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[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- Uganda has taken a significant step in the fight against sickle cell disease following the launch of locally manufactured Hydroxyurea by Quality Chemical Industries Limited, a development health officials say could improve treatment access, reduce costs, and strengthen the country's pharmaceutical independence.

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[Daily News] Dar es Salaam -- Residents and transport operators of Mbezi and surrounding areas will now have ease access to fuel following the launch of Evosha Energies Fuel Station, a move aimed at addressing the growing demand for fuel services in the area.

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[New Times] Africa's development ambitions will remain out of reach unless governments, businesses, and citizens work together to address the continent's water and sanitation challenges, says the Chairman of the Pan-African Movement (PAM) Rwanda Chapter.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- A dramatic security breach unfolded in Ganze, Kilifi County, when a man carrying a Bible managed to reach the main dais where President William Ruto was addressing residents, briefly holding onto him before security officers intervened and restrained the situation.

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[New Times] President Paul Kagame on Sunday, May 24, arrived in Doha, the capital of Qatar, for a one-day working visit.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- United Democratic Alliance (UDA) Secretary General Hassan Omar has issued a public apology following backlash from Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru over remarks she described as "ethnic baiting" targeting the Mt Kenya region.

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[New Zimbabwe] Ailing National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ), whose bank statements are in the red carrying a legacy debt of US$5 million, will receive a loan to rehabilitate dilapidated infrastructure and improve operational efficiency, the Public Accounts Parliamentary Portfolio Committee (PAC) heard recently.

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[Nyasa Times] For many Malawians, electricity has become a privilege that appears without warning and disappears without apology.

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[Nyasa Times] Government has recalled all diplomats serving in Malawi's foreign missions abroad, paving the way for a new wave of appointments expected to reshape the country's diplomatic representation.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya and Rwanda have stepped up efforts to deepen military cooperation and regional security coordination, with both countries pushing for the expedited signing of a new defence cooperation agreement amid growing concerns over terrorism, organised crime, and emerging security threats in East Africa.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The United States Embassy in Nairobi will remain closed on Monday, May 25, in observance of Memorial Day, joining other US embassies and diplomatic missions around the world marking the American federal holiday.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- A potential terror attack was thwarted along the Garissa-Dadaab Road after a multi-agency security team arrested a suspect and recovered an Improvised Explosive Device (IED).

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[New Times] Rwandan filmmaker Marie-Clémentine Dusabejambo made history on Saturday, May 23, after winning the prestigious Caméra d'Or at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival for her debut feature film Ben'Imana.

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[New Zimbabwe] Opposition leader and human rights activist Linda Masarira has died aged 43.

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[New Times] African leaders have warned that poor access to clean water and sanitation is costing the continent billions of dollars annually while deepening poverty, disease, and inequality.

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[This Day] Eromosele Abiodun

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[New Times] Africa may have achieved political independence, but the continent's biggest remaining challenge is economic liberation, according to the Secretary General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).

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[Dabanga] Amsterdam / Nyala / Kadugli -- Darfur's livestock markets are overflowing, while conflict drives huge regional price gaps. Livestock markets across Sudan's western regions are bustling ahead of Eid El Adha*, with traders reporting an abundance of sacrificial sheep despite the country's war and deepening economic crisis. Yet the apparent plenty masks widening disparities between Sudan's production zones and its centres of consumption, underscoring the distortions created by conflict.

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[RFI] As the daughter of assassinated Congolese leader Patrice Lumumba, Juliana Lumumba carries one of Africa's most powerful political names. Now, the former culture minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo wants to use that legacy to reshape the International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF), the world's main French-speaking body.

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[Dabanga] Khartoum -- Sudan's civil war is no longer merely dividing territory; it is steadily partitioning the country's monetary system. A new report by Suliman Baldo for the Sudan Transparency and Policy Tracker (STPT) traces how the emergence of the RSF-aligned El Mustaqbal 'Future' Bank and its affiliated digital transfer application reflects the deepening institutional rupture between areas controlled by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and those held by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF). What began as an improvised response

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[Dabanga] Amsterdam / Khartoum -- Political and civil society groups in Sudan have launched a new campaign against racism and hate speech, warning that the growing use of inflammatory rhetoric risks deepening the country's conflict and accelerating its fragmentation. The campaign, launched on Thursday, evening is backed by a number of organisations, including the Radical Change Alliance and the Darfur Bar Association. Organisers say the initiative aims to strengthen social cohesion and confront what they describe as a dangerous escalation