October 27
Nigeria: Jigawa Becomes Fourth State to Withdraw From Suit Challenging EFCC's Legality
This Day
Jigawa State has withdrawn from the lawsuit challenging the legality of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) at the Supreme Court, emerging as the fourth state to… Read more »
Nigeria: FG Still Not Paying LGs Directly 4 Months After Supreme Court Judgment
Leadership
Four months after the Supreme Court declared as unconstitutional state governors' holding of funds allocated to local government areas (LGAs) and granted the third tier of… Read more »
Nigeria: Lawmaker Visits Nnamdi Kanu, Intervenes in Access to Lawyers Challenge
Leadership
The member representing Ikwuano/Umuahia North/Umuahia South Federal Constituency, Abia State in the House of Representatives, Hon. Obi Aguocha has visited detained leader of the… Read more »
October 26
South Africa: Race Against Time to Find Banned Insecticides Possibly Linked to Food Poisoning Deaths of 11 Soweto Children
Daily Maverick
Police announce that Soweto child deaths are all linked to toxic carbamates, as health inspectors raid Naledi and researchers report 2,652 child poisonings in Gauteng in three… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa Shoots Down Push for Third Presidential Term
New Zimbabwe
THE ongoing Zanu PF Annual People's Conference in Bulawayo has passed a resolution to perpetuate President Emmerson Mnangagwa's rule beyond 2028 when his constitutionally… Read more »
Nigeria: EFCC and Constitution - A Cry for Justice
Vanguard
The Supreme Court on Tuesday, October 22, reserved judgment in the suit filed by 19 state governments challenging the constitutionality of the laws establishing the Economic and… Read more »
October 25
Congo-Kinshasa: President Félix Tshisekedi Announces Process for New Constitution
allAfrica
President Félix Tshisekedi announced that a commission would draft the DR Congo's new Constitution next year, reports RFI, as the current one is "not good" and "written in a… Read more »
South Africa: 10 Years Since Meyiwa's Murder - South African News Briefs - October 25, 2024
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Uganda: Reaction Mixed As Ugandan Court Sentences Former LRA Commander to 40 Years
VOA
A Ugandan court sentenced former Lord's Resistance Army commander Thomas Kwoyelo to 40 years in prison on Friday. Read more »
Chad: Chad Looks to Western Neighbors for Internet Access After Protracted Blackout
VOA
Officials in Chad are stepping up efforts to connect the central African state to a regional fiber-optic network after cable breakages caused by flooding in neighboring Cameroon… Read more »
Botswana: Masisi and Khama Square Off Again [analysis]
ISS
Botswana's President Masisi confronts his arch-rival at next week's election, but the real enemy may be elsewhere. Read more »
Kenya: Senate Extends Deadline for Constitution Amendment Bill Feedback After 200,000 Submissions
Capital FM
The Senate has extended the deadline for public submissions on the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill to Saturday, October 26, 2024, at 5 PM. Read more »
Liberia: Boakai Cancels Several Diplomatic Appointments
Liberian Observer
The Liberian diplomatic sector faces numerous challenges, including the unauthorized sale of diplomatic passports and irregular diplomatic appointments. The Boakai administration,… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa Blasts U.S. for Crippling Zimbabwe's Economy As SADC Marks Anti-Sanctions Day
New Zimbabwe
President Emmerson Mnangagwa, says the ordinary Zimbabweans are suffering the consequences of economic sanctions imposed on the country, despite the embargo being targeted at… Read more »
Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso Confirms Conscription of 3 Journalists, 1 Still Missing
CPJ
The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by the forced conscription of journalists Serge Atiana Oulon, Adama Bayala, and Kalifara Séré, who went missing in… Read more »
Liberia: Speaker Koffa Looks to Supreme Court Amid Legislative Stalemate
Liberian Observer
The leadership of Liberia's House of Representatives (HoR) is contemplating a bold legal move to break the legislative deadlock that has paralyzed the lower chamber. Speaker J.… Read more »
Mozambique: Mozambique's Ruling Party Hangs On to Power in Contested Election
RFI
Mozambique's ruling party, Frelimo, has retained power in presidential and parliamentary elections - extending its five-decade rule as the opposition accused it of fraud and held… Read more »
Burkina Faso: Authorities Confirm the Conscription of Three Missing Media Professionals Amidst a Growing Crackdown on the Press [press release]
RSF
In front of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR), the Burkinabe authorities broke their silence on the fate of three journalists who disappeared in June:… Read more »
South Africa: GBV Shelter Indaba - Calls For Funding And Action Intensify Ahead Of The Medium-Term Budget [press release]
National Shelter Movement of South Africa
According to the National Shelter Movement of South Africa (NSMSA), the recent Annual GBV Shelter Indaba (held on 16-17 October) once again revealed that while… Read more »
Kenya: High Court Puts On Hold Adani, Ketraco Transmission Line Deal
Capital FM
The High Court has temporarily halted the Sh96 billion deal between the Energy Ministry and Adani Energy Solutions Limited for the construction of electricity transmission lines… Read more »
Sudan: North Darfur - SAF Airstrikes Kill 3 - Sudanese Congress Party Member Detained
Dabanga
Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) airstrikes killed three people yesterday in Mellit, North Darfur, as fierce fighting continued in the state capital, El Fasher. Mudasir Omar Bashir, a… Read more »
Tunisia: Jailed Tunisian Commentator Sonia Dahmani Given Further 2-Year Sentence
CPJ
Tunisian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release political commentator Sonia Dahmani, who was sentenced on Thursday to two years in prison for spreading false… Read more »
Mozambique: Protests Erupt At Release of Mozambique's Disputed Election Results
VOA
Opposition supporters took to the streets of Mozambique's capital late Thursday, burning tires and blocking key roads, to protest the announcement that ruling party presidential… Read more »
South Africa: DA Calls for Sustainable Policing Reform Amid Escalating Mass Shootings [press release]
DA
I am deeply appalled by the senseless killings that have gripped our communities in Athlone, Bishop Lavis, and Mamre over the last two days, leaving seventeen people dead in a… Read more »
Malawi: DPP Demands Public Apology From Kenneth Msonda Over 'Malicious Lies'
Nyasa Times
In a fiery press release issued by the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), the party has called out Kenneth Msonda over shocking comments made during an MCP rally at Mgona ground… Read more »
