December 23, 2012

• Egypt: Revolving Door 'Ballot' Appeared in Minia [press release] (EOHR)
• Somalia: Puntland Forces Free Pirate Hostages (Garowe Online)
• Zimbabwe: Peter Ndlovu Breaks Down At Adam's Funeral (Zimbabwe Standard)
• Zimbabwe: Thousands Attend Adam Ndlovu's Burial (Zimbabwe Standard)
• Swaziland: Women in Mini-Skirts Face Arrest (Swazi Media)
• Egypt: Court Hears Mubarak Appeals On Jan. 13 (Aswat Masriya)
• Mozambique: Stowaway On London-Bound Plane Was Mozambican (AIM)
• Sudan: Darfur Talks Resume in January (Sudan Tribune)
• Kenya: 39 Killed in Tana Delta (The Star)
• South Africa: Church Leader Calls for Prayers for Mandela (ACNS)
• Egypt: Central Bank Governor Resigns From Post (Aswat Masriya)
• Congo-Kinshasa: Aid Pours in to East (Unicef)
• Libya: Islamists Attack Benghazi Police Post (Magharebia)
• Zimbabwe: City Comes to Standstill for Soccer Star (SW Radio)
• Gambia: Nams Debate Closure of Media Houses (Foroyaa)
• Gambia: Organic Agriculture - Farming Without the Use of Agrochemicals (Foroyaa)
• Gambia: Will Gambia Degenrate Into Another Argentina? [opinion] (Foroyaa)
• Gambia: Minority Leader Calls for Release of Imam Baba Leigh (Foroyaa)
• Gambia: A Returnee From Libya Narrates His Ordeal to Foroyaa (Foroyaa)
• Gambia: Presentation of Books to UTG By Better Community Association (Foroyaa)
• Gambia: Slight Leap for Gambia On Fifa (Foroyaa)
• Gambia: Govt. Launches Ace Submarine Cable System (Foroyaa)
• Gambia: Stakeholders Validate Draft Quality Policy for the Gambia (Foroyaa)
• Gambia: CAF Conf'd - Gamtel Gets Senegalese Club (Foroyaa)
• Gambia: Court Remands Crr Rice Growers Leaders (the President and 3 Exco Members) (Foroyaa)
• Gambia: Talinding Kunjang Residents Discuss Child Rights Issues (Foroyaa)
• Gambia: Brikama Setup Bakau Scintillating Zonal Final (Foroyaa)
• Nigeria: Benue Govt Sacks 3,000 LG Staff (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Nations Cup 2013 - Keshi Picks 32 for Faro Camp (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Group Urges Amaechi to Investigate Violation of Rights of HIV Woman (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Christmas - a Season of High Patronage for Second-Hand Wares (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Disappointments At Mile 2 Park As People Travel for Christmas (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Boko Haram Insurgency, Signal of Failed State - Musdapher (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: NAFDAC Office On Fire (Vanguard)
• South Africa/Malawi: Bafana Bafana Defeat Malawi in Durban (SAFA)
• Nigeria: How Niger Delta Kidnappers Work (Vanguard)
• Zimbabwe: Deputy Minister Moyo Dies (The Herald)
• Somalia: Puntland Forces Take Pirates' Haven (Garowe Online)
• Tunisia: BFCM Retained 'Automatically' for the Purchase of 13 Percent BT Capital (Tunis Afrique Presse)
• Egypt: Referendum Results Out Monday (Egypt Online)
• Kenya: 60 Militia Arrested in Tana (The Star)
• South Africa: 'It's Time to Wage War On Homophobia' [interview] (IPS)
• Tunisia: Tunisia's Foreign Currency Reserves Cover 110 Days of Imports (Tunis Afrique Presse)
• Tunisia: Convention On Funding Citizenship and Electoral Awareness Campaign for High-School Pupils Signed (Tunis Afrique Presse)
• Tunisia: President Marzouki Calls for Guaranteeing Poor Regions' Right to Economic Development (Tunis Afrique Presse)
• Rwanda: State Dept. On Conviction of Former Rwandan Minister Ngirabatware [document] (State Department)
• Mali: State Dept. On UN Security Council Resolution On Mali [document] (State Department)
• Kenya: Kibaki Pardons 6,700 Prisoners (Capital FM)
• Kenya: Tourism Sector Worries Over Insecurity (Capital FM)
• Kenya: We Hold No Grudge, Says Mudavadi (Capital FM)
• Angola: Tactical Session Marks Departure of National Team From Lubango (ANGOP)
• Angola: Governor Releases Book On 'Integrated Infrastructures and Basic Sanitation' (ANGOP)
• Angola: Civil Society Urged to Participate in Actions of Provincial Development (ANGOP)
• Angola: Advertisement of World Hockey Cup to Gain New Momentum From January 2013 (ANGOP)
• Angola: Governor Calls for Support to Implement Social Projects (ANGOP)
• Angola: Family Minister to Socialize With Children of Kaxicane (ANGOP)
• Eritrea: Eritrean Community Members in Manheim City to Enhance Support to the ENWVA (Shabait)
• Eritrea: Massawa Residents Express Satisfaction With the Quality Service By Maternity and Pediatric Center in Amatere Area (Shabait)
• Eritrea: Engulit Inhabitants Voice Satisfaction With Educational Facility (Shabait)
• Eritrea: An Industrious Mind Major Prerequisite for Triumph in Agriculture, Say Farmers in Debarwa Sub-Zone (Shabait)
• Eritrea: Promising Agricultural Activities Underway in Enkaele Village (Shabait)
• Angola: MPs Hold Solidarity Christmas in Cunene (ANGOP)
• Angola: Banking Rate Achieves 23 Per Cent in Angola (ANGOP)
• Angola: Parliament Speaker for Strengthened Cooperation and Internal Coordination (ANGOP)
• Angola: FAA General Headquarters Holds Christmas Activity for Children (ANGOP)
• Angola: 14.000 Police Officers to Secure Festive Season in Luanda (ANGOP)
• Angola: Luanda Governor Calls for Civic Behaviour of Citizens in Mussulo (ANGOP)
• Angola: Monetary Policy to Prioritize Slowing Down of Inflation Rate (ANGOP)
• Angola: Social Commission Reviews Draft On 2013 Academic Year Schedule (ANGOP)
• Congo-Kinshasa: UN Accuses Rebels of Rape, Execution (UN News)
• Ethiopia: Foreign Minister Meets With UNFPA Executive Director (Ethiopia Government)
• Tunisia: Armed Group Involved in Jendouba and Kasserine Incidents Are Affiliated With AQMI, Says Interior Minister (Tunis Afrique Presse)
• Zimbabwe: Deputy Minister Seiso Moyo Passes Away [press release] (MDC)
• Africa: United Nations Environment Programme Upgraded to Universal Membership Following Rio+20 Summit [press release] (UNEP)
• Cote d'Ivoire: Security Forces Attacked (UN News)
• Africa: Use Innovation to Ease Inequality in Poorer Nations, Says OECD (SciDev.Net)
• Burkina Faso: Govt Agency Suspends Paper [press release] (CPJ)
• Rwanda: ICC Acquits Ngudjolo, ICTR Imposes 35 Years Jail Term to Former Minister (Hirondelle)
• Egypt: Govt. Employment Project Provides 20 Thousand Job Opportunities (Aswat Masriya)
• Egypt: FJP Website - 'Baradei, Sabahi Thugs' Attack Protesters At Alexandria Mosque (Aswat Masriya)
• Egypt: Calm At Alexandria Mosque, 33 Injured (Aswat Masriya)
• Egypt: Interior Ministry to 'Firmly Deal With Rioters' After Alexandria Clashes (Aswat Masriya)
• Egypt: Protesters Torch Two Buses Transporting Sheikh Mahallawi's Supporters (Aswat Masriya)
• Tunisia: Arrest of Second Suspect Involved in Case of Arms-Carrying Car (Tunis Afrique Presse)
• Tunisia: Justice Ministry Announces Strategic Action Plan for 2012-2016 (Tunis Afrique Presse)
• Mali: Armed Intervention Risks Worsening Crisis, Says Rights Group [press release] (AI London)
• Nigeria: Lack of Security Affects Roads Construction in Rivers, Says Ferma Official (Leadership)
• Nigeria: 18,357 Constables Graduate From Seven Police Colleges Nationwide (Leadership)
• Nigeria: Politicians Using Religion to Destroy the North - Kukah (Leadership)
• Nigeria: Minister Tasks Media On Reportage of Science and Technology (Leadership)
• Nigeria: Fire Destroys Goods Worth Millions of Naira in FCT Market (Leadership)
• Nigeria: Wife Saves Husband From Burnt Two-Storey Building in Aba (Leadership)
• Nigeria: Yakowa Was a Perfect Husband - - Wife (Leadership)
• Nigeria: Oshiomhole Urges Media to Be Fair, Objective in Their Reportage (Leadership)
• Nigeria: Nigeria's Survival Under Threat - Musdapher (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Police Ban Sale, Use of Fire Crackers During Festivities in Plateau (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Keshi Punishes Eagles After Friendly Match Draw With Nasarawa United FC (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Jubilation As Nkiru Sylvanus, Okoli Regain Freedom (Vanguard)
• Nigeria: Man, 25, Imprisoned for Setting Father's House Ablaze (Vanguard)
• Uganda: German Measles - Why You Should Not Ignore That Rash (New Vision)
• Uganda: The Kiyingis Get Baby Girl (New Vision)
• Uganda: Govt to Monitor Kyambogo University (New Vision)
• Zimbabwe: Adamski Was Great for Bosso but He Was Awesome for the Warriors and, in the Dream Team, He Found the Team of His Dreams [column] (The Herald)
• Somalia: Plight of Somali Boat People Must Stop, UN Expert Says After Latest Gulf of Aden Tragedy (UN News)
• Nigeria: Jonathan, PDP, Others in Crucial Meeting (This Day)
• Nigeria: President Jonathan Congratulates South Korea?s First Female President-Elect (Nigeria First)
• Tunisia: Measures to Improve Expats' Financial Transfers Looked At (Tunis Afrique Presse)
• Tunisia: Tunisian-Libyan Borders - Tunisian Smuggler Shot (Tunis Afrique Presse)
• Tunisia: BCT Withholds Its Approval of Sale of BT's Share Capital to Royal Luxembourg (Tunis Afrique Presse)
• Tunisia: GAFSA - National Guard Station Torched in Belkhir (Tunis Afrique Presse)
• Tunisia: Conference On Stakes and Prospects of Tunisia's Emigration Policy, On December 26-27 in Tunis (Tunis Afrique Presse)
• Africa: Commonwealth Secretary-General New Year Message 2013 [press release] (Commonwealth)
• Angola: Over 3,000 Police Officers for Festive Season in Malanje (ANGOP)
• Angola: Fire Department Ready to Guarantee Security During Festive Season (ANGOP)
• Angola: Family Minister to Socialise With Kaxicane Children (ANGOP)
• Angola: Luanda Commission Chairman Pledges Better Social Conditions (ANGOP)
• Angola/Rwanda: 50,000 Tickets for Angola-Rwanda Match Available (ANGOP)
• Angola: Singer Eddy Tussa Presents Second CD (ANGOP)
• Angola: Craftsman Defends Creation of Handmade Fair in Bengo (ANGOP)
• Angola: Approval of Laws Marks Activity of Culture Ministry in 2012 (ANGOP)
• Angola: Secretary of State Stresses Role of Media in Raising Awareness (ANGOP)
• Angola: Secretary of State Receives Car Business Attaché (ANGOP)
• Angola: Economic Commission Analyses Normative Documents (ANGOP)
• Angola: Minea to Get AKZ 334 Billion From State in 2013 (ANGOP)
• Rwanda: Rwanda Attracted $1.1 Billion in Investments (News of Rwanda)
• Rwanda: Burera - Youth Called to Fight Drug Use (News of Rwanda)
• Rwanda: Rwanda, China Sign U.S.$19 Million Development Agreements (News of Rwanda)
• Eritrea: Eritrea Must Cooperate in Human Rights Dialogue, Urges UN Independent Expert (UN News)
• South Sudan: UN Peacekeeping Mission's Helicopter Crashes Killing All Crew Members (UN News)
• Ethiopia: Jemmal Ahmed, 'I Survived a Deadly Trip to Yemen' (IRIN)
• Kenya: Uhuru and Ruto Heartless, Cheeky - Mudavadi (Capital FM)
• Tunisia: Families of Tunisian Illegal Emigrants Stage Sit-in Outside Italian Embassy in Tunis (Tunis Afrique Presse)
• Western Sahara: France Is for Implementation of UN Resolutions, Says Hollande (SPS)
• Western Sahara: ANC Reaffirms Inalienable Right of Saharawi People to Self-Determination and Independence. (SPS)
• Morocco: Morocco-EU Fisheries Agreement, a Violation of International Law (SPS)
• South Africa: Spanish Patrol Ship P43 Causes Excitement in Durban (Biz-Community)
• South Africa: Durban Waste-to-Energy Project Gets KPMG's Thumbs-Up (Biz-Community)
• South Africa: SA Discount Trade Is 'Absolute Nonsense', Froneman Says (Biz-Community)
• South Africa: Plascon Launches New Woodcare Restoration Range (Biz-Community)
• South Africa: Proxama Partners Smartrac (Biz-Community)
• South Africa: Benefactors Scramble to Fill WC Farmworkers' Stomachs (Biz-Community)
• South Africa: Suspend or Be Suspended, Safa Told (Biz-Community)
• South Africa: Letting Now Open Studentdigz Accommodationind (Biz-Community)
• South Africa: Paddling for Charity At the Unlimited Dusi (Biz-Community)
• Tunisia: Tozeur - Marzouki Meets With Civil Society Delegates (Tunis Afrique Presse)
• Tunisia: Marzouki Visits Cities of Nefta and Hezoua (Tunis Afrique Presse)
• Nigeria: Pensioners Benefits Are Meant to Be Paid and Not Saved [interview] (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: A Network That Reconnects North With Sardauna's Biographer John Paden (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Lamido Adamawa Turbans Nyako's Son (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Suicide Bombers Attack Phone Firms in Kano (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: NDLEA Arrests 114 Suspects With 517.2kg of Drugs (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Authority, Power and Dialogue [opinion] (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: FG Appoints Board for SEC (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Thoughts On Joshua Agbo's 'Beyond the Dark Cloud' (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: The Race for the PDP's Board of Intrigues (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Chukwumerije Is Face of Taekwondo - Abdullahi (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Army Retires 47 Officers (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Nation Will Overcome Its Security Challenges - Baraje (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: ICPC Orders Ministries to Return Unspent Votes (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Akpeyi Vows to Grab Afcon Shirt (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: FCT - Police Arrest 60 Okada Operators in a Raid (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Ten Commandments of Festive Season (I) (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: I Won't Let This Go Without Fighting for Justice - Karen Igho (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: The Supernatural Conception of Jesus Ultimate Sign of the Messiah [opinion] (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Maitama Sule Becomes Third Recipient of NMMA Leadership Award (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Mandilas Motors Opens Auto Service Centre in Lagos (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Help Choose Best Deputy for Me, Yero Begs Sambo (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: How Promo Ban Serves Subscribers' Interest (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Sarewa Africa Reality TV Show Debuts in Abuja (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Radhiyah Yusuf (1945-2012) - an Epitome of Goodness Has Gone Home (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Allegations Mount Against President Jonathan's Top Minister (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Community Dev Will Curb Insecurity - Rep (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Pro-Govt Crusaders - Patriots, Sycophants or Opportunists? (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: How Nigeria's Ofili Inspired Msu's Victory At U.S. Soccer Tourney (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: How Sambo Will Be Controlling Yero [opinion] (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Panic in Kaduna As Fire Guts Arewa Textile (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Pepper-Souping and Big-Stouting, As Nigeria Drowns [opinion] (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: PDP Doesn't Need a Doubtful Person As BOT Chairman - Iwuanyanwu [interview] (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Firm Imports 18,123 Cars in 11 Months (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Kidnappers Release General Rotimi's Wife (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Tunde Leaves Styl-Plus (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Bauchi - Warder Sues Top Prison Officials (Daily Trust)
• Kenya: Safaricom Shares Account for Nearly Half of Market Volume (The Star)
• Kenya: Who Was Shetani - UDF (The Star)
• Kenya: Cord Holds Strategy Meeting in Naivasha (The Star)
• Kenya: Four Children Drown in Swollen River Yala (The Star)
• Kenya: Land Dispute Splits Taita Taveta Society (The Star)
• Kenya: State to Release Sh10 Billion CDF (The Star)
• Kenya: Cases of Diabetes Among Children On the Rise (The Star)
• Kenya: Kuttuny Wants 'Invited' Mudavadi to Quit Jubilee (The Star)
• Kenya: KWS, Pokot Council in Bid to Boost Tourism (The Star)
• Kenya: Christian Cut for Narok Boys (The Star)
• Kenya: Safari in June (The Star)
• Kenya: Governor Hopeful, Town Clerk Clash (The Star)
• Kenya: Youth 'Tired of Cheap Politics' (The Star)
• Nigeria: Afcon 2013 - Keshi Picks 32 for Faro Camp (This Day)
• Uganda: Let Us All Value Other People's Lives - Ntagali (New Vision)
• Nigeria: NFF Names Kanu Among NPL Interim Management Committee (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Justice Eso Buried in Ilesa (Daily Trust)
• West Africa: WAEC - 62 Percent Fail Nov/ Dec Exams (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: FC Abuja Appoints Paris As New Coach (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: FCT Wins National U13 Championship (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: NSCDC Boss Calls for Peaceful Yuletide (Daily Trust)
• Nigeria: Senator Mark Basketball Tourney to Produce League Team (Daily Trust)
• Rwanda: Kazura, Kalisa Get Afcon Roles (New Times)
• Morocco: HM the King Offers Condolences to Family of Late Ahmed Ramzi (MAP)
• Rwanda: Passenger Influx Overwhelms Transporters (New Times)
• Rwanda: Recall Drivers? Licenses Wrongfully Given Out [editorial] (New Times)
• Rwanda: Kagame Receives Stanford University Business Students (New Times)
• Rwanda: Sitting Position a Major Cause of Low Back Pain (New Times)
• Rwanda: France Criticized Over Failure to Extradite Genocide Fugitives (New Times)
• Rwanda: Police Warns Against Reckless Driving As Festive Season Starts (New Times)
• Tanzania: Bank Donates Medical Equipment to Mwananyamala Hospital (Daily News)
• Tanzania: Dar es Salaam Praised for Hosting Successful 2012 ICC Women WC Qualifier (Daily News)
• Tanzania: Mine Impresses Labour Minister Over Job Creation (Daily News)
• Tanzania: Coastal Dethrone Simba (Daily News)
• Tanzania: Low Interest Loans for the Deaf in Tanga (Daily News)
• Tanzania: Standards Bureau Seizes Counterfeit Condoms (Daily News)
• Tanzania: World Bank Lauds Country's EITI Compliance (Daily News)
• Tanzania: 7,000 Public Leaders Yet to Submit Assets Forms (Daily News)
• Tanzania: Sports and Cultural Festival Starts On Saturday (Daily News)
• South Africa: Is the Nation Joining the League of Failed States? [column] (Daily News)
• Tanzania: Mwinyi Tells Health Workers to Care for Elderly Persons (Daily News)
• Tanzania: Moshi Bracing for 2013 Marealle Cup (Daily News)
• Tunisia: Rights Group Calls for Release of TV Director [press release] (HRW)
• South Sudan: Ssansa Condemns the Killing of Protesters in Wau [press release] (SSNA)
• South Sudan: Cry the Beloved Greater Bahr El-Ghazal? [opinion] (SSNA)
• Rwanda: U.S. Renews Call for Arrest of Genocide Fugitives (New Times)
• Congo-Kinshasa: DRC Govt, M23 Talks Adjourned (New Times)
• Rwanda/Angola: Micho Positive Ahead of Angola Clash (New Times)
• Rwanda: Local Fishermen to be Trained by Vietnam (New Times)
• Rwanda: 25 Megawatts Expected From Methane Gas Next Year (New Times)
• Rwanda: Rwandair, Kenya Air Set to Enter Strategic Partnership (New Times)
• Rwanda: SIM Card Registration Compulsory - RURA (New Times)
• Rwanda: Transport Agency Officials Arrested (New Times)
• Ethiopia: Financial Support for Nation to Fight Malaria (Ethiopia Government)
• Africa: African Development Fund Aids the Horn of Africa (Ethiopia Government)
• Uganda: Nourish Your Way to the Birth of Jesus With Christmas Cantata (New Vision)
• Uganda: Can I Have My Christmas Back? [opinion] (New Vision)
• Uganda: Government to Compensate Over 2,000 Landmine Victims (New Vision)
• Uganda: Blind HIV-Positive Nyakato Gets House (New Vision)
• Uganda: Mafabi Under Heat (New Vision)
• Uganda: MPs Withdraw From Nebanda Death Probe (New Vision)
• Uganda: Govt Locked in Meeting With MPs As Special Session Delays (New Vision)
• Uganda: Communications Sector Registers Mixed Fortunes in 2012 (New Vision)
• Uganda: MPs Pay Tribute to Nebanda (New Vision)
• Uganda: Companies Close Shop As War On Mineral Trafficking Intensifies (New Vision)
• Uganda: Nebanda - Govt to Investigate Every Suspect (New Vision)
• Uganda: Nebanda Death - MPs Sleep At Parliament (New Vision)
• Uganda: Mudoola Stays Calm (New Vision)
• Uganda: Linda Foundation Provides a Home to Lira's Abandoned Children (New Vision)
• Uganda: Museveni Hailed for Pacifying Somalia (New Vision)
• Uganda: Leading the Nation's Industrial Revolution (New Vision)
• Congo-Kinshasa: Emergency Aid for Almost 90,000 People in East [press release] (ICRC)
• Tunisia: 45 Arab Satellite TV Channels Work On Reviving Discord Between Sunnis and Shiites (Tunis Afrique Presse)
• Tunisia: President Marzouki On Visit in Kébili (Tunis Afrique Presse)
• Egypt: Six Injured in Alexandria Clashes Between Islamists, Opponents (Aswat Masriya)
• Egypt: Unidentified Men Attack Wafd Suez Headquarters (Aswat Masriya)
• Mali: UN Resolution Passed - Now Time to Implement Human Rights Protection Mechanisms [press release] (FIDH)
• Tunisia: Tap, National Archives Sign Co-Operation Agreement (Tunis Afrique Presse)
• Central Africa: China Calls for Enhanced Regional Co-operation (Focac)
• Africa: China Offers Broader Relationship With Africa Than U.S. - Experts (Focac)
• South Africa: Interview - Zuma's Re-Election Conducive to Further Development of Ties With China (Focac)
• Africa: China Launches African Agriculture, Forestry Research Center (Focac)
• South Africa: Customers Continue ATM Withdrawals Despite Economic Conditions (Biz-Community)
• South Africa: Clover's CSI Programme Wins Award (Biz-Community)
• South Africa: Regulations Hamper Insurance Growth (Biz-Community)
• South Africa: Nationalisation Is Off but Mine Taxes Are On (Biz-Community)
• South Africa: HPCSA Repudiates Botswana Training Course [press release] (Biz-Community)