July 10
Kenya: Don't Let the Elders Steal Your Revolution [opinion]
The New Humanitarian
Kenya's political class scrambles to catch up with its youth. Read more »
Liberia: Sanction Them!
New Republic
The Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) through its Council of Patriots (CDC-COP) is pressing hard and pushing the Boakai administration to the wall to make full disclosure of the… Read more »
Ghana: Let's Unite to Win Power - La Dadekotopon NPP Parliamentary Candidate
Ghanaian Times
Mr Joseph Addo, the La Dadekotopon New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary aspirant, has called on members of the party to work harder than before to enable the party to win a… Read more »
Mauritius: Mauritius Host Its First Renewable Energy International Conference
Government of Mauritius
The first Mauritius Renewable Energy International Conference (MARENIC), on the theme "Empowering Tomorrow: Green Energy, Accelerated Transition, Sustainable Future", opened this… Read more »
Ghana: Gama, GKMA Provide 1,400 Household Sanitary Facilities Monthly
Ghanaian Times
The Greater Accra Metropolitan and Greater Kumasi Metropolitan Assemblies (GAMA/GKMA) Sanitation Project provide 1,400 household toilets monthly in its areas of operations,… Read more »
Nigeria: Kano Emirate Crisis - Residents Chase Sanusi's Representative Out of Rano
Premium Times
Residents vandalised the official Prado SUV of the district head of Rano, Mannir Abubakar, that conveyed the emir's representative. Read more »
South Africa: MEC Saddened By Deaths of Gauteng Learners
SAnews.gov.za
Gauteng MEC for Education, Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation, Matome Chiloane, has expressed sadness at the accident that claimed the lives of 11 learners from the Rocklands… Read more »
Nigeria: Samoa Agreement - House of Reps Misinforms Nigerians About Its Resolution
Premium Times
The lawmakers discussed the Agreement on Tuesday following the alleged inclusion of "The LGBTQ+ clause in the document. Read more »
Rwanda: Braille Ballot Papers, Sign Language Interpreters Ready for Election Day - NEC
New Times
The National Electoral Commission (NEC) has introduced measures - including braille ballot papers - to guarantee persons with disabilities' full participation in the electoral… Read more »
Uganda: Govt Borrowing Discipline Untamed As 14.8tn Remain Undisbursed
Nile Post
Economists and legislators are warning that the government is continuously drifting at a wrong tide for continuously borrowing for arrears considered to be non-immediate to cost… Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu Caged, Unaware Nigerians Are Hungry - APC Senator
Premium Times
"Mr President (Bola Tinubu) is not in the picture of what is happening outside the Villa. He has been fenced off and caged. So many of us won't go through the backdoor to engage… Read more »
Nigeria: Samoa Agreement - Nigerian Govt Reports Daily Trust to Ombudsman
Premium Times
"The federal government insists that that report on the Samoa agreement was misleading, it was false and designed to create confusion in the land." Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu Directs Review of Inherited Road Projects to Ensure Probity
Premium Times
Information Minister said President Tinubu directed that the memos presented to the FEC by the Minister of Works, David Umahi, be looked at once again so that there would be… Read more »
Nigeria: Makinde, Adelabu Mourn Late Reps Member, Flags Flown At Half-Mast
Premium Times
Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, has ordered flags to be flown at half-mast in honour of the departed. Read more »
Nigeria: Full Text of Ribadu's Remark At Niger Delta Stakeholders Summit 2024
Premium Times
Ribadu said his office is planning to set up a department to tackle insecurity in Nigeria's Niger Delta region. Read more »
South Africa: The GNU, Alliances and Alignments - the 2026 Municipal Elections Will Soon Test Them All [analysis]
Daily Maverick
As office bearers in the coalition government settle into their new positions, the complexity of the situation is becoming evident. This is underscored by the situation in Gauteng,… Read more »
South Africa: David Masondo's Return to Finance Ministry Means a Pic Board Overhaul Unlikely [analysis]
Daily Maverick
President Cyril Ramaphosa's reappointment of David Masondo as the deputy finance minister means he will also likely continue to lead the board of the Public Investment Corporation. Read more »
South Africa: Judge Rules Former Health MEC Qedani Mahlangu Can Be Held Criminally Liable for 9 Life Esidimeni Deaths [analysis]
Daily Maverick
Judge Mmonoa Teffo found that former Gauteng Health MEC Qedani Mahlangu and mental health director Makgabo Manemela can be held criminally liable for the deaths of some of the 144… Read more »
South Africa: How Much That Two-Pot Retirement Fund Withdrawal Will Really Cost You [analysis]
Daily Maverick
As the 1 September deadline (when the two-pot retirement reform goes live) draws closer, much consumer education needs to be done. Read more »
Uganda: Tayebwa Calls for Free Educational Websites
Independent (Kampala)
The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa has emphasised the importance of making educational websites accessible to all children, especially in rural areas. Read more »
South Africa: Getting South Africa's Skills Needs Right Requires the Right Incentives and Accurate Data (Part One) [analysis]
Daily Maverick
The clumsy rules for employers to get training money back actually encourages them to give poor data. Continually tweaking behaviour via incentives, rules, and tools has led to a… Read more »
Ghana: NPP Flagbearer and Running-Mate Take Campaigns to North-East, Western Regions
Accra Times
The party believes the Bawumia-Opoku-Prempeh collaboration is the best to help it win another term at the December elections. But analysts say more needs to be done. Read more »
Ghana: CPP Says Napo Must Resign and Apologise Over 'Nkrumah' Comments
Accra Times
Napo has received widespread backlash over his comments on Nkrumah's legacy Read more »
Tanzania: UN to Support Mama Samia Legal Aid Campaign
Daily News
The United Nations has also thrown its weight behind the ambitious national legal aid campaign, Mama Samia Legal Aid Campaign, a move that will totally boost the initiative. Read more »
Ghana: Ghana's Overbearing and Incompetent Attorney General Strikes Again!
Accra Times
When the matter was referred to the Attorney General, he saw clearly that this was an issue that Ghanaian civil society organisations like IMANI and ACEP have been working on for… Read more »