January 1
- Kenya: Kerio Valley Mudslide Death Toll Reaches 20 (The Star)
- Kenya: Annan Calls for Free, Fair, Credible Polls [document] (The Star)
- Kenya: President Kibaki's New Year Message [document] (The Star)
- Kenya: Tension and Fear of Fresh Attacks Looms in Tanadelta (The Star)
- Kenya: Dandora Killings Spark Off Demonstrations (The Star)
- Egypt: Relative Calm Returns to Tahrir Square (Aswat Masriya)
- Egypt: New Legislature to Meet (Aswat Masriya)
- Western Sahara: President of Republic Calls On for Remembering Goals of the Polisario Front (SPS)
- North Africa: Maghreb Greets New Year Amid Tight Security (Magharebia)
- Africa: Africa's High Consumption Rate Attracts Global Firms (Observer)
- Nigeria: Fire Destroys 5 Houses in Port Harcourt (Leadership)
- Nigeria: Varsity Staff Kidnapped in Delta (Vanguard)
- Uganda: Museveni Vows to Fight Corruption in 2013 (New Vision)
- Angola: Ten Die in New Year Crush (ANGOP)
- Africa: African Press Review (RFI)
- Kenya: Power Outages Hit Nairobi (The Star)
- Cote d'Ivoire: Scores Die in Fireworks Display Crush (allAfrica)
- Ghana: President Mahama's New Year Message [document] (Ghana Govt.)
- Rwanda: 'We Are On the Right Path,' Kagame (Focus)
- Nigeria: U.S. Report Alleges Security Force Abuses (Leadership)
- Ghana: Jonathan, 10 Heads of State for Inauguration - Opposition May Shun Event (Vanguard)
- Nigeria: President Jonathan?s 2013 Message to the Nation [document] (Nigeria First)
- Nigeria: Facebook Lover Nabbed for Defrauding Friend (Vanguard)
- Ghana: Leaders to Flock to Mahama Inauguration (Vanguard)
- Nigeria: Keshi Forecloses Martins Recall for Afcon 2013 (This Day)
- Congo-Kinshasa: UN Imposes Sanctions on Rebel Groups [document] (UN)
- Central African Republic: African Union Warns Against Armed Takeovers (New Times)