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

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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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[RFI] Nairobi - The recent Africa Forward summit in Nairobi hosted jointly by Kenya and France gave women working in the technology sector the chance to discuss issues including the future of artificial intelligence in Africa. RFI spoke to Shikoh Gitau, CEO of tech lab Qhala, about working with France's Mistral AI, and with female leaders in the sector.

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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

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[The Conversation Africa] Mali and Nigeria, two of the countries in the Sahel region of west Africa, are separated by approximately 1,000 kilometres, with the Niger Republic between them. They differ in population size and government, but they face some of the same threats.

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[The Conversation Africa] When conflicts break out, most people around the world rely on international media to understand what is happening. These reports do more than inform. They shape how crises are interpreted, which actors are seen as responsible and where global attention is directed.

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[RFI] As the World Health Organisation raises its risk assessment for the Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo to the highest level, neighbouring countries Uganda and Rwanda have imposed travel restrictions to try and prevent the deadly virus spreading.

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[RFI] Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has fired Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko and dissolved the government after months of tension. The alliance between the president and his former mentor looked increasingly untenable after Sonko publicly criticised some of Faye's key policies.

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[RFI] Upon learning United States President Donald Trump was looking for African nations to take in deported third-country migrants, Eswatini was among the first to volunteer. Now lawyers in the southern African kingdom are challenging the legality of the deal, as deportees speak out about the conditions of their detention.