Kenya: Jubilee Party Names New Leadership Team Ahead of 2027 Elections

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Jubilee Party has announced a major reorganisation of its leadership as it intensifies preparations for the August 2027 General Election. Source

Kenya: Maraga Signals Coalition Plans Ahead of Kenya 2027 General Election

[Capital FM] Kisumu -- United Green Movement Party leader David Maraga has said the party may consider entering into a coalition with like-minded political groups ahead of the 2027 General Election, citing shared values on governance, accountability and anti-corruption. Source

Zimbabwe: Water Relief As Major Dams Reach Near Full Capacity

[263Chat] The country's major dams are averaging 89.1 percent full as at 21 January 2026, a significant improvement from 70.9 percent recorded during the same period last year reflecting strong inflows from the current rainy season, authorities have confirmed. Source

Zimbabwe: Activist Accuses Harare City of Deliberate Financial Blackout

[263Chat] A local human rights activist has called for the immediate suspension of Harare City Council alleging that more than US$200m in public funds may have been lost through what he describes as a deliberate "accounting blackout" and the manipulation of the city's financial systems. Source

Ghana: 1 Dead, Officer of Naimos Injured in Anti-Galamsey Operation

[Ghanaian Times] A member of the National Anti- Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat task force was shot in the thigh by armed assailants during a routine anti 'galamsey' operation in the Bono Region on Tuesday. Source

Liberia: Ishowspeed Set for SKD - Global Internet Sensation to Livestream County Meet Champions in Monrovia

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The global spotlight is set to shine on Liberia this Saturday, January 24, as the American internet sensation Darren Jason Watkins Jr., popularly known as "IShow Speed," arrives in the country for a landmark sports and tourism event at the Samuel Kanyon Doe (SKD) Sports Complex. Source

Liberia: Liberia Retains Crown As World's Largest Shipping Registry

[Liberian Observer] Liberia has once again consolidated its position as the world's largest shipping registry, marking the third consecutive year the country has held the global maritime mantle and widening its lead over its closest competitor by nearly 45 million gross tons. Source

Mauritius: Green Rhetoric, Brown Governance

[L'Express] Inside Mauritius' environmental leadership. How Mauritius learned to stop acting and love the status quo. At times even regressing. A carbon-free future fuelled by coal and plastic... Source

Ethiopia: Children Affected By Ethiopia Mine Pollution Need Justice

[HRW] UN Child Rights Body Should Urge Mine Suspension, Independent Assessment Source

Ghana: Fuel Price Reductions Consistent With Industry Forecasts - Comac

[Ghanaian Times] The latest drop in fuel prices across the country did not come as a surprise to industry players, the Chamber of Oil Marketing Companies (COMAC) has said. Source

Liberia: Frequent Power Outages Rekindle Fears of Load Shedding

[Liberian Observer] Frequent power outages across Monrovia and its surrounding communities in recent days have reignited public anxiety over a return to the debilitating electricity load shedding that marked Liberia's recent past, particularly during the final years of the Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) administration. For many residents and business owners, the flickering lights and sudden blackouts have reopened old wounds--memories of prolonged darkness, soaring generator costs, and economic losses that once Source

Liberia: MCC Clarifies Liberia's Second Compact Process

[Liberian Observer] Liberia's renewed engagement with the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) has sparked public excitement and, in some quarters, premature expectations of an imminent financial windfall. But during an official visit to Monrovia this week, a senior MCC official moved to reset the narrative, emphasizing that while Liberia is on a promising path toward a second compact, the process is deliberate, country-driven, and far from automatic. Source