April 15
Mozambique: Venancio Mondlane Barred From Running for Renamo Presidency
AIM
The National Council of Mozambique's main opposition party, Renamo, has effectively prevented Venancio Mondlane, the Renamo candidate for mayor of Maputo in last year's municipal… Read more »
Nigeria: Missing Anambra LP Guber Candidate's Wife Cries Out
Leadership
Mrs Eucharia Agbasimalo, wife of the abducted Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate during the 2021 Anambra State governorship election, Obiora Agbasimalo, has cried out for… Read more »
Kenya: An Elders Council to Call Shots After Raila Quits ODM Premiership
Capital FM
The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) is mulling far-reaching constitutional amendments that could whittle down the influence of the Party Leader. Read more »
Liberia: Why Boakai Prevented Central Bank Governor From Traveling?
FrontPageAfrica
The Executive Governor of the Central Bank of Liberia, Alloysius Tarlue, will not be attending this year's World Bank Spring Meeting, due to a request from President Joseph Boakai… Read more »
Liberia: Information Minister Defends Assets Recovery Process
New Dawn
Information Minister Jerolinmek Matthew Piah has underscored the government's unwavering commitment to the asset's recovery process, dismissing suggestions that it resembles a… Read more »
Eswatini: International Consortium of Investigative Journalists Reveals Nation's Secrets [editorial]
International Consortium of Investigative Journalists
Swazi Secrets exposes the role the tiny kingdom of Eswatini, the last absolute monarchy in Africa, may have played in the regional illicit economy. Read more »
Mozambique: Punch-up Between High Court and Constitutional Council Over Who is in Charge
Mozambique News Reports And Clippings
Both the High Court (TS) and Constitutional Council (CC) took their electoral battle to parliament last week. The district counts come under the High Court, which says the district… Read more »
Rwanda: April 16, 1994 - the Atrocious Rukumberi Killings Take Shape
New Times
On April 16, 1994, Rukumberi, located in the present-day Ngoma district, experienced horrific massacres that nearly wiped out the entire Tutsi population there. Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Ramaphosa, Museveni to Discuss DR Congo Crisis
New Times
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected in Uganda on Monday, April 15, for a two-day working visit in which he will discuss the security crisis in eastern DR Congo with… Read more »
Liberia: Former VP Welcomes War Crimes Court Establishment
New Republic
Former Vice President Chief Dr. Jewel H. Taylor has welcomed and respects the decision of the people's elected Representatives on the establishment of the War and Economic Crimes… Read more »
Rwanda: Rwanda's Village of Reconciliation and Unity
DW
In the Rwandan village of Mbyo, Tutsi who survived the genocide now live together with rehabilitated Hutu perpetrators. But they tell DW it has been a difficult journey. Read more »
Nigeria: Defend Tinubu or Quit, Matawalle Tells Baba-Ahmed, Other Northern Appointees
Daily Trust
Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, on Monday challenged all the appointees from the North in the current administration to come out openly and defend President Bola… Read more »
Ghana: Kwabena Boateng Wins NPP Ejisu Constituency Primaries
Ghanaian Times
The Second Vice Chairman for the Ejisu Constituency of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr Kwabena Boateng, emerged victorious as the Party's Parliamentary Candidate ahead of the… Read more »
Nigeria: PDP Chair - I've Not Joined Race Yet - Ombugadu
Leadership
Former governorship candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) David Emmanuel Ombugadu, said he has not succumbed yet to the calls to run for the position of national chairman of… Read more »
Liberia: Liberia - Boakai's Lla Nomination Violates Law
Liberian Observer
A recent nomination made by President Joseph Nyuma at the Liberia Land Authority (LLA) has been challenged by a group of civil society actors who say that the President's action… Read more »
Liberia: House Endorses Senate's Version of Wecc Resolution
Liberian Observer
The House of Representatives has unanimously voted to accept the amended version of the Resolution to Establish the War and Economic Crimes Court (WECC) of Liberia by the Senate. Read more »
Sudan: EU Ministers Discuss Aid On 1st Anniversary of War
DW
France is hosting an international conference to put the Sudan war back in the spotlight, as millions face severe levels of hunger as a result of a violent power struggle that… Read more »
Nigeria: Avoid Corrupt Politicians, Governor Nwifuru Advises New Supreme Court Judge
Premium Times
The judge was inaugurated alongside 10 other justices to the Supreme Court bench in February. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Musician Hosiah Chipanga Protests Over His Exclusion From Performers At Zimbabwe's 44th Lndependence Day Gala
New Zimbabwe
YESTER-year music progeny, Hosiah Chipanga has come out guns blazing in protest over his snubbing from the line-up of performers at the upcoming Independence Day gala to be held in… Read more »
April 14
Ethiopia: Killing of Politician From Ethiopia's Oromia Region Sparks Fear of Unrest
RFI
In Ethiopia, the killing of a senior politician from the Oromo Liberation Front has already led to protests and is likely to aggravate tensions in Oromia, the country's largest and… Read more »
Malawi: APM Goes Full Force With Campaign - Tightens Grip On Eastern Region
Nyasa Times
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) President Professor Peter Mutharika who is also former state President of the country errands in the eastern region continues to excites alot of… Read more »
Nigeria: CDCU - Giving Citizens a Dashboard On Governance
Leadership
The Central Delivery Coordinating Unit (CDCU) was set up as the 'no snooze' factor, serving as a guidance and monitoring unit, to drive the delivery of Federal Government's… Read more »
Nigeria: Emir of Yauri's 25 Years On the Throne
Leadership
The great Niger River, the third longest river in Africa, had existed for time immemorial. Though the audacity and impudence of European historians had credited Mungo Park, a… Read more »
Ethiopia: Citizen-Oriented Diplomacy in Making
Ethiopian Herald
Ethiopian migrants seeking employment opportunities in Saudi Arabia and some other Arab countries often face harsh realities, as exemplified by the story of Fatuma Said who spent… Read more »
Ethiopia: No Place for Ethnocentric Political Nihilists in Ethiopia
Ethiopian Herald
Ethiopia is a country populated by religious communities that respect their religious and social orders and moral values. These discipline of the people have helped the nation to… Read more »