Nigeria: Nigeria Has the Highest Number of Unvaccinated Children Globally - Unicef

[Premium Times] The global target, he noted, is to reduce the number of zero-dose children by 25 per cent by 2025 and 50 per cent by 2030 Source

Nigeria: Govt Ends Foreign Scholarship Scheme

[Vanguard] The Federal Government has announced the termination of its Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA) scholarship programme, citing inefficiency and misallocation of national resources. Source

Kenya: MPs Slam BBC Documentary As 'Foreign Propaganda,' Defend Kenya's Sovereignty

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Members of Parliament have sharply criticized the BBC over its recent documentary Blood Parliament, accusing the broadcaster of promoting a foreign agenda and unfairly tarnishing Kenya's democratic institutions. Source

Kenya: Kenya to Open Consulate in Haiti to Support Peace Mission

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Cabinet has approved the establishment of a Consulate-General in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, to support its peacekeeping and diplomatic missions in the Caribbean. Source

Tanzania: Tanzania's Trade War Against Malawi and South Africa, Will It Get Better?

[Daily News] Last week but one, on Thursday, Hussein Bashe, Minister for Agriculture, gave a nearly one-week ultimatum to the Republics of Malawi and South Africa to reverse their position on import policies over Tanzania's maize, rice, maize flour, plantains and ginger. Source

Nigeria: Reps Recover Fresh N11.49bn From Oil Companies

[Daily Trust] The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) in the House of Representatives has announced the recovery of an additional ₦11,488,761,099 billion from oil and gas companies with outstanding obligations to the Federal Government. Source

Sudan: Jabir Briefed On Gezira State's Preparations for Currency Replacement

[SNA] Member of the Transitional Sovereignty Council (TSC) and Assistant Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Jabir, was briefed on the overall situation in Al-Gezira State and the state government's arrangements for the currency replacement process during the coming period, as well as the measures taken by the state to ensure the success of the summer agricultural season. Source

Kenya: LGBTQ+ Refugees Say Kenya's Reform Plan Risks Leaving Them Out

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] What's the context? Kenya plans to turn the Dadaab and Kakuma refugee camps into open cities. But LGBTQ+ refugees say their needs are being ignored. Source

Zambia: UNHCR and the Zambian Government Commence a Socioeconomic Survey Targeting Refugees and Their Host Communities

[UNHCR] Lusaka -- UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, in partnership with the Government of the Republic of Zambia recently launched a Forced Displacement Survey (FDS) to assess the socio-economic situation of refugees and local host communities in Zambia. UNHCR's FDS marks the first nationally representative study of its kind in Zambia. Source

Tanzania: Tanzania's Women Miners Digging for Equality in a Male-Dominated Industry

[IPS] Dar es Salaam -- Under the scorching Tanzanian sun, Neema Mushi wipes sweat from her dust-covered face and swings her pickaxe into the earth. The impact sends dust swirling into the air, coating her tattered clothes. She barely notices. For the past eight years, this has been her life--digging, sifting, sieving, and hoping to strike gold in the male-dominated pits of Geita. It is a grueling task riddled with obstacles. Source

Nigeria: U.S.-China Trade War Could Hurt Nigerian Entrepreneurs - Why, and How They Should Prepare

[The Conversation Africa] As China and the United States lock horns in a trade war, slamming tariffs on each other, entrepreneurs in Nigeria are vulnerable to the fallout. In 2024, 27.8% of imports into Nigeria came from China. In the same year, US exports to Nigeria reached US$4.2 billion. Economist and entrepreneurship researcher Tolu Olarewaju unpacks what could happen if Chinese products destined for the American market were diverted to developing economies, including Nigeria. Source

Ghana: Ghana's Citizens Have a Right to Protest - What Does the Law Say About Restricting It?

[The Conversation Africa] Ghana's attorney general and minister of justice dropped charges against members of Democracy Hub, a civil society group, in February 2025, after four months of prosecution. The group had organised a protest in September 2024 against the widespread destruction and contamination of the country's water bodies by persons and gangs engaged in illegal artisanal mining. Source