December 21, 2012

• Kenya: Bolivia Fight Back to Beat Umba in Mwinyi Tourney (The Star)
• Kenya: Govt Seeks Input on Proposed Scrap Metal Bill (The Star)
• Kenya: University Signs Agriculture Agreement (The Star)
• Kenya: Limuru Aspirant Denies Deal With MP (The Star)
• Kenya: Lawyer Denies Cash Theft (The Star)
• Kenya: Trans Nzoia Kuppet to Support Cord (The Star)
• Kenya: Kibaki, Raila 'Sabotaging Land Reforms' (The Star)
• Kenya: Tourism Board Once Again Sponsore Magic Kenya Derby (The Star)
• Kenya: My Opponents Will Offer You Nothing New - Karua (The Star)
• Kenya: Nandwa Feels No Added Pressure After Michel's Exit (The Star)
• Kenya: Red Cross Sets Up Make Shift Hospitals for Tana Victims (The Star)
• Kenya: Police Ready for Poll, Kimaiyo Tells MPs (The Star)
• Kenya: I'm Still in Wiper, Mwingi West MP Aspirant Says (The Star)
• Kenya: Aspirants Warn of 'Kingmaker' (The Star)
• Kenya: Maize Farmers in Depots After State Gives Funds (The Star)
• Kenya: Uhuru Stumbles in Presidential Race [opinion] (The Star)
• Kenya: Asleep - 2013 Goddesses of Political Seduction [opinion] (The Star)
• Kenya: Several Killed in Fresh Tana Attacks (The Star)
• Kenya: Most Kenyans Will Stay With Relatives This Christmas (The Star)
• Kenya: Kenya Ranking Slide Continues in Fifa Listing (The Star)
• Kenya: Danish Envoy Is Worried About Tribal Crusades (The Star)
• Kenya: Bobos Bistro - a Turkish Delight (The Star)
• Kenya: Transparent Use of Consumer Data Can Grow Market [editorial] (The Star)
• Kenya: Coast Awards Sixth Edition a Success (The Star)
• Kenya: Candidate for Taita Governor Promises to Revamp Agriculture (The Star)
• Kenya: Konza Project Seeks Second Delivery Partner (The Star)
• Kenya: Tough Task Ahead for Kenya Mvps Indasi and Halwenge (The Star)
• Kenya: Activist Charged With Assault (The Star)
• Mauritius: Mauritius Firm Buys Stake in Kwale Sugar (The Star)
• Kenya: High Court Judges Declared Unfit to Serve (The Star)
• Tanzania: Police Chief Accuses Tanzanian Authorities of 'Dumping Immigrants' (The Star)
• Kenya: Vetting Board Declares Five Judges Unfit for Office (The Star)
• Kenya: Voting Most Crucial, Kilifi Aspirant Tells Kenyans (The Star)
• Kenya: Witnesses Provide Description of Assailants in Murder of Cleric Rogo (The Star)
• Kenya: Constitution Committee Wants Gender Equity in Police Jobs (The Star)
• Kenya: Boca Battle Warriors in Ekirapa Tie (The Star)
• Kenya: Increased Controls On Horticulture Exports (The Star)
• Kenya: Celebs Hang Out With Blue Band Kids for Peace (The Star)
• Kenya: Elders Want Mudavadi to Leave Jubilee Alliance (The Star)
• Kenya: Warder Who Killed Wife Transferred to Nairobi (The Star)
• Kenya: Kitengela Police Hunt for Gang (The Star)
• Kenya: Why We Must Ensure the March 4 Poll Is Peaceful [opinion] (The Star)
• Kenya: Drug Dealer Gets 15 Months (The Star)
• Kenya: Kiprop Aiming High (The Star)
• Kenya: Health Secretary Says Nurses Strike is Illegal (The Star)
• Kenya: Kalenjin Elders Want a 'Fair' Narok Governor (The Star)
• Kenya: Shilling Steady Versus U.S. Dollar (The Star)
• Kenya: Candidate Claims Voter Identification Number Mix Up (The Star)
• Kenya: Fresh Clashes in Tana Delta Leave 30 Dead (The Star)
• Kenya: East FM Presenters' Top Three Films of 2012 (The Star)
• Kenya: Former Molo MP Eyes Nakuru Top Seat (The Star)
• Kenya: Busia Residents Concerned Over Road Deaths (The Star)
• Africa: Suzanna Signs Africa-Wide Publishing Contract (The Star)
• Kenya: MP Muthama Prefers Katuku for Machakos Governor (The Star)
• Kenya: Mill Companies Blame Distributors for Sugar Shortage (The Star)
• Kenya: Voter Registration Figures Fall Short (The Star)
• Kenya: Vote Wisely Kidero Tells the Sporting Fraternity (The Star)
• Kenya: Mudavadi Is Jubilee's Only Hope - MYF Leader (The Star)
• Kenya: Brimming With Confidence Ahead of Moscow Show (The Star)
• Kenya: Politicians Warned Against Hate Messages (The Star)
• Kenya: Trade Minister's Brother in Race for Parliament Seat (The Star)
• Kenya: 400 Voter Identification Cards Returned (The Star)
• Kenya: Gatundu Police Will Remain Alert in Poll Period (The Star)
• Kenya: Global NGO Wants Kenya Beast of Burden to Rest (The Star)
• Egypt: Literary Postcard - Dissident Writer Nawal El Saadawi Sparkles At Kwani? (The Star)
• Kenya: Nurses Will Not Call Off Their Strike (The Star)
• Kenya: Politicians Put on Notice Over Tana Delta Clashes (The Star)
• Kenya: Ugunja DC Warns Against Incitement (The Star)
• Kenya: Top Tea Grade Price Falls At Mombasa Auction (The Star)
• Kenya: Oparanya in Support of Bill to Abolish Sugar Board (The Star)
• Kenya: No Sex, No Fish (The Star)
• Kenya: Rains Block Latecomers From Voter Registration (The Star)
• Kenya: Mumias Sugar to Remain Operational Over Christmas Break, Director Says (The Star)
• Kenya: Patakwa IDPs Resettled At Cherangany (The Star)
• Kenya: Maara Lists 98 Percent of Voters (The Star)
• Kenya: Anxiety Grips Coast Cord Aspirants Over Nominations (The Star)
• Kenya: Starting a Dialogue About HIV and Aids (Concern USA)
• Africa: Scientists Report Climate Impact On Animals, Ecosystems (State Department)
• Africa: Africa's Future Is With Youth, U.S. Ambassador Says (State Department)
• Libya: U.S. Deputy Secretary Burns' Testimony On Benghazi Attacks [document] (State Department)
• Mali: Mali Refugees Moved to Burkina Faso [press release] (UNHCR)
• Egypt: Constitution Vote Enters Second Round (Egypt Online)
• Ghana: Minority Boycotts Inauguration of Advisory Council in Parliament (AEP)
• Kenya: Kofi Annan Comments Spark Kenyan Election Row (IWPR)
• Kenya: Kenya, Somalia to Revive Cooperation Pact (Capital FM)
• Sudan: Peacekeepers Warn of Disaster in Darfur (UN News)
• South Africa: Can South Africa's ANC Walk the Walk? [analysis] (African Arguments)
• Uganda: A Lonely Soldier in Uganda's Fight Against Cancer (PRI's The World)
• Gambia: Bakau Wallop Banjul to Seal Final (The Point)
• Liberia: Soldier On the Run (New Democrat)
• Gambia: Sweden Share Spoils With Gambia in Friendly Match (The Point)
• Gambia: Pro-Hope International Convenes Forum On Gender-Based Violence (The Point)
• Liberia: Donors Stuck With Ghost Names (New Democrat)
• Gambia: The Islamic Perspective On Beauty [column] (The Point)
• Liberia: Armed Robbery Victim Suffers Bullet Wounds (New Democrat)
• Liberia: 50 Percent Point Required in UL Admission (New Democrat)
• Liberia: Difficult Task (New Democrat)
• Liberia: Bleak Future for UL Graduates (New Democrat)
• Uganda: Cancer's Infectious Connection (PRI's The World)
• West Africa: ECOWAS Statement On Mali [SPONSOR WIRE] (Ecowas)
• Gambia: KM Ward Disaster Committee Members Trained (The Point)
• Gambia: Future Builder On Financial Literacy & Character Education Centre Inaugurated (The Point)
• Gambia: Former Employees of Sonny and Kirsty Cry Foul (The Point)
• Zimbabwe: Zanu-PF's Political Insanity [opinion] (Zimbabwe Independent)
• Zimbabwe: Investors Sceptical of Govt Guarantee (Zimbabwe Independent)
• Zimbabwe: Bigiman and the Big Guns! (Zimbabwe Independent)
• Zimbabwe: Adam Ndlovu Dies, Peter Ndlovu Battling for Life (Zimbabwe Independent)
• Zimbabwe: Why Elections Are Unlikely in 2013 [opinion] (Zimbabwe Independent)
• Zimbabwe: MDC-T Railroads Confirmation Process (Zimbabwe Independent)
• Mozambique: Business Opportunities (AIM)
• Mozambique: Business Missions (AIM)
• Mozambique: Connecting SMEs (AIM)
• Mozambique: Simplified Licensing (AIM)
• Angola: BESA Bank to Join UN 2013 Schedule (ANGOP)
• Mozambique: Vocational Training (AIM)
• Angola: Interior Minister Meets With Missing People's Relatives (ANGOP)
• Angola: Uige Government Analyses Local Development Plan (ANGOP)
• Mozambique: Legal Advice (AIM)
• Zimbabwe: 'Year's Market Moved By Foreign Investors' (Zimbabwe Independent)
• Zimbabwe: GNU II and How to Get There [opinion] (Zimbabwe Independent)
• South Africa: Zanu-PF, ANC Don't Equate, Cde Moyo [opinion] (Zimbabwe Independent)
• Southern Africa: Editor's Memo - Poll Roadmap, SADC Spot-On (Zimbabwe Independent)
• Zimbabwe: ZEC Cannot Deliver Free and Fair Elections - ZDI (Zimbabwe Independent)
• Zimbabwe: NSSA to Punish Safety Procedure Offenders (Zimbabwe Independent)
• Zimbabwe: Sport - The High and Low Points [analysis] (Zimbabwe Independent)
• Zimbabwe: Zanu-PF Winking in the Dark [editorial] (Zimbabwe Independent)
• Zimbabwe: Consumer Price Index Adopts New Weights (Zimbabwe Independent)
• Nigeria: Forum of Administrative Officers Wants Permanent Office for Delta Civil Service Commission (Leadership)
• Nigeria: Oshiomhole Signs N149.5 Billion 2013 Budget Into Law (Leadership)
• Nigeria: Yuletide - NURTW Scribe Counsels Drivers (Leadership)
• Nigeria: Cleric, Three Others Arraigned Over Disturbance of Public Peace (Leadership)
• Angola: Nuclear Safety Is a Global Issue - State Secretary (ANGOP)
• Mozambique: National Business Council (AIM)
• Angola: Millennium Bank, Medical Association Sign Agreement (ANGOP)
• Angola: Government Presents Draft Budget for Carnival 2013 (ANGOP)
• Nigeria: Labour Cautions FG Against Sacking PHCN Workers Without Payment of Entitlements (Leadership)
• Nigeria: 25-Year-Old Man Charged for N3 Million Visa Fraud (Leadership)
• Nigeria: Ogun Court Remands Man Over Alleged Forgery (Leadership)
• Nigeria: Alleged N1.3 Billion Subsidy Fraud - Two Oil Marketers Seek Out of Court Settlement (Leadership)
• Mozambique: General Assembly (AIM)
• Nigeria: Nigeria, Three Other Countries for Ochei Wheelchair Basketball Tourney (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Fraud - Sharia Court Sends Marabout Back to Prison (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Nigeria Now Import Diesel and Gas From Niger Republic (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Watch Out for Bombs in Christmas Packages, Police Warn Gombe Residents (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Yuletide - Defence Corps Deploys 10,000 Officers to FCT (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Court Jails Man for Machete Attack (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Oshiomhole Signs N149.5 Billion 2013 Budget Into Law (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Police in Lagos Beef Up Security in Churches, Markets Ahead of Yuletide (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Christmas - Prices of Foodstuffs Jump (Vanguard)
• Gambia: Assembly Adjourns Sine-Dine (Daily Observer)
• Gambia: All Eyes On Christmas Family Fund Day-Out [analysis] (Daily Observer)
• Gambia: Neos Air Makes Maiden Flight to Banjul (Daily Observer)
• Gambia: Thief Gets Two-Year Jail Term With Hard Labour (Daily Observer)
• Gambia: BNL to Celebrate Celebrities Event (Daily Observer)
• Gambia: The 4G's in Gambian Football - 'For the Good of the Gambia' and 'For the Good of the Game'. [opinion] (Daily Observer)
• Zimbabwe: Special Protection for Well-Known Marks [opinion] (Zimbabwe Independent)
• Zimbabwe: Petrecozim Recycling Plant Planned (Zimbabwe Independent)
• Zimbabwe: Sibanda Blasts Zanu-PF Chefs (Zimbabwe Independent)
• Zimbabwe: Political Highlights of 2012 (Zimbabwe Independent)
• Zimbabwe: Kasukuwere Homes in On Telecel (Zimbabwe Independent)
• Zimbabwe: Querl's Calypso Dream Collapsing (Zimbabwe Independent)
• Zimbabwe: 'Zim Headed for Food Crisis' Government (Zimbabwe Independent)
• Zimbabwe: Muckraker - Bishop Kunonga Hung Out, Left to Dry [opinion] (Zimbabwe Independent)
• Zimbabwe: Striker Ngoma Threatens Strike (Zimbabwe Independent)
• Zimbabwe: Zim Struggles to Contain Primitive Diseases (Zimbabwe Independent)
• Zimbabwe: Anti-Corruption Crusade - Zanu-PF's Recycled Election Gimmick (Zimbabwe Independent)
• Zimbabwe: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of 2012 (Zimbabwe Independent)
• Zimbabwe: Fistfight Breaks Out At Zanu-PF Meeting (Zimbabwe Independent)
• Zimbabwe: Cabinet Scorecard - How the Ministers Fared in 2012 (Zimbabwe Independent)
• Zimbabwe: Ex-Zipra Fighters Rebuff Chiwenga (Zimbabwe Independent)
• Sudan: Sudan-South Sudan - Ayom Nyol, 'There Is Nothing Left From the Burning' (IRIN)
• Gambia: Murder Suspect Opens Defence (The Point)
• Africa: 'Lost Continent' Plants Seeds for Sustainable Development (Focac)
• Gambia: Brikama Win U-15 Primary Schools Football Tournament (The Point)
• Gambia: 10 Years for Gamcel Defrauders (The Point)
• Swaziland: Times of Swaziland says 'Free the Airwaves' [document] (Swazi Media)
• South Sudan: 'Wau Situation Under Control', Government [press release] (GoSS)
• South Sudan: Ministry of General Education Gets a Printing Press [press release] (GoSS)
• Sudan: 'Khartoum's Preconditions Endless', Mr Pagan Amum [press release] (GoSS)
• Zimbabwe: Christmas and New Year Message to the People of Zimbabwe From Tsvangirai [press release] (MDC)
• South Africa: Nashua Mobile Cape Cobras Take Time Out for Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital (Cape Flats News)
• South Africa: Bafana Bafana in Cape Town (Cape Flats News)
• Gambia: Fraud and Conspiracy Case Heard (The Point)
• Madagascar: Relief for Fistula Sufferers (IRIN)
• Ethiopia: Djibouti-Ethiopia - Irregular Migration Continues Unabated [analysis] (IRIN)
• Morocco: HM the King Sends Message to Participants in Night in Memory of Late Assia El Ouadie (MAP)
• Zimbabwe: RFHL Founders Face the Boot (Zimbabwe Independent)
• Zimbabwe: Sad Songs and the Long Wait for Better Days (Zimbabwe Independent)
• Zimbabwe: Fidelity in Financial Services Sector Foray (Zimbabwe Independent)
• Zimbabwe: Tsvangirai Fiddles While Zim Burns [opinion] (Zimbabwe Independent)
• South Africa: Public Asked to Help Curb Marine Poaching (SAnews.gov.za)
• South Africa: Motorists Urged to Exercise Caution On the Roads (SAnews.gov.za)
• Zambia: Creation of Chitambo District Elates Lalas (Times of Zambia)
• Zambia: New ZIA Council Assigned to Bring Back Profession On Course (Times of Zambia)
• Zambia: Nail Ritual Killers! (Times of Zambia)
• Zambia: 'Pricey' Cement Traders to Be Blacklisted (Times of Zambia)
• Zambia: UTH to Be Redesigned (Times of Zambia)
• Zambia: Veep Flags Off Seed Distribution (Times of Zambia)
• Zambia: Seal Tax Loopholes, Saasa Urges Govt (Times of Zambia)
• Zambia: Kabimba Speaks Out On Graft Probe (Times of Zambia)
• Zambia: Sandu, Sakutamba Top ZNS Sports Awards Ceremony (Times of Zambia)
• Gambia: Presidential Delegation Attends Late Sering Mansour Sey's Funeral (Daily Observer)
• Nigeria: Frenchman's Kidnappers Linked to Al Qaeda's North African - Holland (RFI)
• Gambia: IFAD to Provide U.S.$20.28 Million to the Agric Sector (Daily Observer)
• Gambia: GFA 2012/2013 Pre-Season Meeting Called Off (The Point)
• Gambia: 150 Graduate At Fajara Skills Development Centre (Daily Observer)
• Gambia: Better Community Association Boosts UTG Library (The Point)
• Gambia: Man Docked for Obtaining Money By False Pretence (Daily Observer)
• Gambia: Two Alleged Burglars Arraigned (Daily Observer)
• Gambia: Jaliba Kuyateh Returns From Europe Tour (Daily Observer)
• Gambia: Taiwan Gives U.S.$747, 692 for Procurement of Ferry Engines (Daily Observer)
• Africa: Ahead of Tomorrow's Glamorous Event - Face of Fashion 4 Africa Contestants Speak (Daily Observer)
• Gambia: Enhancing Communication [editorial] (Daily Observer)
• South Africa: Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Calls On Public to Help Curb Poaching This Festive Season [press release] (SA Govt)
• South Africa: North- West Premier Thandi Modise's Christmas and New Year Message [press release] (SA Govt)
• South Africa: Department of Environmental Affairs Announces the Resumption of REDISA Plan Implementation [press release] (SA Govt)
• Gambia: Banjul Red Cross Annual Youth Gathering Held (Daily Observer)
• Gambia: ACE Project Is a Dream Come True - President Jammeh (Daily Observer)
• Gambia: Film Producer Upbeat About Gambia's Movie Industry (Daily Observer)
• Gambia: Sports Council Hopes to Resolve Golf Impasse By New Year (Daily Observer)
• South Africa: AU Promotes Collaboration With Media for Peace, Security (SAnews.gov.za)
• Sudan: Sudan to Repartition South Kordofan Into Two States (Sudan Tribune)
• Sudan: Us Upgrades South Sudan's Preferential Trade Status (Sudan Tribune)
• Rwanda: Over 1,200 Child-Workers 'Freed' From Harsh Working Conditions (News of Rwanda)
• Kenya: 16 DJs to Play for Smirnoff Mega-Bash (Capital FM)
• Kenya: Mudavadi Kicked Out of Jubilee (Capital FM)
• Somalia: 69th Anniversary of the Somali Police Force Celebrated (Ethiopia Government)
• Somalia: 55 Drowned Off Coast [press release] (UNHCR)
• Africa: Biofuels Fueling and Cementing the Cycle Poverty [analysis] (Fahamu)
• Kenya: Reflections on leaving Kenya National Commission on Human Rights [opinion] (Fahamu)
• Malawi: Why Malawi's Education Sector is in a Mess [opinion] (Fahamu)
• Africa: Heroes and 'Hero-Ization' - A Caution [analysis] (Fahamu)
• Africa: Will U.S. Stand By the Side of Brave Africans? [opinion] (Fahamu)
• Mali: Leaders Welcome UN Backing for Intervention Force (RFI)
• Somalia: Ethiopia and Kenya Have Taken Over Somalia [opinion] (Fahamu)
• Africa: History, Imperialism and Endangered Africans [analysis] (Fahamu)
• Kenya: Electoral Politics and Transition in Kenya - The 2013 General Elections As a Tipping Point (Fahamu)
• Africa: Africa - The Next Twenty Years [opinion] (Fahamu)
• Africa: Good-Enough Racial Equality at World Bank [analysis] (Fahamu)
• Africa: Politics, Profits and Policing After Marikana [opinion] (Fahamu)
• Africa: Zuma and Zulu Nationalism [opinion] (Fahamu)
• South Africa: South Africa - A Country at Odds? - Social Discontent and the ANC Leadership [analysis] (Fahamu)
• Ghana: Fashion, Football and Physics Top Googles Searches for 2012 (allAfrica)
• Uganda: Top Google Searches Reveal Tech Focus (allAfrica)
• South Africa: Free Ads and Semenya Top Google Searches (allAfrica)
• Ethiopia: Dr. Tewodros Affirms Ethiopia's Continued Support to IGAD (Ethiopia Government)
• Zimbabwe: Minister to Foot Ndlovu Funeral Expenses, Hospital Bills (The Herald)
• Nigeria: What are Nigeria's Top Google Searches? (allAfrica)
• Congo-Kinshasa: Young Goma's Wish List (RNW Africa)
• Zimbabwe: Monday Declared Holiday As Travellers Flood Beitbridge (The Herald)
• Senegal: President Sall Tops Country's Search Terms (allAfrica)
• Zimbabwe: 'Declining Fertility Slows Population Growth' (The Herald)
• Gambia: NAM Alagie Sillah Takes Issues With GFA Delegates (Foroyaa)
• Zimbabwe: Time to Set Poll Dates [editorial] (The Herald)
• Gambia: Access to Clean Drinking Water [column] (Foroyaa)
• Gambia: In Search of Imam Baba Leigh Our Findings So Far (Foroyaa)
• Zimbabwe: Continue Planting, Farmers Urged (The Herald)
• Zimbabwe: Gospel Concert to Awaken Kadoma (The Herald)
• Zimbabwe: Purveyors of Slow Death [opinion] (The Herald)
• Zimbabwe/Botswana: We've to Beat Botswana - Chingawo (The Herald)
• Zimbabwe: 'ZRP Doesn't Condone Corruption' (The Herald)
• Zimbabwe: Adam's Last Trip (The Herald)
• Gambia: Brikama, Brufut Sail to Zonal Semis (Foroyaa)
• Gambia: Bcc Pro Explains the Bund Road Demolition (Foroyaa)
• Zimbabwe: Espionage Suspects Remanded in Custody (The Herald)
• Gambia: Date Named for Real-Gamtel Supercup Bout (Foroyaa)
• Zimbabwe: CTC Probes Private Abattoirs (The Herald)
• Zimbabwe: Mining Companies Urged to Present Decommissioning Plans (The Herald)
• Zimbabwe: Pearl Properties Assists Hospitals (The Herald)
• Zimbabwe: Pasuwa for Kaizer Chiefs (The Herald)
• Zimbabwe: The Grand Finale! (The Herald)
• Zimbabwe: Mutendera Impressed With U-14 Team (The Herald)
• Zimbabwe: Nation Yet to Decide On Official Carrier for UNWTO (The Herald)
• Zimbabwe: 'We've Lost a Good Friend' (The Herald)
• Zimbabwe: Govt Bails Out Zesa (The Herald)
• Zimbabwe: Five And a Half Million On Voters' Roll - Mudede (The Herald)
• Zimbabwe: Doomsday - Yet Another Hoax? (The Herald)
• Zimbabwe: STARAFRICA Looks to the Future (The Herald)
• Zimbabwe: Harare Honours Nyamutsaka for Outstanding Season (The Herald)
• Zimbabwe: Hats Off to Our Valued Customers (The Herald)
• Liberia: Voinjama 2012 - Another Government's Unfinished Business? [editorial] (New Dawn)
• Liberia: Dead Cadets' Families Take GOL to Court (New Dawn)
• Liberia: People With Disabilities Issue Ultimatum (New Dawn)
• Liberia: GOL Eligible to Receive Larger Funding Package From U.S. Gov't (Heritage)
• Liberia: Ellen Halts Removal of Street Sellers Until... (Heritage)
• Africa: U.S. $50 Million Senior Loan for the Expansion of Azito Power Plant in Côte d'Ivoire [SPONSOR WIRE] (AfDB)
• Liberia: Companies Flouts Ellen's Order (New Dawn)
• Liberia: Liberia Qualifies for Bigger Funding (New Dawn)
• Africa: African Development Bank Supporting Rural Enterprises in Ghana [SPONSOR WIRE] (AfDB)
• Liberia: Bong Caucus Dragged to Court (New Dawn)
• Liberia: Kalondo Threatens New Dawn (New Dawn)
• Liberia: Gender & Development Ministry's Mandate Questioned (Heritage)
• Liberia: Assessing the Liberian Media - How Watchful Were Our Watchdogs? [column] (Heritage)
• Africa: AfDB President Calls On African Economies to Tap Into Global Trade and Capital Markets [SPONSOR WIRE] (AfDB)
• Namibia: SPYL Slams Increases for Politicians (Namibian)
• Liberia: Unwanted Degrees (New Dawn)
• Liberia: Communication Towers Pose Hazards - GOL (New Dawn)
• Liberia: Medina Wesseh Clarifies (New Dawn)
• Central Africa: CEMAC Sub-Region Projects 5.8 Per cent Growth Rate for 2013 (Cameroon Tribune)
• Ghana: Red Bull's DJs Championship Slated for 21st December (Ghanaian Chronicle)
• Ghana: Northern Region Re-Launches Female Condoms (Ghanaian Chronicle)
• Ghana: It's Another Kente & Tuxedos for Movie Awards (Ghanaian Chronicle)
• Ghana: Caroline Is Back With 'Help Somebody' Campaign (Ghanaian Chronicle)
• Namibia: UN Parking Closed for Security Reasons (Namibian)
• Zimbabwe: Ndlovu Tragedy - Ugly Side of Night-Time Travels (The Herald)
• Sierra Leone: As American Ambassador Brings Good Tidings (Sierra Leone Government)
• Liberia: President Sirleaf Bids Farewell to Apostolic Nuncio, H.E. George Antonysamy (Liberia Govt)
• Ghana: The Lap-Top for Students Exercise That Ended With the Vote (Ghanaian Chronicle)
• Ghana: GSR Rekindles Spirit and Aspirations of Its Workforce (Ghanaian Chronicle)
• Gambia: 52 Gambians Return From Libya (Foroyaa)
• Gambia: The Finance Minister On Agriculture [column] (Foroyaa)
• Ghana: Need for Reforming the Electoral System [column] (Ghanaian Chronicle)
• Ghana: Private Sector Development Is Pivotal to Economy - President Mahama (Ghanaian Chronicle)
• East Africa: Green and Inclusive Project Usd 125 Million for the Horn of Africa [SPONSOR WIRE] (AfDB)
• Africa: The AfDB Approves a Usd 3 Million Loan to Support the Energy Sector and Financial Governance [SPONSOR WIRE] (AfDB)
• Gambia: Understanding the Budget the Three Arms of the State and the Biggest Consumers of State Funds [column] (Foroyaa)
• Gambia: Supreme Islamic Council President On the Arrest and Detention of Imam Baba Leigh (Foroyaa)
• Ghana: MP Elect for Tano North Thanks Electorate (Ghanaian Chronicle)
• Ghana: Empire Entertainment Signs 11 Year-Old Rapper (Ghanaian Chronicle)
• Ghana: ADB Extends X'mas and New Year Greetings to Customers (Ghanaian Chronicle)
• Ghana: Kokofu, Mama Pat Dazzle (Ghanaian Chronicle)
• Ghana: Northern Region Makes Progress in Reversing Acute Malnutrition Cases (Ghanaian Chronicle)
• Nigeria: Alleged Embezzlement - EFCC Declares Audu, Ex-Kogi Gov Wanted (Vanguard)
• Gambia: Foni Jarrol Ward Councillor Testifies in False Information Trial (Foroyaa)
• Nigeria: Airtel Seeks Speedy Implementation of MNP (Vanguard)
• Gambia: NAMs Passed Resolution to Support Peace in East China Sea (Foroyaa)
• Africa: AfDB Promotes Greater Access to Water and Sanitation Services in Zanzibar [SPONSOR WIRE] (AfDB)
• Zimbabwe: Zim Women Cricket Team Wins Gold (The Herald)
• Zimbabwe: Bribery Bid Backfires for Driver (The Herald)
• Zimbabwe: Mighty Warriors Grieve for Adam (The Herald)
• Ghana: Unichem Unveils New Energy Drink (Ghanaian Chronicle)
• Ghana: Star Quartet for Saturday Night Live GH (Ghanaian Chronicle)
• Zambia: U.S. Court Pursues Zambian Woman for Fraud (Times of Zambia)
• Zambia: Hydro Power Contractor Wants Road Rehabilitated (Times of Zambia)
• Zambia: ZACCI Welcomes Plan to Set Up IDC (Times of Zambia)
• Zambia: Zone Six Athletes in Cash Bonanza (Times of Zambia)
• Zambia: Chipolopolo Get Full AFCON Prize Money (Times of Zambia)
• Zambia: Taxi Driver Brutally Murdered (Times of Zambia)
• Zambia: Thumbs Up to Kambwili! (Times of Zambia)
• Zambia: African Milling Slashes Meal Prices (Times of Zambia)
• Zambia: Zambia Better Under PF - Sakeni (Times of Zambia)
• Zimbabwe: Analysts Say MDC-T Primaries Undemocratic (The Herald)
• Egypt: Administrative Prosecution - 1556 to Oversee Second Phase of Referendum (Aswat Masriya)
• Egypt: Salvation Front Warns Against Using Mosques in Political Conflicts (Aswat Masriya)
• Ghana: 5,000 Youth to Benefit From GYEEDA-CraftPRO Project (Ghanaian Chronicle)
• Ghana: Professor Takyiwaa Manu Calls for Political Reforms in Ghana (Ghanaian Chronicle)
• Ghana: CJ - They Want to Throw Me to the Wolves (Ghanaian Chronicle)
• Ghana: Bekwai Health Directorate Moves Against Teenage Pregnancy (Ghanaian Chronicle)
• Ghana: Two Brothers Lynch 75-Year-Old Woman (Ghanaian Chronicle)
• Ghana: 2012 Election Was 419 Scam (Ghanaian Chronicle)
• Ghana: Kids Aloud On December 23 (Ghanaian Chronicle)
• Zimbabwe: Brainworks Stock On the Rise (The Herald)
• Kenya: Kenya's Decision to Confine Refugees and Asylum-Seekers in Camps Is Unlawful [press release] (AI London)
• Africa: ICTJ Year in Review 2012 [document] (ICTJ)
• Zimbabwe: Kunonga's ACPZ Splits Into Two (The Herald)
• Nigeria: NFF Names Irabor Head of NPL's Interim Management Committee (This Day)
• Nigeria: Yaya Toure Retains CAF Player of the Year Award (This Day)
• Zimbabwe: Son Assaults Mother (The Herald)
• Zimbabwe: Interfin Curatorship Extended (The Herald)
• Nigeria: Patrick Yakowa Interred Amid Tears, Encomiums (This Day)
• Zimbabwe: Upcoming Artistes to Get Orientation (The Herald)
• Africa: AfDB - ECCAS Strengthening of Institutional Capacities [SPONSOR WIRE] (AfDB)
• Kenya: The Race for a Peaceful Election (IPS)
• Zimbabwe: Pan African Dev Foundation Mourns 'Adamski' (The Herald)
• South Africa: Govt Warns of Afcon Scams (SAnews.gov.za)
• Morocco: Moroccan Solar Plan Sees Path Forward, With or Without Desertec - Forbes (Moroccan American Center for Policy)
• South Africa: Attack On E-Toll Website Foiled (SAnews.gov.za)
• South Africa: Mandela Receiving Best Care Possible - Zuma (SAnews.gov.za)
• Zimbabwe: New Dawn Reserves Up 123 Percent (The Herald)
• Egypt: Mubarak X-Rays Show Three Broken Ribs (Aswat Masriya)
• Egypt: Families of Brotherhood Victims Blame Opposition Leaders (Aswat Masriya)
• Zimbabwe: Progress Keeps Going (The Herald)
• Zimbabwe: 'Give Us Our 51 percent Share' (The Herald)
• South Sudan: The FBI Investigation of Isaiah Abraham - Challenges, Opportunities and Implications [opinion] (Sudan Tribune)
• Morocco: Morocco Battles Corruption (Magharebia)
• Libya: Nation Pursues Benghazi Consulate Attack Inquiry (Magharebia)
• Zimbabwe: Firm Donates 500 Bins to Harare City (The Herald)
• Nigeria: 'Our Son's Death is a Bombshell to the Family' Says Co-Pilot's Father (This Day)
• Nigeria: 'I'm Not a Lesbian' [interview] (This Day)
• Nigeria: 'Dana Crash Stirred Aviation Authorities From Comfort Zone' (This Day)
• Nigeria: Abuja Gears up to Secure Christmas Festivities (This Day)
• Nigeria: Sweet Sensation Rallies Support for Care People Foundation (This Day)
• Nigeria: '66 Percent of Govt Revenue is Lost Through Smuggling' (This Day)
• Nigeria: Consumers' Loyalty - Strategies That Helped NB Products [analysis] (This Day)
• Nigeria: Customs Intercepts 7, 269 Bags of Rice (This Day)
• Nigeria: Operators Lament Facilitation Delay at Lagos Airport (This Day)
• Nigeria: New MMIA Terminal to Accommodate 6,000 Passengers (This Day)
• Nigeria: INTELS Gets HSE Forum for Clients (This Day)
• Nigeria: Expert Seeks Review of Maritime Laws (This Day)
• South Africa: South African Football in 2012 (SA Info)
• Nigeria: Nigerian-American Chamber of Commerce Honours Oduah (This Day)
• Nigeria: FG Yet to Peg Maximum Foreign Currency for Travellers (This Day)
• South Africa: South Africa's 2012 Sporting Highlights (SA Info)
• Nigeria: Jonathan Re-Constitutes NPA, NIMASA, CAC Boards (This Day)
• Nigeria: CRFFN to Get Interim Governing Council (This Day)
• Tunisia: Salafist Imams Face Complaints (Magharebia)
• Sudan: Ghanaian Appointed UN, AU Special Envoy for Darfur (Sudan Tribune)
• Morocco: Atletico Madrid Pursue Younes Belhanda (Magharebia)
• Morocco: Morocco Coach Eyes Botola Players (Magharebia)
• South Africa: Consumers Warned About Possible Ticketing Scams in Relation to AFCON 2013 Match Tickets [press release] (SA Govt)
• Tunisia: Nation to Sell Ben Ali Possessions (Magharebia)
• Nigeria: AshakaCem Targets Three Million Tons (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Nigerians Are Educated Illiterates - -Chukwumerije (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Traders Protest as Board Closes UTC Market (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: FCT PDP North-West Zone's Exco Inaugurated (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: World Bank Pledges Support to NEITI (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: 'NTI Spent N11.5 Billion On Teachers Capacity Workshops' (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: ANPP Cautions Members Against Provocative Comments (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Yar'Adua's Aide Vs Kaikai - Court Fixes Jan 10 for Ruling (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Police Discover 30-Year-Old Arms Factory in Akwa- Ibom (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Lagos, FG Partner On Sea Port (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Unimaid Offers Scholarship to IIJ Oldest Students (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Why They're Trying to Stop my Return to PDP - -Onoja (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Fire Guts Part of Lagos Airport (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Resume and Get Three Months' Salary, Jang Tells Workers (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Postpartum Psychosis - Rare Challenge in Motherhood [analysis] (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Betraying the African Ethos [opinion] (Daily Trust)
• Zimbabwe: Zifa Ordered to Pay Lawyer (The Herald)
• Nigeria: Nigeria's Missing Billions and Trillions [analysis] (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Benue Needs FG's Attention - Suswan (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Representatives - No Budget for SEC Next Year (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Death and Politics [opinion] (Daily Trust)
• Africa: Hope for Genital Mutilation Survivors (The Herald)
• Algeria: Nation, France Sign Co-Operation Accord (Magharebia)
• Nigeria: Tribal Sentiments Have Taken Over Merit in Nigeria - Ex-CJN (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Sack Threat - Fayose Urges Workers to Seek Legal Action (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: FG Urged to Intervene in Owo FMC Crisis (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: 2015 - Igbos Urged to Speak With One Voice (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: SUBEB, NUT Disagree Over Efficiency Test for Primary School Teachers (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Investment On Sovereign Wealth Fund Commences March (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: National Assembly Raises Budget By N63 Billion (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: NDE Disburses Resettlement Tools of N2 Million to 22 Trainees (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: NSC to Release Super Eagles' 2013 AFCON Funds This Week (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: SURE-P to Create 3,000 Jobs in Kogi (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Kogi Committed to Youth Empowerment (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: 'Why Education Standards Will Continue to Decline' (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Fadama III Disburses N313 Million to 97 Associations in Bauchi (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Yuguda Mourns Uba Ahmed's Death (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Imo Police Intensify Efforts to Free Nkiru Sylvanus (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Sacked Abia Non-Indigenes Demand Entitlements (Daily Trust)
• Africa: Technical Corporation Laws Coming - -House Committee (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Katsina Lecturers Threaten Strike (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: No More Grant to All Federations - Abdullahi (Daily Trust)
• Tunisia: Hotel Giant Expands (Magharebia)
• Nigeria: PCRC to Partner Abaji Council Over Security (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Re - Bomb Blasts and Military Command Responsibility [opinion] (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Power Generation Rises By 25 MW (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Suleja Bombing - Court Admits 200 IED's in Evidence (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: PDP Crisis - Nyako Bans Political Activities in Adamawa (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Elumelu is African Business Leader of the Year (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: FG Plans to Phase Out Kerosene Usage (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Shippers' Council Gets Acting CEO (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: 'Cost of Governance Too High' [interview] (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: LIRS seals Seven Companies (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: ACON - Oliha Wants FG to Fulfil Promise to 1994 Super Eagles (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: SOKAPU Backs New Kaduna Governor (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Man Accused of Stealing General's Wife's N10 Million Jewels (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: In Defence of the Sheikh [I] [opinion] (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Probe me If You Can - -Ohakim Dares Okorocha (Daily Trust)
• West Africa: Ecowas to Boost Regional Trade With Products Standardization (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Gunmen Seize French Man in Katsina (Daily Trust)
• Africa: Toure Crowned African Player of the Year 2012 (Daily Trust)
• Zimbabwe: Microsoft to Open Web Stores (The Herald)
• East Africa: Islanders Suffer New Defeat in Face of UK-U.S. Goliath (ThinkAfricaPress)
• Zimbabwe: UFIC Donates Goodies to Chikurubi Inmates (The Herald)
• Zimbabwe: Chanakira to Chair New ZIA Board (The Herald)
• Angola: Girabola2013 Draw Picks Libolo and Interclube in First Round (ANGOP)
• Zimbabwe: Tips On Potato Planting (The Herald)
• Nigeria: Yakowa Buried it His Country Home (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Yakowa - Zazzau Emir Receives Sambo's Wife (Daily Trust)
• Africa: Levi's Bows to Global People Power - Bans Toxic Fashion [press release] (Greenpeace)
• Africa: South Africans Join the Global Call to Detox Levi's [press release] (Greenpeace)
• West Africa: New Guidelines Directions in Fisheries Policy of the Federation of Russia in West Africa - Greenpeace Calls On the Wisdom of the Rulers [press release] (Greenpeace)
• Africa: Going Gangnam, Greenpeace Style [press release] (Greenpeace)
• Africa: 2012 in Pictures [press release] (Greenpeace)
• Africa: Doha Talks Fail to Meet the Pace of Climate Change [press release] (Greenpeace)
• Africa: We Did It - Levi's Commits to Detox! [press release] (Greenpeace)
• Angola: Red Cross Holds Over 9000 Workshops On Malaria (ANGOP)
• South Sudan: Wau - UN Pledges More Troops to Calm Tense Situation (Sudan Tribune)
• Libya: Abdel Jalil Case Sparks Controversy (Magharebia)
• South Sudan: Unity State - Authorities Initiate Campaign to Reduce Cattle Rustling (Sudan Tribune)
• Mauritania: Nation to Build Solar Power Plant (Magharebia)
• Algeria: Faouzi Ghoulam Draws Premiership Interest (Magharebia)
• Angola: Cussoi River Floods Destroy Plantations in Cela Municipality (ANGOP)
• North Africa: Maghreb Countries Boost Border Security (Magharebia)
• Angola: Social Concert Council Assesses Activities in Nharea (ANGOP)
• Nigeria: FG Blames DISCOs for Delay in Meter Deployment (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Court Fixes Jan 24 for Verdict On Abacha Jewellery Case (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Oil Theft - NNPC Suffers 774 Pipeline Breaks On Lagos-Ilorin Route (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Demolition - Fear Grips Bwari Residents Over Marked Houses (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Ali Kwara's Team Recovers Arms From Armed Robbers (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: FG Teachers 91 Percent Qualified - -Minister (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Cement Importation and Threat to Job Creation [analysis] (Daily Trust)
• Ghana: Ghana - Mrs Rawlings, Others Accuse NDC of Fraud in Election (Daily Trust)
• West Africa: Ecowas to Improve Efficiency of Youth Programme (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Catalonia Friendly Good for Eagles, Says Bosso (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Ex-Governor Audu Asks Court to Stop EFCC From Arresting Him (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: DMO Trades N60 Billion Bond On NSE - DG (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Group to Uplift HIV Centres With N16 Million (Daily Trust)
• Africa: Why the World Didn't End Yesterday [press release] (NASA)
• Western Sahara: UN Adopts Western Sahara Resolution (Magharebia)
• Angola: 2012 Considered Year of Democracy Strengthening (ANGOP)
• Angola: Six People Die in Conda District (ANGOP)
• Algeria: Nation Halts Refugee Repatriation (Magharebia)
• Angola: Book On Commercial Law to Be Released Thursday (ANGOP)
• Zimbabwe: Mliswa in Child Custody Row (The Herald)
• Angola: Govt Invests Over 10 Billions Kwanzas in Menongue (ANGOP)
• Angola: President of Republic Guarantees Support to Jiu-Jitsu Sport (ANGOP)
• Africa: MCC Selects Morocco, Five Other Countries to Develop New Compacts, Threshold Program (Moroccan American Center for Policy)
• Angola: Police Deny Information On Detention of Alleged Chinese Citizen (ANGOP)
• Angola: Kwanza Norte Government to Meet On Friday (ANGOP)
• Sudan: UN Peacekeepers Continue Protecting Civilians Amid Tense Situation in Town of Wau (UN News)
• Sudan: Jonglei Residents Have Their Eyesight Restored At the 'Lost Boys Clinic' (Sudan Tribune)
• Tunisia: Government Priorities in 11 Points (Tunis Afrique Presse)
• Angola: Hydroelectric Projects Spur Country's Development (ANGOP)
• Tunisia: Mauritania Hires 48 Tunisian Medics, Para-Medics (Tunis Afrique Presse)
• Angola: National Coach Admits Teams Evolution (ANGOP)
• Angola: BESA Bank to Be Inserted in Un2013 Schedule (ANGOP)
• Kenya: UN Refugee Agency Cautions Against Stigmatizing Refugees in Wake of Violence in Kenya (UN News)
• Angola: Fisheries Minister Swears in Cadres of Sector (ANGOP)
• Tunisia: Tourism Promotion Strategy to Be Launched Officially February 2013 (Tunis Afrique Presse)
• Sudan: UN, AU Chiefs Appoint Mohamed Ibn Chambas As UNAMID Joint Special Representative for Darfur [press release] (Unamid)
• Sudan: UN Agencies, UNAMID Hold Dialogue On Protection Mechanisms for Women [press release] (Unamid)
• Tunisia: Government Declaration On Draft State Budget and Finance Bill for 2013 (Tunis Afrique Presse)
• Zimbabwe: You Reap What You Sow [opinion] (The Herald)
• Tunisia: Prime Minister Jebali Suggests That Legislative Elections Be Held By Late Next June and Presidential Ones By Early September (Tunis Afrique Presse)
• Tunisia: Qatari 31-Million-Dinar Donation to Revolution Martyrs and Wounded Fund (Tunis Afrique Presse)
• Tunisia: President's Visit to Tozeur - Jobs, Water and Tourism, Local People's Main Concerns (Tunis Afrique Presse)
• Tunisia: EIB, Nation Sign 2 Loan Agreements Worth Eur 170 Million (Tunis Afrique Presse)
• Tunisia: Key Data On State Budget 2013 (Tunis Afrique Presse)
• Tunisia: Some 5.7 MTD to Be Allocated to Social Subsidies and Expenditure in 2013 (Tunis Afrique Presse)
• Tunisia: U.S. Ambassador Walles Reasserts His Country's Support to Democratic Transition, Creation of Jobs and Economic Opportunities in Tunisia (Tunis Afrique Presse)
• South Sudan: Police Courts to Be Established As Forces Deployed for Festive Season (Sudan Tribune)
• Tunisia: Nation's Support for Training of Mauritanian Doctors, Paramedics (Tunis Afrique Presse)
• Tunisia: PM Jebali - State Is Sole Guarantor of All Liberties (Tunis Afrique Presse)
• Tunisia: Foreign Currency Reserves to Reach 106 Days of Import By End 2012 (Tunis Afrique Presse)
• Angola: Angola Is On Good Path - Says Health Minister (ANGOP)
• Somalia: East Timor Finance Minister Visits Mogadishu (Shabelle)
• Zimbabwe: Parents Face Criminal Charges After Trying to Bring Their Children to SA (SW Radio)
• Zimbabwe: When Xmas Is a Nightmare (The Herald)
• Zimbabwe: MDC-T Dismiss Threat of Elections Without New Charter (SW Radio)
• Sudan: UN and African Union Announce New Head of Joint Peacekeeping Mission in Darfur (UN News)
• Somalia: Eight Killed in a Fight in Kismayo (Shabelle)
• Zimbabwe: Mystery Surrounds Death of Zimbabwean Woman in Kenya (SW Radio)
• Namibia: 2012 - the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly [column] (Namibian)
• Nigeria: Jonathan Cautions Elite On Unguarded Statements (This Day)
• Nigeria: Abdullahi - NPL Crisis Has Killed IMG Interest (This Day)
• Togo: Adebayor Omitted From Togo Squad for Oman Friendly (This Day)
• Nigeria: NFF Claims Keshi Received N90 Million in 11 Months (This Day)
• Nigeria: CNPP Warns Against FG's Dictatorial Tendencies (This Day)
• Nigeria: Plateau Workers May Call Off Strike Friday (This Day)
• Nigeria: FG, Stakeholders Prepare for Year-End Traffic (This Day)
• Namibia: Namibia Dominates Fasu Games Tennis (Namibian)
• Nigeria: Police Nab Medical Doctor, 24 Other Alleged Pipeline Vandals (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Chukwu - Eagles Will Make FIFA Rankings Irrelevant (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: SEC DG Must Go, Reps Insist (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Solid Minerals Yield N1.7 Billion - RMAFC (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Nkiru Slvanus Released! (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Yakowa Buried at His Country Home Amid Eulogies (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Pension Scam in Nigeria - Role of Regulator [analysis] (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Our Constitution, Our Mindset [analysis] (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Eagles Hold Nasarawa in Tune-Up (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Plateau Govt, Labour to Dialogue Over Strike (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Anambra North and the Burden of Governorship Challenge [analysis] (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Group Advocates Regional Govt (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Chime's Continued Absence From Office Worries CLO (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Carnival Rivers - Celebration of the Tribes (Vanguard)
• Kenya: Mother of Five Slain Kids Surrenders, Claims Innocence (Capital FM)
• Kenya: Many Killed in New Coastal Clashes (Capital FM)
• Nigeria: Acid Bath Victim, Chika Egbo Dies (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Corruption Body Seeks Ex-Governor (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: 2013 Budget - House of Reps Gives SEC Zero Allocation (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Yobe Corps Members Complete Orientation in Keffi (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Armed Robbers Kill Two During Bank Robbery in Osun (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Only Amosun Sent Representative to Us (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: FG Urged to Incorporate Flooding, Natural Disasters in Budget Allocation (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Anenih Is Chairman of NPA - Tukur, TCN (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: At 72, My Grudge With Nollywood - Eddie Ugbomah [interview] (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Uniport Killings - Three More Suspects Appear in Court (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Amosun Okays Severance Pay for Daniel's Aides (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: A Wife for Wale Ojo (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Woes and a Blessing (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: South Court Adjourns Hearing in FG, Lagos Land Revenue Face-Off (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Jonathan Urged to Work With Prophets (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Senate Okays U.S.$8 Billion for Medium-Term External Borrowing (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Ogun PDP - How Juju Caused War Among Obasanjo's Boys (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Lagos Chamber Seeks Full Deregulation of Oil Sector, Scrapping of NNPC (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: CLO Condemns Arrest of JAF Leaders (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Sovereign Wealth Fund Becomes Operational March 2013 - FG (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Senate and the Pension Circus (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: PDP Chieftain Denies Certificate Forgery (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Our New Nigeria? (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: NASS Passes N4.987 Trillion 2013 Budget (Vanguard)
• Egypt: ANHRI Organizes a Training Workshop On Administrating the Websites [press release] (HRInfo)
• Namibia: Namibian Teachers Feel Insulted (Namibian)
• Mali: Rising Ethnic Tensions Threaten New Violence (HRW)
• Egypt: Court Acquits the Security of the State Officer Who Is Accused of Sayed Belal Murder (HRInfo)
• Tunisia: 'Sidi Bouzid Incidents Do Not Represent the City's Inhabitants' (President Marzouki) (Tunis Afrique Presse)
• Africa: Africa - Books New & Notable [book listing] (AfricaFocus)
• Rwanda: Risk Reduction Initiatives Restore Independence to an Elderly Couple in Rwanda [press release] (IFRC)
• Nigeria: NDLEA Arrests 108, Seizes 4,087.97kg of Drugs in Kogi (Leadership)
• Nigeria: Yakowa's Son Says Father's Death Has United Nigerians (Leadership)
• Nigeria: Legislators Laud Early Passage of 2013 Budget (Leadership)
• Nigeria: Yero Pledges to Administer Kaduna Without Any Form of Discrimination (Leadership)
• Nigeria: Suleja Bombing - Court Admits 200 Ieds in Evidence, Declines Custody (Leadership)
• Nigeria: Customs Boss Assures Officers of Adequate Health Care (Leadership)
• Nigeria: Good Governance Will Check Crime, Says Oyo Police Boss (Leadership)
• Libya: Call For Halt to Military Trial of Ex-Transition Chief (HRW)
• Africa: Now Is Our Time - Tell Levi's to Detox! [press release] (Greenpeace)
• Africa: On International Human Solidarity Day, Ban Says Unity Key to Reaching Goals (UN News)
• Sudan: Heed Global Call to End Death Penalty [press release] (HRW)
• Rwanda: At UN Rwanda Genocide Tribunal, Former Government Minister Sentenced to 35 Years in Jail (UN News)
• Liberia: Logging Company Flouts Liberian President's Timber Export Ban and Drives Breakdown in Rule of Law [press release] (Global Witness)
• Nigeria: Harriman, Great Asset to Itsekiri Nation - Uduaghan (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Rights Group Carpets Reps Over Calls for Demuren's Sack (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Activist Sues INEC, AGF Over De-Registration of Political Parties (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Not Prayer Alone But... (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Keshi Must Avoid This Mistake - Abigor (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Yakowa Buried Amid Tears, Eulogies (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: This Is the Friendliest NASS to a President - Sen. Joy Emodi [interview] (Vanguard)
• Namibia: Works Reverses Controversial Aus Rail Tender (Namibian)
• Namibia: Fraud Victim Apologises to Ekandjo Over Allegations (Namibian)
• Namibia: 2012 - the Year in Politics a Soap Opera Without Substance [opinion] (Namibian)
• Nigeria: NTI Spends N11.5 Billion On Teacher Training, Says DG (Leadership)
• Nigeria: Senate Passes N4.99 Trillion Budget of 2013 Budget (Leadership)
• Nigeria: Fire Guts Murtala Mohammed International Airport (Leadership)
• Nigeria: Police Arraign a Director in Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Alleged N1.5 Million Fraud (Leadership)
• Nigeria: NPS Decries Discrimination Against Ex-Convicts (Leadership)
• Nigeria: Yakowa Buried At His Country Home (Leadership)
• Nigeria: Former CJN Canvasses Separate Body to Regulate Conduct of Judges (Leadership)
• Nigeria: Nigeria Records More Accidents On Good Roads Than Bad Ones - FRSC (Leadership)
• Zimbabwe: Army Joins Forces With China for U.S. $2 Billion Gas and Coal Project (SW Radio)
• Zimbabwe: MDC Congratulates President Zuma's Re-Election [press release] (MDC)
• Zimbabwe: Transcript of Diaspora Diaries Interview With Mashonaland West Farmer Piet Zwanikken (SW Radio)
• Namibia: Bullying, Corporal Punishment Prevalent in Schools (Namibian)
• Namibia: Scanners Worth N$300 Million Standing in the Rain (Namibian)
• Namibia: More Children in School (Namibian)
• Nigeria: African Motif Takes Centre Stage At UK Fashion Exhibition (This Day)
• Nigeria: Nigeria - Celebrating Small Victories [opinion] (This Day)
• Nigeria: NAMA Insists Nigeria's Airspace Is Safe (This Day)
• Nigeria: SA 2013 - FG Denies Cup Mandate to Eagles (This Day)
• Nigeria: EFCC Declares Former Governor Audu of Kogi Wanted (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Stop EFCC From Arresting Me, Audu Begs Court (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Patrick Yakowa Buried At His Country Home (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Fire Guts Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos (Vanguard)
• Namibia: 'Ekandjo Boys' Vs 'Geingob Boys' the Politics of 2012 Swapo Party Congress [opinion] (Namibian)
• Zimbabwe: Lawyer Slams 'State Crackdown' On Zimrights (SW Radio)
• Zimbabwe: Thursday, 20 December - Issue 493 [press release] (MDC)
• South Africa/Malawi: Bafana Bafana Arrive in Durban for Malawi Match (SAFA)
• Mozambique: Private Transporters Want More Fare Rises (AIM)
• Mozambique: Gaza Declared Free of Land Mines (AIM)
• Nigeria: Christmas Spending Across the World (Leadership)
• Nigeria: Peugeot Launches 408 Turbo (Leadership)
• Nigeria: I'll Be Governor of All - Gov Yero (Leadership)
• Nigeria: N9 Billion - Senate Summons Julius Berger Over VP's Residence (Leadership)
• Nigeria: Suleja Bombing - Court Refuses to Take Custody of Improvised Explosives (Leadership)
• Nigeria: FG Grants Non-Oil Exporters N254 Billion Incentives (Leadership)
• Nigeria: NEMA - Flood Disaster Overwhelmed Our Capacity (This Day)
• Nigeria: CBN Reads Riot Act to MFBs, PMBs (This Day)
• Nigeria: Emmanuel Ugwu in Umuahia (This Day)
• Nigeria: Capital Oil Resumes Operations As AMCON Vacates Premises (This Day)
• Nigeria: Gunmen Kidnap French National, Kill Two in Katsina (This Day)
• Nigeria: Musdapher - Boko Haram Insurgency, Sign of Failing State (This Day)
• Nigeria: Nollywood Actress, Nkiru Sylvanus, Regains Freedom (This Day)
• Nigeria: Uniport Four - Absence of Accused Persons Stalls Trial (This Day)
• Nigeria: NERC Plans Review of Licences, Fixed Charge for SMEs (This Day)
• Nigeria: Nigeria, Others Plan Record Bond Sales As Yields Sink (This Day)
• Nigeria: Labour, Plateau State Govt Resolve Minimum Wage Dispute (This Day)
• Nigeria: Elumelu Rewards Winner of Long Service Award With N500,000 (This Day)
• Nigeria: National Assembly Passes N4.987 Trillion Budget (This Day)
• Nigeria: Edo Assembly Approves N149.447 Billion Budget (This Day)
• Nigeria: Oando Shops for N54.6 Billion From Existing Shareholders (This Day)
• Nigeria: Fashola Takes On FG Over U.S.$600 Million Loan Facility (This Day)
• Nigeria: Sovereign Wealth Fund to Commence Investment in March 2013 (This Day)
• Nigeria: Rivers Govt, NGO Bicker Over Death of HIV/Aids Patient (This Day)
• Nigeria: WAPIC Insurance, Intercontinental Properties Merger Approved (This Day)
• Nigeria: Alison-Madueke - Nigeria Ranked Among Africa's Lowest LPG Consumers (This Day)
• West Africa: Giaba Is Tackling Corruption and Terrorism Financing in West Africa - Shehu [interview] (Leadership)
• Nigeria: 3,160 Killed, 14,673 Injured in Road Crashes (Leadership)
• Nigeria: Wizkid and Group Storm Lagos Today With Baddest Concert (Leadership)
• Nigeria: Transformation Without Planning Meaningless - Usman (Leadership)
• Nigeria: NEITI's Report On MCO Not Current - DG (Leadership)
• Nigeria: Two Lebanese Convicted Over U.S.$2.07 Million Bulk Cash Smuggling (Leadership)
• Nigeria: Re - Leadership's Stand On Shema's Charity Abroad Revisited [opinion] (Leadership)
• Nigeria: Glo 'Friday Show' Wins TV Show of the Year Award (Leadership)
• Nigeria: FG Plans Economic Growth Through Improved LPG Market (Leadership)
• Nigeria: EFCC Declares Ex-Gov Abubakar Audu Wanted (Leadership)
• Nigeria: NERC to Review Electricity Tariff for SMEs (Leadership)
• Nigeria: Don't Mortgage Nigeria's Sovereignty, SDMP Tells Jonathan (Leadership)
• Nigeria: What Happened to Abacha Loot? [opinion] (Leadership)
• Nigeria: SWF - Investment of U.S.$1 Billion Kicks Off March (Leadership)
• Mozambique: Belgium Donates 55 Million Euros (AIM)
• Mozambique: Renamo Boycotts State of Nation Address (AIM)
• Egypt: 25,000 Euros for Egyptian-French Scientific Program (Egypt Online)
• Nigeria: 30 Gunmen Kill Two, Kidnap Expatriate, Bomb Police Station in Katsina (Leadership)
• Nigeria: National Assembly Passes N4.98 Trillion 2013 Budget (Leadership)
• Nigeria: As Yakowa Is Laid to Rest - Dad's Death, God's Design to Unite Nigeria - Son (Leadership)
• Nigeria: Nigeria Sliding to Anarchy - Ex-CJN Musdapher (Leadership)
• Nigeria: FERMA Promises Easy Yuletide Ride for Travellers (Leadership)
• Nigeria: DTCA Holds Seventh DG's Annual Merit Award (Leadership)
• Nigeria: Court Hears Babalakin's Application for Freedom Today (Leadership)
• Nigeria: Aviation - the Zero-Sum-Reps Report (Leadership)
• Nigeria: No More Grants to Sports Federations - Minister (Leadership)
• Nigeria: Fresh Oath - Sagay, Falana Fault NJC Over Oyewole's Transfer (Leadership)
• Nigeria: That Barbaric Act Called Virginity Test [editorial] (Leadership)
• Mozambique: Guebuza Reports Fall in Infant Mortality (AIM)
• Mozambique: Resources Are Not Wealth, but Promises of Wealth (AIM)
• Egypt: Nation, Jordanian PMs Hold Talks On Regional Developments (Egypt Online)
• Egypt: Morsi Receives Credentials of 14 New Ambassadors to Egypt (Egypt Online)
• South Africa: Ramakatsa and Others V Magashule and Others [press release] (SA Govt)
• Africa: Reaction After 2012 Glo-CAF Awards - (CAF)
• Africa: Club of the Year - Ahly - Egypt (CAF)
• Africa: Legend Award - Mahmoud El-Gohary - Egypt (CAF)
• Africa: Most Promising Talent - Mohamed Salah - Egypt (CAF)
• Africa: Women's Footballer of the Year - Genoveva Anoman - E. Guinea (CAF)
• Africa: Referee of the Year - Haimoudi Djamel - Algeria (CAF)
• Africa: National Team of the Year - Zambia (CAF)
• Africa: Coach of the Year - Hervé Renard - Zambia (CAF)
• Africa: Toure Wins His Second African Player of the Year Award (CAF)
• South Africa: Zuma Warns Dissidents in Closing Address (SAPA)
• Nigeria: Nollywood Star, Ngozi Nwosu Needs N6 Million to Live (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Monalisa Chinda's Xmas Presents (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Nkiru Sylvanus, Kenneth Okolie Released! (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: EFCC Declares Audu Wanted As Ex-Governor Seeks Court Protection (This Day)
• Nigeria: FG Extends N254.9 Billion Grant to Exporters (This Day)
• Nigeria: Jonathan Finally Constitutes TCN Supervisory Board (This Day)
• Sudan: Internal Violence Allegedly Leaves Four Peacekeepers Dead (Radio Dabanga)
• South Africa: Commission Must Review Provinces - Mfeketo (SAPA)
• Nigeria: Suleja Bombing - SSS Tenders 250 Ieds As Evidence (Vanguard)
• Kenya: Media Watchdog Calls for Balanced Political Coverage and Reporting (The Star)
• Kenya: Kibaki Bids Parliament Farewell After 49 Years (The Star)
• Kenya: Jubilee Wrangles (The Star)
• Kenya: Safaricom Looses Bid to Move Faulu Case to Industrial Court (The Star)
• Kenya: Six APs to Hang for Kawangware Taxi Drivers Murder (The Star)
• Kenya: David Kimaiyo Is the New Inspector General (The Star)
• Kenya: Mudavadi Can Go, Says Ruto (The Star)
• Kenya: Low Voter Roll in North Eastern Compared to Census Results (The Star)
• Namibia: President Holds Christmas Party for San (New Era)
• Namibia: Teachers Receive Help to Improve English (New Era)
• Namibia: Free Education for Namibian Children (New Era)
• Angola: Governor Announces Inauguration of Various Social Projects (ANGOP)
• Namibia: Ephedrine Suspects Denied Bail (New Era)
• Angola: Executive Implements Mediatechs Countrywide - Vice President (ANGOP)
• Namibia: The Good and Bad in Namibian Sports (New Era)
• Angola: Konde Tests Popularity At Casa 70 (ANGOP)
• Angola/Cameroon: Mabiná Leaves Bench and Scores National Team's Victory Goal (ANGOP)
• Namibia: When There's No Beer, Save (New Era)
• Angola: Sonangol Acquires 20 Percent of Puma Energy Capital (ANGOP)
• Namibia: SPYL Balks At Proposed 31 Percent Adjustment (New Era)
• Angola: Sovereign Fund Announces Goals for 2013/2014 (ANGOP)
• Namibia: Slight Improvement in Exam Results (New Era)
• Namibia: Rundu Awards Projects Worth N$11.6 Million (New Era)
• Angola: Singer Eddy Tussa Offers CD to President of Republic (ANGOP)
• Angola: Singer Alex Dias to Release Debut CD in 2013 (ANGOP)
• Angola/Cameroon: Angola Beat Cameroon (ANGOP)
• Namibia: Excellent Prospects of Rain (New Era)
• Rwanda: RPF Changed Rwanda's Story, Says Museveni (New Times)
• Rwanda: Kagame Pays Tribute to Liberation Heroes (New Times)
• South Africa: Ruling ANC Announces New National Executive [press release] (ANC)
• Rwanda: Kagame's RPF Jubilee Speech (New Times)
• Namibia: Civil Servants Will Smile This Christmas (New Era)
• Angola: DJ Malvado Celebrates 20 Years of Entertainment (ANGOP)
• Rwanda: ICTR Hands Former Minister 35-Year Jail Term (New Times)
• Rwanda: See You in 2037, Five Audacious Decades After 1987 [opinion] (New Times)
• Rwanda: Worst Fifa Ranking in 10 Years (New Times)
• Sudan: Peaceful Coexistence Forum in El Fasher Announced (Radio Dabanga)
• Sudan: SLM-AW - More Than 20 Sudanese Soldiers Killed (Radio Dabanga)
• Rwanda: V-Ball Team Start Preps for Continental Tourney (New Times)
• Rwanda: Tigo to Foster Women Entrepreneurship (New Times)
• Sudan: Militants Injure Gold Miners in Hashaba (Radio Dabanga)
• Mali: UN Authorizes African-Led Force to Recover North (UN News)
• Rwanda: Man Held Over Death of Cousin (New Times)
• Rwanda/Angola: Amavubi Depart for Angola (New Times)
• South Sudan: SSIAHR Condemns the Killing of Isaiah Abraham and Civil Population of Balanda Tribe in Western Bhar El Ghazal State [press release] (SSNA)
• Rwanda: Congolese Bank Robbers Arrested in Rwanda (New Times)
• Rwanda: Do They Know It's Christmas Time? [column] (New Times)
• Sudan: Ibn Chambas Appointed to Head Unamid (Radio Dabanga)
• Rwanda: A Lesson From the Dwellers of the Okavango Delta [opinion] (New Times)
• Rwanda: Our Nation's Destiny Is in Our Hands [editorial] (New Times)
• Somalia: President Hassan Sheikh Meets With Foreign Delegations in Mogadishu (Garowe Online)
• Rwanda: Corrupt Driving Schools to Lose Licences (New Times)
• Somalia: Six Dead in Kismayo Over Illegal Roadblock (Garowe Online)
• Sudan: Coptic Priests Arrested After 'Baptism' in Khartoum (Radio Dabanga)
• Tanzania: Moshi Student Wins Sh500,000 Lottery (Daily News)
• Somalia: Puntland Anti-Piracy Campaign Event, Held in Garowe (Garowe Online)
• Chad: UNHCR Representative Visits Refugee Camps East Chad (Radio Dabanga)
• Tanzania: 'Katavi Parents Bear Too Many Children' (Daily News)
• Tanzania: JICA Supports Kwimba Water Project (Daily News)
• Tanzania: New 'Katiba' Should Include Media Freedom Section, Saystef (Daily News)
• Tanzania: Demand for T-Bills Dwindles (Daily News)
• Tanzania: Azam Win in DRC Tourney (Daily News)
• Tanzania: More Girls Join Secondary Schools (Daily News)
• Tanzania: Serengeti Needs Sh550 Million to Conserve Ecosystem (Daily News)
• Tanzania: Bukoba NGO Launches HIV Programme (Daily News)
• Tanzania: Cricket Needs Wider Promotion (Daily News)
• Tanzania: M-Pesa to Be Used for Payment for Decoders (Daily News)
• Tanzania: Researcher Hails Traditional Healers (Daily News)
• Tanzania: TASWA AGM Attracts More Support (Daily News)
• Tanzania: Current Account Deficit Widens (Daily News)
• Tanzania: TANESCO Owed Sh18.9 Billion in Moshi (Daily News)
• Tanzania: Insurance Funds Attract Special Groups (Daily News)
• Sudan: Displaced Kalma Camp Present Demands to Donors (Radio Dabanga)
• South Sudan: Ministry of Commerce Opens Trade Office At Juba International Airport (GoSS)
• Rwanda: Rwanda Much Better Today - Kagame (Focus)
• South Sudan: FBI Agents in Juba to Help Unravel Isaiah Abraham's Murder (GoSS)
• Tanzania: Serengeti Airport Gets Hefty Support (Daily News)
• Africa: Tackling Byod Concerns (CIO)
• Tanzania: State Closes Giraffe Ocean View Hotel (Daily News)
• Tanzania: Police Impound 55,500 Kilos of Narcos (Daily News)
• Tanzania: Kikwete Slams TFF, Clubs (Daily News)
• Tanzania: Team to Trace Stolen Money (Daily News)
• Tanzania: Genocide Convict Takes 35 Years (Daily News)
• Tanzania: Govt Moves to Address House Shortage (Daily News)
• Tanzania: Simba, Al Ahly to Clash in Zanzibar (Daily News)
• Tanzania: Application Made Easy Through Internet (Daily News)
• Cameroon: Insecurity persists in travel agencies (Cameroon Tribune)