February 04
Somalia: Somalia and South Africa Hold High-Level Talks to Boost Bilateral Ties
Shabelle
Somalia's Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Abdisaalam Abdii Ali, held bilateral talks on Tuesday with South Africa's Foreign Minister, Ronald Lamola, in… Read more »
Uganda: LC3 Candidates Make Final Preparations As Polls Near
Nile Post
With only hours remaining before the election of LC3 chairpersons and councillors, candidates in different parts of the country are making final preparations ahead of a decisive… Read more »
Liberia: House Sets Up Conference Committee On Cbl Audit Report
New Dawn
The House of Representatives has established a Conference Committee to work with the Liberian Senate to harmonize and consolidate the report of the Joint Public Accounts and Audit… Read more »
Liberia: Fresh Battle Erupts Over Salary Harmonization Policy
New Dawn
Former Finance Minister Samuel D. Tweah Jr. has forcefully dismissed claims by Finance and Development Planning Minister Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan that the government has reversed… Read more »
Liberia: Cuban Embassy Condemns Latest U.S. Hostility
Liberian Observer
The Government of Cuba, through its embassy near Monrovia, has strongly condemned what it describes as a fresh escalation of U.S. hostility toward Cuba, following a new executive… Read more »
Liberia: Economic Gains or Perception Gap? [opinion]
Liberian Observer
As public debate continues to swirl around President Joseph Nyuma Boakai's recent State of the Nation Address (SONA), particularly his assessment of Liberia's economic trajectory,… Read more »
Kenya: IEBC Turns to Digital Pre-Registration to Boost Gen-Z Voter Numbers
Capital FM
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) is betting on technology to reverse persistently low voter registration among young Kenyans, unveiling plans for a… Read more »
Kenya: IEBC to Launch Ward-Based Mass Voter Registration On March 29
Capital FM
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) will roll out a nationwide mass voter registration exercise starting March 29, IEBC Chairperson Edung Ethekon has… Read more »
Malawi: 70 Percent of Targeted FISP Beneficiaries Receive Farm Inputs Amid Major Challenges
Nyasa Times
Government says 70 percent of targeted beneficiaries under this year's Farm Input Subsidy Programme (FISP) have successfully redeemed their fertiliser, marking significant progress… Read more »
Kenya: Japanese Firm, AGL Set Up New Freight Forwarding Company in Nairobi
Capital FM
Japanese logistics firm Yusen Logistics and Africa Global Logistics (AGL) have jointly launched a new freight forwarding and logistics company, Yusen Africa (East Africa) Limited,… Read more »
South Africa: DA Edges PA, ANC in Western Cape Ward Polls, ActionSA Delivers More Scares in Gauteng
Daily Maverick
The DA picked up two seats in the Western Cape, edging the Patriotic Alliance in a Cederberg by-election and beating the ANC in the town of Bonnievale in the Langeberg… Read more »
South Africa: Amapanyaza - - Peace Officers or Apartheid-Era Kitskonstabels On an Uneasy Legal Footing?
Daily Maverick
The declaration of Gauteng's Crime Prevention Wardens (AmaPanyaza) as peace officers primarily makes them traffic wardens with very limited powers. The move fails to rectify their… Read more »
South Africa: Communities Caught Between Necessity and Neglect As Struggle to Regulate Spaza Shops Continues
Daily Maverick
More than a year after illegal pesticide terbufos claimed the lives of six children in Naledi, the community remains a flashpoint of grief and xenophobic tension. While government… Read more »
Nigeria: Terrorists Kill 10 Residents, Torch Homes in Kwara Communities
Premium Times
Survivors told reporters that the terrorists arrived in large numbers and moved from house to house, shooting indiscriminately and setting buildings ablaze Read more »
South Africa: Lights. Camera. but Very Little Action. Why? [opinion]
GroundUp
Film sector in free fall as government scores own goal Read more »
Nigeria: Makoko Demolition - Lagos Assembly Orders Stoppage of Exercise
This Day
As criticisms continue to trail the demolition of Makoko, an urban slum in the heart of Lagos mainland, the state House of Assembly has ordered the immediate stoppage of the… Read more »
Ghana: Govt Plans To Rename Kotoka Airport 'In Honor Of Accra Residents'
Ghanaian Times
A bill to ensure the renaming of the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) to Accra International Airport is expected to be brought to the House by the Minister of Transport, Mr… Read more »
Liberia: Finance Minister Ngafuan Says Economic Recovery Is Delivering Tangible Results Across Markets and Communities
FrontPageAfrica
Finance and Development Planning Minister, Augustine Ngafuan, has declared that Liberia's recent economic progress is producing real and measurable benefits that are directly… Read more »
Malawi: Minister Phiri Receives Heroic Welcome From Vendors At Wakawaka Bypass Market
Nyasa Times
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Dr Ben Phiri, on Tuesday received a heroic welcome from vendors at the newly established Wakawaka Bypass Market, in what many… Read more »
Liberia: Son of Former Libyan Dictator Moamer Kadhafi Shot Dead in Home
RFI
Saïf al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of former Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi, was shot dead at his home in western Libya on Tuesday, several sources have confirmed to RFI. Read more »
Kenya: Nyota Program to Be Expanded to Reach 2 Million Youths - Kindiki
Capital FM
The NYOTA empowerment project is being fine-tuned and expanded to benefit over 2 million youth across the country, Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has said. Read more »
Uganda: Disability MPs Elections - Joyce Can, Mpindi Bumali Lead As Minister Asamo Loses Seat
Nile Post
The elections for Members of Parliament representing persons with disabilities have concluded, with Joyce Acan Okeny emerging as the top candidate, securing 602 votes. Read more »
Southern Africa: Museveni Hosts AU-EAC-SADC Panel On DR Congo Peace Process
Nile Post
President Museveni on Tuesday met leaders of the African Union-East African Community-Southern African Development Community (AU-EAC-SADC) panel of facilitators tasked with… Read more »
Nigeria: Troops Destroy ISWAP Detention Facilities in North-East, Free Over 70 Captives
Premium Times
The operations which lasted two weeks, according to a statement by the joint task force spokesperson, Sani Uba, marked a "significant advance into areas long considered beyond the… Read more »
Nigeria: Kogi Government Shuts Schools Over Security Alert, Says Move Preventive
Premium Times
The Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Fanwo, announced the decision on Tuesday Read more »
