Cardi B and Tyla were honored immensely at the American Music Awards 2026, with 3 and 2 awards respectively.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its World Economic Outlook report published in April 2026, provided its 2026 estimates for global economies of the world including African economies. The estimates are in Gross Domestic Product alias GDP (Nominal). The latter is the market value in US$, of all goods and services generated by each nation in 2026.

Doechii and Tyla killed it at the Met Gala 2026 red carpet in ultra sexy outfits.

The regime in Tanzania has made its debut utterance about the death toll from the bloody protests during and after the country's sham General Elections 2025. That was made during the submission of a report by a regime appointed commission of inquiry on April 23, 2026, reported some East African media the same day.

Benin's former Finance Minister Romuald Wadagni (49) won the country's Presidential Election 2026 that was held on April 12, 2026. That was reported by some African media on April 14, 2026.

Flash floods have killed at least 26 people in Nairobi, Kenya, with at least 16 more killed in other parts of the country. That was reported by some Kenyan media on March 9, 2026.

Somaliland on February 25, 2026, announced that it has appointed its ambassador to Israel. That was reported by Somaliland media. The new ambassador, namely Dr Mohamed Hagi, becomes Somaliland's first ambassador to another country.

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of the renowned African Hero Muammar Gaddafi, has been gunned down, reported some African media on February 4, 2026.

Tyla received her second Grammy Award at the Grammy Awards 2026. The Grammy Award was for Best African Music Performance for her song Push 2 Start.

Ghana's gold export revenue has surged considerably, increasing from $10.3 billion in 2024 to a staggering $20.9 billion in 2025. That was reported by some media on January 28, 2026.