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Sierra Leone marked its first National Day of Remembrance on Sunday in honor of the victims of the country’s ten year civil war that killed some 120,000 people and left thousands of others mutilated and injured.

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[spotlight] From the limited rollout of a new HIV prevention jab to developments with new weight loss medicines, to high-stakes court cases relating to National Health Insurance (NHI), 2026 is set to be another tumultuous year in healthcare. Here are nine stories that Spotlight will keep a close eye on.

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[Africa Check] Ignore social media posts claiming mixture of Jameson whiskey and garlic can cure HIV/Aids

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[Africa Check] Ignore fake news graphics claiming Kenya's Murang'a county already received funds from country's health authority

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[Africa Check] Ignore old, fake claim that Nigeria's Abia state government stopped financial crimes commission convoy and demanded release of arrested youths

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[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- The Uganda Human Rights Commission has raised concern over rights violations during the January 15, 2026, general elections, citing an internet shutdown, isolated incidents of violence, and failures in biometric voter verification, even as it said Ugandans were largely able to vote in a peaceful environment.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has dismissed reports of a fallout between him and Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) deputy leader Cleophas Malala, describing the former Kakamega senator as a bold leader and a man of principle.

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[Premium Times] Nigeria needs to critically evaluate this new threat and seek tailored assistance from nations that have successfully waged asymmetric warfare.

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[GroundUp] Residents who can't afford to buy water have to get it from a faraway river

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[The Conversation Africa] For as long as humans have buried their dead, they've dreamed of keeping them close. The ancient Fayum portraits - those stunningly lifelike images wrapped in Egyptian mummies - captured faces meant to remain present even after life had left the body.

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[The Conversation Africa] Member states of the African Union (AU) will hold their most consequential election of the year in February 2026, to fill ten vacancies in continental human rights institutions.

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[RFI] Ongata Rongai, Kenya -- On the ground floor of an apartment block in the town of Ongata Rongai, south of Nairobi, two rockets stand upright on metal pillars, their aluminium skins catching the light. They look out of place here - too ambitious, too futuristic for a space meant for laundry lines and water tanks. But for Eugene Awimbo, this is exactly where Kenya's space dream begins.

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[Dabanga] Sudanese refugees in eastern Chad are appealing for increased security measures after a group of at least 12 Sudanese girls were reportedly subjected to horrific sexual violence by a gang on Friday, which left four of them with serious injuries.

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[Dabanga] Amsterdam -- "The events in El Fasher in late October brought the world's attention back to what is happening in Sudan, but this attention did not last long. Interest in Sudan peaked at the end of last year but quickly declined at the beginning of this year. This decline is likely to continue unless Sudan experiences a major development or a radical shift in the balance of power or the course of the war."

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[Dabanga] El Obeid -- The Humanitarian Research Lab at Yale University in the USA has identified activity suggesting preparations by the Sudanese Armed Forces and allied groups for a potential siege of the North Kordofan capital of El Obeid, according to an analysis of satellite imagery.

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[UN News] Nearly three years of war have plunged Sudan "into an abyss of unimaginable dimensions" and human rights must be at the centre of efforts to end the fighting and build lasting peace, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Sunday in Nairobi.

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Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni told the nation on Sunday that his landslide election victory showed the dominance of his party, which has governed the east African country for four decades.

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[Daily Maverick] Dry, hot weather, strong wind that often changed direction and flammable alien vegetation complicated fighting the multiple wildfires that marked a devastating start to the new year in the Western Cape. Some of these blazes came threateningly close to towns such as Stanford and Hermanus.

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[Premium Times] The NFIU said the achievement belonged to Nigeria and its partners.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- EALA MP Winnie Odinga has declared that the late ODM leader Raila Odinga is irreplaceable, accusing some party officials of scrambling for control and attempting to push others out of the party.

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[Daily Maverick] Climate refugees who abandon drying agricultural lands in frontier countries and head to South Africa to seek new livelihoods are encountering crushing hardship in this country.