May 20

• African Soil Diversity Mapped for the First Time

  SciDev.Net

  A team of international experts has drawn up the Soil Atlas of Africa - the first such book mapping this key natural resource - to help farmers, land managers and policymakers... Read more »

• Nigeria Targets 700,000 Young Farmers in New Job Initiative

  Premium Times

  A new government plan, "Youth in Agriculture", is expected to create jobs for youth. Read more »

• How to Save a Fish ... a Lake and a People

  IPS

  Lloyd Phiri, a fisherman from Senga Bay on Lake Malawi's shores in Malawi's central region, knows that the lake's water levels are dropping. He can see it in his catch, which has... Read more »

• Khartoum Behind Fresh Wave of Violence Over Gold in Darfur - Report

  Sudan Tribune

  A new report argues that the Sudanese government's struggle for control of Darfur's gold resources, rather than inter-tribal conflicts is behind the recent surge in violence in the... Read more »

• Opposition Party to Resist 'Exploitation of Resources'

  New Dawn

  The Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) has threatened to resist in any manner to stop the Government of Liberia from embarking on any process of exploiting the Mount Wologizi in... Read more »

• Country Earns U.S.$2.2 Billion From Exports

  Addis Fortune

  Ethiopia secured close to 2.2 billion dollars from export during the last nine months of the current fiscal year, which only shows a 2.8pc increment compared to the same period... Read more »

• IMF Projects 5.5 Percent Growth Rate for Ethiopia in 2014

  Addis Fortune

  Following a year of strong growth in 2012 the near-term outlook for Ethiopia remains broadly positive, with growth projected to accelerate modestly to around 5.5pc in 2014,... Read more »

• Green Light for Eskom Wind Farm

  SAPA

  The National Energy Regulator of SA (Nersa) has granted Eskom a licence for its Sere wind farm in the Western Cape, the power parastatal said on Monday. Read more »

• Foreign Investors Take U.S.$2.7 Billion Out of Nigeria in Three Months

  Vanguard

  Foreign investors took $2.74 billion out of Nigeria in the first three months of 2013. This was indicated by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in its economic report for the first... Read more »

• Investors Confidence in Nigerian Economy Surge

  Vanguard

  Investors' interest and confidence in the Nigerian economy is surging, Minister of State for Finance, Dr. Yerima Lawan Ngama has disclosed. Citing 14 million hits and download of... Read more »

• Mangetti Ends Shailemo's 14-Year Rule

  Namibian

  ISMAEL Shailemo's 14-year leadership of the Mangetti Farmers' Association (MFA) ended after a faction of the association, led by Kashona kaMalulu, voted him and his team out at a... Read more »

• UK, U.S. to Assist FG Over Crude Oil Theft - Alison-Madueke

  Leadership

  The United Kingdom and the United States have indicated interest to assist Nigeria curb the menace of crude oil theft which President Goodluck Jonathan has described as "blood... Read more »

• Interception of Phone Calls [editorial]

  Leadership

  In February, this year, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) enunciated a policy which empowers government security agencies to tap citizens' phone calls, short message... Read more »

• Nigerian Military Shut GSM Telecommunications in Maiduguri in Hunt for Boko Haram

  Premium Times

  residents lamented the collapse of telecommunications services in Maiduguri. Read more »

• Anti-Terror War Gulped N372 Billion in 2012 - Report

  Daily Trust

  The latest report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), based in Sweden, shows that in 2012, Nigeria ranked as the 6th highest spender on the military in... Read more »

• Aviation Workers Insist On Strike, As NAMA Says Nigeria's Airspace Will Be Open to Traffic

  Premium Times

  Workers of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) under aviation unions on Sunday insisted that there was no going back on their planned protest slated for Monday, May 20. Read more »

• Oil, Gas Exploration Bids to Open Next Year

  Daily News

  THE Minister for Energy and Minerals, Prof Sospeter Muhongo, has said the government will open bids for gas and oil exploratory licences on May 9, 2014 at a time when the country... Read more »

• Excess Crude Account Drops to U.S.$5.27 Billion

  Vanguard

  The Minister of State for Finance, Mr. Yerima Ngama, has said that the country's Excess Crude Account (ECA) has dropped to $5.27billion. He made this known after the monthly... Read more »

• Wheat Farmers Shift to Other Crops As Price Drops

  The Star

  WHEAT farmers in Uasin Gishu County have started shifting to other crops due to poor prices of the commodity offered by the government. Read more »

• Give Jobs to Liberians - Pro-Tempore Urges Concessionaires

  New Democrat

  Concession companies and other foreign investments in the country have been urged to use the expertise of Liberians in carrying out their duties. Read more »

• First Bank CEO Highlights Nigeria's Investment Opportunities At World Economic Forum

  This Day

  The FirstBank of Nigeria impressed delegates at the recently concluded World Economic Forum in Cape Town, South Africa about opportunities for Foreign Direct Investment in Nigeria,... Read more »

• Open Budget Extends to Rural Liberia

  New Dawn

  The Open Budget Initiatives (OBI) launched by the Ministry of Finance is being taken to rural Liberia to educate citizens on government's financial programs. The Open Budget... Read more »

• Kagulu Opens Tourism Doors

  Observer

  Well, multitudes of people recently converged at Kagulu rock for the unveiling of the site as yet another tourist attraction in Busoga. The landmark event, sponsored by The... Read more »

• Diaspora Can Help Fuel Rwanda's Technology and Digital Ambitions

  New Times

  AS RWANDA Day 2013 comes to London for the first time, let me take this opportunity to talk about the role that the Rwandan business community in the diaspora can play by embracing... Read more »

• Help On the Way for Disabled Beggars

  New Times

  Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) who are street beggars may soon be integrated into various cooperatives to engage them in income generating activities as opposed to begging. Read more »