July 18
Liberia: CDC Lawmaker Hails Boakai's Road Efforts
New Dawn
Opposition Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) Senator Mr. Zoe Emmanuel Pennue has commended the government's improvement of the road corridor in his county, Grand Gedeh, saying… Read more »
Nigeria: LG Autonomy - Ondo Govt Yet to Receive Ctc of Supreme Court Judgement - Official
Premium Times
Mr Ajulo said the Ondo State government will carefully examine the judgement and set the necessary mechanisms in motion. Read more »
Mauritius: Workshop Raises Awareness of Young People On the Need to Protect Personal Data
Government of Mauritius
The Ministry of Information Technology, Communication and Innovation, in collaboration with the Data Protection Office, organised a half-day workshop, today, on data protection for… Read more »
July 17
South Africa: South Africa's New Pro-Coal Pro-Corporate Environment Minister [analysis]
African Arguments
South Africa's environmental justice movement will have its work cut out challenging the interests of fossil capital under the unity government. Read more »
Africa: AU Police Need a Greater Hand in Peace and Security Governance [analysis]
ISS
The African Union has underutilised policing in its peacebuilding efforts - it's time police had a voice in decision making. Read more »
Sudan: How Militia Groups Capture States and Ruin Countries - the Case of Sudan's Rapid Support Forces [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
The rise of Sudan's most notorious paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Forces, shows how armed groups can infiltrate state institutions - often with disastrous results for… Read more »
Uganda: Uganda's Inventive Protest Culture [blog]
CFR
In the face of growing repression, Ugandans continue to find new and creative ways to combat the entrenched system of state capture. Read more »
Kenya: President Ruto Appoints Mudavadi Acting Cabinet Secretary in All Ministries
Capital FM
President William Ruto has appointed Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi as the acting Cabinet Secretary in all Ministries. Read more »
Ethiopia: In Search of Ethiopia's Forgotten Centrists Amid Rising Political Extremes [opinion]
Addis Standard
Ethiopia's political extremes in the context of this article represent the federalists who favor autonomy for national groups and the unionists who favor Ethiopian nationalism. In… Read more »
Africa: Lack of African Data Causing 'Policy Missteps'
SciDev.Net
A lack of Africa-generated scientific evidence is hampering effective policymaking and weakening Africa's trading position, said Lise Korsten, president of the African Academy of… Read more »
Rwanda: Kagame Opponents and Critics Say Elections in Rwanda Neither Free Nor Fair
VOA
Paul Kagame's win in Rwanda's presidential election this week was widely expected, although critics say the vote was neither free nor fair. Read more »
Nigeria: Shifting Power - Three Ways Local Government Financial Autonomy Can Impact Primary Healthcare in Nigeria [blog]
Nigeria Health Watch
Last week, Nigeria's Supreme Court delivered a judgement granting financial autonomy to Local Government Areas (LGAs) in a suit filed by the Honourable Attorney-General of the… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Govt to Impose Windfall Tax On Banks
Premium Times
The tax will help "fund capital infrastructural development, education and healthcare access as well as public welfare initiatives all of which are essential components of the… Read more »
Ghana: Anti-LGBTQI Lawsuits - Supreme Court to Hold Early Trial
Accra Times
The Supreme Court says it would hold off on an expected ruling on injunction applications that would have determined if Parliament could transmit the controversial anti-LGBTQ bill… Read more »
Ghana: Minister Withdraws Controversial Road Traffic Proposal
Ghanaian Times
The Minister of Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development, Martin Adjei-Mensah Korsah, has withdrawn the controversial Road Traffic Regulations, 2012 (LI 2180). Read more »
South Africa: Fhatuwani Sibanda Lost His Job Because Home Affairs Said He Was a Foreigner. But He's South African
GroundUp
Home Affairs has failed to comply with two court rulings Read more »
South Africa: Expectations Versus Reality - the Use of Generative Ai in South Africa's 2024 Election [analysis]
Africa Check
By now you've heard that 2024 is the ultimate election year. With over 60 countries around the world heading to the polls, concerns about generative artificial intelligence (AI)… Read more »
Zimbabwe: ZiG 'Crisis' a Recipe for Disaster- - Opposition Raises Worry Over New Currency Scarcity
New Zimbabwe
OPPOSITION Labour Economists and Afrikan Democrats (LEAD) has flagged the scarcity and lack of confidence surrounding the newly introduced Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) currency. Read more »
Rwanda: Who Is Likely to Represent Political Parties in Parliament?
New Times
Political parties contribute 53 members of parliament out of the 80 seats available in Rwanda's lower house. Read more »
South Africa: South Africa Has a Joblessness Crisis - Fixing It Will Take Fresh Thinking to Find a Game-Changer [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Everyone agrees that solving the unemployment problem in South Africa is the number one priority for economic policy for the new government, as it has been for all governments… Read more »
Tunisia: PM Hachani and Libyan Counterpart Agree to Faciltate Procedures At Border Crossings
Tunis Afrique Presse
Prime Minister Ahmed Hachani and Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh agreed, on Wednesday, in Tripoli, to faciltate procedures at border… Read more »
Somalia: Somali Parliament Advances Investment Bill in Fourth Meeting of Fifth Session
Shabelle
The Federal Parliament of Somalia held its fourth meeting in the fifth session today, focusing on the second reading of the Investment Bill. The bill, prepared by the Trade and… Read more »
Somalia: Somali MP Malik Abdalla Criticizes Government, Calls for PM's Resignation
Shabelle
Somali parliament member Malik Abdalla has publicly criticized the government led by Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre, accusing it of failing to fulfill its duties and causing… Read more »
Ghana: Ghana Armed Forces Pledge Peace Ahead of December Elections
Accra Times
The Chief of Defense Staff, Lieutenant General Thomas Oppong-Peprah, assured the nation that the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) will continue to maintain peace and security ahead of the… Read more »
Mozambique: Concerned At Lack of Money for Roads
AIM
The mayors of Mozambique's 65 municipalities are worried at the scarcity of the money needed to repair access roads, and the late disbursement of what little money does exist. Read more »