Africa
Kenya: Uasin Gishu Reps Snub NCIC Peace Meeting
Uasin Gishu county assembly members yesterday boycotted a key meeting of the National Cohesion and Integration Commission which had been called to discuss peace, reconciliation ...
Kenya: Ruto Denies ICC Shuttle Diplomacy
DEPUTY president William Ruto yesterday clarified that he is on "an official bilateral trip" to four African countries, as the Senate saw heated debate on ...
Ghana: Publicise Oil & Mining Contracts, Now
Ghana is reportedly ranked 15th on the latest World Mining Index. The index is said to list 58 mining countries across the globe, and rates ...
Kenya: Uhuru in Closed-Door Meeting With Top Cops
Police chiefs have told President Uhuru Kenyatta that they are losing command of the police following overlaps and contradictions in two key police Acts -The ...
Central African Republic: New Big Man, Old Politics - the Road Ahead for Djotodia
Since independence, the Central African Republic has experienced five coups. What chance does the country's latest strongman have of seeing out his term in office? Following ...
Liberia: PYJ Undeterred About Resignation
Senator Prince Yormie Johnson of Nimba County says he cares less about what people say concerning his recent resignation as the flag-bearer of the National ...
Liberia: House Invites PUL, Warrick
The House of Representatives has invited the leadership of the Press Union of Liberia (PUL) and the Director of the Executive Protection Service (EPS) Othello ...
Liberia: LACC, Britain to Collaborate
Britain's Ambassador to Liberia, Fergus Cochrane-Dyet says the Government of the United Kingdom (UK) prioritizes the fight against corruption in Liberia and would therefore collaborate ...
Liberia: Blackout Extended
The Press Union of Liberia (PUL) has extended the media blackout on the Presidency and also included the Ministry of Information. At a mass meeting held ...
Uganda: Commonwealth Delegates for Tourism Campaign
Commonwealth delegates head to Jinja tomorrow, Saturday, for the 'Paint the City Bright' campaign. The campaign coordinated by Yudaya Babirye, a managing partner with Metro Green, ...
Zimbabwe: Mugabe to Summon Military Generals
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe has tacitly agreed to summon service chiefs over their recent inflammatory political statements in which they threw afresh their weight behind Zanu ...
Liberia: Liberia Nets U.S.$117 Million - LEITI Reports
The head of secretariat of the multi-stakeholders Steering Group (MSG) of the Liberia Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (LEITI) has disclosed that Liberia has generated US$117 ...
Zimbabwe: Zanu-PF Infighting Now Vicious Cycle
ZANU PF factionalism is now increasingly becoming a vicious cycle - those recently appointed to investigate renewed infighting have become entangled in the problem as ...
Uganda: Health Service Providers Warned
State minister for primary health care, Sarah Opendi, has asked health service providers to make their messages clear to the public to reduce risks of ...
Liberia: Bong Attorney Orders Journalists Detained
Two Liberian journalists, along with their foreign trainer and local driver were ordered arrested and detained for several hours by Bong County Attorney Cornelius Wyenna, ...
Uganda: Three Arrested Over Night Prayer Girl's Murder
Three suspects have been arrested over the gruesome murder of an 8-year old girl who was defiled and strangled during night prayers at Pastor Wilson ...
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe - Election Dynamics and Scenarios
As the Global Political Agreement (GPA) staggers to an end, continued violations of the agreement, reform deficits, limited institutional credibility and the rejection of a ...
Liberia: Court Halts Extradition Proceedings
The Criminal Court "B" at the Temple of Justice in Monrovia has halted the extradition proceedings of eight Ivoirians and summoned City Court Magistrate Nelson ...
Liberia: First Day in Session - Bassa Senator-Elect Karnga-Lawrence Inducted Into Office
Grand Bassa's newly-elected Junior Senator Nyonblee Karnga Lawrence was on Thursday inducted into the plenary of the Liberian senate as the body's newest member. As per ...
South Africa: Cape Town's Asylum Seekers Struggle to Get Documented
Cape Town — When Jean Baptiste*, a medical student from Lubumbashi, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), arrived in South Africa in September 2012, ...
Africa: WAJA Writes Ellen
The West African Journalist Association or WAJA has written President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, expressing concern over the reported row between the Press Union of Liberia and ...
Uganda: Ten Receive Free Open Heart Surgeries
Ten children with heart problems have undergone free open heart surgeries at Uganda heart institute Mulago. The surgeries were carried out by a team of Ugandan ...
Liberia: "My Party Was Hijacked" - PYJ
The founder and former standard bearer of the National Union for Democratic progress (NUDP) Senator Prince Y. Johnson has disclosed here that power greed individuals ...
Uganda: Pader LC5 Councillors Arrested Over Corruption
The Police in Pader are holding three LC 5 councillors who were arrested over alleged corruption cases worth sh6m. The councillors detained by the police include ...
Egypt: Calm Prevails in Tahrir Square Before Demonstration
A state of calm prevailed on Friday morning in Cairo's Tahrir Square before a planned million-man demonstration which several revolutionary parties and forces have called ...
Central African Republic: Bemba Drops 13 Witnesses
Lawyers representing Jean-Pierre Bemba in his trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC) have reduced from 63 to 50 the number of witnesses they intended ...
Ethiopia: Govt Playing At Being Good Neighbours?
Addis Ababa — Despite comments by Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn suggesting the pending withdrawal of his country's troops from Somalia, many experts have voiced ...
Mali: With Billions of Euros Pledged, Mali Risks Aid Overflow
Brussels — International donors pledged yesterday to mobilise 3.25 billion Euros to rebuild Mali, a figure that surpassed all expectations. But experts warn that the ...
Rwanda: Ingabire Trial - Prosecution Questions Honesty of Defense Witness
A defense witness in the trial against Victoire Umuhoza Ingabire on Thursday told the Supreme Court that accusations against Ingabire were fabricated long before she ...
South Africa: Is Aid Drying Up?
Johannesburg — Commentators and business leaders in South Africa believe that the recent announcement of an end to the United Kingdom's aid programme to South ...
Kenya: GMO Ban Has No Legal Basis, Official Says
Nairobi — A senior Kenyan government official has dismissed last year's ban on the import of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) into the country - calling ...
Morocco: Call to Investigate Alleged Torture of Detained Sahrawis
The Moroccan authorities must immediately launch a full, independent and impartial investigation into allegations that six Sahrawi activists - including a child - were tortured ...
Madagascar: Microcredit Helps Small Businesses Buck the System
Toliara — Justine Sija, 60, begins her day at 4am, when she buys catch from local fishermen to hawk on the streets of St Augustin ...
Angola: Tax Evasion, Urbanisation and Drought
The latest press coverage on corruption, human rights abuses, violations of freedom of the press and socio-economic exclusion in Angola: The Guardian: Tax evasion still crippling ...
Nigeria: UN Chief 'Very Concerned' About Deteriorating Security in Northeast Nigeria
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is calling on all extremist groups in Nigeria to cease their attacks amid deteriorating security in the country and where a state ...
South Sudan: UN Reinforces Peacekeeping Presence in Pibor Town Amid Violence
Additional United Nations peacekeepers are on alert to protect civilians in the town of Pibor in South Sudan's Jonglei state where the situation remains tense ...
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwean Woman Shortlisted for Top UN Job
Prominent Zimbabwe human rights lawyer and women and children's activist, Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda, is reported to be among six women nominated for the position of Executive ...
Congo-Kinshasa: Fears of Rebel Infiltration of DR Congo Army
Goma — The "blind and unrestricted" reintegration of M23 deserters into the Congolese army could harm the country, according to Thomas d'Aquin Mwiti, the chair ...
Swaziland: PM Bars Democrats From Swazi Senate
Members of political parties advocating for democracy in Swaziland will not be allowed to become members of the Swazi Senate, the kingdom's Prime Minister Barnabas ...
T.B. Joshua: "I Would Have Halted President Mills' Death If..."
Founder and General Overseer of the Synagogue Church, Prophet T.B. Joshua says in an unusual manner, God did not reveal the death of Ghana’s President, ... Full story
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Ogun State Government Locks Out Civil Servants Who Came To Work Late
Ogun State Government on Monday, at its Oke Mosan secretariat, locked out civil servants, who came late to work. The two gates, leading to the complex, ...
Large crowd receive Chinua Achebe’s body at Enugu Airport
Enugu - The remains of the late literary icon, Prof. Chinua Achebe, arrived at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, and were received by a large ...
Nelson Mandela’s Daughters Suing Him For Rights To His Property
NELSON Mandela’s daughters are suing him for the rights to his artworks and control of his millions, it has been reported. According to the Star on ...
Army relaxes curfew in Yola
By Umar Yusuf Yola – The 23 Armoured Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Yola has announced the review of the curfew imposed in the state at the ...
Russian Spacecraft Returns To Earth With Most Of Its Crew Dead
A Russian spacecraft containing 45 mice, 8 gerbils, and 15 newts returned to Earth on Sunday. The spacecraft, a modified Bion-M life sciences satellite, was launched ...
Dana crash: Coroner threatens to close pathologist’s testimony
A Lagos State coroner court in Ikeja conducting an inquest into last year’s crash of a Dana Airline plane may cut short the testimony of ...
Open Letter To Movie Star, Judith Mazagwo, Afrocandy From An Igbo Man
For some days now, controversial actress-cum-singer, Judith Opara Mazagwu better known as Afrocandy has been in the news for her unclad movie. While she has ...
Enugu Receives Professor Chinua Achebe's Body
Achebe's body being loaded into Overland aircraft ...
Study Reveals Surprising Truth About High Heels
Much like a misbehaving popstar or gluten-filled food, high heels have developed a very bad reputation lately. Scientists have produced study after study proving what ...
Nine Minors Informant To Kidnappers, Assassins Nabbed
Nine minors, all males, suspected to be members of four different dreaded cult groups that have been disguising and acting as informants to kidnappers and ...