Nigeria: Foreign Travel Advisories: Nigeria Should Invoke Reciprocity

[Premium Times] Are Nigerian citizens in the US and at home guided by any travel advisory for their safety when visiting the US and other countries with major issues relating to street criminality and organised violence? Source

Nigeria: Nigeria to Send 200 Special Forces to Türkiye for Training - Minister

[Daily Trust] The Minister of Defence, retired Gen. Christopher Musa, has said that Nigeria and Türkiye have reached an agreement to immediately deploy 200 Nigerian Special Forces for training in Türkiye. Source

Nigeria: FCT Teachers Resume Strike Today, Halt School Resumption

[Daily Trust] Primary and secondary school teachers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) today resumed an indefinite strike in all the public schools. Source

Nigeria: 2027 - Total Shutdown As Enugu West Zone Endorses Tinubu, Mbah for Second Term

[This Day] The people of Enugu West Senatorial District have endorsed President Bola Tinubu and the state governor, Dr. Peter Mbah, for a second term in office, citing their policies, projects, programmes, and interventions that have positively impacted the country, South-east, and Enugu State, in particular. Source

Rwanda: Rising Truck Volumes At Rusumo Pile Pressure On Infrastructure

[New Times] More than 600 trucks now cross Rusumo border every day, twice the number recorded just three years ago, something that has rapidly transformed the gateway into one of Rwanda's busiest trade corridors and exposing mounting pressure on infrastructure. Source

Rwanda: What Drives Your Water Bill? Inside Rura's Tariff System, Consumer Protection

[New Times] While Rwanda has made notable progress in expanding access to clean water, officials say limited public understanding of how tariffs are determined remains a key challenge. Source

Kenya: Oburu Oginga Warns Against 'Reckless Tax Removal' Amid Fuel Price Pressure

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- ODM leader Oburu Oginga has cautioned against the "reckless removal of taxes" as pressure mounts on the government to further cut pump prices, despite recent interventions that have offered only partial relief to consumers. Source

Kenya: 'Everything Is On the Table' - Oburu On Pre-2027 Coalition Talks With UDA

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- ODM leader Oburu Oginga has declared that "everything is on the table" in ongoing negotiations with the ruling United Democratic Alliance (UDA), even as fresh cracks emerge within the fragile broad-based government arrangement ahead of the 2027 General Election. Source

Kenya: 'He Is Not the Pope' - Oburu Escalates Clash With Sifuna, Says Raila Was 'Fed Up' With Him

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- ODM Leader Oburu Oginga has escalated the party's internal standoff with Edwin Sifuna, declaring the embattled Secretary General "is not the Pope" and insisting party discipline must prevail amid a contest over his removal from office. Source

Kenya: NACADA Seizes Sh4.1mn Ethanol Haul in Runda Crackdown

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA) has seized a large consignment of illicit ethanol valued at over Sh4.1 million in a targeted operation in Runda Estate, Westlands Sub-County. Source

Nigeria: Govt Debunks Hidden Spending Claims, Clarifies World Bank Report

[Vanguard] Mr Taiwo Oyedele, Minister of State for Finance, has dismissed reports alleging hidden spending and diversion of federation revenue, describing them as misinterpretations of the World Bank Nigeria Development Update. Source

Nigeria: Enugu West Endorses Tinubu, Mbah As Nnamani Dismisses One Term Promises

[Premium Times] "They will not keep to such promises. Some people tell lies with confidence. You should be careful," Mr Nnamani warned Source