16 Sep 2026 Nairobi (Kenya) Reuters. Kenya’s government will appeal a high ruling ordering the cancellation of its $1.6 billion sale of an additional 15% stake in Safaricom to South Africa’s Vodacom;

16 Sep 2026 Kigali (Rwanda) The New Times. Benin’s President Romuald Wadagni is visiting Rwanda for two days and will hold talks with President Paul Kagame on strengthening bilateral cooperation;

15 Sep 2026 Kampala (Uganda) Press release. Uganda calls for stronger regional cooperation through the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), the eight-country trade bloc and regional economic community, to address interconnected political, security, humanitarian and climate challenges in the Horn of Africa;

15 Sep 2026 Kinshasa (DRC) Monitor. Police disperse protests in Kinshasa against proposed constitutional reforms backed by President Félix Tshisekedi;

15 Sep 2026 Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) Borkena. Russia and Ethiopia are seeking to deepen broader strategic ties, with President Vladimir Putin praising Ethiopia’s role in BRICS and inviting prime minister Abiy Ahmed to the Russia-Africa Summit in Moscow in October;

15 Sep 2026 Antananarivo (Madagascar) L’Express. Russian embassy confirms that Madagascar will send a delegation to the Russia-Africa Summit in Moscow on 28–29 October, with transitional president Michael Randrianirina reportedly expected to lead the delegation;

11 Sep 2026 Nairobi (Kenya) Human Rights Watch. United States-headquartered Human Rights Watch (HRW) reports that organised groups of unidentified armed men have carried out violent attacks on civil society and opposition gatherings across Kenya ahead of the 2027 elections, killing at least six people and injuring dozens;

10 Sep 2026 Kinshasa (DRC) Bloomberg. Authorities confirm Ebola has now spread to a seventh province in DRC, Sud-Ubangi, after a man travelled cross-country, raising concerns over the virus spreading along heavily travelled transport corridors;

10 Sep 2026 Nairobi (Kenya) Reuters. Kenya is expected to receive around $400m in emergency World Bank financing within six weeks to help address economic and fiscal pressures linked to high energy prices, Ebola risks and El Niño-related disruptions;

10 Sep 2026 Nairobi (Kenya) Daily Nation. Kenya is courting United States (US) companies seeking access to landlocked markets in East and Central Africa to use Lamu Port, with the government promoting the Lamu corridor as an alternative trade route and access point to a larger regional market;

10 Sep 2026 Antananarivo (Madagascar) L’Express. African Development Bank (AfDB) reports that Madagascar must mobilise $7.27 billion a year by 2030 to finance its development, accelerate economic growth, and support the structural transformation of its economy;

9 Sep 2026 Kampala (Uganda) Reuters. The Tooro Kingdom in western Uganda selects Prince Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma, a television news anchor, to succeed the late King Oyo Nyimba, who died aged 34 in August;

9 Sep 2026 Nairobi (Kenya) Reuters. The United States (US) will support Kenya in developing a local critical-minerals processing industry, as the US seeks to reduce dependence on China and strengthen global supply chains;

9 Sep 2026 Gitega (Burundi) East African Report. Hundreds of Burundians in Kenya seek travel documents after President William Ruto orders foreign-owned small businesses to close, prompting concerns among migrants who rely on street vending and other informal businesses;