December 13, 2012

• Rwanda: Genocide Prisoners Released Early (Hirondelle)
• Zimbabwe: Air Zimbabwe Optimistic It Will Pass IATA Safety Test (SW Radio)
• Zimbabwe: New Deadlock Hits Constitutional Talks (SW Radio)
• Africa: Integrity Matters - The AfDB Strengthens Its Anti-Corruption Control Systems [SPONSOR WIRE] (AfDB)
• Africa: Fifth Afcop Annual Meetings Focuses On Delivering Development Results [SPONSOR WIRE] (AfDB)
• Africa: Towards a New Growth Model for Tunisia [SPONSOR WIRE] (AfDB)
• Africa: Board Approves 2013 Borrowing Program, Us $300 Million Loc to Firstrand Bank and Us $150 Million for Gabon's Fertilizer Plant [SPONSOR WIRE] (AfDB)
• Congo-Brazzaville: Torrential Rains Kill 13, Displace Hundreds (IRIN)
• South Africa: I Hate Rhinos (ThinkAfricaPress)
• Ghana: Public Announcement [press release] (Ghana Govt.)
• Egypt: Carter Declines to Monitor Referendum [press release] (Carter Center)
• Uganda: Kaliro Technical Institute Trudges Into Extinction (New Vision)
• Uganda: Archbishop Hands Over This Sunday (New Vision)
• South Africa: Road Deaths Up 31 Percent in First 10 Days of December - Back Seat 'Buckling-Up' Enforcement to Be Intensified [press release] (SA Govt)
• Liberia: Take the UN Concern in Good Faith [editorial] (NEWS)
• Liberia: SGBV Training Ends (NEWS)
• Zimbabwe: 'Sudan Has Opportunities for CSC' (Financial Gazette)
• Uganda: Akankwasa's Wife Guilty of Sh900 Million Theft (New Vision)
• Angola: Cinema Cycle Ends (ANGOP)
• Zimbabwe: Nyakazeya Scoops ICT Reporter Award (Financial Gazette)
• Angola: Aguinaldo Jaime Re-Elected Chairman of Chess Federation (ANGOP)
• Liberia: CDC Suspends Youth Chairman (Inquirer)
• Liberia: The Incident in Gbarnga and the Story of the 'Strategic Sergeant' [opinion] (Inquirer)
• Uganda: UPC Ask Museveni to Sack Minister Kibuule (New Vision)
• South Africa: Interventions to Find Long Lasting Peace and Political Stability At the Kwamashu Hostel to Continue [press release] (SA Govt)
• Angola: Sable Antelopes Hold One Training Session Thursday (ANGOP)
• Africa: When China Met Africa, a Review [column] (Africa Research Institute)
• Angola: Nation Qualify for Roller Hockey Semi-Finals (ANGOP)
• Liberia: Defense Orders Confinement of Soldier in Gbarnga (Inquirer)
• Liberia: BIN Arrests Three Officers (Inquirer)
• Liberia: Consultations On Electoral Reform Law Continue (Inquirer)
• Angola: Writer Hadjalmar El Vaim Releases Literary Work (ANGOP)
• Angola: Book of Angolan Isabel Ferreira Released in Lisbon (ANGOP)
• Zimbabwe: U.S.$ 1billion Contributed Towards Housing (Financial Gazette)
• Angola/Gambia: Paulo Talaya Referees Angola/Gambia Football Match (ANGOP)
• Uganda: U-19 Cricket Girls Are Talented but . . . (New Vision)
• Angola: Mozambique's Female Organisation Secretary General Visits Angola (ANGOP)
• Algeria: Local, Sahrawi Parliamentary Committee of Friendship and Brotherhood Installed (SPS)
• Zimbabwe: Starafrica in Talks (Financial Gazette)
• Angola: MPLA in Cabinda to Hold Third Conference (ANGOP)
• Uganda: Ssebuguzi, Mubiru Neck-to-Neck for Sprint Crown (New Vision)
• Angola: Sumbe to Host TPA Provincial Delegates Meeting (ANGOP)
• Zimbabwe: Turning Dreams Into Gold [column] (Financial Gazette)
• Uganda/Sudan: Hassan Wasswa for Trials With Sudan's El Merreikh FC (New Vision)
• Uganda: Judge Cancels Criminal Summons for Top MTN Executives (New Vision)
• Angola: Malanje Vice Governor Tours Caculama (ANGOP)
• Uganda: A Chance for Ugandans to Fly (New Vision)
• Angola: Millenium Bank Opens Branch in Luanda (ANGOP)
• Uganda: ICC Ready to Prosecute LRA Warlord Kony (New Vision)
• Uganda: Museveni Addresses Parliament Today (New Vision)
• Angola: Justice Minister Checks Sector in Cunene (ANGOP)
• Zimbabwe: Ministers Off the Hook (Financial Gazette)
• Uganda: Road Network to Improve With Term Contracting (New Vision)
• Angola: 1º De Agosto's Victory Considered Message for Afrobasket2013 (ANGOP)
• Uganda: Gov't Plans to Borrow Ah360b for Safe Water (New Vision)
• Uganda: Quality Chemicals Asks Gov't for Support (New Vision)
• Egypt: Third Round of National Dialogue (Egypt Online)
• Zimbabwe: No Implosion in MDC - President Tsvangirai [press release] (MDC)
• Zimbabwe: Draft Constitution Protects Woman Againts Violence - Majome [press release] (MDC)
• Liberia: Weah Takes Ellen's Job (New Democrat)
• Liberia: Riot in Gbarnga (New Democrat)
• West Africa: ECOWAS Cautions Against Protracted Dialogue On Mali [SPONSOR WIRE] (Ecowas)
• Zimbabwe: AICO Courts Foreign Investors (Financial Gazette)
• Angola: Vice-President of Republic Leaves for London (ANGOP)
• Uganda: UPDF Soldier Kills Barber in a Sex Row (New Vision)
• Angola: Angolan Hockey Team Qualify for Semi-Finals (ANGOP)
• Zimbabwe: Firms Face Seizure (Financial Gazette)
• Zimbabwe: Glitz and Glamour At Zanu-PF Conference (Financial Gazette)
• Zimbabwe: Thumbs Up for Chihuri (Financial Gazette)
• Angola: Vice Governor Works in Caculama (ANGOP)
• Zimbabwe: ICT to Drive Economy - Bloch (Financial Gazette)
• Zambia: Nation Sails Through to Soccer Semi-Finals (Times of Zambia)
• Zimbabwe: ICAZ Launches New Membership Category (Financial Gazette)
• Egypt: Al-Azhar Urges Egyptians to Participate in Constitutional Referendum (Egypt Online)
• Southern Africa: Nation Through Semi-Finals of SADC Football Tournament (ANGOP)
• Zimbabwe: Legitimacy of New Constitution Relies On Security of Peoples' Views [analysis] (Financial Gazette)
• Morocco: Secretariat of Political Branches of Polisario Front Recorded Satisfaction to National Outcome In 2012 (SPS)
• Zambia: LuSE Launches Bond Trading Tier (Times of Zambia)
• Zimbabwe: ASL Out of Danger - Munyeza [interview] (Financial Gazette)
• Zimbabwe: Primary Elections With Democracy! [opinion] (Financial Gazette)
• Angola: UNAC Pays Homage to Singer Zecax (ANGOP)
• Zambia: 'Public Order Act Not Weapon for Persecution' (Times of Zambia)
• Egypt: IDB to Lend Egypt U.S.$ 32 Million for Tile Sewage Projects (Egypt Online)
• Zimbabwe: Parties Play Numbers Game (Financial Gazette)
• Zimbabwe: SME Association Needs You [column] (Financial Gazette)
• Zambia: Chikwakwa Dumps MMD, Joins PF (Times of Zambia)
• Zambia: Minister Lubinda Given Ultimatum (Times of Zambia)
• Zimbabwe: Positive Gospel to the HIV Positive [opinion] (Financial Gazette)
• Zambia: Ndola Energy Applies for Heavy Fuel Oil Upgrade (Times of Zambia)
• Zimbabwe: Election Pact - Whither Ncube, Tsvangirai? (Financial Gazette)
• Liberia: UN Urges More Support for Liberia (New Democrat)
• Zimbabwe: Drought Spectre Blights Recovery Prospects (Financial Gazette)
• Liberia: Mass Action Demanded (New Democrat)
• Zambia: Sakeni Slams 'Petty' Hakainde Hichilema (Times of Zambia)
• Liberia: Judge Threatens Spectators (New Democrat)
• Liberia: Three Killed in Guinea Riot (New Democrat)
• Zimbabwe: Beware the Ides of March [opinion] (Financial Gazette)
• Zimbabwe: Congestion At Beitbridge Puts Damper On Festive Mood (Financial Gazette)
• Zimbabwe: We All Need 'Juice' [editorial] (Financial Gazette)
• Mali: Second Coup Shows Military Still Holds Sway (ThinkAfricaPress)
• Zimbabwe: SMEs, Job Creation [opinion] (Financial Gazette)
• Zambia: Step Up, State Challenges Zampost (Times of Zambia)
• Zambia/Namibia: Chipolopolo to Play Namibia, Swaziland Friendlies (Times of Zambia)
• Zimbabwe: New Wine in Old Bottles [opinion] (Financial Gazette)
• Zambia: Mumbi Appears in Court, Detained At Kamwala Prison (Times of Zambia)
• Zambia: ZASU Thanks Govt for Swimming Pool (Times of Zambia)
• Namibia: Pair Win Ultra Desert Triathlon (New Era)
• Nigeria: Cross River Rural Communities Benefit From Devt Projects (This Day)
• Nigeria: AfDB, Researchers Launch U.S.$63 Million Initiative to Tackle Poverty (This Day)
• Nigeria: Ipad Mini Vs. Samsung Galaxy 2 7.0 [analysis] (This Day)
• Nigeria: NSE Demonstrates Possibility of Online Real-Time Voting (This Day)
• Nigeria: 'Anti-Malaria Air-Conditioner Will Boost Customers' Experience' (This Day)
• Nigeria: 'Symantec's Digital Information Will Protect Business Data' (This Day)
• Nigeria: FAAN Carries Our Professional Assessment of its Workers (This Day)
• Nigeria: Bayelsa Contributes N1 Billion for Skills Acquisition (This Day)
• Africa: Africa Meets On Post-2015 Devt Framework (This Day)
• Nigeria: Re-Examining the NCC Ban On Telecoms Promos, Lotteries [analysis] (This Day)
• Nigeria: Aero Wins Best West African Airline Award for 2012 (This Day)
• Nigeria: NDLEA Begins Rural Community Sensitisation in Akwa Ibom (Leadership)
• Nigeria: 27 Percent of Victims Trafficked Are Children - UN Report (Leadership)
• South Africa: South Africa Opens New Investigation Into Samora Machel Plane Crash (Leadership)
• Nigeria: 20 Babies Delivered At RCCG Congress (Leadership)
• South Africa: Madiba Responding to Treatment - Presidency (Leadership)
• Nigeria: Oyo High Court to Hold Special Court Session for Eso (Leadership)
• Nigeria: NSE Will Transform to Gateway of African Capital Markets - CEO (Leadership)
• Nigeria: NCC to Go Tough On Spectrum Usage (Leadership)
• Nigeria: Commonwealth Committed to Human Rights, Says Deputy Secretary-General (Leadership)
• Zambia: 2011 Foreign Direct Investment Slumps (Times of Zambia)
• Zimbabwe: Deputy Minister Attacks Lawyer Over Kunonga (Financial Gazette)
• Zimbabwe: Mugabe Risks Isolation If He Defies SADC (Financial Gazette)
• Zambia: Boxers Bag 3 Gold, 2 Silver (Times of Zambia)
• Zimbabwe: Zanu-PF Pleads Bankruptcy (Financial Gazette)
• Zimbabwe: U.S. to Relook Into Zidera (Financial Gazette)
• Namibia: Matengu Is New Katima Mulilo Mayor (New Era)
• Namibia: Global Meltdown Erodes Diamond Revenue (New Era)
• Namibia: Windhoek Skyscrapers Turn to Green Energy (New Era)
• Namibia: 'Vambo Lokasie' Launched! (Namibian)
• Namibia: Breaking News - Shaduka Convicted On Appeal (Namibian)
• South Africa: ANC Electoral Commission Press Statement [press release] (ANC)
• South Africa: Nation Manufactured Wagons for Botswana (SA Info)
• South Africa: We Will Stand Up to Motshekga So That We Can Get Parliament Working for All [press release] (DA)
• Tunisia: Fitch Ratings Downgrades Nation's Debt Rating (Tunis Afrique Presse)
• Namibia: On Liberal Reformist Demagogues and Tenderpreneurs [opinion] (New Era)
• Namibia: Plots for Low-Income Groups (New Era)
• Africa: Local Players Get Chance to Impress Keshi (CAF)
• Ghana: Ministers Directed to Prepare Handing Over Notes (Ghanaian Chronicle)
• Morocco: World Leaders Recognize Syrian Opposition - King Mohammed VI Urges UNSC to Support Transfer of Power (Moroccan American Center for Policy)
• Ghana: Circumspection, Please, in These Tense Days [column] (Ghanaian Chronicle)
• Nigeria: An Evening With J.P. Clark (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Oliver Twist Gets Four Nominations at World Music Awards (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Gov Lamido Faults Reports On Son's Arrest Over On Money Laundering (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: My Son On Health Mission to Egypt, Says Gov. Lamido (Vanguard)
• Ghana: Life Bounces Back in Accra (Ghanaian Chronicle)
• Africa: The Power of Results and Evidence Artefacts [guest blog] (IDS)
• Africa: AfDB Extends $300 Million to FirstRand Bank - to Undertake Projects in Africa (Ghanaian Chronicle)
• Namibia: The 2012 Achievements and Challenges of the Ministry of Mines and Energy (New Era)
• Ghana: 'We Will Turn Western Region Into NDC World Bank' (Ghanaian Chronicle)
• Ghana: Ramifications of the Police Cum Military Raid On La Monte Guest House [opinion] (Ghanaian Chronicle)
• Egypt: Local Women Demand Protection for Female Actists [press release] (HRInfo)
• Namibia: 'Implement Policy Resolutions,' Ministers Told (New Era)
• Ghana: Intertek Expands Oil and Gas Services in Ghana (Ghanaian Chronicle)
• Ghana: Violence and Abuse On Girls Education in Ghana [column] (Ghanaian Chronicle)
• South Africa: Eight Nabbed in Duduza Crime Blitz (SAnews.gov.za)
• Ghana: GJA Condemns Attacks On Media [press release] (Ghanaian Chronicle)
• South Africa: Statement Read At the IFP News Conference [press release] (IFP)
• South Africa: Gauteng Health Puts George Mukhari Hospital High On Agenda (SAnews.gov.za)
• Africa: Obama Needs to Visit Africa in 2013 [analysis] (AfricaPlus)
• Namibia: Patient Commits Suicide in Hospital (New Era)
• South Africa: Gauteng Communities Urged to Donate Blood (SAnews.gov.za)
• South Africa: MEC Mahlangu Condemns Behaviour of NYS Protesters (SAnews.gov.za)
• South Africa: Mpumalanga MEC for Community Safety, Security and Liaison Vusi Shongwe Receives Speed Camera [press release] (SA Govt)
• South Africa: Mthethwa Opens 10111 Command Centre (SAnews.gov.za)
• Liberia: AG Kilby to Hold Discussions With U.S. Counterpart (Heritage)
• Liberia: GOL, Please Address the NDC's Inquiry [column] (Heritage)
• Liberia: Youth Group Solicits One Million for Road Project (Heritage)
• Tunisia: 11th FINA World Swimming Championships, Short-Course - Mathlouthi 16th, Mrabet 49th (Tunis Afrique Presse)
• Ghana: WiLDAF Condemns Violence Against Women (Ghanaian Chronicle)
• Ghana: CPP Congratulets Mahama (Ghanaian Chronicle)
• South Africa: Special Unit Re-Opens Machel Plane Crash Probe (SAPA)
• Ghana: Probe Alleged Electoral Fraud - IDEG (Ghanaian Chronicle)
• South Africa: Basic Education Welcomes Reports On Maths, Science Performance (SAnews.gov.za)
• South Africa: Kwazulu Natal Cabinet Requests National Support On Disasters (SAnews.gov.za)
• Egypt: ESE Gains LE 9.7 Billion (Egypt Online)
• Ghana: 'John Mahama Ladies' Congratulates President-Elect (Ghanaian Chronicle)
• South Africa: Home Affairs to Only Issue Unabridged Birth Certificates (SAnews.gov.za)
• Tanzania: Media Magnate Defeated in Landmark Libel Case Against British Citizen [analysis] (African Arguments)
• South Africa: Bram Fischer Airport Reflective of a Shared Heritage (SAnews.gov.za)
• Egypt: Shafiq Calls Protest, 'No' Vote On Constitution (Aswat Masriya)
• South Africa: Govt Welcomes Court Ruling On Gauteng E-Toll (SAnews.gov.za)
• Egypt: ElBaradei - Referendum 'Leading Country to the Brink' (Aswat Masriya)
• South Africa: End of the Year Message From Kwazulu-Natal MEC for Education Senzo Mchunu [press release] (SA Govt)
• South Africa: Nation's Non-Existent Affordable Housing Programme [opinion] (SACSIS)
• Egypt: Constitution Referendum to Be Held Into Two Phases (Egypt Online)
• Nigeria: NEITI to Release First Solid Mineral Audit Today (Daily Trust)
• Egypt: Armed Forces Call for Dialogue Postponed (Egypt Online)
• Kenya: Peace Corps Welcomes 27 New Volunteers to Kenya [press release] (U.S. Embassy Nairobi)
• Sudan: Sudan Warns Against Referring Abyei to UN Security Council (Sudan Tribune)
• South Africa: Kwazulu-Natal MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison Mr Willies Mchunu Issues Stern Warning to Motorists to Drive Cautiously in This Rainy Weather [press release] (SA Govt)
• South Africa: Mpumalanga Disaster Management On Full Alert for Any Possible Disasters During the Holiday Season [press release] (SA Govt)
• South Africa: Mchunu Warns Traffic Officers Not to Accept Bribes [press release] (SA Govt)
• Liberia: Kilby Holds Talks With U.S. Counterpart (NEWS)
• South Africa: Joint Operations Against Intellectual Property Rights Crimes Such As 'Piracy' [press release] (SA Govt)
• South Africa: Government Welcomes High Court Judgment On the Review Application [press release] (SA Govt)
• Liberia: JFK Staff's DNA Test Proves Contrary (NEWS)
• South Africa: Legal Metrology Bill [press release] (SA Govt)
• South Africa: North West Premier Thandi Modise Conveys Condolences to Families of Storm Victims [press release] (SA Govt)
• Liberia: CDC's Leadership Suspends Youth Chairman (NEWS)
• South Africa: Kwazulu-Natal Cabinet Request National Support On Disasters [press release] (SA Govt)
• South Africa: Mchunu Applauds Traffic Officials for Arresting 142 Motorists for Drunken Driving [press release] (SA Govt)
• South Africa: President Jacob Zuma Sends Condolences to the Republic of the Philippines [press release] (SA Govt)
• Liberia: BIN, Ex-Police Officers Arrested for Harassment (NEWS)
• West Africa: Basketball Championship/Day 12 - Es Sahel - As Hammamet 76-57 (Tunis Afrique Presse)
• Liberia: Liberia Restores Relationship With Libya (NEWS)
• Liberia: Leymah Gbowee Speaks On Resignation (NEWS)
• Liberia: AFL 'Brutality' Creates Chaos (NEWS)
• Liberia: Ellen Receives Vision 2030 Document (Inquirer)
• Liberia: Weah Breaks Silence On Appointment (Inquirer)
• Gambia: The Fight Against FGM [editorial] (Daily Observer)
• Gambia: National Paralympic Committee Develops Strategic Document (Daily Observer)
• Gambia: LHDP Capacitates Farmers in NBR (Daily Observer)
• Gambia: 'Science & Technology Is Key to Economic Development' (Daily Observer)
• Gambia: LRR Celebrates World Aids Day (Daily Observer)
• Gambia: Training for Community Nurses & Midwives Ends in URR (Daily Observer)
• Gambia/Senegal: Casa Sport Beat Brikama Zonal Team in International Friendly (Daily Observer)
• Kenya: Erykah Badoula Gives Thrilling Tusker Lite Performance (Capital FM)
• Tunisia: December 13th General Strike Called Off (Tunis Afrique Presse)
• Namibia: 'Struggle Kids' Survive On Seedpods (New Era)
• Egypt: Council of Governors: Homeland Above All Other Considerations (Egypt Online)
• Namibia: Holidaymakers Should Spare Environment (New Era)
• Tunisia: Tunisia Needs Consensus to Ensure Success to Democratic Transition: Jorge Sampaio (Tunis Afrique Presse)
• Gambia: Defending Champion Lamin Out of Zonals (Daily Observer)
• Gambia: Rural Dwellers Urged to Break the Culture of Silence - As Activists Intensify Campaign Against Child Exploitation, Others (Daily Observer)
• Gambia: Lamin Sports Committee Launches 'Operation Grass Our Pitch' (Daily Observer)
• Tunisia: Kasserine - Armed Group Moves From Jebel Darnia to Chaambi Mountain (Tunis Afrique Presse)
• South Africa: U20 Women On Fire As They Approach Zone VI Games Semi-Finals (SAFA)
• Gambia: Serrekunda East Bounce Back (Daily Observer)
• Gambia: BHC Joins Forces With Conscience Int'l to Promote Gender Equality (Daily Observer)
• Gambia: Let's Show We Can Deliver - Veep Tells Gov't Officials (Daily Observer)
• Kenya: Faulu's M-Shwari Suit - Safaricom Says It Followed Legal Process (CIO)
• Kenya: Oracle Remains Vigilant On Java's Future (CIO)
• Tunisia: 'Cloud Computing' to Improve Tunisian Enterprises' Competitiveness (Tunis Afrique Presse)
• Gambia: Fogny Group Supports Implementation of the Death Penalty (Daily Observer)
• Kenya: A Year in Kenya Search - Google's Top Searches of 2012 (CIO)
• East Africa: Big Data, Huge Opportunity and a Threat Too (CIO)
• Libya: Iraq Postpones Libyan Executions (Magharebia)
• Gambia: 34-Year-Old Man 'Missing' (Daily Observer)
• Gambia: GG Awards Craft Competition Winners (Daily Observer)
• Gambia: Murder Convict Challenges His Sentence (Daily Observer)
• Tunisia: Detailed Facts About Terrorist Group in Kasserine Will Be Provided Shortly, Says Interior Minister (Tunis Afrique Presse)
• South Africa: MTN South Africa Becomes Ericsson's First African LTE Deployment (CIO)
• Namibia: Sky's the Limit for Hitman - Tobias (New Era)
• Tunisia: Presidencies of Republic, NCA Hail UGTT Decision to Cancel General Strike (Tunis Afrique Presse)
• Namibia: Varsity Games to Start At Weekend (New Era)
• Namibia: State Rejects 'Guilty' Plea (New Era)
• Namibia: Murder Suspects Denied Bail (New Era)
• Kenya: 16 Judges Hired to Clear 6,700 Cases in Two Years (The Star)
• South Africa: Zuma to Win Despite Motlanthe (SAPA)
• Kenya: Maseno Student Poisons Self (The Star)
• South Africa: Court Bid to Scrap E-Tolls Fails (SAPA)
• Kenya: Naivasha Set to Come Alive (The Star)
• Kenya: FKF Western Branch Rejects 20 Team Nationwide Leagues (The Star)
• Kenya: The Wind of Change in Alimony Awards (The Star)
• Kenya: Road to Freedom and Achieving the Jubilee Dream (The Star)
• Kenya: Private Sector Praises State's Round-Table Sessions (The Star)
• Kenya: TI Blames Lumumba's Sacking for Poor Ranking On Graft War (The Star)
• Cameroon: In Cameroon, Journalist Threatened With Defamation Charge (CPJ)
• Kenya: Uchumi Shareholders Okay EA Bourse Plan (The Star)
• Mali: Leadership Change Rocks Mali (Magharebia)
• Kenya: Talent Drought in Western Worries Athletics Officials (The Star)
• Kenya: State Officials Snub Disability Event (The Star)
• Kenya: Kitui Students Give Aspirant Sh1 Million Christmas Gift (The Star)
• Kenya: Mumias Firm Takes Dairy Project to Sugar Zone (The Star)
• Kenya: Keino Inquest Lawyer Says His Life in Danger (The Star)
• Kenya: In-Laws Fight Over Dowry At Funeral (The Star)
• Namibia: Kaura to Quit Politics (New Era)
• Nigeria: Food Insecurity Looms in Many Communities Affected By Devastating Floods [analysis] (IFRC)
• Namibia: Fides Strike Into Its Second Week (New Era)
• Angola: African Cup Trophy Presented to Army Commander-in-Chief (ANGOP)
• Kenya: Drive to Heal Sotik-Borabu Wound Launched (The Star)
• Angola: Gold Prospecting in Chipingo Starts (ANGOP)
• Namibia: Employers to Be Hit By Levy (Namibian)
• Chad: French Kidnap NGO Was Cult, Say Lawyers (RFI)
• Angola: Under-20 Football Team Through to Semi-Finals of SADC Youth Games (ANGOP)
• South Sudan: Silence May Be Taken for Complicity - an Appeal to Mr. Oyai Deng Ajak, Dr. Majak d'Agoot Atem, Mr. Nhial Deng Nhial and Dr. Riek Machar [opinion] (SSNA)
• Kenya: KNUT Boss Seeks More Money for Education (The Star)
• Tunisia: Unions Call Off General Strike (Tunis Afrique Presse)
• South Sudan: South Sudan Inks Agreement to Meet 2015 Digital World Initiative (GoSS)
• Cameroon: Enthusiastic Cameroonians Welcome Presidential Couple (Cameroon Tribune)
• Cameroon: ACP Summit Opens in Malabo (Cameroon Tribune)
• Ethiopia: Prime Minister Travels to Djibouti (Ethiopia Government)
• Kenya: The Day Jaramogi Stood Firm Over Kenyatta's Release (The Star)
• Kenya: Tetu Youth Beat Up Nyeri Voter-Buyer (The Star)
• Algeria: Nation, Libya Plan Joint Ventures (Magharebia)
• South Sudan: The Republic of South Sudan Motto Statements - Justice, Liberty, and Prosperity [opinion] (SSNA)
• Namibia: Wall Kills Man At Rehoboth (Namibian)
• Kenya: TNA Officials Endorse Uhuru for Presidential (The Star)
• Namibia: Talent Emerges At Swakop Junior Tennis Tournament (Namibian)
• Tunisia: NCA Adopts IHAE Bill (Tunis Afrique Presse)
• Angola: Multiplication of Sable Antelopes Satisfactory - Authorities (ANGOP)
• Kenya: Election Fever Hits Real Estate Business in North Rift (The Star)
• Tunisia: Government, UGTT Seal Agreement to Avert General Strike (Tunis Afrique Presse)
• Namibia: Namib Swimming Academy Introducers New Head Coach (Namibian)
• Tunisia: Gulf Capital Plans to Create Pilot Healthcare Centre in Tunisia (Tunis Afrique Presse)
• Kenya: Isiolo Hopefuls Sign Peace Accord (The Star)
• Angola: Telecommunications Minister Guarantees Major Work (ANGOP)
• Kenya: Snakes Strike Fear in in Butere (The Star)
• Kenya: Vipingo On the Spot Over Two Boys Hurt By Crocodiles (The Star)
• Kenya: Kisii Collapsed Building Kills One (The Star)
• Libya: Former Libya NTC Leader Accused of Power Abuse (Magharebia)
• Angola: Iron, Gold Exploration in Jamba to Boost Development (ANGOP)
• Kenya: 43 Escape Unhurt in Bus Crash (The Star)
• Kenya: Celebrations for Japanese Emperor's 79th Birthday (The Star)
• Namibia: Holidaymakers Urged to Respect Dorob (Namibian)
• Kenya: Yego Targets Podium Finish (The Star)
• Algeria: Oran to Host Arab Film Festival (Magharebia)
• Namibia: Brakes On Instalment Credit Welcomed By Bank of Namibia (Namibian)
• Kenya: Children Not an Extension of Their Parents (The Star)
• Angola: Armed Forces' General Staff Pays Homage to 1º De Agosto Team (ANGOP)
• Tunisia: Handball Championship / Postponed Games - Results (Tunis Afrique Presse)
• Tunisia: UGTT Cancels General Strike (Tunis Afrique Presse)
• Kenya: Battle Against Family Planning Myths, HIV-Aids in Coast (The Star)
• Morocco: 'Friends of Syria' Conference Opens in Marrakech (Magharebia)
• Kenya: Mudavadi, Uhuru Disagree Over Nomination (The Star)
• Kenya: Jah Cure to Perform Again in Kenya On Sunday (The Star)
• Namibia: Titans Brace for Katutura Derby (Namibian)
• Namibia: Small Deficit Shows Slack Capital Spending (Namibian)
• Kenya/Seychelles: Gor, Tusker Face Seychelles Sides (The Star)
• Kenya: Vetting Requirements By IEBC Confuse MPs (The Star)
• Kenya: Tana Massacre Victims Set Off On the Road to Peace (The Star)
• Morocco: CAF Approves Moroccan Cities to Host Can U-17 Finals (Magharebia)
• Kenya: Gender Rule Will Be Gradual, Says Court (The Star)
• Namibia: Handmade Dolls Bring Cheer to Cancer Ward (Namibian)
• Kenya: Aspirant Makes Projects Pledge (The Star)
• Kenya: Moyas and Queens Go Through to Quarters (The Star)
• Kenya: DC Issues Alert On Secret FGM Rituals (The Star)
• Namibia: Wife Killer to Wait for Verdict (Namibian)
• Angola: 1º De Maio De Benguela Return to Top Division Football Championship (ANGOP)
• Kenya: Faulu Sues Safaricom Over Its New M-Shwari Banking (The Star)
• Africa: Kofi Annan Sets Out Vision to Achieve Food and Nutrition Security for All (AGRA)
• Angola: Oil Institute Committed to Reequipping Laboratories (ANGOP)
• Kenya: Rabid Dog Killed in Teso (The Star)
• Namibia: Nation On Course for African University Games Kick Off (Namibian)
• Namibia: Communal Farmers Want More Support (Namibian)
• Namibia: 'Struggle Kids' Secure Agriculture Jobs (Namibian)
• Mauritania: Nation Urges Mali Crisis Settlement (Magharebia)
• Tunisia: Security Forces Find Weapons Cache (Magharebia)
• Namibia: No Bail for Farm Murder Accused (Namibian)
• Namibia: Arson Suspects Still At Large (Namibian)
• Namibia: Signs and Gadgets for Safer Roads (Namibian)
• Morocco: Nation Jails Customs Officers (Magharebia)
• Kenya: Night Guard Hacked to Death in Machakos Bar Robbery (The Star)
• Namibia: Ploughing Assistance for Crop-Growing Regions (Namibian)
• Namibia: Solar Power Becomes a Trend in Windhoek (Namibian)
• Namibia: Outjo Women Want to 'claim Back the Night' (Namibian)
• Namibia: Expired Biscuits On Sale in Katutura No Surprise (Namibian)
• Kenya: Two Suffocate As They Drain a 50-Foot Pit in Mombasa (The Star)
• Kenya: Ruaka Graduates From Village to Satellite Town (The Star)
• Zambia: Laz Accusations Fake - State House (Times of Zambia)
• Africa: African Parliamentary Forum On Population and Development Established (United Nation Population Fund)
• Kenya: Kwale Men Seize Wives' ID Cards (The Star)
• Kenya: Union Lauds Atwoli's Post (The Star)
• Kenya: NCPB Runs Out of Cash to Buy Farmers' Maize (The Star)
• Kenya: Murang'a Calf Buried Alive Verdict Set for January 16 (The Star)
• Kenya: Toro Princess Enjoying Honeymoon in Mombasa (The Star)
• Kenya: Demystifying Myths Held By Many House Buyers in the Market (The Star)
• Kenya: Voters Details Not for Police, Jamleck Says (The Star)
• Kenya: No True Democracy in Coalitions, Says Karua (The Star)
• Nigeria: Why We Need Presidential Cabinet Bill [column] (This Day)
• Nigeria: Igbo Presidency Not Feasible If... [interview] (This Day)
• Nigeria: First Bank Restates Commitment to Kaduna Polo (This Day)
• Nigeria: 700 Megawatts Zungeru Hydro Plant Ready in 48 Months - FG (This Day)
• Nigeria: The 2013 Fiscal Austerity Budget (I) [column] (This Day)
• Nigeria: Ekeji Regrets Maiyegun Goof (This Day)
• Nigeria: Pensioners Call for Dissolution of Pension Tax Team (This Day)
• Nigeria: Fuel Subsidy - Jonathan Seeks N162 Billion Supplementary Budget (This Day)
• Nigeria: Government House Is a Prison, Says Amaechi [interview] (This Day)
• Kenya: New Bill To Allow Couples Prenuptial Agreement (The Star)
• Kenya: Teachers Plan to Bag 47 Counties Women's Representative Slots (The Star)
• Kenya: Disctrict Commissioner Pledge on Rising Crime (The Star)
• Liberia: NDC Seeks Clarification Over Exclusion From Vision 2030 Exercise (Heritage)
• Liberia: Liberian Refugees Repatriation Ends This Month After Nearly 23 Years (Heritage)
• Kenya: Kwale Residents Register After Door-to-Door Voter Education (The Star)
• Kenya: Teso Aspirant Gives Towels (The Star)
• Zambia: MMD Leader Nevers Booed (Times of Zambia)
• Kenya: Court to Rule On Kibor's 12-Year Land Dispute (The Star)
• Kenya: Reclaiming Kenya for Ourselves (The Star)
• Nigeria: Delta to Acquire 49 Percent Stake in Virgin Atlantic (Daily Trust)
• West Africa: 'Ecowas Achieves Increased Economic Growth in 2012' (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Nigeria Ratifies Internally Displaced Persons Treaty (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Tambuwal Endorses Proposed Northern Development Bank (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: UK Repatriates 40 Nigerians (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: PDM Denies Appointing Anenih Chairman (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Turnover of Shares Drops By 43.24 Percent - Survey (Daily Trust)
• South Africa: Lira Excited to Perform for Obama (SAPA)
• Nigeria: Gosa-Toge Community Gets New Ohinoyi (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: NURTW, Sarah Jibril Team up on Ethics, Values (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Passed Time to Decongest the Prisons [opinion] (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Sardauna - Hope and Betrayal (II) [opinion] (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: It's Feasting Time in the Villa [opinion] (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Suspect Admits Escaping From Custody (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Nasarawa Assembly Soft-Pedals On Al-Makura Impeachment (Daily Trust)
• Egypt: Observers Without Borders - Mursi Decision Blocks 10 Million Votes (Aswat Masriya)
• Nigeria: Deaths High in Nigeria' (Daily Trust)
• Kenya: Mwananchi Is Suffering, Says Atwoli (The Star)
• Nigeria: Five Arrested for Illegal Bunkering in Cross River (Daily Trust)
• Ghana: The Ghana Elections [editorial] (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Court Stops Sack of Kano Drug Sellers From Market (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Tribunal - Don Says Oshiomhole Was His Classmate (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Malaysian Gardens - FCT Yet to File Defence (Daily Trust)
• Kenya: Cultural Festival in Mombasa to Boost Tourism (The Star)
• Kenya: Makueni Civic Aspirants in Nairobi Chasing Clearance Documents (The Star)
• Egypt: Egypt Widens Efforts to Confront Sexual Harassment (Aswat Masriya)
• Egypt: Anti-Brotherhood Chants At Funeral of Slain Journalist (Aswat Masriya)
• Southern Africa: No Nam Troops to DRC (Namibian)
• Nigeria: NECO Urges Journalists to Expose 'Miracle Centres' (Vanguard)
• Kenya: KCB Hope to Hire New Tactician Before the End of Year (The Star)
• Nigeria: Corruption Trial - Alao-Akala Has Case to Answer - Oyo Court (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Chorister Docked for Allegedly Raping Church Member (Vanguard)
• Ghana: Opposition Heads to Court Over Polls (ThinkAfricaPress)
• Nigeria: 40 Nigerians Repatriated From UK (Vanguard)
• Kenya: Mob Burns to Death Notorious Bandit (The Star)
• Kenya: Star Won't Publish Some Opinion Polls [editorial] (The Star)
• Liberia: Liberia's Stability Under Threat - UN Panel of Experts Reports (Heritage)
• Kenya: CCK Exempts IEBC On Bulk Unsolicited Messages (The Star)
• Liberia: GOL- Liberia-Libya Relations Restored (Heritage)
• Africa: COP18 - Doha's Hot Air and the Need for a New Approach to Climate Change (ThinkAfricaPress)
• Kenya: Mwingi Police Boss Lectures Boda Boda Operators On Their Safety (The Star)
• Kenya: MOA Wants New Police Boss Named Before Polls (The Star)
• Uganda: Ugandan Donor Fund Fraud Hits Poor While Down (RNW Africa)
• Cameroon: Kids Perish in Fire Incident (Cameroon Tribune)
• Cameroon: Parliament Adopts Landmark Bills (Cameroon Tribune)
• Kenya: Siaya Tops in ID Application (The Star)
• Liberia: UN Extends Sanctions on Liberia (UN News)
• Africa: Faith, Development & the Diaspora [analysis] (African Arguments)
• Kenya: IEBC Denies Lowering 18 Million Voter Listing Target to 12 (The Star)
• Kenya: Nairobi Aviation and Nakuru Get Promotion to Top League (The Star)
• Tunisia: General Strike May Be Averted, for Now (ThinkAfricaPress)
• Rwanda: Security Council Extends Terms of Judges Serving On UN Rwanda Genocide Tribunal (UN News)
• Kenya: Cheptil Eye Top Soya Award After Placing Third This Year (The Star)
• Kenya: Nyamweya Wants Youth to Register En Masse As Voters (The Star)
• Mali: IDPs Struggle to Survive After Escaping Fighting [press release] (UNHCR)
• Kenya: Isiolo Voter Tally Widens (The Star)
• Egypt: Constitutional Referendum Over Two Rounds - Presidency (Aswat Masriya)
• Swaziland: Calls for Sacking of Misogynist Writer (Swazi Media)
• Kenya: Nyoro Flays EU Over Uhuru-Ruto Travel Ban (The Star)
• Libya: UN Calls for Reconciliation (UN News)
• Algeria: Military Planes Crash Over Tlemcen (Magharebia)
• Kenya: Hyacinth Weed to Be Removed Mechanically (The Star)
• Egypt: Fresh Worries for Religious Minorities [analysis] (IRIN)
• Kenya: 'Cheche' for Chan (The Star)
• Zimbabwe: Diamond Technology Centre Promises 40,000 Jobs (SW Radio)
• Kenya: Mob Lynches Naromoru Goat Thief (The Star)
• Egypt: Opposition to Vote 'No' in Referendum (Aswat Masriya)
• Kenya: Cord May Become a Party - Muthama (The Star)
• Zimbabwe: Journalists As Frontline Soldiers [opinion] (The Herald)
• Kenya: Mau Mau Veterans Vow to Struggle for British Payout (The Star)
• Kenya: Engineers Condemn Ruling (The Star)
• Zimbabwe: Leaders in Masvingo Condemn Zanu-PF Arson Attack On Known MDC Members Homes [press release] (MDC)
• Swaziland: Human Rights Groups Take On 'Times' (Swazi Media)
• Namibia: Summer Music Festival in Rehoboth (Namibian)
• Egypt: Nation Win Unaf U-19 Tournament (Magharebia)
• Kenya: Supkem Protests New Passport Rules for Kids (The Star)
• South Africa: Managerial Mindset Often the Biggest Threat to IT Security (Biz-Community)
• Ghana: Rawlings Congratulates Mahama (AEP)
• Kenya: Hotel Bookings By Foreign Tourists in Malindi Decline (The Star)
• Namibia: Gagging Claimed Life of Murder Victim (Namibian)
• Congo-Kinshasa: U.S. Africa Scholars Call for Protection of Civilians [analysis] (African Arguments)
• Kenya: Home Builder Finds a Way to Keep Entry Prices Affordable (The Star)
• Tunisia: EGS Gafsa, ES Zarzis New Coaches Assume Duties (Magharebia)
• Kenya: MP Questions Councillors Gratuity Pay (The Star)
• Kenya: What High-End Tenants Are Paying in Nairobi (The Star)
• Sudan: Major Study Suggests Crimes Against Humanity (IPS)
• Kenya: MRC Suspects Paupers, Says Lawyer Mwaboza (The Star)
• Guinea Bissau: HIV/Aids Fight Hit by Global Fund Cuts [analysis] (IRIN)
• Kenya: CMA Approves Centum Bond Listing At NSE (The Star)
• Africa: In the Twilight Zone [analysis] (IRIN)
• Kenya: Coast Police Station Attackers to Be Shot (The Star)
• Central African Republic: UN Envoy Signs Agreements On Conflict-Related Sexual Violence (UN News)
• Zambia: Army Worm Invasion - Govt, Farmers Spray Ravaged Fields (Times of Zambia)
• Kenya: Please Follow Me On Twitter - Chris Kirubi to Erykah Badu (The Star)
• Zimbabwe: MDC Activist Falsely Charged for Removing a Zanu-PF Poster While Zanu-PF Murderers Walk Free and Continue to Intimidate People With Impunity.... [press release] (MDC)
• Cote d'Ivoire: Hague Judges Dismiss Gbagbo Challenge (UN News)
• Kenya: Corridors of Power (The Star)
• Nigeria: Jonathan in Late Night Meeting With Mark, Tambuwal, Others (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Niger-Delta Better Under Yar'Adua - Activist (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: FAAC - Excess Crude Accounts Hits U.S.$9.6 Billion - AGF (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Strains On Legislators - the Shaibu Example (Vanguard)
• Namibia: New Fishing Rights Holders Choose Chinese Partners (Namibian)
• Zimbabwe: One-Way Streets Not the Answer to Congestion [opinion] (The Herald)
• South Africa: Rewards for Info On Rhino Poachers (SA Info)
• Tunisia/Libya: Tunisian, Libyan Teams Participate in Dubai Tournament (Magharebia)
• Morocco: Tangier Hosts Mediterranean Friendly Tournament (Magharebia)
• Gambia: Woman Fish Monger Decries Hard Times (Foroyaa)
• South Africa: Mandela 'Responding to Treatment' (SA Info)
• Gambia: Dr Fulton Ready to Boost Education in Gambia (Foroyaa)
• Gambia: The Gambia Press Union Public Announcement [press release] (Foroyaa)
• Nigeria: Over 120 Militants Surrender Arms in Delta (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Book Serial - Ile-Ife - City of 201 Gods (III) [opinion] (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Reps Suspend Debate On 2012 Extra Budget (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Strike - LUTH Doctors to Challenge Tax Deduction in Court (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Ty Danjuma - 75 Garlands for the General (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Delta Tackles EFCC Over Alleged Ibori's U.S.$15 Million Bribe Money (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Senate Probes N107 Billion Inflated East-West Road Contract (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: International Human Rights Day - Human Rights Violations, a Case Against Impunity (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Wale Oke Chides Politicians - Says Stop Playing Politics With the 'Blood of Christians' (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Chime's Absence Normal - Speaker (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: PenCom Sends Debt Recovery Agents After Media Houses (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Missing Pension Funds (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: OAU Students Clamour for Sustainable SUG (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Nigerians Urged to Care for Indigents (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Okonjo-Iweala's Mother - Operatives in Contact With Kidnappers (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Organised Labour's 100 Years of Gains and Pains (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Statecraft in the African Renaissance Amidst Regime Change (III) (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: New Curriculum Guide Crucial to FG's Human Capital Devt - Prof. Obioma [interview] (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Oshiomhole Was My Classmate in Sec School, Witness Tells Court (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: JNI and the Jaji Postings (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Labour Leaders On Centenary Anniversary [interview] (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Anambra PDP - Home for All Crises (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Man Seeks Divorce - Says 'My Wife Beats Me Regularly' (Vanguard)
• Zimbabwe: All Set for Miss G-Tel Finale (The Herald)
• Nigeria: 10 Students, Nine Others Die in Ogun Crashes (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Documenting Historical Moment [interview] (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Alleged N4.7 Billion Scam - Babalakin Plotting to Flee - EFCC (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Bayelsa to Sack Workers in N-Delta Varsity (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Room for Talks With Oil Firms Still Open - Diezani (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Stephanie's Dry Makes Case for Women (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Ijaw Laud Lakemfa's Election As Oatuu Scribe (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: LP Moves to Reclaim Seat in Bayelsa House (Vanguard)
• Gambia: Club Rebuts Rumours On Melez (Foroyaa)
• Nigeria: PHCN - FG Shifts Ground, Agrees to Pay Off 54,000 Staff (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Public Officers' Anti-Labour Posture Worries Ex-Nasu President (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: How Ibadan Market Leader Lost N26.8 Million to Midnight Inferno (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Revisiting the Edo Property Tax Law [opinion] (Vanguard)
• South Africa: Human Rights Award for Desmond Tutu (SA Info)
• Liberia: Chiefs Endorse Weah to Succeed Ellen? (New Dawn)
• Liberia: NEC Intensifies Electoral Reforms (New Dawn)
• Nigeria: 2015 - Middle Belt Will Shine Its Eyes - Asake, Youth Leader, MBF [interview] (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Total Refutes Claims On Egina Project (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: SSANU Strike Paralyses Varsities (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: I Want to Be Lagos Gov - Ikuforiji (Vanguard)
• Liberia: Ban Ki-Moon Wants End to Anti-Same Sex Violence (New Dawn)
• Morocco: HM the King Receives French PM (MAP)
• Zimbabwe: MPs Snub U.S.$8,5 Million Vehicle Facility (The Herald)
• Gambia: Casa Sport Tame Gambian Champions (Foroyaa)
• Gambia: Senegalese Papers On Release of Eight Prisoners of War (Foroyaa)
• Gambia: Prison Break Case Adjourned (Foroyaa)
• Gambia: Immigration PRO Clarifies Report On Harassment (Foroyaa)
• Tunisia: 'Political Programme of Popular Front to Be Presented Before Late January' (hamma Hammami) (Tunis Afrique Presse)
• Liberia: Soldier Stabs Motorcyclist for LD$10 (New Dawn)
• Liberia: Pastor Scapegoats One Million U.S. Deal (New Dawn)
• Zimbabwe: Govt Urged to Declare Schools 'Peace Zones' Ahead of Elections (SW Radio)
• Liberia: Student Group Blasts Retired AFL Officer (New Dawn)
• Zimbabwe: Kwekwe's Alshabab Terror Group Put Under Police Radar (SW Radio)
• Zimbabwe: Illegal Gold Panners Released After Binga Residents Protest (SW Radio)
• Zimbabwe: Movement for Democratic Change Statement on Governance [press release] (MDC)
• Gambia: 22 Youths Charged With Nuisance Non Gambians Also Charged With Unlawful Entry and Residence (Foroyaa)
• West Africa: Growing Piracy Threatens Western Oil (ICG)
• Gambia: EU Statement Regarding Amie Bensouda and Imam Baba Leigh [press release] (Foroyaa)
• West Africa: The Gulf of Guinea - the New Danger Zone [document] (ICG)
• Nigeria: SA 2013 - NFF Approaches Fashola to Lead Eagles Fund Raising Drive (This Day)
• Nigeria: Pension Assets Are Available to Finance Infrastructure [interview] (This Day)
• Nigeria: Money Laundering - Gov Lamido's Son Arrested at Kano Airport (This Day)
• Nigeria: EDF, Firm Partner On Women Empowerment (This Day)
• Nigeria: Dana Air Crash and Insurance Compensation - Matters Arising (This Day)
• Nigeria: Experts Meet On Islamic Finance (This Day)
• Nigeria: NEMA to Put Structures in Place to Check Future Disasters (This Day)
• Nigeria: SON, Chinese Firm to Tackle Fake Products (This Day)
• West Africa: Mahama Urges Jonathan to Resuscitate West Africa Gas Pipeline (This Day)
• Nigeria: Group Wants Adequate Funding for Logistic Industry (This Day)
• Nigeria: Appraising Eight Years of Contributory Pension Scheme [analysis] (This Day)
• Nigeria: N1 Billion Illegal Drugs Confiscated in Kano (This Day)
• Sierra Leone: EU EOM Discusses Recommendations for Future Elections in Sierra Leone With Local Stakeholders (EU Election Observation Mission - Sierra Leone)
• Zimbabwe: Masvingo Saga - Court Reserves Judgment (The Herald)
• Nigeria: '38,000 Persons Living With HIV/Aids in FCT' (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Bankers' Committee to Commence Financial Inclusion Model From Borno (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Open Letter to President Jonathan [opinion] (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Insecurity - Defence Chief, IGP Visit Maiduguri (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: NYSC Trains Corps Members On Entrepreneurship (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: How Youths Make Money From Laundry in Kaduna (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Mahama Asks Jonathan to Restore Gas Supply (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Al-Makura Appoints Physically Challenged As Aide (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: 'New Cargo Terminals to Transform Agriculture Sector' (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: DPR Begins Move to Stop Fuel Hawking (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Polio - FG to Vaccinate 28 Million Children (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Eko 2012 - Ogun Assembly Chides Commissioner Over Team's Poor Performance (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: N12 Billion Fraud - Court Says Alao-Akala, Two Others Have Case to Answer (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Zaria Industries Laments Poor Patronage (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Insecurity - FG, States Endorse Vigilante (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Ex - Bauchi Deputy Governor Alleges Assassination Threat (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Sahcol Wins Best Air Cargo Handling Company of the Year (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: States - Where They Differ On Constitution Amendment [analysis] (Daily Trust)
• Namibia: High Court Reduces Overdue Judgements (Namibian)
• Zimbabwe: Bulawayo Church Groups to March Over Corruption (SW Radio)
• Nigeria: Anosike, Others Docked Over Daily Times' Asset Tripping (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Keshi Names Fegor, 23 Home-Based for AFCON Camp (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Nine Brothers in Court Over Father's Will (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Insecurity - Construction Company Vacate Project Sites in Delta (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Day Students End-of-Year Party Turned Into Clash With Police (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: 10 Students Crushed to Death, 50 Vehicles Damaged in Ogun (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Don't Teach Chldren by Force, Says Educationist (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Nigeria Houses 37 Percent of the World's OOSC - Report (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Education Minister Dismisses N6.8 Billion Bribery Allegation (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Gas Explosion Causes Panic at Defence Headquarters (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Lagos Traffic Laws Turned Me Into a 'Pick - Pocket' - Ex - Okada Rider (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Hoodlums May Take Over Nigeria - Afenifere (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: FG Urged to Resuscitate Paper, Printing Industry (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Top Government Officials, Politicians Contract us - Sea Pirates (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Yakmut Hails Mobil Sports as Model to Emulate (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Why We Reward NECO Best Students, Teachers - LearnAfrica,Boss (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: FG Incompetent to Tackle Insecurity - Falana (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Mother of Two Arrested Over Murder of Boyfriend (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Eko 2012 - Ogun Pays Gold Medalists N30,000 Each (Vanguard)
• Zimbabwe: Chitungwiza Hearing Set for Friday (The Herald)
• Nigeria: 'Citizens Must Learn to Checkmate Leaders' (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Lagos Speaker - I'll Be Lying If I Say I Don't Want to Be Governor (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Okonjo Abduction - Palace Chiefs Go Spiritual (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Country Spends N500 Billion On Technology Import - Notap (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Man in Court Over Assault On Wife (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Keshi Picks Ogude, 23 Home Based for Nations Cup Camp (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Calls to Odify and Zaki-Biamise Maiduguri and Damaturu [opinion] (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Abuja-Lokoja Road to Be Completed in 2014 - Minister (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Senate to Pass 2013 Budget Next Week (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: PEFs Project Aquila Is Killing Oil Business [interview] (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Kannywood Actress, Safiya Musa, Four Others Remanded Over Mischief (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Why INEC Axed 28 Parties -Jega (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Counterpart Funding - Kogi to Stop Projects in Defaulting LGs (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Benue - Where Women Are Catalysts of Change (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Subsidy - Why I Barred EFCC From Quizzing Reps - Tambuwal (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Perpetrators of Violence Will Be Exposed - Shettima (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Imo 2011 - I Was Compelled to Concede Defeat -Ohakim (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Zamfara Assembly to Investigate State Owned Psychiatric Hospital (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Glisten Islamiyyah Graduates 10 (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Gombe Farmers Crave for Agro-Input Recovery Centres (Daily Trust)
• Sudan: Under Siege - Indiscriminate Bombing and Abuses in Sudan's Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile States [press release] (Sudan Tribune)
• Sudan: Western Bahr El Ghazal Denies Arresting Journalist (Sudan Tribune)
• Zimbabwe: Econet Chairman Steps Down (The Herald)
• Ethiopia: Ethiopian Court Slaps Lengthy Terms Against Opposition Leaders (Sudan Tribune)
• Zimbabwe: Principal Charged for Theft of Trust Property (The Herald)
• Sudan: No End in Sight to Sudan's Currency Woes (Sudan Tribune)
• South Africa: Reserve Bank Chiefs Take Salary Freeze (SA Info)
• South Sudan: Authorities Avail Financial Award for Information Leading to Arrest of Isaiah Abraham Assassins (Sudan Tribune)
• Zimbabwe: 2013 Year of Electoral Victory (The Herald)
• Sudan: Sudan - NUP Threatens 'Strong' Protests Against Government (Sudan Tribune)
• Rwanda: Youth Advised to Be Drivers of Change (Focus)
• South Sudan: Western Bahr El Ghazal Governor Denies Deaths, Pledges Dialogue Over Wau County Dispute (Sudan Tribune)
• Liberia: 'I'm Disappointed' - Nobel Laureate Gbowee Vents Frustrations (New Dawn)
• Rwanda: South African Firm Buys Cimerwa for U.S.$69.4 Million (Focus)
• Zimbabwe: Save Conservancy - Traditional Leaders Speak Out (The Herald)
• Sudan: Sudan's Central Bank Places Moratorium On Gold Ore Exports (Sudan Tribune)
• Zimbabwe: Zhakata Slams Domestic Violence (The Herald)
• Zimbabwe: President Leaves for ACP Summit (The Herald)
• Zimbabwe: Child Smuggler Imprisoned (The Herald)
• Zimbabwe: Women Judges Must Stand Up for Marginalised [opinion] (The Herald)
• Mauritius: Where Do the Kids Play? [opinion] (L'Express)
• South Africa: Day 5 Complete Wrap At 2012 Zone Vi U20 Games (SAFA)
• Zimbabwe: Retrenched Hwange Workers Still On Payroll (The Herald)
• South Africa: Condoms Still the Best Defense (Health-e)
• South Sudan: Upper Nile State to Lose Over 200 Teachers By End of Year (Sudan Tribune)
• Nigeria: Jonathan Warns Agencies Against Fiscal Impropriety (This Day)
• Nigeria: Keshi - Form Not Names Will Make AFCON 2013 Team (This Day)
• Nigeria: Court Vacates Order Freezing Capital Oil Accounts (This Day)
• Nigeria: Delegates Arrive Garden City for NFF AGA (This Day)
• Nigeria: Plateau Violence - Jang Accuses NLC President of Complicity (This Day)
• Nigeria: Keshi Names Fegor, 23 Home-Based Stars for AFCON Camp (This Day)
• Nigeria: NIMASA Arrests Ship With Suspected Cooked Diesel (This Day)
• Nigeria: FG Plans World Class Terminals for MMIA (This Day)
• Nigeria: Kogi Records N1 Billion Donation Over Flood Disaster (This Day)
• Egypt: Eohr Forms an Operation Room for Observing the Referendum [press release] (EOHR)
• Egypt: 'Outrageous' Guilty Verdict in Blasphemy Case an Assault On Free Expression (AI London)
• Zimbabwe: Demutualisation Hits Snag (The Herald)
• Egypt: CSOS Observe the Referendum On the New Constitution [press release] (EOHR)
• Zimbabwe: Splitting of Charges (The Herald)
• Zimbabwe: Serial Housebreaker Thrown Behind Bars (The Herald)
• Nigeria: 'Constitution Review - Supreme Court Will Determine Presidential Assent' (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Don't Privatise Prisons - FG Warned (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Gunmen Kill Two in Riyom (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: FAAC - FG, States, LGs Share N572 Billion for November (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Nigeria Joins League of French Speaking Countries (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: FG Approves N3 Billion for Women Empowerment (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: EFCC Rejects Babalakin's Trial Objection (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Expatriate Kidnapped in Delta (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Oyo Promotes 12,076 Teaching, Non-Teaching Staff (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: 'FG Lost N52.4 Billion to Waivers in 10 Months' (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Governor Lamido's Son Arrested With U.S.$50,000 At Airport (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: NAMA Installs Solar Panels At Five Airports (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Nation Joins Switzerland in Exposing Terrorism Financiers (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: The Identity Crisis - Who Is an African? (II) [column] (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: The Myth of 12-12-12 (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: AMAC CPC Aspirant Accuses PDP of Non Performance (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: 'Insecurity, Threat to Polio Eradication' (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Task Force Destroys N1 Billion Fake Drugs in Kano (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Certificate Forgery Beyond NECOs Control - Registrar (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: PHCN Workers Resolve Gratuity Spat With FG (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: N197 Billion Pension Scam - Senate Orders IGP to Arrest Maina (Daily Trust)
• Zimbabwe: Medical NEC Holds Inaugural Indaba (The Herald)
• Zimbabwe: Tonight Is the Night (The Herald)
• Zimbabwe: Gender-Based Violence Slammed (The Herald)
• Zimbabwe: Thirty Four Graduate From FITC, ZCF (The Herald)
• Nigeria: Marwa Confirms Being Under Pressure to Return to PDP (Leadership)
• Nigeria: Jonathan Warns MDAs Against Non-Remittance of Unspent Budgetary (Leadership)
• Nigeria: Keshi Names Fegor, 23 Home Based for AFCON Camp (Leadership)
• Nigeria: Man Pleads Guilty to Raping Mentally Retarded Girl (Leadership)
• Nigeria: Seven Students Killed, 50 Vehicles Smashed in Ogun Auto Crash (Leadership)
• Nigeria: Kidnap of Mrs Okonjo - Palace Chiefs Meet (Leadership)
• Nigeria: Abuja-Lokoja Road Accidents is Giving Kogi a Bad Image - Wada (Leadership)
• Nigeria: NFF Congress Begins in Port Harcourt (Leadership)
• Nigeria: Police Arrest 10 Suspects Over Titilayo's Kidnap (Leadership)
• Nigeria: Senate Rules Out Voting for Nigerians in Diaspora in 2015 Elections (Leadership)
• Nigeria: Kidnapping With Impunity [editorial] (Leadership)
• Nigeria: 'Form Not Names Will Make Afcon 2013 Team' (Leadership)
• Nigeria: Mikel Tips Eagles for Afcon Title (Leadership)
• Nigeria: Eko 2012 - Ogun Rewards Gold Medallists With N30,000 Each (Leadership)
• Nigeria: It Takes One Jump [opinion] (Leadership)
• Nigeria: Security in Borno, Yobe Getting Better - CDS (Leadership)
• Nigeria: Aviation Sector Generates 60,000 Jobs in 12 Months - Maku (Leadership)
• Nigeria: Minister Urges Nigerians to Patronise Indigenous Innovations (Leadership)
• Tunisia: Forum for the Future - Tunisia Suggests Creation of Fund to Finance Women's Projects (Tunis Afrique Presse)
• Tunisia: 'Media Reports On Gunmen Hunt Are Not Credible or Accurate' (interior Ministry) (Tunis Afrique Presse)
• Tunisia: Utica Congress to Be Held in Two Phases (Tunis Afrique Presse)
• Egypt: Urgent Statement - Egypt Funds in Egypt Under Siege United Nations Democracy Fund As Model [press release] (HRInfo)
• Zimbabwe: David Versus Goliath. . . Call to Protect Small Farmers Against Giant Seed Companies (The Herald)
• Tunisia: One Suspect in Last Week's Affair of Car Loaded With Ammunition in Jendouba Arrested in Tajerouine (Tunis Afrique Presse)
• Africa: The Time Has Come to Reform the International Climate Change Negotiation Model [opinion] (SACSIS)
• Tunisia: 'Friends of Syria' Group Recognises Opposition Coalition (Tunis Afrique Presse)
• Tunisia: Pascal Canfin Postpones Visit to Tunisia (Tunis Afrique Presse)
• Ghana: Statement - NDC Advise Members Against Reprisals [document] (AEP)
• Tunisia: Delegation of Businessmen From Italian Marches Province On Visit in Tunisia (Tunis Afrique Presse)
• Tunisia: 'Box Found in Bus in Kairouan Is Harmless,' Says Interior Ministry (Tunis Afrique Presse)
• Zimbabwe: Gold Spurs Mineral Output (The Herald)
• Zimbabwe: Stanchart Scoops Two Awards [interview] (The Herald)
• Zimbabwe: Belgium Expose Sables (The Herald)
• Nigeria: FRSC Solicits Assistance to Reduce Accidents (Leadership)
• Nigeria: Sureties Sentenced to 100 Hours of Community Service for Presenting Fake Documents (Leadership)
• Nigeria: Alleged N4.7 Billion Fraud - EFCC Claims Babalakin Is Plotting to Flee the Country (Leadership)
• Nigeria: NUT Requests Payment of Teachers' Salaries in Kebbi (Leadership)
• Nigeria: Mahama Visits Jonathan, Urges Prompt Completion of West Africa Gas Pipeline (Leadership)
• Nigeria: Chief of Defence Staff Visits Maidiguri, Charges Members of Joint Task Force to Be Alert (Leadership)
• Zimbabwe: Police Bust Fake Documents Ring (The Herald)
• Zimbabwe: Bidders Invited for Batoka Hydropower Plant (The Herald)
• Zimbabwe: Chaos in MDC-T (The Herald)
• Zimbabwe: Govt Warns Masvingo Municipality (The Herald)
• Zimbabwe: Duo's Application Thrown Out (The Herald)
• Zimbabwe: Banking Sector Reforms Commendable [editorial] (The Herald)
• Nigeria: N11.5 Billion - Court Says Alao-Akala, Two Others Have Case to Answer (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Ibori Loot - Again, Babalakin Fails to Appear in Court (Daily Trust)
• Zimbabwe: NMB Staffer in Court for Alleged Sodomy (The Herald)
• Zimbabwe: Why Buy-to-Let Makes Sense [opinion] (The Herald)
• Zimbabwe: Open More Police Posts (The Herald)
• Tanzania: Six Held Over Abduction Rumours (Daily News)
• South Africa: Brics Co-ordinator Meets with Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister (Focac)
• Algeria: Vice Foreign Minister Zhai Jun Holds Talks With Minister (Focac)
• Zimbabwe: Census Preliminary Results Out Mid Month (The Herald)
• Zimbabwe: 'Zimplats Committed to Indigenisation' (The Herald)
• Nigeria: Displaced 8,000 Return to Flooded Nasarawa Community (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Jigawa Governor's Son Arrested for Money Laundering (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Varsity Warns New Students Against Cultism, Indiscipline (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Representatives Want College of Agriculture for FCT (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Senate Takes Steps to Reform the Nation's Health Sector (Daily Trust)
• Zimbabwe: Elevators Need Repairs (The Herald)
• Zimbabwe: Nation to Deploy Troops to DR Congo (The Herald)
• Tanzania: Dar es Salaam Faulted On Verification of Sub-Standard Imports (Daily News)
• Tanzania: Warioba Warns Politicians On Zanzibar (Daily News)
• Zimbabwe: Police Officer Removes MDC Posters in Mutare [press release] (MDC)
• Tanzania: Kikwete Throws Weight On Research (Daily News)
• Zimbabwe: Women Can Do It (The Herald)
• Kenya: National Airways Inks Code Share Deal With China Eastern Airlines (Focac)
• Zimbabwe: Women's League Geared for 2013 Elections (The Herald)
• Zimbabwe: The Hour of Reckoning Is Nigh! [column] (The Herald)
• Nigeria: Okada Riders, Police Clash in Lagos Over Traffic Laws (Vanguard)
• Zimbabwe: More Farmers Register to Grow Tobacco (The Herald)
• Mauritania: Mining Fuels Mauritania Job Growth (Magharebia)
• Zimbabwe: ILO HIV/Aids Strategy Launched (The Herald)
• Zimbabwe: Zowe's Team Ready for Cricket World Cup (The Herald)
• Zimbabwe: SAZ Move Welcome [column] (The Herald)
• Zimbabwe: Sky Is the Limit for Barangiro (The Herald)
• Zimbabwe: A Day With a Child-Headed Family (The Herald)
• Zimbabwe: MDC Congratulates Human Right Lawyers [press release] (MDC)
• Zimbabwe: Back to Future: Gwelo to Gweru [column] (The Herald)
• Zimbabwe: All Set for Stars Awards (The Herald)
• Tanzania: How Special Seats End Up Being a Democratic Non-Starter [opinion] (Daily News)
• Zimbabwe: Gala to Set Gokwe On Fire (The Herald)
• Zimbabwe: Parade Back On Streets (The Herald)
• Zimbabwe: Mangoma Trial Opens (The Herald)
• Mali: Premier's Ouster Complicates Mali Crisis [analysis] (IRIN)
• South Sudan: Civilian Protection in the Republic of South Sudan, Whose Responsibility Is It? [opinion] (SSNA)
• North Africa: Dreams of a 'Green Utopia' Wither in the Maghreb (IPS)
• Tanzania: Forced Marriages Curtail Girls' Hope for Education (Daily News)
• Tanzania: Neema Swai - a Woman Flying Her Dream (Daily News)
• Guinea: Report Highlights Need to Ensure Justice for Stadium Massacre in Guinea [press release] (IFEX)
• Mozambique: Strong Expansion in Mining Forecast for 2013 (AIM)
• Angola: Adventist Church Holds March Against Driving Under Influence of Alcoholic Drinks (ANGOP)
• Nigeria: NIMC Pledges to Deliver Reliable National Identity Database (This Day)
• Nigeria: As Ogun Embarks On Massive Empowerment Schemes (This Day)
• Nigeria: Delta Explains N50 Million Paid Into Ibori's Account (This Day)
• Nigeria: FG Inaugurates Waste Control Project in Rivers (This Day)
• Nigeria: ANPP Leaders Meet Buhari in Kaduna (This Day)
• Nigeria: Minister Allays Fears Over Effect of e-Waste On Digital Migration (This Day)
• Nigeria: Police Arrest 10 Suspects Over Rotimi's Wife's Kidnap (This Day)
• Nigeria: MTN Restates Commitment to Bank-Led Mobile Money (This Day)
• Nigeria: Why Insecurity Persists, By Yakowa, Shettima (This Day)
• Nigeria: IG - FG to Deploy More Troops in Borno to Check Boko Haram (This Day)
• Sudan: Student Protestors Dead, Missing in Sudan [press release] (IFEX)
• Nigeria: Minister Inaugurates Steering Committee On Software Devt (This Day)
• Nigeria: EFCC Arrests Lamido's Son for Money Laundering (This Day)
• Nigeria: House Suspends Consideration of N162 Billion Extra Fund for Fuel Subsidy (This Day)
• Nigeria: FMDA Holds 21st Delegates Conference (This Day)
• Nigeria: PPA - Why We're Backing Igbo Presidency in 2015 (This Day)
• Nigeria: First Bank Assures Customers of Enhance Services (This Day)
• Nigeria: Cut Down On Waste in Govt Spending, Coalition Tells Jonathan (This Day)
• Nigeria: East-West Road - Senate Grills Minister, Setraco Over Contract Inflation (This Day)
• Nigeria: Dickson Advocates Autonomy for Varsities (This Day)
• Angola: Justice and Human Rights Officials Work in Kuando-Kubango (ANGOP)
• South Africa: Sexual Offences Courts - Dithering Ministry Continues to Put Women At Risk [press release] (DA)
• Angola: Signing of Transport Accord to Strengthen Angola and Spain Relations (ANGOP)
• South Africa: Minister Joemat-Pettersson Overstepping Her Mandate [press release] (DA)
• Morocco: HM Inaugurates First Casablanca Tramway Line (MAP)
• Angola: Governor Hands Over Social Infrastructures in Cusse (ANGOP)
• Nigeria: Mikel Tips Eagles for Nations Cup (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: U.S.-Based NGO Signs Pact With Ejigbo LCDA to Build Library (Vanguard)
• South Africa: Advertising Standards Authority Must Protect Consumers and Not Play Politics [press release] (DA)
• Angola: Culture and Media Ministries Defend Solid Partnership (ANGOP)
• South Africa: The Social Worker Shortage Is Hurting the Welfare Sector [press release] (DA)
• Angola: Official Defends Conditions for Staff Working in Inland Province (ANGOP)
• South Africa: SARS Requested to Investigate Donations to President Zuma [press release] (DA)
• Nigeria: Jega - Deregistered Parties Violated Constitution, Electoral Act (This Day)
• Nigeria: Jonathan, Okonjo-Iweala Meets NASS Leaders (This Day)
• Nigeria: Senator Bala Mohammed - Engineering Real Development in the FCT (This Day)
• Nigeria: Hafeez Appointed Managing Director of Citibank Nigeria (This Day)
• Nigeria: Equitable Infrastructure Distribution Will Drive Broadband Penetration [interview] (This Day)
• Nigeria: Tambuwal Backs Establishment of Northern Development Bank (This Day)
• Nigeria: Witness - Ndume Exchanged 73 SMS, Others With Boko Haram Chief (This Day)
• Nigeria: Yuletide Spending Weakens Naira At Interbank, WDAS (This Day)
• Nigeria: Main One Seeks Specific Policies for Broadband Penetration (This Day)
• Angola: Families Urged to Promote Peace, Harmony During Christmas (ANGOP)
• Nigeria: Umeh - APGA Leadership Crisis Is Over (This Day)
• Nigeria: Jega Seeks Abolition of Staggered Polls (This Day)
• Nigeria: Nigerian Kills Ex-Lover in UK Over Child's Religious Faith (This Day)
• Nigeria: Investors Lose N1 Billion to Wonder Banks (This Day)
• Nigeria: Labour Frets Over Nigeria's Rising Debt Profile (This Day)
• Nigeria: Adesanya Denies Impersonation Allegation (This Day)
• Nigeria: You Have Case to Answer, Court Tells Alao-Akala (This Day)
• Nigeria: Between General Electric and Nigeria (This Day)
• Nigeria: 2015 - I Have Not Returned to PDP, Says Marwa (This Day)
• Angola: Police Detains 18 Citizens in Seven Days (ANGOP)
• Nigeria: W'bank - ICT Is Revolutionising Development in Africa (This Day)
• Nigeria: EFCC Blocks Babalakin's Bid to Report Intimidation to Court (This Day)
• South Africa: DA Welcomes News of Crime Intelligence Slush Fund Arrests [press release] (DA)
• Angola: Agriculture Ministry Committed to Increasing Production (ANGOP)
• South Africa: Concourt Judgment Highlights Correctional Services Failings [press release] (DA)
• Angola: TAAG Reinforces Flights During Festive Season (ANGOP)
• South Africa: China, GCIS Discuss Communication Challenges (SAnews.gov.za)
• Nigeria: Abuja-Lokoja Road Ready By 2014 - Minister (Leadership)
• Nigeria: Who Will Rescue the CPC? [opinion] (Leadership)
• Nigeria: Boko Haram - SSS Claims Ndume, Konduga Had Contact (Leadership)
• Nigeria: First Lady Pledges Increased Advocacy for Women's Health (Leadership)
• Nigeria: Kanene Okonjo - Kidnappers Insist On Speaking With Minister (Leadership)
• Angola: Huambo to Host First Regional Workshop On Road (ANGOP)
• Nigeria: Teaching Needs Ethical Regulation to Improve Education - Gov Aliyu (Leadership)
• Nigeria: Pension Fraud - Senate Orders IG to Arrest Maina (Leadership)
• Nigeria: Mixed Reactions Trail INEC's Plan for Five-Party System (Leadership)
• Nigeria: We Need Stringent Laws to Curb Corruption in Oil Sector - Mohammed [interview] (Leadership)
• Nigeria: Chevron Budgets U.S.$36.7 Billion for Capital Projects in 2013 (Leadership)
• Mozambique: Shoprite Workers On Strike (AIM)
• Nigeria: Leadership Chairman, Nda Isaiah Bags Entrepreneur Award (Leadership)
• Nigeria: Insecurity - Nigeria Sitting On Time Bomb - Gov Shettima (Leadership)
• Nigeria: NCC Blames GSM Operators for Delay in MNP Implementaion (Leadership)
• Nigeria: Stock Market Sustains Bullish Rally (Leadership)
• Nigeria: NIMASA Arrests Vessel With 80,000 Litres of Cooked Diesel (Leadership)
• Nigeria: OPEC Maintains 30 Million Barrel Daily Crude Production (Leadership)
• Nigeria: Re - a Governor's Suicide Flight [opinion] (Leadership)
• Nigeria: Ado Bayero - Longest Reigning Emir, Approaches His Golden Jubilee (Leadership)
• Nigeria: Fiscal Indiscipline - Jonathan Threatens to Deal With Offenders (Leadership)
• Nigeria: Concerns for Nigeria As Digital Broadcast Migration Deadline Beckons (Leadership)
• Mozambique: Agricultural Production to Rise By 4.6 Per Cent (AIM)
• Mozambique: 2013 Budget Shows Further Reduction in Dependence (AIM)
• Africa: New UN Report Highlights Gender Gaps in Global Labour Markets (UN News)
• Zambia: ZUFIAW Drags Leader to Court (Times of Zambia)
• Africa: Ban Calls for End to Violence and Discrimination Against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender People (UN News)
• Africa: First Angolan Teenagers Win International Diana Award for HIV Awareness Campaign [press release] (Christian Aid)
• Mozambique: Economic Performance "surpassed Expectations" (AIM)
• Mozambique: Prime Minister Introduces Economic and Social Plan (AIM)
• Guinea: The Gulf of Guinea - the New Danger Zone (ICG)
• Zimbabwe: In Pursuit of Revolutionary Change [opinion] (The Herald)
• Mali: WFP Food Is Lifeline for Families Displaced By Conflict (WFP)
• Angola: National Football Team to Travel to Benguela On Saturday (ANGOP)
• South Africa: Minister Asked to Establish Free Sms Line for the Deaf (SAnews.gov.za)
• Angola: Bet to Deploy 800 Staff During Yearend Festive Season (ANGOP)
• South Africa: Govt Sets Up Task Teams for Music Industry (SAnews.gov.za)
• Angola: Parliament 3rd Plenary Meeting Postponed for January in 2013 (ANGOP)
• South Africa: Madiba 'Responding to Treatment' (SAnews.gov.za)
• Angola: Nation and Spain Sign Accord On Transport Modernisation (ANGOP)
• Angola: Governor Lays Cornerstone for Construction of INE Building (ANGOP)
• Angola: Land Forces Calls for Success of Mission (ANGOP)
• Angola: General Lúcio Guarantees Land Troops Readiness (ANGOP)
• Angola: Transport Minister Works in Huambo (ANGOP)
• Angola: Accenture Firm Recognised in Gas and Oil Services (ANGOP)
• Angola: Foreign Minister Leaves for Malabo (ANGOP)
• Angola: More Than One Million Tons of Agricultural Goods Produced in Uije (ANGOP)
• Angola: Nation and Spain Sign Memo On Bilateral Consultations (ANGOP)
• Angola: Police Dismantles Criminal Gang in Mussende District (ANGOP)
• Angola: President Meets Spanish Delegation (ANGOP)
• Nigeria: Gas Explosion Spreads Panic At Defence Headquarters (Leadership)
• Nigeria: Fuel Subsidy - Reps Seek More Clarification On Jonathan's N161 Billion Request (Leadership)
• Tanzania: Kikwete to Grace Manufacturers Awards On Thursday (Daily News)
• Tanzania: Global Nod for Local Drug Quality Labs (Daily News)
• Tanzania: Shilling Stable Against Dollar (Daily News)
• Tanzania: Have There Been Changes in Mathematics? (Daily News)
• Uganda: Lion Assurance New Managing Director Speaks Out (Independent)
• Uganda: DP Oppose New KCCA Logo (Independent)
• Uganda: Pope Benedict Joins Twitter (Independent)
• Tanzania: Arusha to Host Global Medics Meeting (Daily News)
• Tanzania: Public, Private Partnership Key to Economic Growth - Sefue (Daily News)
• Uganda: Cyanzayire's New Mission (Independent)
• Uganda: New Book Challenges Policymakers On Urban Poverty (Independent)
• Rwanda: Aid Cuts Will Not Stop Rwanda Economy (Independent)
• Tanzania: Utilize Transfer Window - Top Flight Clubs Challenged (Daily News)
• Sudan: Darfur Student Association - 140 Students Arrested After Protests (Radio Dabanga)
• Tanzania: Govt Pledges to Help Ngorongoro Famine Victims (Daily News)
• Tanzania: El Merreikh Annul Ngassa's Deal (Daily News)
• Tanzania: Court of Appeal Throws Out Kiwia Case Petition (Daily News)
• Tanzania: Bank Raffle Awards Ten Customers (Daily News)
• Tanzania: Kairuki Hospital Gets New CD4 Count Machine (Daily News)
• Tanzania: Rapid Transport Project Report Ready for Discussion (Daily News)
• Tanzania: Standard III Pupil Drowns in Mbezi (Daily News)
• Tanzania: 'Time to Solve Horticulture Problems' (Daily News)
• Tanzania: Mobile Phones, Banks Boost Insurer's Business (Daily News)
• Tanzania: UNIDO Touts Dar es Salaam's Agro Processing (Daily News)
• Tanzania: CCM, Cuf Trade Accusations Over CRC Violence (Daily News)
• Tanzania: TFF Slams Zanzibar Heroes Players Over Prize Money (Daily News)
• Tanzania: TANESCO Must Get Own House in Order First (Daily News)
• Tanzania: High Court to Hear Hassanol's Bail Plea On Thursday (Daily News)
• Uganda: Makerere Students Win Huawei Android Applications Challenge (Independent)
• Uganda: ICTs Delivering Home-Grown Development Solutions in Africa--Report (Independent)
• Uganda: Heart for Workers (Independent)
• Uganda: Orombi to Handover This Sunday (Independent)
• Uganda: UP Asks Museveni to Sack the Youth Minister (Independent)
• Rwanda: SA Firm Buys 51 Percent of Cimerwa Shares (New Times)
• Rwanda: Goethe Institute Sums Up the Year With Humour (New Times)
• Rwanda: When the 'Submissive' Question Came Up [opinion] (New Times)
• Rwanda: More Persecution of Rwandans Reported in Goma (New Times)
• Rwanda: Teachers Decry Delay in Payment of Arrears (New Times)
• Rwanda: BRD Launches Discounted Mortgage Facility (New Times)
• Rwanda: District Officials Train in Finance Management (New Times)
• Rwanda: Nyirimana Eyes League Title Next Year (New Times)
• Rwanda: 26 Injured in Bus Accident (New Times)
• Rwanda: PM Pushes for Settlement of Survivors? Property Ownership (New Times)
• Congo-Kinshasa: AU Commends Regional Efforts On Congo (New Times)
• East Africa: Civil Society Urged On EAC Common Market Protocol (New Times)
• Rwanda: We Owe a Lot to Kagame - Cecafa Chief (New Times)
• Rwanda: Kicukiro, Kigali Lift Regional Trophies (New Times)
• Rwanda: National Dialogue - Be a Part of Our Democracy [editorial] (New Times)
• Rwanda: Youth Urged On Self Reliance (New Times)
• Rwanda: Poor Preparation Cost Us ? Espoir Coach (New Times)
• Rwanda: Child Labour On the Rise in Huye (New Times)
• Rwanda: Herbalists Blamed for Child Malnutrition (New Times)
• Rwanda: The New Times to Launch Home Deliveries (New Times)
• Rwanda: Anglican Church Takes Anti-HIV Drive to Bugesera (New Times)
• Kenya: Ipsos - Kenyans Want Come-We-Stay Legalised (Capital FM)
• Kenya: President Kibaki's Last Jamhuri Day Speech (Capital FM)
• Kenya: Orengo, Oburu End Feud Over Siaya Seat (Capital FM)
• Rwanda: In Her Own Words - the Life and Times of the Late Aloisea Inyumba [interview] (New Times)
• Kenya: Kibaki Stamps His Legacy At Jamhuri (Capital FM)
• Rwanda: Top Artistes to Grace RPF Silver Jubilee (New Times)
• Uganda: Kadaga Urges ICC to Let States Try War Lords (New Vision)
• Rwanda: Governance Board to Set Up Capacity Building Fund (New Times)
• Sudan: Mornei Camp Suffering From Water Scarcity, Displaced (Radio Dabanga)
• Uganda: Uganda's Oil Can Only Buy an Ipsum Per Person Over 25 Years. (New Vision)
• Sudan: Arab League Pledges to Provide Yellow Fever Vaccines (Radio Dabanga)
• Sudan: Legislative Council South Darfur Rejects Governor's Justifications (Radio Dabanga)
• South Sudan: Bor Community in Australia Condemns the Killing of Isaiah Abraham - Accuses the Government of 'Dreadful Acts' [press release] (SSNA)
• Uganda: Years Later, the Psychological Wounds Have Failed to Heal (New Vision)
• Sudan: Displaced Camps Raided By Militias, Sources (Radio Dabanga)
• Somalia: Somalia President's Visit to Kenya Postponed Again (Garowe Online)
• Eritrea: Northern Red Sea Region - Health Ministry's Branch Organizes Training for Staff Members (Shabait)
• Sudan: AI - Sudan Must End Violent Repression of Student Protests [press release] (Sudan Tribune)
• Eritrea: Remarkable Accomplishment Registered in Habero Sub-Zone Regarding Expansion of Educational Facilities (Shabait)
• Sudan: Sudan's Civilians in Crisis - Indiscriminate Attacks and Arbitrary Arrests Pervade Southern Kordofan [press release] (Sudan Tribune)
• Eritrea: Areza Sub-Zone Witnessing Better Output Pertaining to Irrigation Farming (Shabait)
• Rwanda: The 10th National Dialogue to Focus On Achieving Self-Reliance (Rwanda Govt)
• Uganda: Munaba, From Car Washer to Elite IT Guru (Observer)
• Eritrea: Families of Martyrs in Asmat Sub-Zone Laud the Support Being Extended to Them By the Government and Nationals (Shabait)
• Africa: Alcatel-Lucent Builds Airtel's Network Backbone Across Africa (CIO)
• Tanzania: Taifa Stars Set 'Chipolopolo' On Sight (Daily News)
• Rwanda: Cimerwa Ltd and PPC Ltd of South Africa Sign U.S.$69.4 Million Deal (Rwanda Govt)
• Rwanda: Youth Urged to Be Innovative (New Times)
• Ethiopia: Oromia Giving Away 366 Dump Trucks to Road Contractors (Addis Fortune)
• Cameroon: National sustainable strategy for oil palm development underway (Cameroon Tribune)
• Cameroon: Maternal mortality preoccupies stakeholders (Cameroon Tribune)
• Cameroon: Robbers hold petrol station workers hostage (Cameroon Tribune)