May 03
Togo: Togo Opposition Cries Foul As Election Vote Count Favours Government
RFI
Opposition groups in Togo have accused authorities of ballot-stuffing in Monday's legislative and regional elections, where vote counting is still underway. Regional observers,… Read more »
South Africa: Three Health Reforms the New South African Government Must Prioritise [analysis]
spotlight
To drum up support as South Africans head to the polls, President Cyril Ramaphosa reportedly vowed to "end the apartheid that remains in healthcare" when he hit the campaign trail.… Read more »
Uganda: Sanctions - I've No Pussycat in UK, Says Speaker Among
Nile Post
The Speaker of Parliament, Ms Anita Among, says sanctions the UK slapped her with are politically motivated and whatever the case, she has nothing to lose because he does not even… Read more »
Liberia: Boakai Issues Mandate To Establish Office of War Crimes Court
New Dawn
True to his words, President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr. issued Executive Order #131 here, establishing the Office of War and Economic Crimes Court for Liberia. This is a significant… Read more »
Uganda: Govt to Start Paying Ex-Rebels This Month, Shs5.1bn Earmarked
Nile Post
Government will next week start paying pay ex-combatants of West Nile Bank Front(WNBF) to a tune of shs5.1 billion. Read more »
South Africa: Gauteng's Shelter System Is 'Broken' Because of State Incompetence
GroundUp
Several gender-based violence shelters in the province were forced to close because of uncertainty over their funding from the Department of Social Development Read more »
Kenya: Ignore False Claim That Kenya's Deputy President Used a Foreign Plane to Attend Military Chief's Funeral
Africa Check
Ignore false claim that Kenya's deputy president used a foreign plane to attend military chief's funeral Read more »
Chad: Chad Election - Disillusionment High Among Voters
DW
Chadians head to the polls on Monday to end three years of transition government. However, morale is low in the African country and hopes for true change and renewal are dim. Read more »
South Africa: 'Missing Joshlin Smith's DNA Found in Saldanha Bay' - South African News Briefs - May 3, 2024
allAfrica
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Uganda: Uganda Speaker Faces Political and Economic Heat After UK Sanctions
Nile Post
The UK's recent sanctions against Uganda's Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, and two former ministers have sent shockwaves through the country. Analysts are divided on the… Read more »
Nigeria: Why Nigeria Should Adopt State Police - - Governor
Premium Times
There have been renewed calls from various quarters to create state government-controlled police in Nigeria. Read more »
Nigeria: Conduct Council Polls in Kebbi Before June 5, Ipac Tells Electoral Body
Leadership
The Inter Party Advisory Council (IPAC) in Kebbi State has given a 35-day ultimatum to the State Independent Electoral Commission (KBSIEC) to conduct election into the 21 local… Read more »
Rwanda: Breaking Colonial Military Myths in Rwanda
New Times
Who would've guessed? If you've been pumping out your chest in the belief that you are no longer captive to remnants of colonial legacy military myths, perish the thought! Read more »
Zimbabwe: We Cannot Be That Cruel - Says Agric Deputy Minister in Zanu-PF's Defence, Amid Fears of Politicisation of Food Aid
New Zimbabwe
DEPUTY Minister of Agriculture Vangelis Haritatos has dismissed fears Zanu PF will politicise the distribution of food aid right in the middle of Zimbabwe's worst drought in years,… Read more »
South Africa: President Tells Ministers to Set Up Task Team On Use of Public Land for Housing
GroundUp
The State Land Disposal Act allows the President to fast track the use of public land Read more »
May 02
South Africa: 'No Electricity, No Vote', Shout Angry Limpopo Villagers
GroundUp
Promise Maremeni is a dressmaker. But she is losing business because she has to use a manual sewing machine instead of an electric one, because her village has been without… Read more »
Africa: The Challenges African Election Bodies Face Go Beyond 'Democratic Backsliding' - Analysis [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Election management bodies are essential democratic institutions. To deliver national polls effectively, they need to be properly resourced, impartial and free from government or… Read more »
Africa: Time Running Out for Africa's Input On the Summit of the Future [analysis]
ISS
Africa can't afford to continue being absent from the UN's pivotal shake-up of global governance. Read more »
Liberia: Opposition Parties Slam Boakai Over Tenured Officials' Suspension
Liberian Observer
The opposition Alternative National Congress (ANC) of Alexander B. Cummings and the Movement for Progressive Change (MPC) of businessman Simeon Freeman, have collectively slammed… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerians Beware, Photo of Former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello Altered
Africa Check
Nigerians beware, photo of former Kogi state governor Yahaya Bello altered Read more »
South Africa: Elections 2024 - What the Major Political Parties Say About Water and Sanitation
GroundUp
We sent questions to the ANC, DA, EFF, IFP, FF Plus, ActionSA, PA, MK Party and RISE Mzansi Read more »
Kenya: 11-Member Committee to Probe Allegations Against CS Linturi
Capital FM
Members of the National Assembly have approved the select committee investigating the removal of Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi paving way for investigations on the… Read more »
Kenya: Governors Challenge Legal Authority of Lab Officers' Union to Call Strike
Business Day Africa
Governors have questioned the legal authority of the union representing laboratory officers to call for industrial action. Read more »
Ethiopia: Ethiopians Support Free Media Holding Govt Accountable
Afrobarometer
Only about half of citizens say the country's media is "somewhat" or "completely" free. Read more »
Liberia: Cummings' ANC and Freeman's Movement for Progressive Change Condemn Suspension of Lta Board, Term It 'Gangster-Style Maneuvers'
FrontPageAfrica
Two major opposition political parties, in a joint press conference Wednesday, have termed President Joseph Nyumah Boakai's decision to suspend Commissioners at the Liberia… Read more »