June 13
Mozambique: Candidates for the Presidency
AIM
The Constitutional Council, Mozambique's highest body in matters of constitutional and electoral law, has received the nominations of 11 people for the presidential election… Read more »
Nigeria: Checkpoint Not Responsible for Enugu-Onitsha Expressway Accident - Army
Vanguard
The Nigerian Army said the Ugwu Onyeama checkpoint was not responsible for the accident that occurred on the Enugu-Onitsha expressway on Wednesday, June 12. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Environmental Trailblazer, Ridwan Wins Prince's Trust Group Sustainability Award in London
Vanguard
Nigerian environmental trailblazer, Abdulrazaq Ridwan has won the Global Sustainability Award at the star-studded Prince's Trust and TK Maxx and Homesense Awards in London's… Read more »
Uganda: Legislators, District Leaders Urged to Monitor Govt Programmes
Independent (Kampala)
Members of Parliament have been urged to work closely with district leaders in monitoring government programmes to ensure successful implementation. Read more »
Botswana: UDC Imploding Under Boko's Watch
The Patriot
It doesn't rain put pours through the shade of the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) should news reports be anything to go by. The implosion is brought about by what is… Read more »
Uganda: Four Out to Oust Abed Bwanika From Parliament
Nile Post
The incumbent legislator for Kimanya kabonera Dr. Abed Bwanika's Parliamentary seat is under threat as four powerful candidates join the race to unseat him. Read more »
Uganda: Speaker Warns MPs Against Kickbacks From Accounting Officers
Nile Post
The Speaker's warning comes after the arrest and remand of Lwengo Woman MP Cissy Namujju, Paul Akamba of Busiki County and Yusuf Mutembuli of Bunyole East over corruption related… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Harare Aligns Systems With Govt's International Public Sector Accounting Standards
The Herald
Harare City Council is in the process of aligning its systems with the Government's International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS) by January 2025. Read more »
Zimbabwe: World Economic Forum for Asia-Africa Look At Investments in Zimbabwe
The Herald
The World Economic Forum for Asia-Africa (WEFAA), supported by the Indian Embassy in Zimbabwe, has led a delegation of 17 investors from Asia to Zimbabwe. Read more »
Africa: Biden, G7 Leaders Focus On Ukraine, Gaza, Global Infrastructure, Africa
VOA
U.S. President Joe Biden is in Apuglia, Italy, meeting with leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy democracies Thursday, aiming to address global economic security amid wars in… Read more »
South Sudan: UN Security Council Demands Halt to Fighting in Darfur's El Fasher
VOA
The U.N. Security Council demanded Thursday that the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) halt their siege on the North Darfur capital, El Fasher, as they are poised to take the… Read more »
Sudan: Russia's Africa Strategy Advances Another Step
DW
Sudan and Russia have reportedly agreed to establish a Russian navy base near Port Sudan. The West does not appear to have a reponse to this move, which will bolster Moscow's… Read more »
Morocco: Morocco, China Set to Boost Tourism Cooperation
MAP
Minister of Tourism, Handicraft, and Social and Solidarity Economy, Fatim-Zahra Ammor, held talks, here Thursday, with Chinese Vice-Minister of Culture and Tourism, Quan Rao, on… Read more »
South Africa: Alan Winde Cements Second Term As Western Cape Premier, Saying 'I Don't Take This Lightly' [analysis]
Daily Maverick
Alan Winde was elected Premier of the Western Cape on Thursday. Daylin Mitchell was re-elected as Speaker. Read more »
South Africa: Despite Rumours to the Contrary, Naledi Pandor Wants to Remain Foreign Minister, Insiders Say [analysis]
Daily Maverick
Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor has not made it back into Parliament -- so will President Cyril Ramaphosa expend precious political capital to keep her in the job? Read more »
South Africa: EFF's Nkululeko Dunga Gets Chop As Finance Mmc in Budget-Battered Ekurhuleni [analysis]
Daily Maverick
EFF regional leader Nkululeko Dunga has been axed as finance MMC in Ekurhuleni. This could signal an end to the ANC-EFF marriage which has succeeded in removing DA mayors in… Read more »
South Africa: Controversial Limpopo Health MEC Phophi Ramathuba Tipped to Be Sworn in As Premier [analysis]
Daily Maverick
Health MEC Phophi Ramathuba is poised to ascend to the position of Premier of Limpopo, succeeding Stanley Mathabatha, amid a cloud of controversy and speculation, with the ANC… Read more »
South Africa: Civil Society and Eskom At Odds Over Proposal to Extend Koeberg's Life By 20 Years [analysis]
Daily Maverick
Civil society organisations have cried foul over Eskom's application to have Koeberg's operating licence extended for another 20 years - but the power utility insists that the… Read more »
South Africa: Strap Yourselves in, the Next Five Years Could Be a Wild Roller Coaster Ride [analysis]
Daily Maverick
This was a transition election that signals the beginning of the end for the current political establishment. And the space for a new, vibrant opposition could be about to become… Read more »
South Africa: Multi-Party Democracy Under the Rule of Law Has Finally Come of Age in South Africa [analysis]
Daily Maverick
Between 1994 and 29 May 2024, South Africa has not in fact been a multi-party democracy. It has been a dominant-party State in which the tripartite alliance has pursued its stated… Read more »
South Africa: National Arts Festival Battles to Get Much-Needed Lottery Funding [analysis]
Daily Maverick
The decision not to fund the country's longest-running arts festival was communicated a month before its start date. Read more »
South Africa: Over a Century of LGBTQI+ Struggle and Triumph in South Africa, From 1907 to 2024 [analysis]
Daily Maverick
It has taken more than a century of struggle to get South Africa to the point where it has the most progressive legislation on LGBTIQ+ rights in Africa, if not the world. But… Read more »
South Africa: 'No-Vote Party' Wins - Answering Your Post-Election Questions [analysis]
Daily Maverick
We know this is a confusing, possibly nail-biting time and we are committed to being your eyes and ears as we head into a future that holds both possibility and peril in almost… Read more »
South Africa: Rand Shows Resilience Before Inaugural National Assembly Sitting, Hoisted By Sound Economic Data [analysis]
Daily Maverick
The rand has rallied this week, spurred by hopes for the government of national unity and a spate of positive economic data. Winter may be upon us, but tentative economic green… Read more »
Ghana: Ghana Faces Possible Violence, Unrest Threats in Run-Up to Critical December Elections [analysis]
Daily Maverick
Ahead of the December 2024 elections, heightened mistrust in state institutions and unresolved tensions threaten to disrupt the polls. Read more »