South Africa: Calls for Nestlé to Remove Sugar From Baby Foods

[GroundUp] Swiss investigative outlet claims Nestlé is misrepresenting sugar content Source

South Africa: Quick Explainer - the New Inflation Target

[GroundUp] Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana has announced a new inflation target of 3% a year. What does this mean and why does it matter? Source

Africa: Reimagining Democracy, Development, and Data for the Next Decade

[allAfrica] Abuja -- Welcome Address to the Third Annual Media Development Conference [MDC-03] in Abuja on 24 November 2025. Source

Somalia: New Report Shows Increase of Online and Offline Violence Against Women Journalists

[IFJ] The NUSOJ has documented 79 cases of sexual and gender-based violence against women journalists in Somalia between 2023 and 2025. Source

Kenya: Lupita Nyong'o Speaks Out Being Offered Slave Roles After Winning Oscar

[Capital FM] Lupita Nyong'o was inundated with offers to play a slave after winning an Oscar. Source

Uganda: MPs Accuse Cabinet of Withholding Business From Parliament Ahead of Elections

[Nile Post] Legislators are raising concerns over what they describe as an intentional slowdown of government business in Parliament, accusing Cabinet of starving the House of work just months before the 2026 general elections. Source

Liberia: Boakai Alerts Nation to Coordinated Looting Threat

[New Dawn] Addressing a vibrant, energetic crowd of young Liberians, the President criticized the global tendency to judge elections solely by the absence of violence. He noted that when there is an election, as long as it doesn't end in killing each other, no matter who they elect, it doesn't matter; they just say the election was peaceful. But whether a peaceful election will provide good leadership, that's not their business. Source

Kenya: Nyamira Governor Nyaribo Impeached for the Third Time After 23 MCAs Back Motion

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Nyamira Governor Amos Nyaribo has been impeached after 23 Members of the County Assembly (MCAs) voted to remove him from office in a heated session on Tuesday. Source

Nigeria: How Youth Unemployment Drives Deforestation in Rivers Community

[Premium Times] "I have been doing this work for one year and three months now," he said. "My parents are poor farmers. I've written WAEC and passed, but there's no money to continue school. This is the only work I have for now." Source

South Africa: Former JMPD Chief David Tembe Found Dead At Home

[Scrolla] Former Johannesburg police chief David Tembe is found dead in his Bramley home after his family raised concerns when he did not answer calls. The City's public safety department says a post-mortem will determine what caused Tembe's death after emergency workers declared him dead at the scene. Source

Zimbabwe: Why Dangote's $1bn Deal Is a Big Deal for Zimbabwe's Economy

[New Times] HARARE -- The entry of Africa's richest man into Zimbabwe's economy has ignited remarkable hype in the country's reconstruction process after decades of economic regression, precipitated largely by damaging sanctions imposed on the southern African country by Western countries. Source

Malawi: Uganda-Malawi Business Forum a Platform to Create Business Opportunities

[Nyasa Times] The First ever Uganda-Malawi Business Forum Exhibition has been described as purposeful and attainable as the two countries seeks to create awareness and generate interest in business enterprise. Source