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[Shabelle] Ankara -- Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud met Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul on Tuesday for talks focused on safeguarding Somalia's sovereignty and deepening strategic cooperation, particularly in energy exploration, officials said.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has pledged a conclusive government probe into the death of former Cabinet Minister and businessman Cyrus Jirongo, amid sustained public and political pressure for clarity over his death in a road crash.

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[The Point] Fear, harassment, and institutional silence continue to shape the political experience of women in The Gambia, a new study has revealed, exposing how violence, intimidation, and systemic neglect are undermining women's participation and leadership in public life.

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[The Point] The Minister for Trade, Industry, Employment and Regional Integration Mod K. Ceesay, has said the government of The Gambia is yet to officially confirm reports of the tragic deaths of about 190 migrants most of whom were Gambians, describing the information as unverified and currently circulating only on social media.

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[Nile Post] State House has dismissed claims that President Yoweri Museveni's convoy caused the heavy traffic congestion along the Kampala-Masaka Road, describing the allegations as inaccurate and misleading.

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[Nile Post] National Unity Platform (NUP) leader Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has condemned the arrest of prominent human rights lawyer and civil society activist Sarah Bireete, accusing security agencies of targeting government critics ahead of the 2026 general elections.

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[Leadership] President Bola Tinubu has stated that the implementation of Nigeria's new tax laws will commence on January 1, 2026, as planned.

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[Nile Post] Prolonged traffic disruption along the Kampala-Masaka Road on Tuesday left thousands of motorists stranded for hours, with some forced to spend the night on the highway, sparking widespread public anger and political debate over responsibility for the chaos.

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[New Times] Rwanda has enacted 43 defense cooperation agreements, nearly half of them in the past three years.

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[New Times] Learners who dropped out of secondary school at Senior Four, Five or Six may soon get a second chance to complete their education under a new catch-up programme launched by the Ministry of Education (MINEDUC).

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[New Times] The government has pledged to address concerns over inadequate truck parking facilities, amid complaints from lawmakers and truck drivers who say the shortage is contributing to fatigue, accidents and financial losses.

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[New Times] University gender ministers from higher institutions of learning from across the country have pledged to collaborate in taking a leading role in preventing gender-based violence (GBV) on their campuses, promoting informed consent, and safeguarding students' sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR).

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[This Day] Abuja -- Northern Elders Forum (NEF) called on Nigerians to speak out against what it described as reckless and unsustainable borrowings by the federal government, warning that the country's economic future is being dangerously mortgaged.

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[This Day] President Bola Tinubu, for the umpteenth time, disclosed yesterday that the new tax regulations would take effect as planned from January 1, 2026.

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[Leadership] The Tabitha Missions for Orphans and Widows International has launched the Tabitha Food Bank in Abuja as part of its welfare outreach programme aimed at supporting widows, orphans and vulnerable families during the yuletide season.

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[Leadership] The Nigerian Army has recorded major operational successes across several theatres of operation within the last 72 hours, neutralising 47 terrorists, arresting 19 criminal suspects, rescuing over 30 kidnap victims and recovering a cache of arms, ammunition and other logistics.

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[This Day] The Minister of Works, David Umahi, recently held talks with a high-level delegation from the Republic of Chad, led by the Chadian Minister of Infrastructure and Road Maintenance, Mr. Amir Idriss Kourda, on the implementation of the Abidjan-Lagos highway project.

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[Shabelle] Afgooye, Somalia -- Somali National Army (SNA) commandos and National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) forces successfully repelled an attempted infiltration by Al-Shabaab militants into the forested areas of Lower Shabelle region, military sources said.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- At least half of Kenyans are experiencing heightened stress due to sustained economic pressures, with one in four reporting mental health challenges directly linked to financial strain, according to the latest Infotrak End-of-Year Poll.

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[UN News] Sexual violence against children has become entrenched, systemic and increasingly widespread across the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), with new data showing a sharp rise in cases since 2022, according to the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

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[UN News] Sudan's deepening war is driving unprecedented levels of hunger, child malnutrition and displacement, UN agencies report, as new data from Darfur and a renewed refugee influx into Chad underscore the rapidly deteriorating situation.