November 11
South Africa: Former Company Director to Appear in Court for Allegedly Defrauding a Pensioner [press release]
SAPS
- A former company Director (57) is expected to appear in the Thabamoopo Magistrates Court in Lebowakgomo on 11 November 2024 for allegedly defrauding a pensioner an amount of R378… Read more »
South Africa: Murderer Sentenced to 15 Years Imprisonment [press release]
SAPS
- The Acting Provincial Commissioner of the SAPS in Mpumalanga Major General (Dr) Zeph Mkhwanazi has welcomed the 15 years imprisonment term handed down to Bongani Motha (24) by… Read more »
Uganda: Opposition Criticises Govt Amid Coffee Bull Chaos
Nile Post
The government last week pushed into law a controversial bill that is expected to reset the coffee activities in the country Read more »
Africa: FDLR a Persistent Threat to Rwanda, Senate President Tells AU Official
New Times
Senate President François Xavier Kalinda has said that the FDLR, a militia linked to the Genocide against the Tutsi, remains a threat to Rwanda's security and the region. Read more »
Liberia: Weah Accused - Weah Accused of Koffa's Plot
New Republic
District ten lawmaker of Montserrado County , Rep. Yekeh Kolubah has revealed that former President George Weah, now political leader of the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) of… Read more »
Uganda: Government Urged to Ease Guidelines On Adopting Children
Nile Post
Adoptive parents and advocates have called upon government to ease the stringent adoption regulations that they say are preventing many vulnerable children from finding homes. Read more »
Nigeria: How Two Josephs Gave Nigeria a Crisis of Jumpy Judges
Vanguard
The unraveling of the regime of General Yakubu Gowon shortly after the end of Nigeria's civil war in the decade of the 1970s began as a tale of two Josephs. Read more »
Nigeria: P&ID - FG Raises Committee to Audit Agreements, Agdp MOUs
Daily Trust
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has inaugurated a committee to audit agreements or MOU on Accelerated Gas Development Projects… Read more »
Nigeria: IGP Demands Urgent Action On Crime Prevention Among Minors
Daily Trust
The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has advocated urgent and comprehensive action against increasing cases of crimes involving minors, saying their involvement in… Read more »
Nigeria: Ex-Agitators Warn Against Attack On Pap Boss
Leadership
Leaders and coordinators of the Phase One Ex-agitators have warned against blackmail and needless attacks on the Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Dr… Read more »
November 10
Mozambique: More Than 50 Protesters Shot, 3 Dead, As Demonstrations Against Poll Results Continue
Mozambique News Reports And Clippings
59 shot in Maputo with 3 killed Read more »
Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso Aims to Reinstate Death Penalty, Government Source Says
RFI
Burkina Faso's military regime wants to reinstate the death penalty, which was abolished in the country in 2018, a government source told AFP news agency on Saturday. Read more »
Mauritius: Mauritius Votes Under Shadow of Wire-Tapping Scandal, Chagos Deal
RFI
Mauritius votes on Sunday in a legislative election overshadowed by a wire-tapping scandal that has sparked concerns over the erosion of rights in the Indian Ocean nation. The poll… Read more »
Nigeria: Again, Presidency Attacks Atiku for Suggesting What He Would've Done Differently From Tinubu
Premium Times
"It is perplexing that he would elevate his untested, hypothetical proposal, which Nigerians soundly rejected during the 2023 Presidential Election..." Read more »
Sudan: Director General of Police Forces Inspects Passport Office in London, Praises Its Performance
SNA
The Director General of Police Forces, Gen. Police (advocate) Khalid Hassan Mohi-Eddin and his accompanying delegation, as part of his participation in the meetings of the General… Read more »
Nigeria: Parent Laments As Terrorists Abduct 9-Year-Old Daughter in Kaduna
Vanguard
On Sunday, terrorists attacked Oil Village in Chikun Local Government Area, Kaduna State, abducting the 9-year-old daughter of a local farmer. Read more »
Nigeria: Stop Undermining Tinubu, Focus On PDP's Implosion, Presidency Tells Atiku
Leadership
In a scathing rebuke, the presidency has accused former Vice President Atiku Abubakar of prioritising criticism of President Bola Tinubu administration over addressing internal… Read more »
Somalia: Somalia's Cabinet Appoints Odowa Yusuf Raage to Lead National Army Against Al-Shabaab
Shabelle
In a decisive move to strengthen national security, Somalia's Cabinet of Ministers has officially endorsed General Odowa Yusuf Raage as the Commander of the Somali National Army,… Read more »
Kenya: We Have No Bitterness With Anybody, What We Want Is a Peaceful Country - Gachagua
Capital FM
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has maintained that he holds no bitterness with anyone including his political rivals following his impeachment from office. Read more »
Kenya: Gachagua Urges Govt to Continue With War Against Illicit Brew
Capital FM
Former deputy president Rigathi Gachagua has urged the government to carry on with the campaign against illicit brew and drug abuse among the youth, an initiative he has been… Read more »
November 09
Botswana: Understanding the Electoral Revolt Against the Mighty Botswana Democratic Party [opinion]
Premium Times
Virtually everyone one we spoke with or article we read cited issues of corruption and dissatisfaction with the management of the economy as the key reasons for the defeat of the… Read more »
Mozambique: At Least 30 Die in Mozambique Election Protests Says Rights Group
RFI
Mozambique's opposition has promised to continue protests over contested election results that extended the ruling Frelimo party's near five-decade rule. At least 30 people have… Read more »
South Africa: Abahlali Basemjondolo Condemns Forced Evictions in South Africa
People's Dispatch
100 days into the Government of National Unity, the shack dwellers movement condemns a sharp uptick in forced evictions in informal settlements Read more »
November 08
South Africa: Johannesburg Faces Power Cuts Over Eskom Debt - South African News Briefs - November 8, 2024
allAfrica
Joburg Faces Power Cuts Over Eskom Debt Read more »
Botswana: 'Botswana Is a Signal' - Says Chamisa, Claims He Beat Mnangagwa Twice in Elections but He Refused to Go
New Zimbabwe
FORMER Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC/ president, Nelson Chamisa says the democratic transition in neighbouring Botswana is a sign that winds of change are blowing in the… Read more »
