[The Conversation Africa] South African President Cyril Ramaphosa's opening of parliament speech successfully captured the spirit of a diverse and cohesive multi-party government ready to get down to work. But it failed to tell South...
[VOA] Catherine Wanjeri wore a bright yellow shirt and vest with "PRESS" emblazoned on it when Kenyan police shot the K24 television journalist three times in the leg.
[Shabelle] 19 July 2024: The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) firmly opposes the Federal Government of Somalia's approach to the Official Information Bill (OIB), as it is clearly detrimental to the fundamental principles of...
[New Republic] Monrovia -- House Speaker, Cllr. Fonati Koffa is resisting and whisking off pressure from every side of the political divide about his perceived wrongful handling of his office evident by his thrashing of claims made...
[Capital FM] President William Ruto settled on Kithure Kindiki and Duale as Interior and Defence CSs. He also spared Alice Wahome, Soipan Tuya, Davis Chirchir and nominated Rebbeca Miano for Attorney-General in a partial Cabinet list of 11.
[Premium Times] Over the years, certain categories of persons, such as security personnel, electoral officials, ad-hoc electoral officials, accredited domestic election observers, and other key actors on election days, have been...
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- National examination invigilation exercise for thousands of learners is in limbo after the National Treasury reduced the 5 Billion budget allocated for the 2024 school examinations and assessments.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya's Foreign Office has listed sixteen Ford Foundation grantees it accuses of scheming to topple the government days after President William Ruto alleged foreign support for anti-government protests.
[New Dawn] Capitol Hill -- Liberia's House of Representatives has instructed its committees on Gender, Health, and Judiciary to review the request for the amendment of the country's anti-homosexuality law.
[Capital FM] Anglican Church of Kenya (ACK) Archbishop Jackson Ole Sapit has called on the government to develop an implementation matrix for promises made to Kenyans in response to recent protests.
[Premium Times] They made the call on Thursday at the opening ceremony of the 9th Annual General Meeting (AGM), and Scientific Conference of the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Jabi, Abuja.
[Ghanaian Times] President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed Commissioner of Police (COP) Christian Tetteh Yohuno as the new Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of Operations.
[ANGOP] Luena -- The ombudswoman, Florbela Araújo, highlighted, this Thursday, in Luena, Moxico province, the presence and leadership of women in the country, which is 'in great development'.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Kenyan shilling has slipped against various global currencies, coming on the back of ongoing youth-led demonstrations and the country's downgraded rating by global rating agency Moody's.
[Daily News] President Samia Suluhu Hassan has called on Tanzanians to diligently pay their taxes, saying that tax revenues are crucial for funding national development projects.
[Daily News] In a significant milestone of rural transformation, the Rural Energy Agency (REA) has successfully electrified 98 per cent of all villages across the country.
[Daily Maverick] While some in the Government of National Unity were happy with the measures announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday night, opposition members said his speech was merely a repeat of previous promises.
[Daily Maverick] In his maiden GNU speech for the seventh administration, President Cyril Ramaphosa had to strike a balance between the manifesto promises of the ANC and those of other political parties. This resulted in a speech which...
[VOA] Mbabane, Eswatini -- The sentencing Tuesday in Eswatini of two former members of parliament to lengthy prison terms on charges of terrorism marks a significant escalation in the tensions between the monarchy and those advocating...
[Capital FM] Nairobi Kenya -- A High Court judge sitting at the Milimani Law Courts has suspended a police ban on protests within Nairobi's Central Business District and its surrounding areas.
[DW] Cameroon's government has decided to postpone parliamentary and municipal elections. The decision has ignited fierce debates over implications for the future, with many doubting President Biya's motivations for the move.
[AI London] The Egyptian authorities have embarked on a new wave of arbitrary arrests of dozens of people against the backdrop of calls for anti-government protests amid rising public discontent at soaring prices and ongoing power cuts,...
[allAfrica] Monrovia -- Despite its shortcomings, more Africans prefer democracy to any other form of government, according to the new report by the pan-African research organization Afrobarometer. In its flagship survey Africa Insights...