[allAfrica] Washington, DC -- As we're all being painfully reminded, cutting off for any length of time the fifth of the world's oil supply that passes through the Strait of Hormuz has an extraordinarily negative impact on commerce and lives here and everywhere.

[South Africa] My Fellow South Africans,

[Our City News] The past few days have been a lot to deal with for the residents of Johannesburg. After suspicions, murmurs, denials and lies, it has been confirmed that the City of Johannesburg (CoJ) is bankrupt. In a scathing letter last week, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana warned that the CoJ is in a financial crisis and should not go ahead with the R10 billion wage deal struck with the labour union, Samwu. Godongwana refers to the two-year wage agreement as "a financial obligation that is not possible to fulfil".

[Vanguard] Abuja -- The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared that it cannot conduct elections in Nigeria without the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), formally requesting the deployment of over 1.4 million corps members for the 2027 general election.

[African Union] The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, met this afternoon with the President of the Republic of Guinea, H.E. General Mamady Doumbouya, on the margins of the Africa-France Summit in Nairobi.

[Capital FM] NAIROBI, Kenya, May 11, 2026 - Double world record holder Eliud Kipchoge has called for collaboration between Africa and France to develop the innumerable sports talents on the continent.

[Premium Times] The court issued the order after the prosecution sought to tender extra-judicial statements attributed to the coup suspects and accompanying video recordings as evidence.

[New Zimbabwe] Sunday's Harare Derby lived up to its billing with the Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League confirming that 25,000 fans paid to watch the clash between Dynamos FC and CAPS United FC at Rufaro Stadium.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- French Emmanuel Macron briefly interrupted proceedings at a youth forum hosted at the University of Nairobi on Monday after calling out sections of the audience for disrupting a speaker during discussions at the Africa Forward Summit.

[Shabelle] Mogadishu, Somalia -- Somalia's opposition coalition, the Somali Salvation Forum, on Monday condemned what it described as government efforts to block a planned peaceful protest in Mogadishu.

[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- Public expectations are high for Parliament and other government institutions to deliver the change voters demanded at the polls, National Assembly Speaker, Mr Dithapelo Keorapetse, said Friday.

[Daily News] Dodoma -- THE MINISTER for Health, Mohamed Mchengerwa, said the Tanzanian government is committed to continuing to improve the health sector in the country through the implementation of various priorities that will increase access to quality services for citizens in both urban and rural areas.