Africanews  

AFCON 2025 continues to build. Day Two took place yesterday, with three exciting group-stage matches. After Morocco opened the tournament with a 2-0 win over Comoros, Group A continued at the Mohammed V Stadium in Casablanca, where Mali faced Zambia in the first fixture of the day.

allAfrica  

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) is grappling with internal divisions and an uncertain political future following the death of its long-serving leader, Raila Odinga, according to a new national survey by TIFA Research.

allAfrica  

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has dismissed speculation about his health, insisting he is "well, very well," following reports that he was unwell and unable to accompany his boss President William Ruto yesterday.

allAfrica  

[Capital FM] NAIROBI, Kenya Dec 23 - The death of veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga has dramatically altered the country's political landscape, complicating President William Ruto's path to re-election in 2027, a new opinion poll suggests.

Africanews  

Some 130 children and teachers, released after being kidnapped from their Catholic school in Nigeria last month, attended a ceremony on Monday held by Niger's state governor.

BBC News Africa  

Police are investigating the circumstances of the death of 20-year-old Karen Lojore.

BBC News Africa  

Victor Osimhen is determined to lead a "talented" Super Eagles squad to the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations title, aiming to overcome past disappointments.

allAfrica  

[Premium Times] The police arrested the FIJ journalist after allegedly detaining his wife and nine-month-old child to lure him out.

allAfrica  

[Premium Times] With initiatives like WIBI demonstrating measurable results, the path forward is clearer than ever: When women have the tools they need, entire economies accelerate.

allAfrica  

[allAfrica]

Africanews  

Senegal were in training on Monday as they prepped for their AFCON opener against Botswana on Tuesday.

allAfrica  

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Employment and Labour Relations Court in Nairobi has declared illegal and unconstitutional the decision by the Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Limited (KETRACO) to place Eng. Antony Tawayi Wamukota, General Manager for Design and Construction, on a three-month compulsory leave.

allAfrica  

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Clinical officers were sey to begin a nationwide strike at midnight on Monday after the expiry of a 21-day strike notice, the Kenya Union of Clinical Officers (KUCO) has announced.

allAfrica  

[allAfrica]

allAfrica  

[OCHA] Briefing to the Security Council by Ms. Edem Wosornu, Director of Crisis Response Division, OCHA, on behalf of Mr. Tom Fletcher, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, on the humanitarian situation in Sudan

allAfrica  

[Premium Times] The suspects were apprehended by operatives of the State Security Services (SSS).

allAfrica  

[Vanguard] The United States has been conducting intelligence-gathering flights over large parts of Nigeria since late November, flight tracking data and current and former U.S. officials show, signalling heightened security cooperation between the two countries, according to Reuters.

allAfrica  

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The government has successfully repatriated 119 Kenyan nationals rescued from illegal online scam compounds in Myanmar.

allAfrica  

[This Day] Dangote Cement Plc, Gboko Plant, has unveiled a multi-million-naira social intervention programme aimed at promoting sustainable economic empowerment and improving livelihoods across its host communities in Benue State.

allAfrica  

[This Day] Past Nigerian leaders, though invested so well in the distribution of machinery, especially tractors, to farmers, but they fail to build effective systems required to make them productive and profitable, the Chairman, Origin Automobile Works, Mr. Samuel Joseph Samuel has said.

allAfrica  

[New Times] By any measure, the landscape of youth entrepreneurship is changing fast. Business opportunities for young people today are no longer confined by geography, access to capital, or traditional gatekeepers. Instead, they are increasingly shaped by digital accessibility, sustainability, and flexible, service-based model.