Supreme Court Decides Koffa's Fate Today
Liberian Observer
The nearly two months of the leadership crisis that has rocked the House of Representatives may finally come to an end today as the Supreme Court is poised to deliver a ruling into… Read more »
Federal Govt Unveils N20bn Loan for Nigerians to Buy Locally-Assembled Vehicles
Leadership
The Nigerian Consumer Credit Corporation (CrediCorp) and the National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC) have unveiled a N20 billion consumer credit fund to enable… Read more »
Spaza Shop Registration Raises Concerns - South African News Briefs - December 06, 2024
allAfrica
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South Africa is The World's Largest Exporter of Live Tigers
allAfrica
South Africa is the world's largest exporter of live tigers and their parts despite not having any captive-breeding facilities registered in terms of the Convention on… Read more »
Parliament Passes Real Estate Law With Stricter Requirements, Mandates 80 Percent Project Completion Before Home Transfers [analysis]
Addis Standard
Legislators have passed a new law that prohibits real estate developers from selling unfinished homes--those with less than 80% construction progress--to buyers. Read more »
Rwanda Rolls Out WHO-Approved Preventative HIV Drug
New Times
The prevalence of HIV among Rwandans aged 15-64 is 3 percent. Read more »
Mozambique's Deadly Protests - How the Country Got Here [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
The protests that followed Mozambique's contested October elections have been the most protracted and deadliest since multiparty democracy in 1990. Police have reportedly killed at… Read more »
Human Rights Groups Launch Fundraiser for Stilfontein Miners
allAfrica
Human rights activists, in collaboration with families and supported by Action Aid and the Red Cross, launched a fundraiser to aid thousands of artisanal miners trapped… Read more »
Unknown Disease Kills Dozens in DR Congo
DW
The symptoms are similar to those of the flu. The epidemic is currently concentrated in the province of Kwango, in the west of the DRC. Read more »
Byanyima Says No Future in Uganda's Politics
Nile Post
Winnie Byanyima, the executive director of UNAIDS and wife of four-time presidential candidate Dr Kizza Besigye, has publicly announced her decision to distance herself from… Read more »
What You Need to Know About Presidential Poll As VP Bawumia Faces Ex-President, 10 Others
Premium Times
Over 18.7 million Ghanaians are eligible to vote in Saturday's election. Read more »
Ghana Heads to the Polls - Why the Economy Is the Biggest Issue for Many Voters [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
The outcome and aftermath of Ghana's 2024 elections will be a key test whether the West African nation can find a balance between the dual objectives of living within its means and… Read more »
UNESCO Registers 'Xeer Ciise' Oral Customary Law Practiced By Somali-Issa Communities
ENA
Xeer Ciise, the oral customary law practiced by the Somali-Issa communities in Djibouti, Ethiopia, and Somalia, has been registered by the United Nations Educational, Scientific… Read more »
Govt Promises, Mondlane Shuts Maputo Down Again
AIM
Much of central Maputo came to a standstill yet again on Wednesday morning as gangs of young men, loyal to fugitive presidential candidate Venancio Mondlane, closed down the roads. Read more »
Authorities Must Immediately Release Detained Journalist and Members of Political Opposition
AI London
The Rwandan authorities must immediately and unconditionally release eight political opposition members on trial for taking part in a training on non-violent action and campaign… Read more »
