August 17, 2012

• Africa: Toilet Tales - Health Gains Without Wasting Water, or Excrement (allAfrica)
• Southern Africa: Sub-Saharan African Delegations to the Global Fund Board Introduce Major Reforms [analysis] (GFO)
• South Africa: Idasa Deplores Loss of Life at Mine Shooting [press release] (Idasa)
• Africa: Reports Document Adverse Impacts of Cancelling Round 11 [analysis] (GFO)
• Egypt: Rafah Crossing to Be Sealed for Five Days Starting Today (Aswat Masriya)
• Egypt: Controversial Sheikh Says Fatwa Was Misinterpreted (Aswat Masriya)
• Tunisia: Imene Bahroun Appointed Local Television Director-General (Tunis Afrique Presse)
• South Africa: African Press Review 17 August 2012 (RFI)
• Niger: Cash Grants Replace Food Aid for Niger Families in Need (IPS)
• Swaziland: Govt Becoming Isolated From King [opinion] (Swazi Media)
• Liberia: Closing Ceremony of the 2012 Summer Start Program, USAID Excellence in Higher Education for Liberian Development Project [document] (U.S. Embassy Monrovia)
• Botswana: Ham Closes Southern Accord Praising U.S.-Botswana Partnership (U.S. Africa Command)
• Ghana: Suit Against EC in Limbo (Ghanaian Chronicle)
• Ghana: When Fashion and Reality Collide [column] (Ghanaian Chronicle)
• Uganda: When Cameras Get Off the Big Brother Scene (New Vision)
• Uganda: Hospitals Do Not Have TB Drugs for Children (New Vision)
• Uganda: Florence Mbabazi Uses Group Tasks to Help Pupils Excel [column] (New Vision)
• Uganda: Uganda Ready to Send More Helicopters to Somalia (New Vision)
• Ghana: 4x4 Joins Award Winning Artistes On Vodafone (Ghanaian Chronicle)
• Uganda: Liberate Acholiland By Using Post-Conflict Development Menu [opinion] (New Vision)
• Uganda: 300 Former KCC Workers to Get Terminal Benefits (New Vision)
• Uganda: No Taxes On Kiprotich's Money (New Vision)
• Africa: Rancard Poised to Take Africa's IT Market By Storm (Ghanaian Chronicle)
• Ghana: Residents of Koforidua Give Mills Special Funeral Rites (Ghanaian Chronicle)
• Mali: Mali - Unicef Warns of Armed Groups Recruiting Children (UN News)
• Uganda: Teams Set for Regional Club Showpiece (New Vision)
• Africa: How to Invest in Africa's Infrastructure (SAnews.gov.za)
• Southern Africa: SADC, AU Relations Crucial (SAnews.gov.za)
• South Africa: Solution Needed in Israel - Ebrahim Ebrahim (SAnews.gov.za)
• South Africa: SA-Vietnam Relations Bolstered At Forum (SAnews.gov.za)
• South Africa: Modise Appeals for Calm (SAnews.gov.za)
• South Africa: President Zuma Cuts SADC Visit Short to Visit Lonmin Marikana (SAnews.gov.za)
• South Africa: Police Acted to Defend Themselves - Phiyega (SAnews.gov.za)
• Uganda: Servicing Rich Women (New Vision)
• Uganda: Judge Urges Kanyeihamba, KIU Reconciliation (New Vision)
• Uganda: Banking and Mobile Money - a Powerful Convergence (New Vision)
• Mali: Rain but Too Few Seeds (IRIN)
• Uganda: Police Ask for Share of Stolen Money (New Vision)
• Uganda: Volumes, Value Rise Following Stanbic 40 Billion Share Offer (New Vision)
• Uganda: Let Uganda Invest in the Lucrative Sports Industry [opinion] (New Vision)
• Ghana: New Ghâ¢50 Notes Hit Market On Tuesday (Ghanaian Chronicle)
• Ghana: Police Personnel in Pramkese Get Over â¢4 Billion Modern Barracks (Ghanaian Chronicle)
• Somalia: Holiday in Somalia Turns Into Nightmare (I) [opinion] (RNW Africa)
• Sudan: Sudan's Uma Party Reiterates Its Commitment to Deal Signed With Darfur Rebels (Sudan Tribune)
• Zimbabwe: Intricacies of Zanu-PF Leadership Changes [opinion] (Zimbabwe Independent)
• Zimbabwe: ZB to Increase Deposit Market Share (Zimbabwe Independent)
• Namibia: Team Namibia Attends Frankfurt Fair (Namibia Economist)
• Namibia: Help Other Sisters Up the Leadership Ladder (Namibia Economist)
• Namibia: House Prices Rising Again (Namibia Economist)
• Namibia: Desalination Running On Empty (Namibia Economist)
• Namibia: Alein Plants Threaten Botanic Garden (Namibia Economist)
• Namibia: Learner Licence Test Roll-Out (Namibia Economist)
• Zimbabwe: BNC Faces Liquidation (Zimbabwe Independent)
• Zimbabwe: New Law Set to Require Licences for Asset Managers (Zimbabwe Independent)
• Zimbabwe: New Dawn Mining Revenue Rises (Zimbabwe Independent)
• Namibia: Solar Energy Is the Solution - REEEI (Namibia Economist)
• Namibia: Walvis Offers More Than Fish (Namibia Economist)
• Namibia: Gecko's Industrial Park Given the Green Light (Namibia Economist)
• Zimbabwe: CBZ Holdings' Income Grows 17 Percent (Zimbabwe Independent)
• Zimbabwe: Masakadza's Heartbreak (Zimbabwe Independent)
• Zimbabwe: Democracy in Zim - a Dream Deferred [column] (Zimbabwe Independent)
• Zimbabwe: Large Balance Sheets and Questionable Earnings (Zimbabwe Independent)
• Zimbabwe: Banned Bosso Irreplaceable (Zimbabwe Independent)
• Zimbabwe: Houghton Joins Southern Rocks (Zimbabwe Independent)
• Namibia: Female Miner Sets the Trend (Namibia Economist)
• Namibia: Epangelo Targets Assets Worth N$5 Billion (Namibia Economist)
• Cameroon: Blind Initiated in Shooting Sport (Cameroon Tribune)
• Cameroon: Y'de III Communal Cup Underway (Cameroon Tribune)
• Cameroon: Décryptage - In Memory of Fallen Heroes (Cameroon Tribune)
• Cameroon: Road Safety - War Against Road Delinquency (Cameroon Tribune)
• Cameroon: War Against road Delinquency (Cameroon Tribune)
• Cameroon: Rice Production - Tractors to Improve Yields in UNVDA (Cameroon Tribune)
• Zimbabwe: President Mugabe Deserves More Credit [opinion] (Financial Gazette)
• Zimbabwe: Madness in Councils (Financial Gazette)
• Kenya: Sh4.6 Billion Interest Free Loan to Acquire BVR Kits (Capital FM)
• Kenya: Chemos, Obiri Out to Erase London Heartache in Zurich (Capital FM)
• Ghana: Amansie East Micro Finance MD Jumps Bail (Ghanaian Chronicle)
• Ghana: Chinese Illegal Miners Take Cover in the Bush (Ghanaian Chronicle)
• Cameroon: Natural Disasters - Landslide in Akwaya, no Death (Cameroon Tribune)
• Cameroon: Mobile Telephone - Pure Exploitation [opinion] (Cameroon Tribune)
• Ghana: Emergency Sitting for C.I.73 (Ghanaian Chronicle)
• Ghana: Contempt Case Against Afari Gyan & Co Withdrawn (Ghanaian Chronicle)
• Nigeria: 'Competent Hands Should Handle Sports in Nigeria' [interview] (This Day)
• Ghana: The New 45 Seats Could Wait! (Ghanaian Chronicle)
• Ghana: Re - Minister Complains of Bad Job in Boundary Demarcation [opinion] (Ghanaian Chronicle)
• Ghana: Financial Boost for NYEP, CraftPro Ghana (Ghanaian Chronicle)
• Ghana: Nanumba Yam Farmers Call for Support (Ghanaian Chronicle)
• Ghana: 6.7 Million People Die of Cancer Every Year (Ghanaian Chronicle)
• South Africa: Relatives of Mining Massacre Gather At Hospital (SAPA)
• South Africa: Cops Had to Use Force in Mining Clashes - Police Chief (SAPA)
• South Africa: Boeremag 5 Guilty of Conspiracy to Murder Mandela (SAPA)
• Swaziland: Police Shoot Two Students in Head (Swazi Media)
• Nigeria: Gov Ahmed Identifies Greed, Selfishness As Causes of Nigeria's Woes (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: NIMC Sacks 83 Workers in Delta (Vanguard)
• Liberia: Ruins of Unholy Trinity -Aloysius Toe Writes 53rd Liberian Legislature (Analyst)
• Liberia: Pres. Sirleaf Dedicates Development Projects in Margibi, Bong (Analyst)
• Liberia: Two MCC Employees Severely Bruised -Civil Society Group Condemns Violence Action (Analyst)
• Liberia: MPC Showcases Peace Achievements at Legislature -As Lawmakers Applaud its Mediation of 104 Land Cases (Analyst)
• Liberia: Increase Subsidy for Tuition Reduction (Analyst)
• Ghana: Unilever Proposes Creation of National Sustainable Living Plan (Public Agenda)
• Gambia: Moroccan King Reaffirms Banjul-Rabat Ties (Daily Observer)
• Liberia: Grand Gedeans Worry Over Kinsmen?s Safety (Analyst)
• Liberia: Memo - Our Anniversary Message to You [editorial] (Analyst)
• Gambia: Nollywood Actress Set to Shoot Movie in Gambia (Daily Observer)
• Liberia: Accentuating Our Mission at 14 [editorial] (Analyst)
• Ghana: Who Is the New BoG Governor? (Public Agenda)
• Ghana: To Be a Victim of Slavery (Public Agenda)
• Africa: AfDB Undertakes Extensive Study On Infrastructure Development in the Congo [SPONSOR WIRE] (AfDB)
• Africa: Fewer Projects At Risk in Uganda Portfolio, Yet Challenges Remain [SPONSOR WIRE] (AfDB)
• Africa: AfDB Publication Examines Aid Effectiveness in Delivery of Water [SPONSOR WIRE] (AfDB)
• Liberia: Oil Policy Consultation Goes Far & Wide Swings From Urban, Rural to Diaspora (Analyst)
• Kenya: A Closer Look At Muthoni DQ's 'Feeling It' Video (Capital FM)
• Egypt: ANHRI and EOHR Held the Media Training Workshop, Titled 'Professionalism in Media Coverage of the Transitional Period On August 9, 2012 [press release] (EOHR)
• Egypt: 'Intellectual Terrorism and the Policy of Censorship,' EOHR Report Released [press release] (EOHR)
• Gambia: Green Revolution Club Sponsors 44 Pupils (Daily Observer)
• Namibia: Simon Wants Tobias Fight (Namibian)
• Namibia: Parties Nominate Candidates for Sibbinda By-Election (Namibian)
• Gambia: Banjul-London Ties At a Glance - High Commissioner Morley Tells It All [interview] (Daily Observer)
• Sierra Leone: Govt Declares National Emergency over Cholera Outbreak (allAfrica)
• Namibia: Church Fails to Pay Staff (Namibian)
• Namibia: A Pluralist or Polarised Namibia? [column] (Namibian)
• Gambia: Gambia to Participate in London Paralympics Games (Daily Observer)
• Gambia: Man Found Dead in Banjul (Daily Observer)
• Ghana: No New Constituencies for Elections? [column] (Public Agenda)
• Namibia: Volleyball Leagues Resume (Namibian)
• Namibia: Fear of the 'Other'as a Tool of Mobilisation in Swapo's Succession Politics [opinion] (Namibian)
• Namibia: Indigenous Rights Still Not Secured in Namibia (Namibian)
• Gambia: Spotlight On the Incredible Young Gambian Kora Kings (Daily Observer)
• Ghana: Central Region Residents Bear Brunt of Economic Hardship (Public Agenda)
• Namibia: Strong Vehicle Sales to Drive Growth (Namibian)
• Ghana: Government Must Halt Rising Prices in Central Region [editorial] (Public Agenda)
• Namibia: Six Narrowly Escape Death On Airport Road (Namibian)
• Gambia: Gunjur Super Cup Final Slated for Second Day of Koriteh (Daily Observer)
• Namibia: Legal Aid Not Depleted Says Vero Mbahuurua (Namibian)
• Namibia: Cabinet Gives Gecko the Nod (Namibian)
• South Africa: President Zuma Leaves SADC Summit After Mine Killings (SAPA)
• Ghana: Let Us Learn to Sing the National Anthem [opinion] (Public Agenda)
• Africa: Helping Continent Manufacture Its Own Disaster Relief Supplies [analysis] (Guardian Network)
• Ghana: Late President Mills Didn't Deserve What We Did to Him [opinion] (Public Agenda)
• Namibia: Political Perspective [opinion] (Namibian)
• Malawi: Country's Food Safety Threatened by Contaminated Groundnuts [analysis] (Guardian Network)
• Namibia: High Court Stops Tipeeg Tender (Namibian)
• Ghana: Transnational Land Grabs in Ghana Cause Conflicts (Public Agenda)
• Kenya: Kenyans Shame Dangerous Drivers on Twitter as MPs Debate Rules for Roads [analysis] (Guardian Network)
• Gambia: 'Gamcotrap Never Signed Any Micro-Credit Contract' (Daily Observer)
• Namibia: Namaseb Faces Fraud Charges (Namibian)
• Ghana: Re-Emergence of Inflammatory Discussions Recipe for Chaos (Public Agenda)
• Gambia: Happy Koriteh in Advance [editorial] (Daily Observer)
• Gambia: 'The Fatu Show' to Celebrate Fourth Anniversary in Grandstyle (Daily Observer)
• Southern Africa: SADC Summit Opens in Mozambique (SAnews.gov.za)
• South Africa: Tariff Guidelines for Medical, Dental Services Delayed (SAnews.gov.za)
• South Africa: Power Restoration Completed (SAnews.gov.za)
• South Africa: Francois Beukman Resigns As Head of IPID (SAnews.gov.za)
• South Africa: SANDF Recalls Its Members On Special Leave (SAnews.gov.za)
• South Africa: Minister Calls for Economic Development Agency for Women (SAnews.gov.za)
• South Africa: Multi-Pronged Approach to Youth Unemployment Needed - Patel (SAnews.gov.za)
• South Africa: Mthethwa Sends Condolences to Families of Lonmin Victims (SAnews.gov.za)
• South Africa: President Zuma Alarmed At Lonmin Killings (SAnews.gov.za)
• Gambia: ENC Returns From Venezuela Fiesta (Daily Observer)
• Gambia: Gambia Music Producers Association Elects First Executive (Daily Observer)
• Gambia: The Last Ten Days of Ramadan [opinion] (Daily Observer)
• Gambia: NACPFAG Secures U.S.$28 Million Food Security Project (Daily Observer)
• Gambia: Sports Journalists Association - Gambia Fourth National Award (Daily Observer)
• Gambia: Rising Gambian Star to Watch (Daily Observer)
• Gambia: Soldiers' Wives Trained On Paper Art, Chinese Knotting (Daily Observer)
• Kenya: Parents Risk Jail If Pupils Skip Education (Capital FM)
• Uganda: Seven Dead in UPDF Chopper Crash (Independent)
• Ghana: Speech By President John Dramani Mahama At the Burial Ceremony of the Late President J.E.A. Mills [document] (Ghana Govt.)
• Eritrea: Gerset Inhabitants Witnessing Improvement of Livelihood Based On Gerset Agricultural Project (Shabait)
• Kenya: How the Kenyan Marathon Armoury Was Raided (Capital FM)
• Sudan: Six Killed, Twelve Wounded in Ethnic Dispute (Sudan Tribune)
• Eritrea: Agordat Sub-Zone - Women Rehabilitated Through Handicraft Skills Demonstrate Improvement of Livelihood (Shabait)
• South Sudan: S. Sudan Parliament Adjourns Vetting Electoral Board Members (Sudan Tribune)
• Eritrea: 58 Civil Servants Obtain Bachelors and Masters Degrees On the Basis of Distance Learning (Shabait)
• South Sudan: Ugandan Soldiers Killed in South Sudan (Sudan Tribune)
• Nigeria: I Am Happy With the Debutants - Keshi (Leadership)
• Namibia: NBC Dead Air Continues (New Era)
• Nigeria: Tambuwal, 2015 and Quest for New Order [opinion] (Leadership)
• Namibia: Tobias Tells Terminator Where to Get Off (New Era)
• Namibia: Rabies Rampant in Omusati Region (New Era)
• Southern Africa: Pohamba Departs for SADC Summit (New Era)
• Nigeria: Why We Want to Build Int'l Oil and Gas Centre in Port Harcourt - Furo (Leadership)
• Namibia: Debate On BDF Rages On (New Era)
• Nigeria: Court Stops Okonjo-Iweala, NAICOM From Suspending Alliance and General Insurance (Leadership)
• Nigeria: Mobile Payments to Reach U.S.$1.3 Trillion Annually By 2017 (Leadership)
• Namibia: Focus On Nationhood Campaign (New Era)
• Namibia: NABTA Officials Resolve Differences (New Era)
• Namibia: Strike Disrupts Radio Service (New Era)
• Eritrea: Afabet Sub-Zone - Various Infrastructure Projects Implemented With a View to Reinforcing Social Services (Shabait)
• Sudan: Sudan Frees Political Detainees (Sudan Tribune)
• Nigeria: NYSC - Police Deploy Bomb Detectives to Schools, Hostels (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Ecowas Parliament Averted Deportation of Nigerians From Ghana (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Flood - Oyo Continues Demolition of Structures (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: NIMASA Hands Over Bunkering Vessel to EFCC (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: ESUT Students, Workers Conduct Prayers for Abducted Vice-Chancellor (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: 20,000 Delta Students Access N460 Million Assistance Fund (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Gunmen Kill Two in Enugu (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Court Grants Leave to Appeal Ruling On Mpape Demolition (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: STF Recovers Weapons in Areas of Operation (Daily Trust)
• Gambia: Gaha Annual Gold Encounter Event Soon (Daily Observer)
• Southern Africa: President Zuma Arrives in Maputo for the SADC Summit [press release] (SA Govt)
• South Africa: Four Drivers Arrested During Scholar Transport Operation in Woodstock [press release] (SA Govt)
• Tanzania: Pinda Promises 'Dirty Money' Rumours Probe (Daily News)
• Tanzania: TOL Makes U-Turn in Profitability (Daily News)
• Tanzania: More Health Workers to Be Hired (Daily News)
• Tanzania: PM Assures Nation of Enough Food Supply (Daily News)
• Tanzania: Kikwete to Meet Malawi's Banda On Friday (Daily News)
• Tanzania: Man Gets Life for Defiling Step-Daughter (Daily News)
• Tanzania: Sort Out Problems of Power Cuts - PM (Daily News)
• Tanzania: Govt Seeks to Tap Spring Water (Daily News)
• Tanzania: Investors Crave for Investing Opportunities (Daily News)
• Tanzania: WFP Deal to Benefit Farmers (Daily News)
• Tanzania: Kikwete Keen On Barca, Madrid Tour of Tanzania (Daily News)
• Nigeria: Customs Generates N139.2 Billion in Six Months From Apapa Port (This Day)
• Tanzania: Pinda Defends RCS, DCs Over CCM Roles (Daily News)
• Tanzania: Bad Debts 'Strangle' NBC Bank (Daily News)
• Tanzania: Hands Off Confidential Documents, Media Warned (Daily News)
• South Africa: Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Speaks On R1 Billion Irregular Tender [press release] (SA Govt)
• Morocco: HM the King Presides Over Religious Evening Commemorating Laylat Al-Qadr in Mohammed V Mosque in Tangier (MAP)
• Nigeria: Identity Commission Declares Staff Redundant (Daily Trust)
• Sudan: Govt Arrests Activist After Being Acquitted [press release] (HRInfo)
• Nigeria: NUT Threatens Strike Over Unpaid Teachers' Allowance (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: FG Releases N300 Billion Third Quarter Capital Vote (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Meet the Cab Driver Who Returned N18 Million to Owner (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: A People's Constitution [I] [opinion] (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: FRSC - Only Two Were Killed in Kaduna Car Plunge (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Muslim Community Refutes Report On Hajj Seats (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Govt Advised Against Boycotting 2016 Olympics (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Ministers to Sign Performance Covenant With Jonathan Aug 22 (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: National Youths Summit Coming - -Presidential Aide (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Court Remands Three Brothers Over Robbery (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Zamfara Governor Tasked On Bakalori Dam (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: 'Science, Mathematics Teachers Training in 2013 Budget' (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: EFCC Takes Over Oil Bunkering Vessel (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Zamfara Director Runs Over Roadside Beggars (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Nigeria, China Trade Hits U.S.$11 Billion (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Jonathan Orders August Salaries Paid Today (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Borno Elders Cry Out...Genocide Going On in Borno, Yobe (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Stop-and-Search - Police Vow to Arrest Bribe Givers (Daily Trust)
• Namibia: Bangladesh Crash Namibia (Namibian)
• Zimbabwe: Turnall Half-Year Profit Down 8pc (The Herald)
• Nigeria: Insecurity - JNI Calls for Prayers (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: ASO Savings Posts N300 Million Profit in 2012 (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Teenager Jailed 3 Months for Stealing Plasma TV (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: My Worries as Muslim Leader - Sultan (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Court Grants Leave to Appeal Ruling On Mpape Demolition (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Sustain True Teaching of Islam, Ribadu Tells JIBWIS (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: FCTA Inaugurates Committee to Prevent Diseases (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Army Donates Suicide Bomb Stoppers to CAN, JNI (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: NEXIM Seeks Cooperation With Infrastructure Bank On Project Financing (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Bwari Council Chairman's Wife Tasks Parents On Child Education (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Sallah - Representatives Task Police, SSS On Security (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Procurement and Budget Implementation [analysis] (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Plateau Crisis Not Religious - Jos Chief Imam -Breaks Fast With Rev Kaigama (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Bauchi CPC Condemns Yuguda's Long Absence From State (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Northern Governors Salute IBB at 71 (Daily Trust)
• West Africa: 'Ecowas Parliament Averted Deportation of Nigerians From Ghana' (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Four Shot Dead in Enugu (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Fuel Scarcity Persists in Abuja (Daily Trust)
• Namibia: MTC Says 4G Will Come in Stages (Namibian)
• Nigeria: Mixed Reactions To Cancellation of Centuries-Old Celebration (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Sultan Asks Muslims to Lookout for Shawwal Moon (Daily Trust)
• Zimbabwe: New Radio Stations Commended (The Herald)
• Nigeria: Niger Begins Sale of Commissioners, Lawmakers Quarters (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Re - Electricity Unionists Not PHCN Employees (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: APGA Crisis - Masalla Faction Wants Judge to Disqualify Self (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: NYCN to Gulak - Stop Meddling in Our Affairs (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: IBB - The Flame Continues to Burn at 71 [opinion] (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: We Will Conclude PHCN's Privatisation - FG (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Niger Delta and the Crisis of Thoughtlessness [opinion] (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: INEC Will De-Register More Parties - - Prof Jega [interview] (Daily Trust)
• Namibia: Son Jailed for Killing Mother (Namibian)
• Nigeria: FG to Sign Performance Contracts With Ministries (Leadership)
• Nigeria: Jonathan Declares 3rd Thursday of August as Productivity Day (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Army Distributes Suicide Bombers' Vehicle Stoppers to CAN, JNI (Leadership)
• Nigeria: Welcoming Eid El-Fitr [analysis] (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Subsidy Probe - FG Begins Dialogue With Indicted Oil Marketers (Leadership)
• Nigeria: Family Planning is No Substitute for Development (II) [opinion] (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Allow Aviation Agencies to Perform Their Functions (Leadership)
• Nigeria: Maryam Babangida Foundation Donates Food Items to Muslims (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Sultan Saddened Over Comments On Islam, North (Leadership)
• Nigeria: Court Orders Ugolor's Release (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Nwosu Commends Niger Draw (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: APGA - Court Re-States Order Against Masalla Exco (Daily Trust)
• Africa: China Rebalancing a Risk to Sub-Saharan Africa - S&P (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Governor Dickson Signs Bill On Symbol, Anthem Into Law (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Don't Demolish Mpape, Adoke Warns FCT Minister (Daily Trust)
• Zimbabwe: Bobby Gets Bail (The Herald)
• Zimbabwe: Mutendera Happy With Chipembere's Performance (The Herald)
• Sudan: Sudan Devalues Currency As Black Market Rate Goes Up (Sudan Tribune)
• Eritrea: Major Development Accomplishments Being Registered in Keren Sub-Zone Through SWP (Shabait)
• Zimbabwe: Politburo Concludes Draft Audit (The Herald)
• Namibia: Reverend Petersen Dies (Namibian)
• Libya: The Stalemate Between the Govt and the Hague Court [analysis] (ThinkAfricaPress)
• Nigeria: No Going Back On Shortlisted Bidders for Power Companies - Nnaji (Leadership)
• Nigeria: Supporters Club Hails Jonathan's Order for Sports Overhaul (Leadership)
• Nigeria: PHCN - Between Superannuation and Pension [editorial] (Leadership)
• Nigeria: Fuel Scarcity - Black Market Operators Take Over Abuja Again (Leadership)
• Nigeria: Nasarawa Awards N2.1 Billion Contract for Digitalisation of State Media Outfit (Leadership)
• Nigeria: NUT Threatens Strike Over Unpaid Allowances (Vanguard)
• Zimbabwe: Agric Ministers to Meet Over Cotton Prices (The Herald)
• Nigeria: 'Impeachment Threat Aimed At Making Jonathan Accountable' [interview] (This Day)
• Namibia: NBC Falls Silent (Namibian)
• Nigeria: Don Blames Mass Failure in Waec On Poor Funding of Schools (Vanguard)
• Zimbabwe: Unknown Sect Tried to Visit Njelele - War Vets (The Herald)
• Nigeria: Man, 22, Receives 24 Lashes for Theft (Vanguard)
• Namibia: Arandis Power Plant Moves Closer (Namibian)
• Cote d'Ivoire: In Search of Impartial Justice [analysis] (ThinkAfricaPress)
• Nigeria: Nigeria Is Negotiable [opinion] (Leadership)
• Nigeria: Minister Assures of Fuel Availability, Tasks New NNPC Board (Leadership)
• Nigeria: Assault On Leadership Journalist - NUJ Stages Protest Rally in Lagos (Leadership)
• Nigeria: Aregbesola, Oyinlola Battle for the Soul of UNESCO Centre (Leadership)
• Nigeria: Nigeria More Corrupt Today - IBB (Leadership)
• Nigeria: Recall Process - Taraba Deputy Speaker's Job On Line (Vanguard)
• Zimbabwe: Black Rhinos Queens Upbeat (The Herald)
• Nigeria: Lugbe Demolition - Court Fixes Sept 10 for Ruling (Leadership)
• Nigeria: 'Opposition Parties Are Worse Than PDP' [interview] (This Day)
• Nigeria: Jonathan Declares Third Thursday of August National Productivity Day (Leadership)
• Nigeria: Sallah - IG Orders 24-Hour Security for Govt Installations, Vulnerable Targets (Leadership)
• Nigeria: Fuel Scarcity - Don't Make Nigerians Scapegoats, Jonathan to Oil Marketers (Leadership)
• Nigeria: NSCDC in Sokoto State Deploys 2,000 Officers for Sallah (Leadership)
• Nigeria: Shell Shuts Oil Station in Nembe Creek (Leadership)
• Nigeria: New World Bank Sourcebook Advocates Engaging Stakeholders As Allies for Pollution Management (Leadership)
• Nigeria: Downpour Leads to Collapse of Two Bridges in Zaria (Leadership)
• Nigeria: Outstanding Claims - FG Willing to Dialogue With Oil Marketers - Okonjo-Iweala (Leadership)
• Nigeria: Police Beef up Security in Bauchi Metropolis (Leadership)
• Zimbabwe: Experts Call Pm Tsvangirai's Bluff Over Draft Constitution (The Herald)
• Egypt: Egyptian Leather Dignity in Saudi Jails [press release] (HRInfo)
• Zimbabwe: Most National Census Logistics in Place (The Herald)
• Zimbabwe: Issuing of Hunting Permits to Black Farmers Spot On (The Herald)
• Congo-Kinshasa: Rapes of Young Girls in DRC Still Unpunished (IPS)
• Zimbabwe: Draft Constitution - the Final Frontier [opinion] (The Herald)
• South Africa: Paralympic Cyclists Ready for London (SA Info)
• Congo-Kinshasa: DRC Conflict Worsens, Oxfam Warns (IPS)
• South Sudan: Air Drops Underway for Refugees in South Sudan (WFP)
• South Africa: Woman En Route to Antarctica to Raise Water Awareness (RNW Africa)
• Nigeria: PPA Condemns Attack On Its Secretariat By Hoodlums (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Stop Sucking Mucus From Children's Noses, Expert Warns Mothers (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: President Jonathan Renews Appointment of Five Permanent Secretaries (Nigeria First)
• West Africa: Ndeley Agbaw, Procurement Officer for Region, Senegal [interview] (WFP)
• Zimbabwe: Heroesplush Explodes! (The Herald)
• Mali: Nation Faces Complex Humanitarian Emergency - Report (UN News)
• Africa: Ambassador Battle's Remarks at Joint USAU and Embassy Addis Ababa Iftar Dinner [document] (US-AU Mission)
• West Africa: Ecowas Is Focusing On the Wrong Front in Mali [analysis] (Daily Maverick)
• South Africa: Moving Pictures Reap R1 Million in Exposure (Biz-Community)
• Swaziland: Armed Police Block Students Protest (Swazi Media)
• Botswana: U.S. Medics Support Country's HIV Prevention Efforts [press release] (U.S. Africa Command)
• Nigeria: NDE Introduces Lady Chauffeur Training Scheme in Imo (Leadership)
• Nigeria: FAAN Ready to Evacuate Abandoned Aircraft At Airports (Leadership)
• South Africa: Govt's Ultimate Problem - Water Delivery Failure [analysis] (Daily Maverick)
• Burkina Faso: An Update on Nutrition Programmes in the Yagha Province [press release] (IFRC)
• Zimbabwe: Japanese Keen to Invest in Zim (The Herald)
• South Africa: Goodbye Youth Wage Subsidy, Hello Youth Employment Accord [analysis] (Daily Maverick)
• Zimbabwe: Story Behind Ethanol Project (The Herald)
• Zimbabwe: Come Clean, Murray & Roberts Told (The Herald)
• Kenya: New European Union Directive On E-Waste Comes Into Force [press release] (UNEP)
• West Africa: Christian Aid Escalates Sahel Appeal as Crisis Worsens [press release] (Christian Aid)
• Zimbabwe: No Such Thing As Low Risk (The Herald)
• Africa: Lubanga Case - Trial Chamber I Issues First ICC Decision On Reparations for Victims [press release] (African Press Organization)
• Nigeria: Manu, Amuneke Thumbs-Up Calabar Mock Premiership (This Day)
• Nigeria: SAHCOL Acquires New Machines for Efficient Service Delivery (This Day)
• Somalia: 4000 Flight Hours for Luxembourg Maritime Patrol Aircraft [press release] (EU Navfor)
• Africa: Transfer Innovations From Research Labs to Farmers Fields - IFAD President at IITA in Nigeria [press release] (IFAD)
• Zimbabwe: Zim Celebrates SADC Day (The Herald)
• Central African Republic: Media Advisory [press release] (Unicef)
• Nigeria: Okene Killings - Suspects Moved to Abuja (Daily Trust)
• Africa: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to Vote on Landmark Rules [press release] (Global Witness)
• Nigeria: Obasanjo to Share Experience On Cost of Doing Business in Nigeria (This Day)
• Nigeria: Bomb Scare in Kaduna (Daily Trust)
• Zimbabwe: Councillors Want CEO Dismissed (The Herald)
• Zimbabwe: Women Urged to Get Tertiary Education (The Herald)
• Zimbabwe: We're Not Cursed - Walaza (The Herald)
• Senegal: Cooperative Gives Youth Reasons to Stay at Home (IPS)
• Zimbabwe/Angola: Rahman's Missed Chance (The Herald)
• Nigeria: FG Not Doing Enough On Corruption, Insecurity, Says New Catholic Archbishop (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Our Great Olympic Flop (Vanguard)
• Zimbabwe: U-17 Coach Chigowe Appeals to Zifa (The Herald)
• Gambia: IFJ Calls On the Gambia to Re-Open Radio Taranga Fm [press release] (IFJ)
• Gabon: Gunmen Burn Opposition TV Station's Transmitter in Gabon [press release] (IFEX)
• Somalia: The IFJ Condemns the Killings of Two Journalists in Mogadishu [press release] (IFJ)
• Mali: On the Spot Helping People in the North [press release] (ICRC)
• Zimbabwe: Nothing Quite Like Chirorodziva (The Herald)
• Nigeria: Former Niger Delta Militants Attack Journalist Union Office [press release] (CPJ)
• Sudan: Security Council Press Statement on Darfur (UN)
• Zimbabwe: . . . As Pamuzinda Gears for 'Zora Butter' (The Herald)
• South Africa: Lonmin Massacre Symptom of Deeper Crisis [press release] (IFP)
• South Sudan: Statement on Air Drops for Refugees (WFP)
• Zimbabwe: Fuel Prices Go Up Six Cents (The Herald)
• Zimbabwe: Muzhange Named in Twenty20 Squad (The Herald)
• Nigeria: Multi Year Tariff Will End Epileptic Power Supply - Orji (Vanguard)
• Zimbabwe: President Seeks Nod to Contest Ruling (The Herald)
• Mauritius: Commonwealth Education Ministers to Meet in Mauritius [press release] (Commonwealth)
• Sudan: Acting Unamid Chief Conveys Support for Peace Process, Condemns Attack on DRA [press release] (Unamid)
• Zimbabwe: Zim Landmarks in Art [opinion] (The Herald)
• South Africa: KZN Department of Education Has Its Priorities Wrong [press release] (IFP)
• Nigeria: Esut VC's Abductors Demand N200 Million Ransom As Cults Kill Four (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Kidnapped Delta Judge, Okoh, Regains Freedom (Vanguard)
• Gabon: In Gabon, Gunmen Burn Opposition TV Station's Transmitter [press release] (CPJ)
• Nigeria: Sallah - Plateau Police Step Up Security (This Day)
• Nigeria: CSOs Want Comprehensive Tax Regime Reforms (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Sallah - FCT Senator Congratulates Muslims, Gives Out Rice (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: NUC Lifts Suspension On Madonna University (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Eid El-Fitr - FCT PDP Chairman Sues for Peace (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Wamban Dutse Dies at 80 (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Zazzau Emirate Cancels Sallah Durbars (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Reforming the Judiciary [editorial] (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: IBB Backs State Police, Says it Will Work Well (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Menas Skipper, Coach Rate Eagles High (This Day)
• Southern Africa: SADC Summit Opens in Maputo (The Herald)
• Nigeria: Perpetrators of Bombings During Ramadan Not True Muslims - Catholic Archbishop (Vanguard)
• Namibia: Partner Sought for Country's IP Network Project [document] (TradeInvest)
• Africa: Private Sector Key to Continent's Infrastructure Development [analysis] (TradeInvest)
• Nigeria: 'Imo Marathon' Defrauds Nigerian Olympian (Vanguard)
• Zimbabwe: Tsodzo Named Interim Coach for Quelaton (The Herald)
• Zimbabwe: Govt, Essar to Review Iron Ore Deal (The Herald)
• South Africa: Legal Landscape for Spamming Is Set to Become More Rigorous (Biz-Community)
• Nigeria: Delta ACN to Flush Out Impostors (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: The Necessary Retreat to the Starting Point [opinion] (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: D'Tigers Had Only Six Weeks to Prepare - Oyedeji (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: NWC Recognises Obasanjo's Ogun PDP Faction (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Nnaji Blames FG, PHCN Workers Crisis On Pension Manipulation (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Chris Okotie Replies Ex-Wife - I Will Never Accept You Back (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: NIMR Empowers Pathologists, Scientists to Meet WHO Accreditation (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: The Military Distrusted Labour Under Wahab Goodluck (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: DANA - Coroner Recalls Obafunwa, NAMA (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Leboku Festival to Boost Tourism, Agriculture (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Jonathan Stresses Agric Devt (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Again, Fresh Communal Clash in Benue Leaves 10 Dead (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: FG Releases N300 Billion Capital Vote As Okonjo-Iweala Meets Fuel Marketers (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Nkpor Youths Protest Incessant Arrests By Police (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Kwara Gov Debunks Rift With Saraki (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Three Dead, Five Injured in Lagos Auto-Crash (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: NFIU Seeks Partnership With NDLEA (This Day)
• Nigeria: Age of Aircraft and Air Safety in Nigeria (This Day)
• Nigeria: Insecurity, Greatest Challenge to Oil and Gas Operations (This Day)
• Nigeria: PDP Tackles ACN Over Okupe (This Day)
• Nigeria: Fashola - Why Lagos Traffic Law Was Signed (This Day)
• Nigeria: 'HoneyWell Is Committed to Creating New Nigerian Power Company' [interview] (This Day)
• Nigeria: IG - Motorparks Are Dens for Robbers, Drug Peddlers (This Day)
• Nigeria: Sultan - No Plan to Islamise Nigeria (This Day)
• Nigeria: EgyptAir Africa's First Airline Marks 80 Years (This Day)
• Zimbabwe: A'zambezi Lodge's Perfect Return (The Herald)
• Nigeria: Ahmed Denies Rift With Saraki Over 2015 Election (This Day)
• Nigeria: Lagos FZ Attracts N35 Billion Worth of Investments (This Day)
• Nigeria: Babangida Condemns Calls for Jonathan's Resignation (This Day)
• Nigeria: Adoke Cautions FCT Minister Over Demolition (This Day)
• Nigeria: Court Renews Order Restraining APGA's Factional Leaders (This Day)
• Nigeria: Aviation Workers Protest Concession of Revenue Collection (This Day)
• Nigeria: 'Most Alarms On Piracy Are Not True' (This Day)
• Nigeria: 'Okupe, Benue Govt in Court Over N600 Million Contract Fund' (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Don't Give Ibori's U.S.$15 Million to Delta Govt - N-Delta Activist (Vanguard)
• Zimbabwe: Villagers Run Amok Over Doctor (The Herald)
• Zimbabwe: Witchcraft and the Gokwe Spectacle [opinion] (The Herald)
• South Africa: GBCSA Exhibition Offers Platform to Showcase Products (Biz-Community)
• Zimbabwe: 'Give Small-Scale Miners a Chance' (The Herald)
• Zimbabwe: Chauke Rallies Nyasango for Rio Games (The Herald)
• Burkina Faso: Blaise Compaoré and the Politics of Personal Enrichment [analysis] (African Arguments)
• South Africa: New Look for Channel O (Biz-Community)
• South Africa: The Rainbow Warrior Lights Up the Rainbow Nation [press release] (Greenpeace)
• Namibia: City Buses Set Off Earlier (New Era)
• Somalia: Peace in Mogadishu Is Fragile but Holding [analysis] (African Arguments)
• Nigeria: Customs Boss Creates Consultative Committee On Trade Facilitation (This Day)
• Nigeria: Drug Abuse in Children Is On the Increase - Imo Ndlea (Vanguard)
• South Sudan: UN Mission in South Sudan Meets With Dissatisfied National Staff (Sudan Tribune)
• Africa: IT News Africa Launches First Edition of African Innovator (Biz-Community)
• South Africa: Bafana Coach Happy With Overseas-Based Players (SAFA)
• Nigeria: Senate Committee Warns Firms Aiding Oil Spills (This Day)
• Namibia: Trustco Invests in Better Sport Facilities (Namibia Economist)
• Namibia: Exceptional Racer in the Making (Namibia Economist)
• Namibia: May the Best Team Win (Namibia Economist)
• South Africa: BHF Backs Medical Tariff Guidelines (Biz-Community)
• South Africa: 15 Successful Years for ICC (Biz-Community)
• South Africa: 1time Initiative Aims to Empower Young Women (Biz-Community)
• Nigeria: Councillor, Three Others Killed in Renewed Enugu Cult War (Vanguard)
• South Africa: Successful Cape Town Book Fair (Biz-Community)
• South Africa: New Look for Diabetes Focus (Biz-Community)
• South Africa: Infrastructure Drive 'Key to Job Creation' (SA Info)
• South Africa: The Deaths in Marikana Mines [press release] (ANC)
• South Africa: Skydive for Rhinos 2012 Aims to Raise R10 Million (Biz-Community)
• Angola: Lime Factory Needs U.S.$ 10 Million to Increase Production (ANGOP)
• Zimbabwe: Constitution Watch - Veritas [opinion] (Sokwanele)
• Zimbabwe: Thursday, 16 August 2012 - Issue 414 [press release] (MDC)
• Angola: Papod Interacts With Kwanza Sul Voters (ANGOP)
• Angola: Ambrinz Municipality Gains 200 Houses (ANGOP)
• Angola: Coalition ND-UE Assesses Airtime Programme (ANGOP)
• Angola/Zimbabwe: Soccer Body Boss Foresees Good Performance Against Zimbabwe (ANGOP)
• Angola: Education of Disabled Persons Highlighted (ANGOP)
• Rwanda: Agaciro Development Fund to Focus On Rural Development (Focus)
• Angola: Re-Inauguration of Central Post Office Station in Luanda (ANGOP)
• Rwanda: Student Wins First Car in MTN Sharama Promotion (Focus)
• Uganda: Govt Keen On Innovation Support Centres (New Vision)
• Uganda: Parliament Honours Gold-Medalist Kiprotich (New Vision)
• Kenya: Emirates Offers Free Visas to Dubai (The Star)
• Angola: Women's Handball Cadet Team Beat Portugal By 30-29 (ANGOP)
• Kenya: Local Traders Angered By Influx of Chinese Hawkers (The Star)
• Kenya: Miguna Miguna Sued for Defamation (The Star)
• South Africa: Marikana Eerily Silent After Mine Massacre (SAPA)
• Kenya: Wetang'ula to Issue Statement On Chinese Hawkers (The Star)
• Kenya: Politician Denies Links to Murder Suspect (The Star)
• Kenya: Top Aces Opt for GP Races (The Star)
• South Africa: Beyond the Chaos At Marikana - the Search for the Real Issues [analysis] (Daily Maverick)
• Angola: Prosecutor Urges Media Organs to Abide By Impartiality (ANGOP)
• Nigeria: No Bomb Explosion At Banana Plantation - Rivers Govt (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Desmond Elliot Hits Cinemas With Latest Movie (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: I Got Married At 21 to Ward-Off Girls - Steven Keshi [interview] (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Court Orders IGP to Release Ugolor (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: NIIA Brainstorms On ICJ's Ruling Over Bakassi (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Call for Jonathan to Resign Laughable - IBB (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Wedding Bells for Elfreda Edewor? (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Boko Haram - Reyenieju Backs Call for Dialogue (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Lagos Journalists Storm Govt House Over Assault On Colleagues (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Court Orders Akeredolu to Pay N4 Million Over Billboards (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Nigeria Faces Imminent Disintegration If - Fasehun (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Ojukwu's Will Out Next Month (Vanguard)
• South Africa: Lonmin's Killing Fields - the Inevitable, Tragic Next Move [analysis] (Daily Maverick)
• Nigeria: Group Faults Rivers' Teachers Recruitment Exercise (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: ACN Lauds Dickson On Adoption of State Coat of Arms, Flag, Anthem (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Edo State - a Case of Evolution Over Magic (II) (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Olympic Observations (Vanguard)
• South Africa: South Africa Condemns Claims By Mr Kayumba Nyamwasa, a Former General in the Rwandan Armed Forces [press release] (SA Govt)
• Nigeria: Star Quest, DA Heritage, Chuks Morientez Signed On! (Vanguard)
• South Africa: Labour Minister Appeals to Platinum Mines Parties to Use CCMA for Negotiations to Stem Violence [press release] (SA Govt)
• Nigeria: Obong of Calabar's Selection in Order - Kingmakers (Vanguard)
• South Africa: Kwazulu-Natal Education Head of Department Dr Nkosinathi Sishi to Attend a Court Appearance of a Departmental Official [press release] (SA Govt)
• South Africa: MEC for Education in Kwazulu-Natal (KZN) Senzo Mchunu Sends His Condolences to the Family of Lucky Phiri [press release] (SA Govt)
• Nigeria: Olumo Rock - Egbas' Shelter, Fortress (Vanguard)
• South Africa: Department to Raise Human Trafficking Awareness in Setsoto [press release] (SA Govt)
• Nigeria: Obi Seals Two More Houses Allegedly Used By Kidnappers (Vanguard)
• South Africa: Official Launch of Vodacom and KZNDOE Information Communication Technology Centre [press release] (SA Govt)
• South Africa: GPG to Improve Monitoring to Strengthen the Functioning of Departments [press release] (SA Govt)
• South Africa: Minister Must Make a Decision On the Consumer Commission's Top Job [press release] (DA)
• South Africa: Premier Mokonyane Acts On Charlotte Maxeke [press release] (SA Govt)
• South Africa: President Jacob Zuma Extends Condolences On the Passing of Human Rights Commissioner Sandile Baai [press release] (SA Govt)
• South Africa: Women's Caucus Condemns Gender Based Violence [press release] (SA Govt)
• Nigeria: Cement Manufacturers Lobby for Concrete Roads (This Day)
• Nigeria: Subsidy Re-Investment Programme Gulps N105 Billion in Seven Months (This Day)
• Nigeria: Sallah - IG Orders 24-Hour Security At Worship Centres, Govt Establishments (This Day)
• Nigeria: NBA Decries Deplorable State of Judiciary in Bauchi (This Day)
• Nigeria: NAHCO to Reap Benefits of U.S.$40 Million Investment Soon (This Day)
• Nigeria: Bomb Scare Causes Panic in Kaduna (This Day)
• Nigeria: EFCC Takes Over Illegal Oil Bunkering Vessel (This Day)
• Nigeria: Oyerinde - Court Orders IG to Release Ugolor (This Day)
• Nigeria: NUJ Protests Assault On Photojournalists (This Day)
• Nigeria: Experts to Assess Aviation Growth, Strategy in Africa (This Day)
• Kenya: County Bosses Row in Court (The Star)
• Kenya: Omollo Sacked (The Star)
• Kenya: Scores Injured in Al Shabaab Onslaught (The Star)
• Kenya: Don't Ban Tuition - Just Overhaul the Education System [opinion] (The Star)
• Kenya: Counties to Use Wireless Technology (The Star)
• Kenya: Teenager Fined Sh100,000 for Dangerous Driving (The Star)
• Kenya: Corridors of Power (The Star)
• Kenya: Kombo in Bungoma County Senator Race (The Star)
• Kenya: Tuition Ban Violators Warned (The Star)
• Kenya: Family Plea for Kenyan Girl Held in Thai Prison (The Star)
• Kenya: Eagle Wings All Set for Regional Club Showpiece (The Star)
• Kenya: Silver Medalist Blames Late Selection for Poor Olympic Showing (The Star)
• Kenya: CRA Revises Revenue Sharing Formula (The Star)
• Kenya: Uproar Over Govt's Property Sale to Pay Debts (The Star)
• East Africa: A Golfing Weekend in Mombasa and Limuru (The Star)
• Kenya: Doctors On Strike As Pay Talks Fail (The Star)
• Kenya: Makueni, Machakos Wrangle Over Konza (The Star)
• Kenya: Muamba Retires On Doctors' Advice (The Star)
• Kenya: Co-Operative Bank Sets Up Shop in South Sudan (The Star)
• Kenya: Confusion Reigns At Kangema TNA Polls (The Star)
• Kenya: Three Al Shabaab Members Killed (The Star)
• Kenya: Malindi Curio Traders Feel Pinch of Terror Threats (The Star)
• Kenya: Bail Revoked for Iranian Terror Suspects (The Star)
• Kenya: Printer Disputes Parliamentary Report (The Star)
• South Africa: President Zuma Alarmed At Loss of Life At Lonmin Mine [press release] (SA Govt)
• Kenya: Baraza's Fighting Spirit Is Hurting the Taxpayer [opinion] (The Star)
• Nigeria: As Cardinal Okogie Retires (This Day)
• Nigeria: The Budget Conundrum (II) - Unravelling the Jargon? [opinion] (This Day)
• Kenya: Not My Fault (The Star)
• Kenya: Cleric Opposes Ban On Tuition (The Star)
• Kenya: Transport Staff Accused of Fraud (The Star)
• Kenya: Toyota Bids for Lamu-South Sudan Oil Pipeline Project (The Star)
• Kenya: Is Your City Building Approved? Think Again (The Star)
• Kenya: Three Dead in Clash Over Grazing Land (The Star)
• Kenya: Moi Against Presidents for Life (The Star)
• Zimbabwe: Roki Heads for Masvingo (The Herald)
• Kenya: Mumias Sugar Hit By Cane Poaching - Kebati (The Star)
• Kenya: Mwakwere Hate Speech Trial for August 27 (The Star)
• Nigeria: It's Disappointing We Ended Without Any Medal - IBB (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Obasanjo - Where Are His Friends? [opinion] (Vanguard)
• Kenya: Kesal Base Camp to Host Extreme Sports Challenge (The Star)
• Nigeria: Alison-Madueke Allays Fear of Fuel Scarcity (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: TUC, Others Bemoan Effects of Deregulation On Nigerians (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Edo DSS Parades Suspected Car Snatchers (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: FCTA Demolishes Mpape Shanties (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Flood - Oyo Begins Fresh Demolitions (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Bakassi - Final Showdown (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Eagles First Timers Excite Keshi (Vanguard)
• Kenya: Ministry Officials Deny Trafficking Sh4 Million Drugs (The Star)
• Kenya: Canadian Govt to Select Poll Kit Provider (The Star)
• Kenya: Masinde Muliro Lecturers, Workers to Protest Today (The Star)
• Kenya: Ranneberger 'Broke Rule for Diplomats' in KACC Saga (The Star)
• Africa: Runoffs Tell Us Little About 2013 [opinion] (The Star)
• Kenya: Supreme Court Guard Officer Murdered in Nairobi (The Star)
• Kenya: Taita Taveta Cries for Famine Relief (The Star)
• Kenya: Saitoti Chopper 'Wasn't Registered' (The Star)
• Kenya: Lethal Brew Victims' Families Plea to Musyimi (The Star)
• Kenya: Mudavadi and Eugene Irk Elders (The Star)
• Nigeria: Security Beefed Up in North, Abuja Before Eid (Leadership)
• Nigeria: Juanita During Dies At 41 (Leadership)
• Nigeria: 80 Percent Businesses in Nigeria Bribe Government Officials - World Bank (Leadership)
• Nigeria: AGF Advises FCT Minister to Stop Mpape Demolition (Leadership)
• Nigeria: Peter, P-Square Denies Then Confirms Expecting Baby Number Two (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Workers Protest Non-Payment of Wages (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: No Security, No Devt, Says Police Affairs Minister (Vanguard)
• South Africa: Catch Up Plan Given Thumbs Up By Parliament Education Committee [press release] (SA Govt)
• South Africa: Court Supports GDE's Determination to Protect Learning in Ekurhuleni Ahead of Matric Exams [press release] (SA Govt)
• Sierra Leone: Councillor Lombi Is Zero, Says Aberdeen Chief (Concord)
• Sierra Leone: NMJD Schools CSOS on National Resource Governance (Concord)
• South Africa: Public Protector Calls on Limpopo Residents to Join Hands With Her Office to End Maladministration [press release] (SA Govt)
• Sierra Leone: Bishop Cole Declares for Mayor of Freetown (Concord)
• Uganda: Eid Al-Fitr Expected Saturday or Sunday (New Vision)
• South Africa: Collaboration Is Key in Resolving Water Challenges Around the Country [press release] (SA Govt)
• Uganda: Kiprotich Inspires a Generation (New Vision)
• Sierra Leone: FBC Protest Ends, Exams Continue (Concord)
• South Africa: Public Protector Advocate Thuli Madonsela Asked to Investigate Thabazimbi Municipality [press release] (SA Govt)
• South Africa: Gde Seeks to Avoid Lengthy Court Battle Over Lewis Wynne's Family Claim [press release] (SA Govt)
• Uganda: Two UPDF Soldiers Found Dead in South Sudan (New Vision)
• Sierra Leone: Mayor, Others to Pay Le455 Million or Risk Three-Year Jail (Concord)
• Uganda: Ssuubi FM Rewards Listeners on Eid (Observer)
• South Africa: DOL Lauds Equity Reports Employer Submissions [press release] (SA Govt)
• Uganda: Museveni, UN Discuss Somalia (New Vision)
• Sudan: Health Minister of Kassala State Kassala Meet Italian Aid Office Director (SNA)
• Uganda: Musumba IOC Candidature in Balance Due to Arrears (New Vision)
• South Africa: President Zuma Arrives in Zimbabwe for Mediation [press release] (SA Govt)
• Sierra Leone: Mysterious Fire at APC Office (Concord)
• Tanzania: Improving Business Climate Through Eregulations (Daily News)
• Sudan: The President Al-Bashir Arrives in Holy Medina (SNA)
• Uganda: When Your Man Strikes Gold [opinion] (Observer)
• Tanzania: Dar Confirms Deflagging 36 Iranian Ships (Daily News)
• Uganda: Harry Sagara - Sent 16, One Returned With a Gold Medal [analysis] (Observer)
• Tanzania: Tanesco Inspectors Unearth 8m/ - Power Theft Syndicate (Daily News)
• Uganda: Walusimbi Makes-Up for TV Shows [interview] (Observer)
• Tanzania: Red Cross Decries Abuse of Emblem (Daily News)
• Zimbabwe: Mugabe Insists on Amending Draft Charter After Meeting Zuma (SW Radio)
• Uganda: AfDB Calls for Proper Vetting of Contractors (New Vision)
• Zimbabwe: MDC-T 'Agenda' Questioned Over Constitution Confusion (SW Radio)
• Uganda: Kayihura Hails Muslims on Community Policing (New Vision)
• Uganda: Killed Helicopter Pilots - Who Really Were They? (New Vision)
• Zimbabwe: Illegal Hunting at Zanu-PF Controlled Savuli Ranch (SW Radio)
• Tanzania: Mukangara Wants Olympic Participation Assessment (Daily News)
• Zimbabwe: Chiweshe Protests Turn Violent Over Eviction of Top Doctor (SW Radio)
• Tanzania: 'Inflated Food Prices Hurt Fasting Muslims' (Daily News)
• Zimbabwe: Zuma Says 'Minor Hitches' in Draft Constitution (SW Radio)
• Uganda: Online Car Registration Goes to Communities (New Vision)
• Zimbabwe: Villagers Forced to Support Families of Magura Murderers (SW Radio)
• Central African Republic: Expert Blames Bozizé Rebels for Atrocities (Bemba Trial Website)
• Tanzania: NMB Leads in Profitability (Daily News)
• Uganda: Sebaggala Cannot Claim Ringtones Copyright, Says MTN (New Vision)
• Uganda: Barya Accepts Makerere University Decision on VC (New Vision)
• Uganda: Busiest Day Ever for Kiprotich [opinion] (New Vision)
• Tanzania: Mwanza Mill to Tap AGOA Market (Daily News)
• Tanzania: Matola Tells Simba to Focus on Youth Side (Daily News)
• Tanzania: Kagera University Needs 3bn/ - to Start (Daily News)
• Uganda: NGO Starts Sixth Community Library in Mayuge District (New Vision)
• Tanzania: Dar Impresses at Korean Exhibitions (Daily News)
• Uganda: MP Wants Govt to Recognise Local Investors (New Vision)
• Tanzania: Children Consume Poisonous Fruits (Daily News)
• South Africa: Petrosa, Cairn India Group Sign Agreement (SAnews.gov.za)
• Uganda: Kiprotich Cools Off in Five-Star Hotel (New Vision)
• South Africa: NPOs Urged to Work With Govt to Realise 30-Year Plan (SAnews.gov.za)
• Tanzania: Men Harass Most Women At Markets (Daily News)
• South Africa: Zuma Sends Condolences to Baai's Family, Friends (SAnews.gov.za)
• Tanzania: Handicraft Dealers in Mwanza Face Challenges (Daily News)
• Uganda: Minister Alupo Speaks Out on Makerere VC Search (New Vision)
• Southern Africa: SADC Leaders Expected Discuss Zimbabwe (SAnews.gov.za)
• Tanzania: Olympic Failure Should Teach Us Critical Lessons [opinion] (Daily News)
• Uganda: FDC Still Strong - Besigye (New Vision)
• South Africa: New Chairperson for House of Traditional Leaders Elected (SAnews.gov.za)
• Tanzania: Mwanza Sets Plans to Fight Bilharzia [interview] (Daily News)
• South Africa: Sexwale Announces Administrator for EAAB (SAnews.gov.za)
• Sudan: Taha Receives Telephone Call From Egyptian Prime Minister (SNA)
• Tanzania: Company Acquires Modern Coffee Cleaning Machine (Daily News)
• South Africa: Energy Department Considering Second Determination of IPPs (SAnews.gov.za)
• Sudan: Pro-Government Militia Accused of Abducting IDPs in West Darfur (Radio Dabanga)
• Sudan: Third Day of Clashes in Mellit, North Darfur (Radio Dabanga)
• Tanzania/Botswana: Fragile Stars' Defence Worries Poulsen (Daily News)
• Egypt: Presidency Reaffirms People's Right to Demonstrate (Aswat Masriya)
• Tunisia: U.S. Ambassador - 'United States Does Not Plan to Create Military Base in Tunisia' (Tunis Afrique Presse)
• Tunisia: CPR Freezes Tahar Hmila's Membership (Tunis Afrique Presse)
• Sudan: IDPs and Refugees Hope for Peace By Eid - Opinion Poll (Radio Dabanga)
• South Africa: President Zuma Praises Non-Profit Organisations for Sterling Work (SAnews.gov.za)
• Egypt: Turkish President Visits Egypt in December (Aswat Masriya)
• Southern Africa: SADC Leaders to Adopt Growth Plan (SAnews.gov.za)
• Tunisia: Association for Defense of Children's Rights Disapproves of Articles Proposed By NCA (Tunis Afrique Presse)
• Sudan: Kassab and Fatta Barno Victims - Authorities' Bureaucracy (Radio Dabanga)
• Tunisia: Trade Deficit Worsens By 897.6 MTD in First Seven Months of 2012 (Tunis Afrique Presse)
• Egypt: Khaled Ali Praises Mursi's Decision to Release Civilians (Aswat Masriya)
• Egypt: Moussa Wants Sheikh Inciting Killing Prosecuted (Aswat Masriya)
• Rwanda: Rwanda Urged to Join Regional Senatorial Body (New Times)
• Rwanda: Solidarity Fund to Focus on Rural Development (New Times)
• Rwanda: Kagame Rallies RPF Cadres (New Times)
• Rwanda: Rwandans Petition Belgian Authorities Over Congolese Attacks (New Times)
• Rwanda: La Jeunesse Set Bigger Ambitions (New Times)
• Uganda: Makerere Council Rejects Barya's VC Poll Petition (Observer)
• Rwanda: Rwanda, Uganda Security Officials Discuss Cross Border Crime (New Times)
• Rwanda: Team Rwanda Targets Top 10 Finish in Rio (New Times)
• Rwanda: German Classical Trio Thrill Kigalians (New Times)
• Rwanda: EABL Commits U.S.$400,000 (New Times)
• Rwanda: Paralympics Team Settling Well in Bury St Edmunds (New Times)
• Rwanda: Uwinkindi Trial to Proceed (New Times)
• Rwanda: Bill to Increase Access to Reproductive Health Spends Five Years in Parliament (New Times)
• Rwanda: National Census Targets 390,000 Families a Day (New Times)
• Rwanda: Farmers to Get Tractors on Credit (New Times)
• Kenya: Sh0.5 Million Poll Fee On Women Ill-Advised [editorial] (The Star)
• Rwanda: Goma Meeting Bodes Well for Peace in DRC (New Times)
• Kenya: Olympic Defeat Was About Poor Tactics [opinion] (The Star)
• Rwanda: NBA Star Inspires Local Hoops Players (New Times)
• South Sudan: IOM Supports South Sudan Relief and Rehabilitation Commission (Sudan Tribune)
• Uganda: Seeta High Beats All in Teen Swagg (Observer)
• Rwanda: Turkish School Opens in Kigali (New Times)
• Rwanda: Rwanda to Learn From Brazil's School Feeding Programme (New Times)
• South Sudan: Unity State Citizens Face Worsening Flooding (Sudan Tribune)
• Rwanda: Flowers Pay for Kenyan Farmer Who Abandoned Tea Farming (New Times)
• Sudan: Unity State Hit By Refuse Collection Problems (Sudan Tribune)
• Sudan: The Defense and Interior Ministers Visit El-Fasher to Observe the Conditions (SNA)
• Africa: A Mutually Beneficial China-Africa Strategic Relationship [opinion] (Capital FM)
• Rwanda: A Democratic Society Needs Its Citizens - Sondra Myers (New Times)
• Uganda: Ebola Contained, Says Health Ministry (New Vision)
• Kenya: Parliament to Probe Sh56 Billion Controversial Airport Tender (Capital FM)
• Africa: Jobs for Youths a Panacea for Africa's Woes - AfDB (Capital FM)
• Kenya: Iteere Warns Politicians Over Violence, Hate Speech (Capital FM)
• Kenya: De La Rue Wants Erroneous MPs' Report Expunged (Capital FM)
• Kenya: Technician Falls to His Death At NSSF Building (Capital FM)
• Uganda: We Should Urgently Integrate TB-HIV Care [interview] (Observer)
• Kenya: DC Sought By Anti-Graft Officers Over Bribery (Capital FM)
• Kenya: Ex-KBC Bosses Freed in World Cup Rights Case (Capital FM)
• Uganda: Search Ends As Bodies of Soldiers Found (Capital FM)
• Kenya: Public to Have Say On Watered-Down Integrity Bill (Capital FM)
• Kenya: Defence Force Kills At Least 70 Al Shabaab Fighters (Capital FM)
• Uganda: Kirumira Probe Goes to Kiruhura (Observer)
• Somalia: Credibility and Governance in Somalia [editorial] (Garowe Online)
• Uganda: Insurance Companies Do Pay Claims [opinion] (Observer)
• Rwanda: Inflation Drops as Food Prices Fall (New Times)
• Kenya: Motorists to Pay City Parking Fees Via Phones (Capital FM)
• Rwanda: Ngororero Village Generates Power From Local Stream (New Times)
• Uganda: Minister Wants Muslim for KCCA Post (Observer)
• Uganda: MP Ayena Worked With Kony for Peace's Sake (Observer)
• Uganda: Improve On Disease Surveillance [opinion] (New Vision)
• Somalia: Committee Excludes Warlords, Rebels and Armed Groups From Federal Parliament (Garowe Online)
• Uganda: Olympics - Govt Should Bury Its Head in Shame [opinion] (Observer)
• Uganda: Police Burst Sex Slavery Racket (Observer)
• Uganda: Ssemujju Nganda - UPDF Has Turned Into a Rigging Machine [column] (Observer)
• Uganda: What Uganda's Oil Industry Can Learn From Ghana, Nigeria (Observer)
• Uganda: Govt Should Build Its Own Offices - MPs (Observer)
• Uganda: Artistes March on in Dead Famous Parents' Shoes (Observer)
• Ghana: MTN Supports National Chief Imam (Ghanaian Chronicle)
• Ghana: NDP Receives EC's Certification (Ghanaian Chronicle)
• Uganda: Ebola Aims Blow at Yoyo (Observer)
• Uganda: Gunfire Rocks Kaliro (Observer)
• Ghana: Mahama Prays for Unity - Daniel Nonor (Ghanaian Chronicle)
• Uganda: NAADS Needs Overhaul, Says MP Kasirivu Atwooki (Observer)
• Ghana: When Rawlings Salutes Mills' Grave [opinion] (Ghanaian Chronicle)
• Ghana: Mahama Meets Ambassadors (Ghanaian Chronicle)
• Ghana: This Gerrymandering Would Not Save the NDC [opinion] (Ghanaian Chronicle)
• Uganda: Coffins of Hopelessness Give New Twist to Mulago [opinion] (Observer)
• Ghana: Kath Records Low Maternal Mortality - But Wants NHIA Fees Increased (Ghanaian Chronicle)
• Ghana: Sena Radio to Immortalise Memory of Late President Mills (Ghanaian Chronicle)
• Ghana: Viasat1 Unveils Three New Programmes (Ghanaian Chronicle)
• Ghana: Miss Malaika - Final Eviction Tomorrow (Ghanaian Chronicle)
• Uganda: Museveni Offers Shs 200 Million to Kiprotich (Observer)
• Ghana: Amissah-Arthur Appeals for Support (Ghanaian Chronicle)
• Uganda: Akright Sues Banyenzaki, MPs Over Land (Observer)
• Ghana: Parliament Advocates ICT Plant Expansion (Ghanaian Chronicle)
• Ghana: FAO Assists Ghana to Increase Guinea Fowl Production (Ghanaian Chronicle)
• Uganda: Cherished Values No Longer Political Hallmark [opinion] (Observer)
• Ghana: NPP Hunts for Sakande's Successor (Ghanaian Chronicle)
• Uganda: Broke Kasese Police Dig Own Latrine to Curb Diseases (Observer)
• Uganda: Kiprotich's Long Road to Stardom [opinion] (Observer)
• Angola: Under-18 Basketball Team Face Côte d'Ivoire (ANGOP)
• Angola: Hockey Team Thrash Colombia (ANGOP)
• Angola: Restaurants Chain Invests U.S.$ 5 Million (ANGOP)
• Uganda: Seven Missing, Two Reported Dead in Chopper Saga (Observer)
• Rwanda: Rwandans Urged to Cooperate as the 4th National Census Kicks-Off (News of Rwanda)
• Ghana: Trade Between Ghana and India Doubles (Ghanaian Chronicle)
• Angola: Health Minister Unveils Regional Hospital of Camabatela Thursday (ANGOP)
• Uganda: Sheraton Hotel Hosts Fasting Kids (Observer)
• Uganda: How Charcoal Dealers Use Water to Cheat You [opinion] (Observer)
• Rwanda: Local Leaders Cautioned Over Promoting Drunkardness (News of Rwanda)
• Angola: Attorney General Office Holds Workshop on Elections in Kwanza Sul (ANGOP)
• Angola: Constitution Was Last Legislature's High Point - Speaker (ANGOP)
• Ghana: Teachers Schooled on New Spousal Law (Ghanaian Chronicle)
• Angola: DW Promotes Seminar on Scientific Research Methods (ANGOP)
• Angola: Mozambique/Colombia Main Highlight of Second Round (ANGOP)
• Ghana: Malta Guinness Street Dance Ends in Accra (Ghanaian Chronicle)
• Angola: BFA Bank Inaugurates 163rd Branch in Angola (ANGOP)
• Angola: Unitel Launches New Products at Expo-Huila (ANGOP)
• Ghana: Tema Residents Hold Vigil in Memory of Late President Mills (Ghanaian Chronicle)
• Angola: Carlos Pedro Releases 'Palavra Sem Fronteiras' (ANGOP)
• Angola: Rasgado's Club Presents Second Jazz Festival (ANGOP)
• Ghana: Suspected Armed Robbers Kill Passenger (Ghanaian Chronicle)
• Angola: Ninety Per Cent of Laws Approved By MPs Were Consensual (ANGOP)
• Ghana: Two Arrested for Robbing Indian Woman (Ghanaian Chronicle)
• Angola: Main Centre for Monitoring Fishing Activities Inaugurated (ANGOP)
• Angola: Dos Santos Wishes Success to Mozambican Leader at SADC Chair (ANGOP)
• Ghana: Kpone Residents Mourn Late President Mills (Ghanaian Chronicle)
• Angola: Lubango Emeritus Archbishop Invites Faithful to Vote (ANGOP)
• Uganda: American Ice Cream Giant Ben and Jerry Visits Ugandan Farmers (Observer)
• Uganda: London 2012 Report Card [opinion] (Observer)