highly respected and seasoned advisor on strategy, investments, and capital markets, with a wealth of experience cutting across both the public and private sectors. Source

Uganda: Museveni Visits South Sudan For Mediation Talks

[Independent (Kampala)] Juba -- President Yoweri Museveni has arrived in Juba, the latest high ranking official to enter the country that's facing turmoil after the arrest of the South Sudan Vice-President Riek Machar. Source

Uganda: Uganda Launches a Landmark Malaria Vaccine Rollout, With Support From Malaria Consortium

[Malaria Consortium] Yesterday, 2 April, marked a pivotal step forward for child health: almost 2.3 million doses of malaria vaccines are due to be distributed across Uganda. Source

Nigeria: I Didn't Collapse - Wike

[Vanguard] Federal Capital Territory FCT minister, Nyesom Wike on Thursday dismissed social media reports that he collapsed last week, describing the reports as the handiwork of persons trying to score cheap political points. Source

Nigeria: Fresh Attacks in Plateau Communities Claim Lives

[Vanguard] Armed men have again invaded some communities in the Bokkos local government area of Plateau State, killing not less than 10 people, Bokkos stakeholders confirmed. Source

Gambia: Gambia, Mauritania Strengthen Bilateral Ties On Migration Matters

[The Point] The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad informs the public that His Excellency Dr. Mamadou Tangara, Minister for Foreign Affairs, recently undertook an official visit to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania as a Special Envoy of His Excellency Mr. Adama Barrow, President of the Republic of The Gambia. Source

Africa: Repatriate Africa's Climate-Smart Wisdom That Was Suppressed By Colonialism.

[African Union] The urgency of climate change compels us to revisit lost wisdom in the African Agricultural Sector. Dr. Ibrahim Assane Mayaki is African Union Special Envoy for Food Systems observes that extreme weather, erratic rainfall, and rising temperatures threaten the staple crops that dominate global agriculture, necessitating the need to look beyond rice, maize, and wheat--species that account for nearly 50% of the world's calories but are increasingly vulnerable to climate shocks. Source

Africa: Twenty African Countries, Including Poorest, Hit with High Trump Tarrifs

[allAfrica] The country that President Donald Trump declared ''nobody's ever heard of'' during his 4 March address to Congress has been hit with the highest U.S. tariffs in the world. Lesotho tops the list of 20 African nations upon which the White House has announced what it calls ''reciprocal'' tariffs, which add to the baseline imposed on every country. Source

Nigeria: Nigerian Activists in U.S. to Protest Against Rivers Emergency Rule At White House

[Vanguard] A coalition of Nigerian activists in the United States has announced its plan to protest against the declaration of emergency rule in Rivers State at the White House. Source

Nigeria: 'Nigerian Food Market to Reach $233.53bn in 2025'

[Vanguard] Nigeria's food market is projected to hit $233.53 billion by 2025, with an expected annual growth rate of 10.76% from 2025 to 2030, according to new statistics. Source

Uganda: Gulu Music in Space Festival Cancelled After Organiser Claims Scamming By Local Partners

[Nile Post] The highly anticipated Gulu Music in Space International festival on climate change has been canceled after the organizer, Bjorn Vido, complained of being scammed, bullied, and threatened while preparing for the July 2025 event. Source