22 Sep 2026 Antananarivo (Madagascar) L’Express. International Cocoa Council elects Madagascar’s Philippe Fontayne as president for the 2026–2027 season, as the sector faces price volatility, climate change, traceability requirements and concerns over producer incomes;

22 Sep 2026 Kigali (Rwanda) Kigali Today. Rwanda and Belgium agree to resume diplomatic relations, which had been suspended since March 2025, with both countries planning to reopen their embassies initially under chargé d’affaires;

22 Sep 2026 Kigali (Rwanda) Kigali Today. President Paul Kagame meets with International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director Regis O. N’Sonde to discuss Rwanda’s economic development and continued cooperation with the IMF;

21 Sep 2026 Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) Reuters. Seven Ethiopian armed groups, including the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) and the Amhara Fano ​National Movement, announce they have formed an alliance, Ethiopian Peoples’ Forces Alliance for Survival, aimed at overthrowing prime minister Abiy Ahmed;

21 Sep 2026 Nairobi (Kenya) Borkena. Kenya Power renews its electricity supply agreement with Ethiopian Electric Utility, doubling contracted electricity imports from Ethiopia from 200MW to 400MW, with the additional supply expected to reach Kenya’s grid in December;

21 Sep 2026 Antananarivo (Madagascar) L’Express. Environment ministry notes that illegal gold and precious-stone mining is increasingly encroaching on Madagascar’s protected areas, with recent arrests reported in the Torotorofotsy Ramsar site, Zahamena National Park, the Ankeniheny-Zahamena corridor and Makira protected area;

21 Sep 2026 Kinshasa (DRC) Kigali Today. The World Health Organisation (WHO) launches an Ebola vaccine trial in the DRC, beginning with healthcare workers in Ituri Province, using 20,000 donated doses of the Ervebo vaccine to assess its effectiveness against the Bundibugyo strain;

21 Sep 2026 Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) The Citizen. Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) managing director Mussa Makame says Tanzania and Uganda are expected to begin their first crude oil shipments in February 2027 as the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) is officially 92.7% complete;

21 Sep 2026 Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) Borkena. The European Investment Bank Global (EIB Global) agrees to provide a €20m ($23m) credit line to Ethiopia’s Zemen Bank, which will match the funding, creating €40m ($45.9m) in financing for agricultural businesses in Ethiopia;

21 Sep 2026 Antananarivo (Madagascar) L’Express. Mines minister Andriamparany Carl confirms that Madagascar has resumed legal gold exports after a 16-year suspension;

20 Sep 2026 Nairobi (Kenya) Daily Nation. Energy and petroleum cabinet secretary Opiyo Wandayi defends local oil marketers after Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni accused Kenyan middlemen involved in the government-to-government fuel arrangement of inflating fuel costs through high premiums;

20 Sep 2026 Kampala (Uganda) Africanews. Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) suspends military cooperation with Türkiye, over Türkiye’s ongoing refusal to extradite prominent political blogger and fierce critic of President Yoweri Museveni, Fred Lumbuye;

19 Sep 2026 Djibouti (Djibouti) Al Jazeera. More than 2,700 Yemenis flee to Djibouti, making dangerous Red Sea crossings to escape renewed fighting in Yemen;

17 Sep 2026 Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) Borkena. Sudan’s deputy head of the Sovereign Council, Malik Agar, reaffirms that Sudan does not intend to enter a military conflict with Ethiopia and calls for diplomatic stability amid escalating border tensions and allegations over cross-border security threats;

17 Sep 2026 Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) The Citizen. Tanzania Investment and Special Economic Zones Authority (TISEZA) investment promotion manager Daudi Riganda notes that Tanzania is seeking increased investment from South Korean companies to support its industrialisation and economic growth;

17 Sep 2026 Kampala (Uganda) Monitor. Uganda’s government projects face significant delays, with 87% reportedly behind schedule, including the Standard Gauge Railway, Kampala-Jinja Expressway, Busega-Mpigi Expressway and Entebbe Airport Rehabilitation phase one;