Africa

Uganda: Gold Exports Power Uganda's Mineral Economy As New Industry Heavyweights Emerge

Justine

13 Jan 2026

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- Uganda's gold sector has moved to the centre of the country's export economy, with earnings hitting a record US$5.8 billion (about Shs21.1 trillion) in the year to November 2025, according to Bank of Uganda data. The surge has cemented gold as Uganda's leading export commodity and signalled a structural shift toward value addition, refining and deeper integration into global bullion markets.

Nigeria: Anti-Tinubu Post - FG Amends Charges Against Sowore, Delists Facebook, X

[Vanguard] The Federal Government has amended the cybercrime charges it filed against activist and former presidential candidate of African Action Congress, AAC, Omoyele Sowore, for calling President Bola Tinubu a "criminal" in a publication he made on social media platforms.

Nigeria: Ministry Dismisses Northern Elders' Claim On Lagos Gold Refinery

[Leadership] The Ministry of Solid Minerals Development (MSMD) has dismissed claims by the Northern Elders' Forum (NEF) that the federal government sited a gold refinery in Lagos in violation of the principle of federal character, describing the allegation as false and misleading.

Nigeria: Cybercrime Against Tinubu - Sowore, Re-Arraigned, Trial for Jan 22

[Daily Trust] A Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed January 22 for the definite trial of activist, Omoyele Sowore, in the amended Cyberbullying charges brought against him by the Department of State Service (DSS) for allegedly calling President Bola Ahmed Tinubu a 'criminal'.

Liberia: Boakai's Inner Circle Splits Over Re-Enacted Ports Regulatory Act

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Intense, high-level deliberations are underway at the Executive Mansion as President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr. weighs whether to veto--again--the re-enacted Liberia Sea and Inland Ports Regulatory Act, exposing a sharp divide within his inner circle and placing the administration in a state of political and legal ambivalence.

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Nigeria: Anti-Tinubu Post - FG Amends Charges Against Sowore, Delists Facebook, X

Nigeria: Ministry Dismisses Northern Elders' Claim On Lagos Gold Refinery

Nigeria: Cybercrime Against Tinubu - Sowore, Re-Arraigned, Trial for Jan 22

Liberia: Boakai's Inner Circle Splits Over Re-Enacted Ports Regulatory Act