August 02

• Labour Union Calls on Govt to Resign

  allAfrica

  Tunisia's General Labour Union (UGTT) has given the government one week to resign or the group will be "forced to consider other options", news agencies are reporting. The labour... Read more »

• Govt Was Wrong to Host Bashir At AU Summit [opinion]

  African Arguments

  A July editorial in The Sunday Trust opined that the Nigerian government was right to host the Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir during a recent African Union (AU) summit despite... Read more »

• Boko Haram Leader Allegedly Deposed

  Vanguard

  Sheikh Abubakar Shekau, leader of the violent Islamic sect, Boko Haram, has reportedly been shot and deposed by members of his own sect, Boko Haram. A new leader, Abu Zamira... Read more »

• Shekau Reportedly Deposed by Own Members

  Vanguard

  Sheikh Abubakar Shekau, leader of the violent Islamic sect, Boko Haram, has reportedly been shot and deposed by members of his own sect, Boko Haram. Read more »

• Uhuru ICC Lawyers Target NGOs

  The Star

  President Uhuru Kenyatta's lawyers are likely to use data they are requesting from Safaricom and Airtel to prove that civil society activists 'bribed and coached prosecution... Read more »

• Cameroon Prepares Repatriation Of CAR Soldiers

  Cameroon Tribune

  Events of March 24, 2013 in the Central African Republic (CAR) which saw former President François Bozize deposed by Michel Djotodia, left a bitter pill for neighbouring... Read more »

• Public Media Reform Key After Polls

  Zimbabwe Independent

  THE run-up to the elections exposed public media institutions - ZTV, radio stations and newspapers under the Zimpapers stable - as parochial and partisan entities serving the... Read more »

• Boko Haram - Minister Keeps Mum On Shekau

  This Day

  Chairman, Presidential Committee on Dialogue and Peaceful Resolution of Security Challenges in the North, Alhaji Tanimu Turaki, Thursday parried questions over the assignment of... Read more »

• PPMC - Nigeria Lost U.S.$10.9 Billion to Pipeline Vandalism

  This Day

  The Area Manager of the Pipeline Products and Marketing Company Petroleum (PPMC) in Gombe State, Alhaji Abdullahi Gunda, has said Nigeria's economy has been negatively affected as... Read more »

• Gambia's First Female Chief Justice Sworn-in

  Daily Observer

  The president of the Republic, His Excellency Sheikh Professor Alhaji Dr. Yahya Jammeh Thursday afternoon presided over the swearing-in ceremony of The Gambia's first female chief... Read more »

• Polls Conform to Regional Principles, Guidelines - SADC

  The Herald

  THE African Union and the Sadc Electoral Commissions Forum Observer Mission comprising poll commissions from 10 Sadc member-states yesterday endorsed the harmonised elections,... Read more »

• Agonising 18 Months in the Hands of Shabaab Captors

  Capital FM

  But when recently freed Mule Yesse stepped out of the car at the family home in Nairobi's Buruburu estate, his dad Edward Mule Yesse broke down and wailed. Read more »

• Nigerian, Nigerien Forces Foil Planned Boko Haram Attack

  This Day

  Security agents in Nigeria and Niger Republic have thwarted plots by the outlawed terrorist organisation, Boko Haram, to carry out attacks on some Nigerian communities.The security... Read more »

• FG Vows to Abandon Nigerian Judge If Found Guilty of Corruption

  Premium Times

  The federal government will investigate Joseph Wowo, the Nigerian judge accused of corruption in Gambia, and will not defend the judge if found guilty. Read more »

• Oritsejafor: Boko Haram Not Ready for Peace

  This Day

  The President of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, has expressed doubts over the readiness of Boko Haram sect for dialogue in view of Monday’s... Read more »

• Boko Haram: Minister Keeps Mum on Shekau

  This Day

  Chairman, Presidential Committee on Dialogue and Peaceful Resolution of Security Challenges in the North, Alhaji Tanimu Turaki, Thursday parried questions over   the... Read more »

• Drama as Minister Briefs Diplomats on Insurgency

  Daily Trust

  Minister of Special Duties and the chairman of the Presidential Committee on Dialogue and Peaceful Resolutions of Security Challenges in the North, Alhaji Kabiru Turaki, yesterday... Read more »

• FCC May Establish Municipal Court

  Concord

  Members of Parliament have encouraged the Freetown City Council (FCC) to establish a Municipal Court that will have jurisdiction over matters emanating from bye-laws imposed by the... Read more »

• As WIMSAL Protests Against Girls' Injustice

  Concord

  Sierra Leone's Attorney General and Minister of Justice has assured the women of Sierra Leone of robust measures to address the spate of rape and other sexual offences in the... Read more »

• Teacher Fights Commission's Bid to Declare Title Deed Illegal

  The Star

  A teacher battling the National Land Commission for the ownership of a piece of land in Naivasha town wants the High Court to stop the commission from making decisions on the... Read more »

• Arms Deal Commission to Proceed

  SAPA

  The commission of inquiry into the multi-billion rand arms deal will proceed despite the resignation of a commissioner, commission spokesman William Baloyi said on Friday. Read more »

• As UNMIL Draws Down - China to Deploy 140-Member Riot Police

  Heritage

  As the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) draws down its peacekeeping forces, the Government of the People's Republic of China (PRC) has announced the deployment of a... Read more »

• Transnet Fuel Pipeline - Medupi 2? [press release]

  DA

  The DA welcomes the investigation into the doubling of costs of Transnet's new pipeline between Durban and Gauteng by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa). Read more »

• Chief Justice Pledges to Build Sound, Credible Judiciary

  The Point

  The newly-appointed Chief Justice of The Gambia officially took the oath of office yesterday with a pledge to build a sound, credible judiciary, respected for its integrity,... Read more »

• Panel On Edo Ministry Fire Submits Report

  Vanguard

  THE panel of Inquiry set up by Edo State Government to investigate the fire outbreak at the Ministry of Higher Education, yesterday, submitted its report to Governor Adams... Read more »