Africa: After Nearly 30 Years with AGOA--Passing the Baton

[allAfrica] Accra -- After nearly three decades of active engagement with the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), I recently informed my distinguished Co-Chair of the AGOA Alliance, The Hon. Chris Stewart, the Alliance's hardworking Secretariat -- Tim Stewart of The Bennett Consulting Group and James Link of The Cormac Group -- and my remarkable team at The Whitaker Group of my decision to step down from the AGOA Alliance, where I have been honored to serve as Co-Chair. Source

Kenya: City Hall Mandates 48-Hour Action Plan in Govt-Backed Flood Response

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Implementation Committee on the Cooperation Agreement between the National Government and Nairobi City County has directed an immediate, coordinated response to the ongoing flooding in the capital. Source

Ghana: Ghana Embassy in Qatar Announces Emergency Evacuation for Citizens

[Ghanaian Times] The Embassy of the Republic of Ghana in Qatar has announced an emergency evacuation exercise for Ghanaian citizens living in Qatar following rising security tensions in the region. Source

Botswana: Hunting Quota to Address Human-Lion Conflict

[Botswana Daily News] Maun -- Government has introduced an experimental spatial lion hunting quota as part of efforts to address the growing human-lion conflict in Botswana. Source

Botswana: Botswana Pushes to Strengthen Sanitation Services

[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- Government officials, development partners and sector stakeholders have called for renewed urgency and stronger collaboration to improve sanitation services across Botswana, as the country seeks to close the gap between water supply and sanitation coverage. Source

Malawi: 'The Optics Are Deeply Problematic' - Experts Question PAC's Lakeside Meeting With Rbm Ahead of Amaryllis Inquiry

[Nyasa Times] Governance and political commentators have raised serious concerns over a lakeside meeting between the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament (PAC) and the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM), warning that the timing threatens to cast doubt on the credibility of Parliament's ongoing inquiry into the controversial K128.7 billion acquisition of Amaryllis Hotel. Source

Nigeria: Lassa Fever Death Toll Hits 109 Despite Decline in New Infections - NCDC

[Premium Times] The NCDC said the case fatality rate currently stands at 23.2 per cent, higher than the 18.7 per cent recorded during the same period in 2025. Source

Uganda: Uganda's Public Debt Surpasses Shs130tn

[Nile Post] Uganda's public debt has surpassed the Shs130 trillion mark, reaching $34.86 billion (Shs130.844 trillion) by the end of December 2025, according to the Quarterly Debt Statistical Bulletin and Public Debt Portfolio Analysis released by the Ministry of Finance. Source

Uganda: Women Activists Call for Urgent Cyber Law Reforms Amid Rising Online Gender-Based Violence

[Nile Post] Women's rights activists have called for urgent reforms to Uganda's cyber laws, warning that existing legislation is failing to address the growing threat of technology-facilitated gender-based violence and emerging risks linked to artificial intelligence. Source

Uganda: Uganda Faces Silent Nutrition Crisis, Experts Urge Action in Workplaces

[Nile Post] Uganda is confronting a growing but largely hidden nutrition crisis, with rising rates of obesity, hypertension, diabetes, and other lifestyle-related diseases, experts warn. Source

Africa: Trump Watch - US Launches Trade Investigation Into South Africa and 59 Other Countries

[Scrolla] Donald Trump matters a lot to Mzansi and the rest of the world right now. Trump is changing the way America works - and how the world's most powerful country deals with the rest of the world. Source

South Africa: Criminals Break Into Motherwell Clinic Leaving Hundreds Without Medical Care

[Scrolla] The burglary at Motherwell Community Health Centre in Gqeberha forced some services to close and sent staff for counselling on Friday. Emergency patients in Gqeberha were sent to Dora Nginza Hospital, and doctors from the Motherwell clinic were moved there to help. Source