[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- Somalia's National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) said on Monday it had arrested two men in the central Galgaduud region and transferred them to Mogadishu to face prosecution over alleged illegal possession of firearms.
[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- The European Union's asylum agency has warned that Somalia's security situation has significantly worsened, citing deepening political divisions and growing instability that have allowed the Al-Shabaab militant group to expand its influence.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) has called for a swift, thorough and impartial investigation into the murder of advocate Edward Muthee Kariuki, who was found dead outside his residence in Athi River on Sunday.
[Namibian] The head of the police's VIP protection unit, commissioner Michael Abraham, has been removed from his position following a security breach at State House involving an unauthorised intruder.
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- President Museveni has defended the government's opposition to granting bail to some opposition figures facing criminal charges
[Premium Times] The resignation of Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu's aide and his decision to back the LP candidate adds another political twist to the contest for the Bende Federal Constituency seat.
[New Times] This weekend, Rwanda marked the 32nd anniversary of Liberation, a moment where we are reminded that the country we call home today was neither handed to us nor built by chance.
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The President of the Liberia Chamber of Mines, Amara KAMARA, has intensified his call for urgent legal and regulatory reforms in the mining sector, warning that delays in modernization and fragmented institutional coordination could weaken Liberia's ability to attract long-term investment at a time of rising global demand for critical minerals.
[Independent (Kampala)] As the number of Bundibugyo Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) pushes past 1,000, doctors continue to fight the disease without a vaccine or cure. But the country's top Ebola scientist tells SciDev.Net "there is still hope for this epidemic". The outbreak detected in early May has spread rapidly across the provinces of Ituri, North Kivu and South Kivu in Eastern DRC, and into neighbouring Uganda, with fears that it could cross to South Sudan.
[Liberian Observer] Sworn testimony in Criminal Court 'A' last week directly contradicted earlier media reports alleging that Cllr. Bestman Juah, President of the Public Defenders Association of Liberia, was involved in a bribery scheme tied to an ongoing human trafficking trial.
[Liberian Observer] The 13th Judicial Circuit Court in Kakata is facing mounting political backlash over its handling of the high-profile drug case against Michael U.S. Brown, indicted for trafficking cannabis valued at $200,000 through the Roberts International Airport (RIA), in June of 2024.
[Vanguard] The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) in the 2027 election, Peter Obi, has claimed that Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde told him President Bola Tinubu had not contacted him more than 50 days after the abduction of schoolchildren in the state, describing the development as evidence of a worsening leadership crisis.
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Nearly a month after authorities seized US$19 million worth of cocaine at Roberts International Airport, five people have been formally charged and named as principal suspects in a case that is once again drawing global scrutiny of Liberia's much-publicized war on drugs.
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Assets Recovery and Property Retrieval Task Force (AREPT) Chairman Cllr. Edwin Kla Martin has expressed renewed confidence in Liberia's anti-corruption campaign, declaring that recent court victories have strengthened the Task Force's resolve and demonstrated that the country's judicial system is prepared to hold individuals accused of corruption accountable through due process.
[ISS] To implement the landmark UN slavery resolution, reparations should be defined as a framework for truth, responsibility, repair, reconciliation and global justice.
[Liberian Observer] Nearly a month after security agencies intercepted one of the largest cocaine shipments in Liberia's history at Roberts International Airport (RIA), the government has finally named and charged the individuals it says orchestrated the sophisticated trafficking operation, ending weeks of intense public speculation, legislative pressure, and growing criticism over what many viewed as an unusually slow criminal investigation.
[Vanguard] Sokoto -- The governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Sokoto State, Hon. Manir Muhammad Dan'iya, has called for urgent measures to address the security challenges facing parts of the state following reports that residents of several communities in Danchadi District of Bodinga Local Government Area have fled their homes.
[Vanguard] The Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Shippers' Council (NSC), Dr. Akutah Pius, says the Council protects over N90.60 billion and $1.348 million in economic value for Nigerian shippers through regulatory interventions and dispute resolution.
[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- The Director General of the Port of Mogadishu, Ambassador Mohamed Ali Nur, widely known as "Ameriko", visited the city of SeaTac in the U.S. state of Washington on Monday as part of an official trip aimed at strengthening institutional ties and expanding cooperation.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission has announced plans to recover Sh1.5 billion and pursue criminal prosecution following a landmark Court of Appeal ruling that declared compensation paid in the controversial Ruaraka public land saga illegal, null, and void.
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