Lawyers Accuse Police of Political Arrests in Fort Hare Corruption Case - South African News Briefs - May 8, 2024
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All Schools to Be Re-Opened On Monday
Capital FM
President William Ruto has ordered the re-opening of all schools on Monday. Read more »
Zimbabwe Appeals to Its Diaspora Population and Foreigners for Investments
VOA
Faced with an inability to access offshore credit lines -- due to defaulting on previous loans -- the government of Zimbabwe is appealing to its diaspora population and foreigners… Read more »
Sudan Requests Ethiopia to Play Vital Role in Sudan's Comprehensive Peace-Making Efforts
ENA
State Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Mesganu Arga today received Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Sudan, Ambassador Hussein Awad Ali Mohammed, in… Read more »
South Africa Will Be President of the G20 in 2025 - Two Much-Needed Reforms It Should Drive [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
South Africa will play an important international role in 2025 as president of the G20. The G20 is a group of 19 countries as well as the African Union and the European Union.… Read more »
How Will Govt Finance the 2024-2025 Budget?
New Times
The government plans to spend an estimated Rwf5,690 billion in the fiscal year 2024/2025, an 11.2 per cent increase compared to the Rwf5,116 billion approved for the current fiscal… Read more »
Ruling Party Nominates Presidential Candidate
VOA
Mozambique's ruling Frelimo party picked Daniel Francisco Chapo, the 47-year-old governor of a southern province, to be its candidate for October's presidential election, after… Read more »
Anti-LGBTQ Bill - Attorney-General Ask Chief Justice to Allow Full Media Coverage of Proceedings
Accra Times
The recommendation comes in the wake of high public interest on the controversial issue of LGBTQ criminalisation in Ghana after Parliament passed the Human Sexual Rights and Family… Read more »
Cyber Security Levy'll Push More Nigerians Into Poverty - Peter Obi
Vanguard
...says it's designed to milk a dying economy Read more »
Binance CEO's Bribery Allegation - House of Reps Deny Ever Meeting
Premium Times
The CEO of Binance, Richard Teng, claimed on Tuesday that the House Committee on Financial Crimes demanded bribe from the representatives of the firm during a meeting at the… Read more »
Hundreds Of Officials Yet To Declare Assets
New Republic
It appears that declaration of assets by public officials is becoming a stumbling block to the realization of Joseph Nyumah Boakai's agenda and quest for transparency and… Read more »
Binance CEO Expresses Concern Over Detention of Top Official By Nigerian Govt
Premium Times
The Binance CEO claimed that the detained employee did not go to Nigeria as a 'decision-maker,' nor a 'negotiator Read more »
First Round of Presidential Elections Completed
Agenzia Fides
The first round of presidential elections in Chad ended yesterday, May 6. This election was supposed to be the end of the provisional transitional regime installed after the death… Read more »
Five Worrying Signs of Africa's Poor Election Quality [analysis]
ISS
Globally and in Africa, many electoral processes suffer from a lack of transparency, trust and oversight. Read more »
Concerns Over Exclusion of Contributory Pension Retirees in Wage Increase
Daily Trust
There are growing concerns over the exclusion of federal retirees under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) in the new wage increase by the federal government for federal… Read more »