June 04
Liberia: Police Interrogate Weah's Religious Advisor
New Dawn
The Liberia National Police says it is investigating the Religious Advisor to Ex-President George M. Weah, for alleged theft and human trafficking. Read more »
Liberia: Noise At DEA
New Dawn
Things seem to be going bad for some officers at the Liberia Drugs Enforcement Agency (LDEA), as they have begun speaking anonymously against the alleged dictatorial acts of their… Read more »
Uganda: AG Kiryowa Appointed to LDC's New Management Committee
Nile Post
The leadership of the Law Development Centre (LDC) has appointed Attorney General Kiryowa Kiwanuka to its new management committee, effective June 4. Read more »
Liberia: LDEA's Live Bullet Hits 12-Year-Old Boy
New Dawn
Twelfth-year-old Adullah Kabbah, an 8th grade Student of the Garden of Prayer School in Jamaica Road, Montserrado County District #15, is nursing his wound in hospital after he was… Read more »
Liberia: ECC Seeks Reforms of Liberia's Electoral Law
New Dawn
The Election Coordinating Committee (ECC), a Liberian election observatory body, advances nine-count recommendations to reform the country's electoral law and improve internal… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Govt Dumps Nearly 2 000 Beneficiaries of Shambolic 'Operation Garikai' Housing Scheme Now Haunted By Evictions, Property Demolitions
New Zimbabwe
Close to 2 000 beneficiaries of an ill-conceived government housing programme dubbed 'Operation Garikai/ Hlalani Kuhle' face evictions and having their properties demolished in… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Unifreight Blames ZiG Introduction for Reduced Volumes
New Zimbabwe
Listed transport and logistics provider, Unifreight has blamed the introduction of the ZiG currency for reducing business volumes on the back of optimism for performance… Read more »
Nigeria: Police Uncover Gang Targeting, Killing Uber Drivers
Premium Times
"The discovery of this criminal enterprise targeting Uber drivers in the state followed the disappearance of one Oghenevwarhe Barry Akpobome, an Uber driver." Read more »
Nigeria: OPEC Extends Oil Production Cut
Premium Times
OPEC disclosed this at its 37th OPEC and non-OPEC ministerial meeting. Read more »
Nigeria: Chaos At Oyo State Secretariat As Labour Evicts Workers
Premium Times
"See, this is the Garri that I drink inside the office. I can no longer eat good food again because the salary is not enough. I can hardly pay my children's school fees," a civil… Read more »
South Africa: Parliament, Provincial Legislatures Lists to Be Handed Over to Chief Justice Zondo
SAnews.gov.za
Chief Justice Raymond Zondo is expected to receive the name lists of Members of the National Assembly and Provincial Legislatures on Thursday. Read more »
South Africa: Operation Shanela Nets 537 Suspects in the Eastern Cape
SAnews.gov.za
Over 500 suspects were netted in Operation Shanela operations in the Eastern Cape last week. Read more »
Nigeria: Cardoso Seeks Routine Disclosure of Debt Portfolios, Borrowing Activities to Build Trust
This Day
Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Olayemi Cardoso, yesterday called for routine disclosure of debt portfolios and borrowing activities. Read more »
Nigeria: Dangote Eyes $30 Billion in Total Revenue From His Businesses By End of 2024
This Day
Founder of the Dangote Group and Africa's richest person, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has disclosed that by the end of 2024 he expects the total revenue from his businesses to hit over a… Read more »
Nigeria: Obaseki Bans Activities of Youth Leaders, Declares War On Cultism
This Day
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has banned the activities of Okaigheles (youth leaders) in Edo South Senatorial District of the State, as part of a renewed effort to… Read more »
Nigeria: Order Paper Holds Public Dialogue On Fiscal Responsibility for Parliament, Private Sector
This Day
Order Paper, one of Nigeria's foremost independent parliamentary monitoring organisations and policy think tanks, yesterday held a public dialogue between the parliament and the… Read more »
Nigeria: Labour Grounds Nigeria, Plunges Country Into Total Blackout
This Day
The organised labour, yesterday, made real its threat by shutting down the country after it ordered a nationwide strike in the wake of the recent hike in electricity tariffs and… Read more »
South Africa: Boksburg Families Refuse to Move to Serviced Sites
GroundUp
Give us houses, Ekurhuleni municipality told Read more »
Africa: Calls to Use AI, Energy Shift to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals
COP28 UAR
COP28 President Dr. Sultan Al Jaber today told delegates at the opening of the Baku Energy Week that all stakeholders need to leverage the rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI), the… Read more »
Ethiopia: Ethiopian, KQ Face Delays As FAA Halts 737 Max Production Expansion
Business Day Africa
Boeing's woes continue as the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced it will not allow the plane maker to expand production of its best-selling 737 MAX aircraft due to… Read more »
Nigeria: The Govt-Labour Tango - Questions Labour Must Answer [opinion]
Premium Times
In spite of the terrible economic situation we are facing, I ask: Is the medicine for headache the cutting of the head? Read more »
Uganda: Uganda, South Korea Collaborate On Nuclear Power Plant in Buyende
Nile Post
In a significant step towards energy diversification and sustainable development, Uganda and South Korea have initiated plans to construct a Nuclear Development Plant in Buyende… Read more »
South Africa: Rouge Shares Inspiring Love Story - 'He Was Worth the Wait'
Fame Frenzy
Congolese-South African rapper Rouge may have tied the knot with Ginger Mac in December last year, but the two are still very much in the honeymoon period. Read more »
South Africa: J Molley Breaks His Silence Following Troubling X Posts
Fame Frenzy
Local rapper J Molley had fans so worried about his mental health following a series of distressing posts on X (formerly Twitter) last week, that many begged those closest to him… Read more »
Somalia: Somalia Seeks Non-Permanent UN Security Council Seat
Shabelle
In a significant move for Somali diplomacy, Foreign Minister Ahmed Moallim Fiqi departed for New York on Monday, leading the delegation of the Federal Republic of Somalia to… Read more »