July 08
Liberia: Boakai Embarks On Efforts to Enhance Local Governance
Liberian Observer
President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr. has initiated measures to enhance local governance by calling for the retention of 40% of revenues generated at various County Service Centers… Read more »
Liberia: Arrest Agenda Gets Huge Boost
Liberian Observer
-- As first batch of yellow machines arrives Read more »
Ghana: Government Raises Gh¢3.34 Billion in Latest Treasury Bill Auction
Accra Times
Government records 3% over subscription of treasury bills, with marginal drop in interest rates on the bills except one. Read more »
South Africa: Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko's Comeback As Gauteng MEC for Health Sparks Mixed Reactions
spotlight
ANC support in Gauteng dipped below 40% in the recent provincial elections and an ANC-led minority government is now at the helm. Among those in Premier Panyaza Lesufi's new… Read more »
Nigeria: Abia Monarch, Igbo Youths Back South East Govs On Nnamdi Kanu's Release
Vanguard
Renounced Igbo monarch and the traditional ruler of Abiriba ancient kingdom, HRM Eze Kalu Kalu Ogbu (Anachoken Abiriba); as well as Igbo youths, have thrown their weight behind… Read more »
Liberia: Another Ebomaf Deal?
New Dawn
The arrival of the first batch of the controversial 285 pieces of earth-moving equipment has raised more questions about transparency and accountability within the Boakai… Read more »
Tanzania: Mwinyi Urges Positive Parenting
Daily News
ZANZIBAR President Hussein Mwinyi has called upon parents in the country to adopt positive parenting that will enable children become patriotic and responsible citizen. Read more »
Nigeria: Withheld Salaries - Varsities' Unions Meeting With Govt Ends in Deadlock
Vanguard
...Unions to stage protest in various branches tomorrow Read more »
Tanzania: 'Kiswahili Grows Leaps, Bounds'
Daily News
PRESIDENT Samia Suluhu Hassan is delighted that Kiswahili continues to grow by leaps and bounds, urging other countries' leaders to use the language in promoting unity as well as… Read more »
Nigeria: Govt Urged to Restore 40% Import Fees On LPG Cylinders
Vanguard
Group Managing Director of Techno Oil Limited, Nkechi Obi, has called on the Federal Government to restore the 40 percent import duties policies on the importation of Liquefied… Read more »
Tanzania: Identify New Revenues' Sources, PM Tells Councils
Daily News
PRIME Minister, Mr Kassim Majaliwa has demanded District Councils countrywide to identify new revenues' source to enable them get funds and implement various development projects. Read more »
Nigeria: We Prefer Jonathan As President to Diri's VP in 2027 - Group
Vanguard
THE Niger Delta Integrity and Justice, NDIJ, has expressed a preference for Dr Goodluck Jonathan as President to Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, as Vice-President in 2027. Read more »
Nigeria: 2027 - Atiku, Obi, Kwankwaso, Amaechi Must Unite to Chase Out Tinubu - Lukman
Vanguard
Former National Vice Chairman, North-West, of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, Salihu Lukman, has lamented the growing wave of despondency in the country, urging some… Read more »
Liberia: Boakai's Yellow Machines Are Like Cow Pupu
New Dawn
The arrival and display of yellow machines brought to the country via the Freeport of Monrovia look impressive and welcoming, at least on the surface, but the entire deal is like… Read more »
Uganda: Factors Leading to Candidate Elimination in Current UPDF Recruitment Drive
Nile Post
The ongoing recruitment drive for the Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF) has seen a significant number of candidates eliminated due to various disqualifying factors. Read more »
Uganda: 'Missing' Shs1bn Road Fund Irks Tororo Constituents
Nile Post
Residents in West Budama North East constituency in Tororo have tasked the district local government to explain circumstances under which their constituency was left out of the… Read more »
Nigeria: Report On Samoa Agreement - Our Position - Daily Trust [press release]
Premium Times
We have also acknowledged lapses in our reporting on this particular matter, pointed out to us by professional colleagues, and we will review and take appropriate measures. Read more »
Nigeria: As Southeast Governors, Senators Move to Secure Kanu's Release...
This Day
Governors of the five states in the Southeast region rose from a meeting in Enugu last Tuesday with a resolution to interface with President Bola Tinubu with a view to securing the… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Harare City Council Fails to Meet Mnangagwa's Blue Print Deadline, Falls Short On ERP
New Zimbabwe
HARARE City Council is falling behind in operationalising the Enterprise Resource Planning (EPR) systems, in defiance of the government's recently launched blueprint, an official… Read more »
Nigeria: Samoa Agreement - Govt's Position On Daily Trust
Daily Trust
Remarks by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, held on Saturday, July 6, 2024, at the National Press Centre, Abuja. Read more »
July 07
Malawi: Report Reveal That Most Malawians Dont Have Proper Jobs, Many Depend On Maganyu
Nyasa Times
A March 2024 European Commission report monitoring Malawi's economy says many people in Malawi depend on piecework for a living. Read more »
Nigeria: Samoa Agreement Has Nothing On Gay Rights, $150 Billion Deal - Nigerian Govt
Premium Times
He also said that the agreement did not mention LGBTQ or the rights of people involved in such activities. Read more »
Ghana: President Can't Appoint Supreme Court Justices Without Judicial Council Nod - Martin Kpebu
Accra Times
According to the NDC, the addition of the five Judges to the Supreme Court Justices will only contribute to creating a judiciary that is no longer a check on executive power, but a… Read more »
South Africa: We Finally Have a Cabinet - Now Let's Get Down to Business [opinion]
Daily Maverick
After all the weeks of panic and uncertainty, I believe this is mostly a good Cabinet and a win-win situation for all involved. Read more »
South Africa: A Clutch of British Comedies Made 80 Years Ago Tell Us Much About Our GNU [opinion]
Daily Maverick
As the 'Ealing Comedies' show, democracy is about compromise, it is about the acceptance and tolerance of others and their ideologies. This is what South Africa's government of… Read more »