25 Aug 2026 Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) The Citizen. Vice president Philip Nchimbi resigns from his position and announces his retirement from active politics;

25 Aug 2026 Kigali (Rwanda) Africanews. President Paul Kagame dismisses recent efforts to disarm the armed rebel group, Forces démocratiques de libération du Rwanda, in eastern Democratic Rrepublic of Congo (DRC) as “superficial,” arguing that they fail to address the group’s underlying threat to Rwanda;

24 Aug 2026 Tolagnaro (Madagascar) L’Express. QIT Madagascar Minerals (QMM) commissions Madagascar’s first wind farm, comprising 19 turbines with a capacity of 16MW, expanding QMM’s renewable energy facility to a combined 30MW of wind and solar power;

24 Aug 2026 Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) The Citizen. Energy minister Deogratius Ndejembi notes that Tanzania is targeting electricity exports after achieving surplus generation capacity, with increased power production creating opportunities to supply neighbouring countries;

23 Aug 2026 Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) The Citizen. President Samia Suluhu Hassan inaugurates the 2,115MW Julius Nyerere Hydropower Project, which lifts Tanzania’s installed generation capacity to 4,646MW against a peak demand of 2,271MW;

22 Aug 2026 Djibouti (Djibouti) Egypt Today. Foreign minister Abdoulkader Houssein Omar and his Egyptian counterpart Badr Abdelatty discuss preparations for the inaugural African Business Summit in Alamein (Egypt), alongside efforts to strengthen bilateral economic, trade and investment ties;

22 Aug 2026 Antananarivo (Madagascar) L’Express. The newly formed Madagascar South Africa Chamber of Commerce (Masacham) launches to strengthen bilateral trade, investment and partnerships across sectors including agriculture, mining and tourism;

21 Aug 2026 Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) Borkena. Ethiopia and the United States (US) sign a comprehensive defence and security partnership framework aimed at rebuilding bilateral trust, expanding military collaboration and ensuring regional stability across the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea;

20 Aug 2026 Kigali (Rwanda) The New Times. MTN Rwanda reports its profits after tax surged 191.2% year-on-year to Rwf 17.2 billion ($11.7m) in H1 2026, driven by a 21.9% increase in service revenue to Rwf 167.5 billion ($114.1m), particularly from mobile money, data and voice services;

20 Aug 2026 Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) Borkena. Two drone strikes hit residential areas in Mekelle (Tigray Region), reportedly injuring 13 people and damaging homes, with the Tigray regional administration blaming federal forces while the government has neither confirmed nor denied involvement;

20 Aug 2026 Antananarivo (Madagascar) L’Express. Mines ministry and Centrale de l’Or de Madagascar (COM) (central gold office) are working to formalise the gold sector in Antanimbary by educating artisanal miners and collectors on licensing, royalties, taxes and gold traceability requirements;

20 Aug 2026 Kampala (Uganda) Monitor. Bank of Uganda (central bank) data shows Uganda’s exports are increasingly shifting towards the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), South Sudan and Rwanda, which have overtaken traditional trade partner, Kenya;

19 Aug 2026 Gitega (Burundi) The East African. The M23 conflict strengthens the strategic alliance between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Burundi, with the two countries increasingly cooperating in response to insecurity in eastern DRC;

19 Aug 2026 Kigali (Rwanda) Taarifa. A high-level Rwandan delegation visits Brazil from 17–21 August 2026 to strengthen trade and investment ties, with discussions spanning agriculture, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, manufacturing, finance, education, ICT and innovation;

19 Aug 2026 Gitega (Burundi) The East African. Burundi plans to connect to the East African Payment System (EAPS) by December, following upgrades to its real-time gross settlement infrastructure and the launch of BurundiPay;