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This daily press review is compiled by the Information Section of the Public Affairs Office of the American Embassy in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.
The Ghanaian Times on Monday, this week, carried a story about a case pending before the Akim Swedru court for the past nine years. According to the story, the case had been adjourned as many as 78 times. The reason for this undue delay was that the Prosecutor handling the case had gone on retirement, whilst the judge who started hearing the case had also gone on transfer.
This daily press review is compiled by the Information Section of the Public Affairs Office of the American Embassy in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.
The principal director in the Ministry of Economic Planning has told our correspondent he will not be allowed to cover the International Investment conference in Harare that begins Thursday, because he is not accredited with the legally defunct Media Information Commission (MIC).
For the second week running, Maputo's gutter press, the weekly paper "Zambeze", has devoted a lengthy article to denouncing me.
In his most recent press conference, President Kagame was unsparing in his criticism of members of the local media.
Rwandan journalists paid tribute last Sunday to their colleagues, who were killed during the 1994 genocide committed against Tutsis, noted the Hirondelle Agency.
South Africans have until the end of this month to nominate members to serve on the new South African Broadcasting Corporation's (SABC) board.
The National Drug Authority (NDA) will soon start censoring all media programmes promoting human and veterinary medicines use in the country.
To my mind, the pertinent questions are:
Ondo State Governor, Dr. Oluseun Mimiko on Monday charged President Umaru Musa Yar'adua on the 2011 general elections, warning that democracy would be in danger if malpractices continue to mar elections in Nigeria.
Why do we always look for the disadvantages of certain media types, instead of embracing the fact that we have a huge array that can provide us with high reach and impact, staring us right in the face?
MULTICHOICE may soon have competition in the pay-TV arena, but there are other challenges facing the operator.
Retired president Daniel Moi has asked the High Court to dismiss a case in which he is being sued by a journalist.
THE African National Congress (ANC) yesterday used its substantial parliamentary majority to drive through its choice of candidates for an interim board for the SABC, but stood accused by opposition parties of being a bully and failing to seek consensus.
Accountant General of the Federation, Alhaji Ibrahim Dankwambo, has urged preparers and users of financial reports, as well as accounting standard setters and the general public to pay more attention to accounting and financial reporting in the public sector.
THE Government has said that the recent questioning of The Post news editor for alleged possession of obscene material contrary to the laws of Zambia should not be politicised.
The Daily Observer's ongoing July 22 bus initiative, a series of newspaper publications highlighting achievements registered by this government since July 1994 across the length and breadth of the country, has been receiving commendation from across the country and beyond, both in words and in writing.
The main pressure against the independence of the judiciary in Mozambique comes from organised crime, and not from politicians, according to one of the country's most prominent lawyers, Albano Silva.
"The Authority invites any interested parties to submit written responses on or before 31July, members of the public are also invited to make their own submissions," says spokesperson Sekgoela Sekgoela.
Newspaper Proprietors Association of Nigeria (NPAN) has introduced its Ombudsman, Justice M. O. Onalaja (rtd), to Nigerians. The introduction was done at a press briefing addressed by President of NPAN, Ajibola Ogunshola, in Maryland, Lagos, on Tuesday.
THE Guardian, Agence France-Presse, the Telegraph, the Daily Mirror, the Times and the Evening Standard all reported British Foreign Secretary David Miliband's unexpected Twitter tribute to Michael Jackson. "Never has one soared so high and yet dived so low. RIP Michael," it read.
Seasoned journalist and former City Press Editor Vusi Mona has been appointed Acting Deputy Director General: Communications in the Presidency.
President Umaru Musa Yar'adua is appealing the judgement of an Abuja High Court, which adjourned indefinitely the criminal defamation suit he instituted against LEADERSHIP, an Abuja based newspaper organization.
Following a court appearance on Jul. 3, six of the seven Gambian journalists who arrested and charged with sedition last month were again sent to Mile 2 Prison.
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