May 15, 2009

• Zimbabwe: Lawyer, Court Official Released on Bail (SW Radio)
• Zimbabwe: Tsvangirai Stopped From Attending State House Function (SW Radio)
• Zimbabwe: Two More MP's Suspended By Mutambara MDC (SW Radio)
• Zimbabwe: Announcement On Outstanding GPA Issues Postponed (SW Radio)
• Zimbabwe: MDC Finance Plan Angers Cash Hungry Zanu PF (SW Radio)
• Africa: Review of the African Blogosphere - May 14, 2009 [column] (Fahamu)
• Cote d'Ivoire: Govt Announces Election Date at Last (UN News)
• Kenya: Plea for Healing As Polls Violence Victims Buried (ENI)
• Botswana: Chinese Partners Invest in Big Power Plant (TradeInvest)
• Zimbabwe: Country Exceeds $1bn Target for Credit (TradeInvest)
• Nigeria: 50 Die As Luxury Bus Hits Diesel Tanker (Vanguard)
• Somalia: Government Vows It Will Defeat Opposition (Shabelle)
• Somalia: Death Toll Rising Following Renewed Heavy Fighting in Capital - UN (UN News)
• Congo-Kinshasa: U.S. Congress Moving to Track 'Conflict Minerals' (IPS)
• Cote d'Ivoire: American Embassy's National Daily Press Review (U.S. Embassy Abidjan)
• Sierra Leone: FCC Opens Book of Condolence for Dead Councilor (Concord)
• Sierra Leone: Africell Unveils Aljazeera Mobile Service Promo (Concord)
• Sierra Leone: Constituency 95 On 2010 Food Security Plan (Concord)
• Sierra Leone: ACC Recommends Reform At Health Ministry (Concord)
• Sierra Leone: Citizen Faces DNA Scrutiny in USA (Concord)
• Sierra Leone: Eight-Mile Diamba Farm Destroyed (Concord)
• Sierra Leone: Sweet Milk of Human Kindness [opinion] (Concord)
• Sierra Leone: Politicized Security Forces Or Tribalized National Politics; Which is Which? [opinion] (Concord)
• Sierra Leone: IB Kargbo, Between Politics And Journalism [opinion] (Concord)
• Sierra Leone: Paradise Regained in Sierra Leone [opinion] (Concord)
• Sierra Leone: Deputy High Commissioner Gives Independence Lecture in Brighton (Concord)
• Sierra Leone: Saudi Promises More Support for Country (Concord)
• Sierra Leone: Diplomatic Training for Foreign Ministry Officials (Concord)
• Uganda: Women's Leadership Confab Ends in Kampala (Concord)
• Sierra Leone: Wimsal Gets Office Equipment (Concord)
• Sierra Leone: Kenema Council Chairman in Corruption Scam (Concord)
• Sierra Leone: UBA Deploys ATM At China House (Concord)
• Sierra Leone: U.S.$33 Million for 2012 Elections (Concord)
• Sierra Leone: Koroma Slams Le170 Million State House Deal (Concord)
• Nigeria: Catholic Bishops Speak Out On Pope Condom Saga [press release] (CISA)
• Sudan: Kenyan Catholic Priest Survives Ambush By Bandits (CISA)
• Burundi: Papal Nuncio Death a 'Random Act of Violence' (CISA)
• Africa: New Book On Challenge of Negative Ethnicity Out [book listing] (CISA)
• Kenya: Involve Women More in Peace Building, Don Urges (CISA)
• Africa: Scholars Ask Universities to Lead in Peace Building (CISA)
• Somalia: Renewed Heavy Fighting in Capital Affects Many (CISA)
• Ethiopia: Catholic Relief Agency Responds to Food Crisis (CISA)
• Sierra Leone: Enterprise-Led Development in Country [opinion] (Concord)
• Sierra Leone: Diaspora Affairs Chief On Peace Building Conference in New York (Concord)
• Sierra Leone: Salone Embassy in UK Gets Face-Lift (Concord)
• Sierra Leone: Unesco May Assist Country (Concord)
• Sierra Leone: Can Country Maintain Its Recovery And Inspire Similar Efforts? [opinion] (Concord)
• Sierra Leone: YMCA Targets 4,000 Youth in Country, Liberia (Concord)
• Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone Commercial Bank Opens 11th Branch (Concord)
• Sierra Leone: SCB Staff Dine And Wine With the Aged (Concord)
• Sierra Leone: Principal Escapes Death (Concord)
• Sierra Leone: Former Editor Crowned Peace Ambassador in Liberia (Concord)
• Sierra Leone: Taylor Loses Hague Bid (Concord)
• Sierra Leone: 'I Will Kill SLPP, PMDC' (Concord)
• Sierra Leone: The Dangers of "Committing Journalism" Worldwide [opinion] (Concord)
• Sierra Leone: Sahr Yamba Urges Citizens (Concord)
• Sierra Leone: How Prepared is Sierra Leone to Combat Recent Swine Flu Epidemic? [opinion] (Concord)
• Sierra Leone: Kissy Baptist Church Men's Fellowship Celebrate in Grand Style (Concord)
• Sierra Leone: Five Ministries Reviewed (Concord)
• Sierra Leone: Health Minister Hopeful of Better Conditions (Concord)
• Africa: Daily HIV/Aids Report (Kaisernetwork.org)
• Ghana: Veep Promises Bright Future (Ghanaian Chronicle)
• Ghana: Chiefs Battle Government Over Land (Ghanaian Chronicle)
• Ghana: Govt is Working On One-Time NHIS Premium - Benyiwa Doe (Ghanaian Chronicle)
• Ghana: 37 Companies Licensed to Operate Courier Services (Ghanaian Chronicle)
• Ghana: Last Draw of 'MTN Rally Round the Flag' to Be Held Tomorrow (Ghanaian Chronicle)
• Ghana: Afro Moses Speaks to GTV (Ghanaian Chronicle)
• Ghana: Has the Country Lost Five Years of Her Development? [opinion] (Ghanaian Chronicle)
• Ghana: I Did My Best At Korle Bu - Frimpong Boateng (Ghanaian Chronicle)
• Ghana: Mosquito Can't Order Arrest of Ex-Speaker (Ghanaian Chronicle)
• Ghana: Is NDC Back to Signalling Left, Turning Right? [opinion] (Ghanaian Chronicle)
• Ghana: Ministry of Trade Refutes Allegations (Ghanaian Chronicle)
• Ghana: I Have No Ambassadorial Ambition - Totobi (Ghanaian Chronicle)
• Ghana: Let's Learn From the British [editorial] (Ghanaian Chronicle)
• Sierra Leone: City Council Admits Mistakes (Concord)
• Sierra Leone: Nassit Defends Purchase of 'Old' Ferries (Concord)
• Sierra Leone: The Plight of Urban Agriculture in Freetown [opinion] (Concord)
• Sierra Leone: Witness to the Diamond Trade [opinion] (Concord)
• Sierra Leone: Political Unrest; What Shall It Profit Us? [opinion] (Concord)
• Sierra Leone: Defense Minister Concludes Darfur Peacekeeping Negotiations (Concord)
• Sierra Leone: Taylor's Bid for Trial Delay Rejected (Concord)
• Sierra Leone: Rokel Commercial Bank Holds AGM (Concord)
• Sierra Leone: Women's Empowerment Research Project Launched (Concord)
• Sierra Leone: Foray Peace Foundation, APC Women On Goodwill Visit to Kailahun (Concord)
• Sierra Leone: Swedish Music Star Storms Country (Concord)
• Sierra Leone: MP Decries Women's Neglect (Concord)
• Sierra Leone: Economic Crisis Looms Over Kailahun (Concord)
• Sierra Leone: HIV/Aids Talk Taken to the Church (Concord)
• Sierra Leone: Gov't Pays 2.5 Percent to Nassit for Employees (Concord)
• Sierra Leone: U.S. $3 Million Worth of Donations (Concord)
• Sierra Leone: Journalists Beaten to Coma (Concord)
• Sierra Leone: Another PMDC Bigwig Resigns (Concord)
• Sierra Leone: VP Admits - More Challenges for APC (Concord)
• Namibia: To Debate Or Not to Debate [opinion] (New Era)
• Namibia: Omaheke Play to Be Staged At Warehouse (New Era)
• Namibia: PAN Looking for Financial Support (New Era)
• Namibia: Promising New Art Venture With Impact (New Era)
• Namibia: Taxis Becoming a Menace [editorial] (New Era)
• Namibia: Challenges to Achieving NDP3 [opinion] (New Era)
• Namibia: Towards a Reformed National Youth Service [opinion] (New Era)
• Namibia: Ethnicity & Tribes Vs Nation Building, the State [opinion] (New Era)
• Malawi: Old Rivals Forge New Alliances in Bitter Election (allAfrica)
• Tunisia: ICT Sector Contributes 10 Percent of GDP (Tunisia Online)
• Zimbabwe: The Dilemma of Public Companies [opinion] (Zimbabwe Independent)
• Zimbabwe: Zanu PF, MDC Clash Over Youth Council Leadership (Zimbabwe Independent)
• Zimbabwe: Building True, Sustainable Peace i [opinion] (Zimbabwe Independent)
• Zimbabwe: Media Reform Conference Missed the Point [opinion] (Zimbabwe Independent)
• South Africa: Mujati Set to Join UK Rugby Side (Zimbabwe Independent)
• Zimbabwe: MDC Suspends Two More MPs As Divisions Widen (Zimbabwe Independent)
• Zimbabwe: Journalists' Arrest 'Affront to Freedom of Expression' (Zimbabwe Independent)
• Zimbabwe: Stop Obsession With 100-Day Timelines [column] (Zimbabwe Independent)
• Zimbabwe: Tsvangirai Must Expose Saboteurs [editorial] (Zimbabwe Independent)
• South Africa: White Men Reclaim Cape of Good Hope [column] (Zimbabwe Independent)
• Zimbabwe: Monos Blame Poor Form On Injuries (Zimbabwe Independent)
• Zimbabwe: Nkomo, Masunda Farm Wrangle Escalates (Zimbabwe Independent)
• Zimbabwe: Imports Hurt Delta's Beer Sales (Zimbabwe Independent)
• Zimbabwe: Justice a Prerequisite for National Healing (Zimbabwe Independent)
• Zimbabwe: Uniformed Forces Must Project Correct Image [column] (Zimbabwe Independent)
• Sierra Leone: Coungtry to Benefit From Food Facility Package (Concord)
• Zimbabwe: Govt Puts Parastatal Privatisation On Hold (Zimbabwe Independent)
• South Africa/Zimbabwe: Mugeyi Faces Ajax Exit (Zimbabwe Independent)
• Zimbabwe: Stating Fact, First Step Toward Cure [column] (Zimbabwe Independent)
• Zimbabwe: PF Zapu Breakaway Congress Tomorrow (Zimbabwe Independent)
• Zimbabwe: Rights Lawyer Muchadehama Arrested (Zimbabwe Independent)
• Somalia: Food And Travel - Two Pirate Raid Victims [column] (Zimbabwe Independent)
• Zimbabwe: Meikles, Kingdom Marriage On the Rocks (Zimbabwe Independent)
• Zimbabwe: Mukoko Lawyers Should Separate Law And Politics [opinion] (Zimbabwe Independent)
• Zimbabwe: Candid Comment - North Koreans' Visit Distasteful [column] (Zimbabwe Independent)
• Africa: Helping Fragile States Survive Financial Crisis (IRIN)
• Cote d'Ivoire: Election Date - for Real This Time? (IRIN)
• Africa: IMF Using Global Crisis to 'Re-Launch' Itself (IPS)
• Liberia: Rural Women Confront Hunger Gap, Their Own Way (IPS)
• Zimbabwe: Women Call for Truth, Justice And Reconciliation (IPS)
• Somalia: Pro-Government Islamists Battle Al Shabaab in Central Region (Garowe Online)
• Somalia: World Bank Pledges U.S. $1.5million Grant to Puntland (Garowe Online)
• Somalia: Web Journalist Arrested in Somaliland (Garowe Online)
• Malawi: Kenya, Zimbabwe Post Election Conflict Scares Blantyre CCAP (AEP)
• Malawi: EISA Urges Malawians to Be Peaceful During Polls (AEP)
• Malawi: Tembo is My Main Challenger - Bingu (AEP)
• Africa: AfDB and Sierra Leone Sign U.S.$ 15 Million Grant Agreement for Economic Governance Reform Programme [SPONSOR WIRE] (AfDB)
• Chad: UN-Trained Policeman Killed in East (IRIN)
• Uganda: Throw Kampala City Council Bums Out of Office [opinion] (Focus Media)
• Rwanda: Rwandatel And Cisco Team Up for Better Services (Focus Media)
• Rwanda: Kiyovu FC's Comeback - It's Not Only About the Money (Focus Media)
• Rwanda: Something Has to Be Done to Bolster Efforts Against Abuse of Office [editorial] (Focus Media)
• Namibia: Karate Team Returns With 90 Medals (Namibia Economist)
• Namibia: Banning Quad Biking No Solution [opinion] (Namibia Economist)
• Namibia: Let's Call It a Land Issue As Long As It is Your Land And Not Mine [opinion] (Namibia Economist)
• Namibia: Freak Conditions Cause Summer Storms (Namibia Economist)
• Namibia: Nujoma Turns 80 (Namibia Economist)
• Namibia: 'At Shadonai, We Are Like Family' (Namibia Economist)
• Namibia: Local Venue for the Hitman's WBA Title Defence Bout (Namibia Economist)
• Namibia: Unam Lecturer Publishes First Local Law Resource Book (Namibia Economist)
• Namibia: NRU Opens Rugby Ticket Sales (Namibia Economist)
• Namibia: April Vehicle Sales Disaster (Namibia Economist)
• Namibia: Swakop Retains Shitaleni (Namibia Economist)
• Namibia: Cost Reflective Tariffs Set for 2011/12 (Namibia Economist)
• Namibia: Motor Show Proves Important Marketing Platform (Namibia Economist)
• Nigeria: Okorie, Still APGA National Chairman - Inec (Vanguard)
• West Africa: EU to Fight Drug Trafficking (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Ekiti Election Most Expensive, Says Oni (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Minister Condemns Violence Against Women (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: N5.4 Billion Scam - is Elumelu a Victim of His Own Contrivance? [opinion] (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Ekiti Rerun is a Big Shame - Professor Ebere Onwudiwe [interview] (Vanguard)
• Uganda: KCC to Arm Enforcement Officers (New Vision)
• Ghana: Defiler of Three-Year-Old Baby Busted (Public Agenda)
• Ghana: New Senior Management Appointments At Unilever (Public Agenda)
• Ghana: Promoting a Peaceful Political Transition [editorial] (Public Agenda)
• Ghana: Takoradi to Host Oil And Gas Conference (Public Agenda)
• Ghana: Separating the Justice Ministry And Attorney General - Much Ado About Nothing? [opinion] (Public Agenda)
• Ghana: Whither the Oman Ghana Trust Fund? [column] (Public Agenda)
• Ghana: Another Approach to Waste Management in Ghana [opinion] (Public Agenda)
• Ghana: Stanbic Bank Ghana Limited Profits Up By 35 Percent (Public Agenda)
• Gambia: Report On Murdered Ghanaians Out (Public Agenda)
• Ghana: Expose Criminals - Interior Minister Tells People of Bawku (Public Agenda)
• Ghana: Databank Boss Praises Regulatory Agencies (Public Agenda)
• Ghana: UDS Holds Developmental Universities Seminar in Upper East (Public Agenda)
• Ghana: Thirty Pregnant Girls in Mfantseman Wrote Bece (Public Agenda)
• Ghana: Elearning Conference Shows How ICTs Empower Education (Public Agenda)
• Ghana: Retired Educationist Calls for Improved Educational System in the North (Public Agenda)
• Somalia: Fighting Kills Four in Central Region (Shabelle)
• South Africa: Premier Sends Condolences to Families of Helicopter Crash (BuaNews)
• South Africa: Nkoana-Mashabane Holds Talks in Angola (BuaNews)
• South Africa: 2010 Dress Rehearsal Kicks Off in Less Than a Month (BuaNews)
• South Africa: Increase in Bus Driver Salaries Could Mean Fare Increases (BuaNews)
• South Africa: Inflation to Come Down - Reserve Bank (BuaNews)
• West Africa: Ghana And Nigeria Must Facilitate Development (Public Agenda)
• Ghana: ECG to Invest Gh6 Million in Short Term Projects (Public Agenda)
• Ghana: Mowac to Deal With Irresponsible Parents (Public Agenda)
• Namibia: April Inflation Slows to 10 Percent (Namibia Economist)
• Somalia: Heavy Clashes Cause Fresh Fisplacement in Mogadishu [press release] (UNHCR)
• South Africa: Collecting Water is a Stinking Chore (West Cape News)
• South Africa: Pastor Tells Woman Not to Proceed With Rape Case Against Husband (West Cape News)
• South Africa: No ID, No Life for Single Khayelitsha Mother (West Cape News)
• South Africa: Faure Emerging Farmers Face Eviction (West Cape News)
• South Africa: Battle to 'Save Shark Bay' Wages Once More (West Cape News)
• South Africa: RDP Renovations Blamed for Infrastructure Collapse (West Cape News)
• South Africa: Zille to Face Ghosts of the Past (West Cape News)
• Cameroon: Biya Castigates Journalists On Homosexuality Saga (Post (Buea))
• Sierra Leone: Ajina compares squad to Chelsea (Concord)
• Sierra Leone: UN Chief Aids Children's Football (Concord)
• Sierra Leone: FC Johansen to Face Congo Contractors (Concord)
• Sierra Leone: Ajina Compares Squad to Chelsea (Concord)
• Zimbabwe: Now Unity Govt Fights Over Donor Funds (Zimbabwe Independent)
• Zimbabwe: Attorney-General Ordered Journalists' Arrest (Zimbabwe Independent)
• Africa: Labour Migration Cuts Will Hurt Developing Countries, Says World Bank (IRIN)
• South Africa: Zimbabwean Migrants Flood Govt Office (West Cape News)
• Botswana: More Floods Expected (IRIN)
• Sierra Leone: Taxation in Perspective - NRA Mobilizing Revenue for National Prosperity [opinion] (Concord)
• Sierra Leone: Koindu; Helping to Revamp Economy [opinion] (Concord)
• Sierra Leone: Proportional Representation And Political Cohesion [opinion] (Concord)
• Sierra Leone: Can The Country Continue to Fail? a Country in Search of Itself [opinion] (Concord)
• Sierra Leone: Free Legal Aid Should Be Backed By Strong Lobbying [opinion] (Concord)
• Sierra Leone: Mark of the Devil - Kono in Ruins [opinion] (Concord)
• Sierra Leone: Salyan On Youth Leadership Forum (Concord)
• Sierra Leone: St. George's Foundation Trains 638 Kids (Concord)
• Sierra Leone: Pujehun Set to Welcome APC's Moijue Kaikai (Concord)
• Sierra Leone: Mexivada Discontinues Mining Test (Concord)
• Liberia: President Sirleaf Visits Conakry for Consultations (Liberia Govt)
• Malawi: Will Gwanda Finally Win? [analysis] (AEP)
• Malawi: Narc Okays MEC (AEP)
• Malawi: Elections 2009 - Presidential Candidates' Profiles (AEP)
• South Africa: Bearish Rupert Keeps Flag Flying at Richemont [column] (Business Day)
• South Africa: Anglogold Ashanti Posts Strong First Quarter Earnings (Business Day)
• South Africa: Progress Positive at Great Basin Gold Mines (Business Day)
• South Africa: Vodacom Will Be in Top 40 When It Lists (Business Day)
• South Africa: Listed Property the Best Asset Class in Country (Business Day)
• South Africa: Datatec Looks to Expanding Into Chinese Market (Business Day)
• South Africa: Hosken Warns State on Buses (Business Day)
• South Africa: Sun International Takes Strain (Business Day)
• South Africa: Fraud Soars as Result of Global Crisis (Business Day)
• Nigeria: Maryland Building - a Disaster Waiting to Happen (Independent)
• Nigeria: Yar'Adua Flags Off Rehabilitation of Abuja, Northern Roads (Independent)
• Nigeria: N32 Billion Fraud - Fernandez's Trial Begins (Independent)
• Nigeria: Power Probe Report - Reps Panel Drops Elumelu's 84 Recommendations (Independent)
• Nigeria: PCN Calls for Regulation of Patent Medicine Vendors (Independent)
• Nigeria: No Senator Will Intimidate Me On Abuja Masterplan, Aliero Vows (Independent)
• Nigeria: Giaba to Combat Money Laundering Through Youth Dev (Independent)
• Nigeria: Reps' Poor Understanding of Legislative Duties [opinion] (Independent)
• Nigeria: Nigeria 2009 - Yuguda Sacks Bauchi Sub-Seat Chairman (Independent)
• Nigeria: Why I'm Giving Marriage a Second Try, By Barbara Odoh [interview] (Independent)
• Nigeria: Campaign for 2011 Polls Hasty, Immoral - Mark (Independent)
• Nigeria: 2009 Budget Projections Unattainable -Yar'Adua (Independent)
• Nigeria: Making Dancing a Profession, My Target - Real-One [interview] (Independent)
• Nigeria: Iwu Faces Probe [opinion] (Independent)
• Nigeria: Election Petitions - Judiciary Can Work Within 1999 Constitution (2) (Independent)
• Nigeria: Maigari Remains Bauchi Sub-Seat Chairman -Lulu (Independent)
• Nigeria: 2011 - PDP Vows to Retain South West (Independent)
• Nigeria: 150 Overtime Containers Allegedly Missing (Independent)
• Nigeria: Rig Election, Get Six-Year Term [opinion] (Independent)
• Somalia: U.S. Insists Eritrea Stop Fomenting Violence [press release] (State Department)
• Malawi: Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) Destroys Five Boxes Of Excess Ballot Papers (AEP)
• Malawi: Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) and Malawi Television (TVM) Accused of Bias (AEP)
• Malawi: Returning Officers Advised to be Impartial (AEP)
• Malawi: Bingu Deplores Political Violence (AEP)
• South Africa: Royal Challengers Beat Kings in IPL Encounter (Business Day)
• Uganda: Museveni Wants Corruption Suspects Denied Bail (New Vision)
• East Africa: There is No Meaningful Independence of EA Scribes [column] (New Vision)
• Uganda: Fund Oral Health, Govt Told (New Vision)
• Uganda: Parliament Passes Anti-Corruption Bill (New Vision)
• Africa: USAID Boosts Disaster Management in Africa (New Vision)
• Africa: Ugandan in CNN-Africa Award Finals (New Vision)
• Uganda: Tushabe Elected at Stormy SDCA Polls (New Vision)
• Uganda: Maroons, Super Cubs Plotting Return to the Super League (New Vision)
• Zimbabwe: Media Defense Lawyer Arrested [press release] (CPJ)
• Kenya: OB/GYN Receives International Health Award [press release] (Jhpiego)
• Somalia: Amputations and Public Killings Must Stop [press release] (Amnesty International)
• Uganda: Karangwa Spurs URA to Top Spot (New Vision)
• Uganda: Former MVP Okecho Remembered, Action Resumes (New Vision)
• Uganda: Teacher Jailed Over Defilement (New Vision)
• Uganda: Museveni Mourns Ex-MP (New Vision)
• Uganda: Court Halts Eviction of Blind Widow (New Vision)
• Uganda: Adjumani RDC Clashes With Councillors (New Vision)
• South Africa: 'It Has Nothing to Do With Politics' (Argus)
• Uganda: Planning Required to Halt Bus Accidents [editorial] (New Vision)
• Uganda: Opposition Proposes Reforms (New Vision)
• Uganda: EU Okays Local Honey (New Vision)
• Africa: Africa Commission Report - A Global Partnership to Boost Economic Development [SPONSOR WIRE] (AfDB)
• East Africa: IMF to Support Regional Monetary Union (New Times)
• Rwanda: Blackbacks Invited for CAR Women 7s (New Times)
• Rwanda: NBI Launches U.S. $33.6 Million Project (New Times)
• Rwanda: Exclusive Interview With Outgoing CEO of MTN [interview] (New Times)
• Rwanda: 'Mutuelles De Santé' Sharing the Burden of Illness [editorial] (New Times)
• Rwanda: Atraco Confident On Reaching Money Round (New Times)
• Rwanda: Kenya, Tanzania to Move Rare Black Rhinos to Country (New Times)
• Rwanda/Zambia: Gatete, Bokota in Squad for Zambia Qualifier (New Times)
• Rwanda: Black Berries Spice Up April MTN Mug (New Times)
• Rwanda: The Knee Crew in Nyungwe Forest [opinion] (New Times)
• Rwanda: Climate Change is a Challenge And an Opportunity [opinion] (New Times)
• Rwanda: Country Mourns Kerr (New Times)
• Rwanda: RCA Thrilled Over Lara's Visit (New Times)
• Rwanda: MTN Launches New Product (New Times)
• Rwanda: Labour Bill Reaches Senate (New Times)
• Rwanda: Kwita Izina Cycling Competition Set (New Times)
• Rwanda: Food Prices in Kigali Rise (New Times)
• Rwanda: Taxpayers to Certify Statements By June (New Times)
• Rwanda: Rwandan Performs On Fox's American Idol Alongside Alicia Keys (New Times)
• Nigeria: LG Poll a Test for Gov. Geidam's Govt - Buni [interview] (Independent)
• Nigeria: Education, Health Matter, My Priorities, Says Council Chairman (Independent)
• Nigeria: FG Raises Hope On Improved Economic Performance (Independent)
• Nigeria: N5.2 Billion REA Scam - Ugbane, Elumelu, Others Arraigned (Independent)
• Nigeria: Oil Marketers Endorse Deregulation, Resume Importation (Independent)
• Nigeria: Osun State's Indian Hemp Economy [opinion] (Independent)
• Angola: Cuban Writer Releases Book on Local Heroic Women (ANGOP)
• Angola: National Family Council Represents Opportunity for Reflection (ANGOP)
• Angola: Police Reiterate Call for Prevention Against Sexual Abuses (ANGOP)
• Angola: Technology Ministry Marks World Astronomy Year (ANGOP)
• Angola: Sports Agents Call for Construction of Olympic Village (ANGOP)
• Nigeria: Bar Beach - New Look of an Old Tourist Centre [opinion] (Independent)
• Nigeria: Profit Taking Begins, Equities' Capitalisation Sheds N103.643 Billion (Independent)
• Nigeria: Ladoja, Balogun, Others Can't Stop Alao-Akala's Second Term Bid - Aide (Independent)
• Uganda: Dollar Hits Sh2,300 (New Vision)
• Uganda: NSSF Refuses to Lend URA $10 Million to Build Headquarters (New Vision)
• Uganda: First Lady Gives Park Yard Women Sh10 Million (New Vision)
• Uganda: Museveni Defends Patriotism Clubs (New Vision)
• Uganda: Mulago School Fire Destroys Records (New Vision)
• Uganda: Mbabazi Suspect Exhumed, Reburied (New Vision)
• Kenya: Contraceptives - Stock-Outs Threaten Family Planning (IPS)
• Ghana: NGO Sounds Alarm Over GM Crops (IPS)
• Egypt: Surge in Missing Children Sparks Alarm (IPS)
• Angola: Manuel José 26th National Soccer Team Coach (ANGOP)
• Angola: Huila Governor Wants Relaunch of Dairy Products Factories (ANGOP)
• Nigeria: N500 Million Fund - NDIC MD Faces Court Today (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Lecturers Get Deadline on Computer Literacy (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Country Must Develop Her Economic Structure - Minister (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Obi Swears in Four Commissioners (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: 19,700 Babies Delivered in Govt Hospitals (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Two Suspected Robbers Shot Dead in Ughelli (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: 2011 - Mark Warns PDP Against Early Campaign (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Strike - Obiogbolu Raises Alarm Over Cholera Outbreak (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: BUA - Maritime Workers Dismiss Allegation of Compromise (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Country Yet to Enjoy Democracy - CNPP (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Clark Calls for Probe Into Cause of JTF, Militants Shoot-Out (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Edo PDP, AC on Warpath (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: FG Plans to Stop Export of Crude Oil (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: ASUU Kicks Against Deregulation (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Yar'Adua for Shehu of Borno's Coronation (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Scrap Special Centres [editorial] (Daily Champion)
• Nigeria: Flooding - Kano Warns Against Drainage Blocking (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Your Lordship - How Secure is Thy Tenure? [analysis] (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: What is the Tenure of a Governor After an Election Re-Run? [column] (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Ekiti State - Segun Oni, Tenure Elongation and the 1999 Constitution [column] (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Jailed Soldiers - the Court Martial Erred [opinion] (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Oceanic Talent Hunt will Change Lives - Okocha (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Suswam Donates Bus to AFN, Board Swings Into Action (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Amodu Ignores NFF's Technical Committee - Orumen (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: World Cup - Kalu Begs Eagles to Break Tunisian Jinx (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Rumpus Over MMA2 Concession Agreement (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Huge Potentials Abound in Gas Investment FG Tells Asian Investors (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Generations Yet Unborn Will Benefit From Listed Entities - NSE DG (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Cashew Body Calls for Holistic Supervision of N200 Billion Agric Grants (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Building Collapse - Stakeholders Seek Overhaul of Approval Process (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: FG Urged to Streamline MDIs' Operations (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Accountants Tasked on Professional Practice (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Why Govt is Going Into Partnership With Germans on Aviation - Captain Iyal (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: FG Oders Fishing Trawlers to Install VMS Monitors (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Model Cities Coming as Bill is Signed Into Law (Vanguard)
• Zimbabwe: Operation Launched to Reduce Accidents (The Herald)
• Zimbabwe: Market Country On Global Media [editorial] (The Herald)
• Zimbabwe: All Set for Cultural Fiesta (The Herald)
• Zimbabwe: Dynamos Players Evicted (The Herald)
• Zimbabwe: Business Community Must Complement Govt's Efforts [opinion] (The Herald)
• Zimbabwe: More to Play for On Golf Calendar, Says Yousef (The Herald)
• Zimbabwe: Butau Acquitted (The Herald)
• Zimbabwe: Disgruntled Workers Besiege Council Offices (The Herald)
• Zimbabwe: HBA Elections in Doubt (The Herald)
• Zimbabwe: South Koreans Might Invest in Waterworks (The Herald)
• Zimbabwe: Jordan Beat Warriors (The Herald)
• Zimbabwe: Take Advantage of Tourist Convoy, Businesses Urged (The Herald)
• Zimbabwe: In Father Dan We Trust [column] (The Herald)
• Zimbabwe: PAYE to Contribute 25 Percent of May Revenue (The Herald)
• Zimbabwe: Two More MDC MPs Face Disciplinary Action (The Herald)
• Zimbabwe: Get Wine Tasting At the Liquid Lounge [opinion] (The Herald)
• Zimbabwe: Let's Go Back to Honest Work [opinion] (The Herald)
• Zimbabwe: Country Needs Aggressive Tourism Marketing [column] (The Herald)
• South Africa: Afrimat's Earnings Drop By Nearly 50 Percent (Business Day)
• South Africa: Business Seeks Clarity on New Government Departments (Business Day)
• South Africa: Back in the Thick of It [editorial] (Business Day)
• South Africa: Central Banker Upbeat on Economy (Business Day)
• South Africa: Shack Dwellers Contest Slums Law in Court (Business Day)
• Zimbabwe: Olympic Museum And Sports Library Project Gets Boost (The Herald)
• Zimbabwe: 'U.S. $942,000 Used On Refurbishment of Game Parks' (The Herald)
• Zimbabwe: Investment Partners Vital in Rebuilding Economy - Minister (The Herald)
• Zimbabwe: 'Economic Growth Sustainable' (The Herald)
• Zimbabwe: Socialism - Way Forward for Zim [opinion] (The Herald)
• Zimbabwe: State to Make Available Past Constitution-Making Documents (The Herald)
• Zimbabwe: Committee Working On Chiadzwa Villagers' Relocation - Minister (The Herald)
• Zimbabwe: 'Govt Committed to Empowering Women' (The Herald)
• Zimbabwe: State Harmonising Labour Laws (The Herald)
• Zimbabwe: Kanindo Music Stands Test of Time [music review] (The Herald)
• Zimbabwe: Local Company Contracted to De-Mine Gonarezhou (The Herald)
• Zimbabwe: IMF Hails Policies (The Herald)
• Angola: President Analyses Co-Operation With United Arab Emirates Official (ANGOP)
• Angola: Over 73 Areas Cleared of Landmines in Bié Province (ANGOP)
• Angola: Akwá Pleased With Contracting of New National Team Coach (ANGOP)
• Angola: BPC Takes Up Aadfi Presidency (ANGOP)
• Angola: Over 400 Million Square Metres Demined (ANGOP)
• South Africa: Watchdog Bodies Need Bosses (Business Day)
• South Africa: Jockeying Starts for Anti-Crime Jobs (Business Day)
• South Africa: Sanzar Deal Saves Super 14 Rugby (Business Day)
• South Africa: Benefit of Doubt [editorial] (Business Day)
• South Africa: Nedbank Remains 'Solidly Profitable' (Business Day)
• South Africa: Emerging Markets Stocks Fall (Business Day)
• South Africa: Backward Into Mud With Local Politicians [column] (Business Day)
• Zimbabwe: AfDB Promises Country Aid (Business Day)
• South Africa: Weaker Demand Hits SABMiller (Business Day)
• Zambia: Konkola Copper Mines Reducing Production Costs [editorial] (Times of Zambia)
• Zambia: Bandits Abduct Deputy Minister (Times of Zambia)
• Zambia: Japan Gives World Food Programme K15 Billion (Times of Zambia)
• Zambia: PF Challenges Edward Mumbi (Times of Zambia)
• Zambia: KCM Aims High (Times of Zambia)
• Zambia: 'Media' Self-Regulation Achievable' (Times of Zambia)
• Zambia: Mulongoti Calls for Good Roadworks (Times of Zambia)
• Zambia: NCC Re-Opens Loans Debate (Times of Zambia)
• Zambia: President Meets Labour Leaders (Times of Zambia)
• Zambia: Country Records Food Surplus (Times of Zambia)
• Zambia: Those Attacking RB Have Nothing to Offer - MMD (Times of Zambia)
• Zambia: Temba Pleads Not Guilty to Forgery (Times of Zambia)
• South Africa: Treasury Off to U.S., Europe to Drum Up Loans (Business Day)
• South Africa: Mining Code 'No Cause for Alarm' (Business Day)
• South Africa: Improper Behaviour Finding on Gold Reef Set Aside (Business Day)
• South Africa: We Will Know Soon If Changes to Cabinet Are Improvements [opinion] (Business Day)
• South Africa: Thorny Problems for the New Ministry of Monitoring to Solve [column] (Business Day)
• Africa: SA Keen to Help Bank Weather Economic Downturn (Business Day)
• South Africa: Sharks, Bulls Brace Themselves for Epic Battle (Business Day)
• South Africa: Tighter Budget for Diplomats (Business Day)
• South Africa: Political Decency Defaced By Sexual Slurs (Business Day)
• South Africa: Lions Tour a Logistical Nightmare for Soccer Tourney (Business Day)
• South Africa: A Transformed Judiciary or Merely Subservient Courts? Justice and Society [opinion] (Business Day)
• Gambia: Today is International Day of Families [editorial] (Daily Observer)
• Gambia: Sutusinjang Congress Wraps-Up (Daily Observer)
• Gambia: ACHPR Sessions in Progress (Daily Observer)
• Gambia: New Civil Service Policy in the Offing (Daily Observer)
• Gambia: Bridging the Divide [editorial] (Daily Observer)
• Gambia: New Solar Lighting System Introduced (Daily Observer)
• Gambia: Kerewan- Diabugu Road to Be Constructed (Daily Observer)
• Nigeria: Elumelu - New Twist in Probe (Daily Champion)
• Nigeria: Ekiti Poll - No Point Crucifying Iwu -Aduwo, RMG Coordinator [interview] (Daily Champion)
• Tunisia: An Attractive Investment Site for ICT Companies (Tunisia Online)
• Tunisia: Tourism Targets Marseilles Region (Tunisia Online)
• Tunisia: Study - Ibn Khaldun, Father of Economics [opinion] (Tunisia Online)
• Nigeria: 'Gas Flaring Must End By December 2010' (This Day)
• Nigeria: Bishop, Four Others Arraigned in Killing, Torture of 'Child Witch' (This Day)
• Nigeria: UI Expels 3,000 Over Cultism (This Day)
• Nigeria: Nafdac Warns Airlines Over Fake Drug's Importation (This Day)
• Nigeria: Pa Tadaferua Passes On [column] (This Day)
• Nigeria: Akpabio Signs Anti-Kidnapping Law (This Day)
• Nigeria: Minimum Wage - Govt, Labour Set Up Tripartite Committee (This Day)
• Nigeria: Meltdown - We'll Mitigate Effects, Says Yar'Adua (This Day)
• Nigeria: Electoral Reform Bills Scale First Reading (This Day)
• Eritrea: Japanese Relations Based On Strategic Development Programs And Progress - President Isaias (Shabait)
• Eritrea: UN Security Council Must Reconsider Its Stance [press release] (Shabait)
• Eritrea: Ambassador Girmai Conducts Seminar to Eritrean Nationals in Dallas And Environs (Shabait)
• Cameroon: The History of Muea Market [column] (Post (Buea))
• Somalia: Clerics Conclude Two Days Meeting in Djibouti (Shabelle)
• Somalia: Calm Returns to Mogadishu (Shabelle)
• Somalia: ICU Says They Will Take Steps to Settle Tensions in Central (Shabelle)
• Somalia: Boat Accident Kills 14 in South Coast (Shabelle)
• Nigeria: Christian Onoh (1927 - 2009) [column] (This Day)
• Nigeria: Militants Hijack Two Vessels in Delta (This Day)
• Nigeria: Halliburton - Govt Must Punish Culprits, Says NBA (This Day)
• Nigeria: Portland Paints Embraces Anti-Microbial Tech (This Day)
• Africa: Côte d'Ivoire Scheduled to Host 2010 Annual Meetings [SPONSOR WIRE] (AfDB)
• Africa: AfDB Earned U.S.$ 73 Million Net Income, Approved U.S.$ 5.4 Billion for Operations in 2008 [SPONSOR WIRE] (AfDB)
• Africa: The Independent Review Mechanism Enhances AfDB Operations [SPONSOR WIRE] (AfDB)
• Nigeria: 2011 - PDP Maps Out Strategies (This Day)
• Nigeria: Ekiti Rerun - Corps Members Protest Over Diverted N30 Million (This Day)
• Nigeria: '13 Million Nigerians Are Smokers' (This Day)
• Nigeria: Ghana Trip - Members Take On Senate Leadership (This Day)
• Nigeria: FG Committed to Security in Niger Delta (This Day)
• Nigeria: Yar'Adua Seeks Review of 2009 Budget (This Day)
• Nigeria: Oxley - Corporate Governance Will Trigger Investment (This Day)
• Nigeria: Police Arraign NDIC Boss (This Day)
• Nigeria: 2011 - Stop Campaign for Now, Says Mark (This Day)
• Nigeria: 'No Palace Coup in Rivers Assembly' (This Day)
• Nigeria: When Will Oni's Tenure Expire? [column] (This Day)
• Nigeria: How Country Can Achieve Development, By Experts (This Day)
• Nigeria: MIlitants Did Not Destroy Our Gun Boats, Says Govt Force (This Day)
• Nigeria: Brutality - Envoy Confronts South African Police (This Day)
• Nigeria: NNPC Now to Sell Diesel At Market Price (This Day)
• Nigeria: Groups Oppose $100 Billion U.S. Grant to IMF (This Day)
• Nigeria: Abuja's 10-Lane Road Project to Gulp N257 Billion (This Day)
• Nigeria: PDP Vangaurd Wants Ohakim for Second Term (This Day)
• South Africa: Award Winner Seeks Atmosphere for Leadership (This Day)
• Nigeria: Yar'Adua Inaugurates Dangote Cement Plant in Calabar (This Day)
• Nigeria: Govt, Cameroon Sign $155.29 Million Loan Agreement (This Day)
• Nigeria: Govt Plans to Stop Crude Oil Export (This Day)
• Nigeria: Kidnap Attempt - Top Rivers' Official's Cousin Killed (This Day)
• Nigeria: Obasanjo Proffers Solution to Health-Care Challenge (This Day)
• Nigeria: Meltdown - AfDB Increases Capital By 200 Percent (This Day)
• Nigeria: Eight Arrested in Rural Electicity Scam (This Day)
• Nigeria: Re - Subversion of People's Will in Hong [opinion] (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: FG Appoints Four Permanent Secretaries (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Niwrmc Bill Makes Progress (Daily Trust)
• Africa: EU to Donate - 120 Million to Fight Drug Trafficking in West Africa (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Butcher Jailed for Trespassing Into Dabiri's House (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: The Era of Free Lunch Diplomacy is Over - FG (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Soldiers, Policemen Clash at Petrol Station (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Transcorp's House of Horror (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Paris Club Debt - CBN Ordered to Refund One Percent Illegal Commission (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: FEC Approves New Workers Bill (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Illegal Miners Invade Zamfara (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: ICPC Arraigns Six Interior Ministry Staff (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Naseni Fabricates Cassava Flour Machine (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Senate Begins Work On Electoral Reform Bills (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Yar'Adua Not Taking Corruption Seriously - NBA President (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: N6 Billion Fraud - Ugbane, Elumelu, Aliyu Charged (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Country Resolves Boundary Issues With Neighbours (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Kano Agog as Qadirawa Mark 58th Maukibi (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Before the Next 2009 Operations [opinion] (This Day)
• Nigeria: Ekiti Rerun - Any Lessons for Nigeria? [opinion] (This Day)
• Nigeria: REA - Again, Scam Rocks National Assembly [column] (This Day)
• Nigeria: Aliyu - a Zikist Feather to His Cap (This Day)
• Nigeria: Ogun West Has Competent Guber Materials, Says Popoola [interview] (This Day)
• Nigeria: Double Wahala for the Dead (This Day)
• Nigeria: Abubakar - Died Waiting for Fuel [column] (This Day)
• Nigeria: On Set Joke Silva Divorces All [interview] (This Day)
• Kenya/Nigeria: Harambee Get Big Motivation (This Day)
• Nigeria: Presidency Reaches to Eagles Directly (This Day)
• Nigeria: But We're Battle Ready, Says Ojo-Oba (This Day)
• Nigeria: NSC DG Sets Target for IT (This Day)
• Kenya: The Messiah Within - Redeeming the Soul of the Nation [opinion] (Fahamu)
• Gambia: Time to Stop the Abuse [opinion] (Fahamu)
• Congo-Kinshasa: We Should Be Africa's Brazil (Fahamu)
• Africa: The Power of Example - Lessons from South Africa's Election [opinion] (Fahamu)
• Kenya: Beyond Mere 'Brotherhood' And 'Sisterhood' [opinion] (Fahamu)
• Zimbabwe: Donors Won't Cough Up Without Change [opinion] (Fahamu)
• Africa: Full Speed in the Wrong Direction [opinion] (Fahamu)
• Kenya: Men Should Zip Up And Grow Up [opinion] (Fahamu)
• Africa: No to AfDB Neoliberalism [press release] (Fahamu)
• Nigeria: Road Worries Community (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Yuguda Sacks Maigari as Bauchi Sub-Seat Boss (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Mend, JTF Concur on Hijack of NNPC Vessel (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Ekiti Re-Run Polls Most Expensive So Far, Says Governor Oni (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: 30 Million Locals Are Hypertensive - DON (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: N200 Billion Agric Loan - More Banks to Participate, 40 Percent to Go to Small Farmers (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: EU, Country Review Programme (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Country Has 16 Million Housing Shortfall - NBBRI (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: NLC to Tour Northern States (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Inside Out, Upside Down [column] (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Yar'Adua, Representatives on War Path Over Budget (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Averting Flood Disasters [editorial] (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Fulanis Boycott Plateau Council Meeting (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Gas Flaring - Senate Sets Dec. 2010 Deadline (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Campaign for 2011 Immoral, Says Mark (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: EFCC Wants Court to Stay Action on Vaswani (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: FG May De-Emphasise Federal Character (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: A 'Captured' State is Not Inevitable [column] (Daily Trust)
• Sudan: Unamid Chief Meets Senior Government Officials [press release] (Unamid)
• Africa: U.S. Trade Rep Kirk Says a New Path for Trade Talks May Be Needed (America.gov)
• Africa: Independent Electoral Commissions Strengthen Democracy (America.gov)
• Africa: New Books 2009 [analysis] (AfricaFocus)
• Somalia: 10 Killed in Continued Mogadishu Clashes, Military Chief Replaced (Garowe Online)
• Angola: Minister Inaugurates First Entrepreneurship Centre (ANGOP)
• Angola: Minister Calls for Speedier Training of Professionals for Cancer Diagnosis (ANGOP)
• Angola: Commission to Meet in Luanda (ANGOP)
• Nigeria: Bayelsa Gives Okada Riders Two-Week Ultimatum (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Court Jails Two for Kidnapping in Imo (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Bayelsa Upgrades Begins Biometric Capturing Exercise (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Ijaw Want FG to Probe JTF's Alleged Killing of Citizens (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Power Probe - Representatives Dump Ndudi Elumelu's Report (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Lieutenant, 14 Others Feared Dead in JTF, Militants Clash (Vanguard)
• Uganda: Artist Shines at Commonwealth Exhibit (New Vision)
• Uganda: Livestock Farmers Urged to Trade Through Cooperatives (New Vision)
• Uganda: Bushenyi Could Lose Sh170 Million Grant (New Vision)
• Uganda: Kinkizi Diocese Creates Archdeaconries (New Vision)
• Uganda: Ntungamo Boss Released (New Vision)
• Uganda: MPs Want Park Land Given Out Afresh (New Vision)
• Uganda: Eliminate Naads Thieves, Says Minister (New Vision)
• South Africa: Brown Misses Legal Deadline (Argus)
• South Africa: Kleinmond Pair Sentenced for Killings (Argus)
• South Africa: Mammoth Task Lies Ahead for Zuma (Argus)
• Nigeria: Eneramo Helps Esperance Clinch Tunisian Title (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: N1 Billion Fraud - NDIC Boss to Be Charged Today (Daily Trust)
• Angola: German Cultural Institute Opens in June (ANGOP)
• Nigeria: Chime Orders Demolision of Enugu Trade Fair Complex (Vanguard)
• Rwanda: Security Minister Lands FPPR Job (New Times)
• Rwanda: UN Security Council Representatives to Visit (New Times)
• Rwanda: Fresh FDLR Raids Claim More Congolese Nationals (New Times)
• Nigeria: U.S. Firm Settles Drug Test Case For U.S. $75 Million (This Day)
• Malawi: Separating the 'Ultra-Poor' From the Poor - Why? (IPS)
• South Africa: U.S. Seeks Govt Support for Military Command (Business Day)
• South Africa: Opposition Premier Rejects Gender Quotas (Business Day)