July 02
Nigeria: How Nigeria's House of Reps Fared Under Tajudeen Abbas in One Year
Premium Times
The House set an agenda for itself and indicated the objectives it seeks to achieve after one year. Read more »
Nigeria: Auditor General Assures of Timely Submission of Reports to NASS
Premium Times
The AuGF said he has initiated a series of reforms since assuming duties, aimed at repositioning the OAuGF for efficient service delivery. Read more »
Tunisia: Bill Approving Syndicated Loan Agreement to Fund State Budget Adopted
Tunis Afrique Presse
The Assembly of People's Representatives ( ARP) adopted Tuesday in a plenary session draft law n° 2024/053 which provides for the approval of a financing agreement signed on… Read more »
Ghana: The Creative Industry and Partisan Politics - a New Deal? [opinion]
Accra Times
Creatives participating in politics, as I have amply demonstrated, is certainly not a novel phenomenon and not a bad thing per se. Read more »
South Africa: Liberalisation of the State-Owned Dinosaurs Will Be Ramaphosa's Central Challenge [analysis]
Daily Maverick
President Cyril Ramaphosa's toughest task: How he manages the nefarious political objectives within the ANC and the SOEs to create entities which are commercially viable within… Read more »
Uganda: Kabaka Reassures Subjects in Zoom Address
Nile Post
The Kabaka of Buganda, Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II, has addressed his subjects through Zoom, giving them hope that his situation is not alarming and that he will return to his kingdom… Read more »
Nigeria: Surveyor General Urges States to Prioritise Survey, Mapping
This Day
The Surveyor General of the Federation, Abuduganiyu Adebomehin, has appealed to the state governors to lift the status of their respective Surveyor General Offices to… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Nduna to Mobilise Funds for Zanu-PF
The Herald
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Zimbabwe: Father Zimbabwe Inspires Second Republic
The Herald
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July 01
South Africa: Students Drown in Debt Despite Full Bursaries - South African News Briefs - July 01, 2024
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Kenya: Kenya Will Need to Borrow More After Axing Tax Hikes - Ruto
DW
Kenyan President William Ruto said Nairobi will have to borrow billions to tackle Kenya's sovereign debt. He said he was not at fault for the deaths of protesters opposing the… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Police Force Wasn't Established to Succeed - Senate Leader
Premium Times
"I maintain that the police have not been set up properly to succeed in this nation. Effective policing in Nigeria is almost impossible unless there are fundamental changes," he… Read more »
Africa: South Africa's New Unity Cabinet Explained
DW
President Cyril Ramaphosa has named his cabinet after several weeks of intense negotiations between the ANC and the 10 other parties that form South Africa's government of national… Read more »
Rwanda: How Rwanda Plans to Raise Trillions in Taxes in 2024/25
New Times
The government, on June 29, promulgated a 2024/2025 state finance law under which Rwanda plans to spend a national budget of more than Rwf5.69 trillion for the fiscal year that… Read more »
Nigeria: Rumors of a Political Capture [blog]
CFR
Accusations of influence peddling in the heart of its presidency raise the ugly scepter of state capture in Nigeria. Read more »
South Africa: How Democracy Can Work At Community Level - 3 Lessons From a South African Protest Movement [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Popular protests have surged around the world over the last decade. But do they work? And what lessons can be learnt from communities who have a history of militant protests? Read more »
West Africa: Ecowas Court President Tasks Parliament On Returning Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger to Bloc
Premium Times
Mr Asante said he was aware that the parliament had been engaging high-level officials of those states through its members to ensure their return to ECOWAS. Read more »
Angola: Are Angola's Democractic Values Under Threat?
DW
Angolan NGOs have raised concerns about what they say are attempts by President Joao Lourenco's government to restrict democratic rights, suppress the opposition and reshape the… Read more »
Liberia: 'Only Unity Can Give Power Back to Us' - Opposition
Liberian Observer
The Congress of Democratic Change (CDC) has initiated a comeback campaign for the 2029 Presidential Election, aiming to unify its base and rally support for a resurgence following… Read more »
South Africa: Very Big, Very Bloated, but Will the Government of National Unity Cabinet Be Better? [analysis]
Daily Maverick
We look at the good, the bad and the perplexing in President Cyril Ramaphosa's new Cabinet. Read more »
South Africa: Ramaphosa Embraces Continuity in Economic Cluster of New Cabinet [analysis]
Daily Maverick
Enoch Godongwana and David Masondo return to the finance ministry. Financial markets and investors will probably sigh in relief as it means continuity in fiscal prudence and… Read more »
Ghana: Govt Borrows Hundreds of Millions of Dollars in June
Accra Times
Government borrowed nearly GH¢ 16.7 billion (GH¢16.689 billion) through treasury bills in June, marking a 13% decrease compared to May, primarily due to June having only… Read more »
Africa: Current Democracy in Africa Failing the Youth - Former UN Advisor
Accra Times
Using Kenya as an example, he advised African leaders to address the needs of their citizens, as the issues in Kenya are common in many African countries. Read more »
Nigeria: Borno Bomb Attacks... Nigeria Won't Slide Into Era of Fear, Tinubu Vows
Leadership
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has strongly condemned the bomb attacks that resulted in the deaths and maiming of several residents of Gwoza local government area of Borno State. Read more »
Kenya: Ruto Freezes Funding to First Lady's Office, Signals Cabinet and Advisor Overhaul
Business Day Africa
Kenya's President William Ruto has pledged significant reforms in his administration, targeting the office of the First Lady, his economic advisors, and the cabinet. Read more »