July 04
Botswana: Young Batswana More Educated, Less Employed, Less Politically Engaged Than Their Elders
Afrobarometer
Job creation tops list of youth priorities for government action. Read more »
Nigeria: Court Reinstates Pro-Wike Lawmakers in Rivers
Premium Times
The Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt, in May, barred the lawmakers from parading themselves as members of the Rivers House of Assembly. Read more »
Kenya: MP Manduku Intensifies Calls for Parliament Dissolution After Financial Bill Protests
Capital FM
Nyaribari Masaba Member of Parliament Daniel Manduku has intensified his calls for the dissolution of parliament, citing a significant loss of legitimacy among the members of the… Read more »
Tanzania: CJ Directs New Advocates to Observe Ethics
Daily News
DAR ES SALAAM: CHIEF Justice Professor Ibrahim Juma has directed the Tanganyika Law Society (TLS) to ensure its members adhere strictly to ethical standards and honesty in the… Read more »
Tanzania: Single Window System for Businesses Kicks Off
Daily News
DAR ES SALAAM: THE Zanzibar Trade and Industrial Development Minister, Omar Said Shaaban, announced on Monday the implementation of a single window system designed to streamline… Read more »
Malawi: Govt Fears to Collect K172bn From Kabaza Import Tax Because Kabaza Owners Threatened 'We Will Not Vote for You'
Nyasa Times
It should shock you that government, despite being tough on other imports, is failing to collect about K172 billion from kabaza operators as they threaten politicians with votes,… Read more »
Nigeria: Just in - Erik Ten Hag Signs New Deal At Man United
Vanguard
Erik ten Hag has signed a contract extension that keeps him at Old Trafford until 2026, the Premier League club announced on Thursday. Read more »
Nigeria: Edo Guber - Withdraw Now, Okpebholo Counsels PDP's Ighodalo After Court Voided Primary
Vanguard
Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress APC in the September 21 election in Edo State, Senator Monday "Akpakomiza" Okpebholo has hailed Thursday's judgment of a… Read more »
Liberia: Infighting Rocks Ministry of Labor As Minister Cooper Kruah Accused of Flooding Institution With 'Incompetent' Kinsmen
FrontPageAfrica
In Liberia, it is often said that "one whose father is in heaven would not be destined for hell." Heaven is used metaphorically to refer to a privileged position or important… Read more »
Uganda: Amuru PDM Agent Arrested
Nile Post
Authorities in Amuru District are holding Laurence Kidega, an agent with the Parish Development Model (PDM) for alleged misappropriation of funds. Read more »
South Africa: Lesufi Announces Gauteng Cabinet
SAnews.gov.za
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has announced his Cabinet that will lead the seventh administration of the provincial government. Read more »
Togo: Hasty Constitutional Reforms Deepen Tensions in Togo [analysis]
ISS
Togo's successive crises have been driven by conflicts relating to presidential term limits and democratic power transfers. Read more »
Nigeria: High Hopes As NDDC Organises Niger Delta Stakeholders Summit 2024
Premium Times
The current NDDC management, since it was set up in August 2023, appeared to have successfully moved the commission away from scandals and internal wrangling which had bedevilled… Read more »
Egypt: President El Sisi Issues 3 New Decrees
Egypt Online
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi issued decree no. 53 of 2024 approving second amendment of a grant agreement supporting integrated solutions of water between Egypt and US Agency for… Read more »
Somalia: President Biden Sends Heartfelt Independence Day Message to Somalia
Shabelle
In a message from the White House, President Joe Biden extended warm wishes from the American people to President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud and the people of Somalia on the occasion… Read more »
Rwanda: Kagame, Marriott International CEO Discuss Rwanda's Travel, Hospitality Sectors
New Times
President Paul Kagame on Wednesday, July 3, met with Anthony Capuano, the Marriott International President and CEO, for discussions on further growing Rwanda's travel and… Read more »
Nigeria: Six-Year Single Term for President, Govs Best for Nigeria's Democracy - Moghalu [interview]
This Day
Former Director General of National Inland Waterways, Chief George Moghalu, in this interview, bears his mind on several national issues including the six-year single tenure being… Read more »
Ethiopia: 36th Regular Session of HPR Underway in Presence of PM Abiy
ENA
Ethiopia's House of Peoples Representatives (HPR) is holding its 36th regular session in the presence of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. Read more »
Ethiopia: PM Abiy Responding to Questions From House Members
ENA
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is responding to questions put to him by members of the House of People's Representatives (HPR) in connection with the just ended performance report of… Read more »
Ghana: NIA Staff Want Executive Secretary Prof Attafuah Removed
Accra Times
Professor Kenneth Attafuah is being accused of poor leadership - from infractions of labour laws to lack of innovative ideas as a leader Read more »
Nigeria: Gov Mbah Signs Four Bills Into Law to Stop Open Grazing, Land Grabbing
Premium Times
The development occurred amidst frequent clashes between herders and farming in Enugu State. Read more »
Nigeria: FCET Crisis - Nigerian Minister Set to Meet Warring Parties, As Students Write Ministry
Premium Times
A copy of the letter, exclusively obtained by this newspaper, noted that the meeting is scheduled for 11 a.m. at the ministry's headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria's Federal Capital… Read more »
South Africa: HEAT Will Set Flames Under Cape Town's Siloed Communities [analysis]
Daily Maverick
As we find ourselves in unprecedented political times, Common Ground, the title and theme of the HEAT Winter Arts Festival, has never been this necessary since the advent of our… Read more »
Kenya: Civil Servants Union Urges Officials to Join Gen Z Protests During Saba Saba Day
Capital FM
Civil Servants have been urged to come out in large numbers to on Saba Saba Day and join the Gen-Zs in protesting against Kenya's economic status. Read more »
Nigeria: Ethnic Bias Responsible for Nnamdi Kanu's Prolonged Detention - Kenneth Okonkwo
Vanguard
A chieftain of the Labour Party, Kenneth Okonkwo said ethnic bias was responsible for the prolonged detention of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu. Read more »