May 16
Nigeria: Govt Raises $17.5m for Research On Emerging Tech
Vanguard
...Creates 6 emerging tech centres Read more »
Rwanda: Daughter Reflects On How Father's Book Immortalizes Genocide Resistance in Bisesero
New Times
Stones were the principal weapon for the Bisesero people to repel attacks launched against them by armed perpetrators of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, who wanted to… Read more »
Nigeria: Adeleke Inaugurates Osun Country Club, Urges Members to Contribute to Societal Devt
This Day
The Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, yesterday inaugurated the Osun Country Club (OCC), where members would forge lasting friendship, indulge in leisure activities and… Read more »
Nigeria: My Monthly Pay Can't Fund Conference Trip to Benin Republic - Nigerian Professor Laments
Premium Times
Mr Albert said he became a professor, the highest cadre in the academic world, almost 20 years ago but he still struggles to meet his needs and that of his family. Read more »
Rwanda: Over Nine Million Rwandans Register to Vote in July Elections
New Times
More than 9.5 million Rwandans have registered to vote in the 2024 joint presidential and parliamentary elections and about 2 million of them are first-time voters, according to… Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu Plays Host to Senegalese President Faye
This Day
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday received in audience his Senegalese counterpart, Diomaye Faye, at the State House, Abuja. Read more »
South Africa: Bela Bill - ANC Places Cheap Electioneering Above Our Children's Education [press release]
DA
The following remarks were delivered by the DA Shadow Minister of Basic Education, Baxolile 'Bax' Nodada MP, in a declaration before the vote on the BELA Bill in the National… Read more »
South Africa: NHI Fund Will Take Decades to Roll Out - - We Answer Your Burning Questions [analysis]
Daily Maverick
Daily Maverick readers have sent us many questions -- some excited, some anxious about the National Health Insurance fund plans announced on 15 May. Read more »
Rwanda: Elections - Presidential, Parliamentary Hopefuls to Submit Candidacies On Friday
New Times
The National Electoral Commission will, on Friday, May 17, begin receiving candidacies for the presidency and parliamentary seats for the July elections. The process of submitting… Read more »
Namibia: I'm Ready to Lead - NNN Takes Aim At an Unproductive Parliament
New Era
Swapo vice president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says she is ready to lead the Namibian people, should she ascend to the highest office in the land in November. Read more »
Uganda: Kibalama Says Bobi Wine's NUP Activities 'Illegal'
Nile Post
The faction of the National Unity Platform led by Moses Nkonge Kibalama has issued a caution to the party leaders and the public involved in the ongoing NUP membership registration… Read more »
Nigeria: Ondo 2024 - Confusion Over APC's Reported Suspension of Jimoh Ibrahim
Premium Times
Chairman of APC in Igbotako Ward II, Adetokunbo Omotola, spoke on the reported suspension of Mr Ibrahim. Read more »
South Africa: Special Votes to Take Place On 27 and 28 May
SAnews.gov.za
Electoral Commission (IEC) Chief Electoral Officer, Sy Mamabolo, has reminded the electorate that special votes will take place on 27 and 28 May, ahead of the main voting day on 29… Read more »
Kenya: National Administration Committee Roots for Passport Printing With 3 Days
Capital FM
Parliament has recommended that Kenyans applying for passports receive the travel document within three days of submitting their application. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe's Late Pro-Democracy Icon Tsvangirai Was 'Regrettably' First to Use Notorious Recall Clause Crafted By Mugabe
New Zimbabwe
ALTHOUGH his battle for democracy is etched in the country's history, Zimbabwe's opposition icon late Morgan Tsvangirai was regrettably the first politician to recall a fellow… Read more »
Zimbabwe: El Nino - Govt to Start Distributing Grain, Cash to 7.7 Million Food Insecure Zimbabweans
New Zimbabwe
GOVERNMENT says it will urgently start distributing grain and cash to vulnerable rural and urban dwellers as hunger bites in Zimbabwe. Read more »
Nigeria: Kukah Visits Tinubu, Says Nigerians in Various Levels of Pain
Premium Times
Mr Kukah said he visited President Tinubu to remind him of the invitation to a conference on national cohesion organised by the Kukah Centre. Read more »
Nigeria: Senate Asks Tinubu to Convene National Dialogue On Local Govt Autonomy
Premium Times
The Senate said the dialogue should involve the governors, state legislators, local government officials, civil society organisations, community leaders and others. Read more »
Uganda: Govt Scraps National ID Renewal Fee but Slaps Charge On Changing Particulars
Nile Post
NATIONAL | Citizens will no longer have to pay to renew national identification cards, or to replace lost or damaged ones, the government has said - but it will be extremely costly… Read more »
South Africa: With Election Day a Fortnight Away, the ANC May Be Reclaiming Its Place in Voters' Hearts [analysis]
Daily Maverick
With less than two weeks until the 29 May polls, there is more evidence that the electoral fortunes of the ANC will be under far less severe stress than was initially thought. New… Read more »
South Africa: UCT's Youth Civic Day and Political Debate - Empowering the Youth to Shape the Nation's Democratic Future
UCT
The University of Cape Town's (UCT) Youth Civic Day and Political Debate - hosted by UCT Student Governance structures, the UCT Department of Student Affairs and the Youth Advisory… Read more »
South Africa: A Strong DA Can Rescue Riverlea From Violent Crime [document]
DA
Democrats and residents of Riverlea, Read more »
Nigeria: State House Top Official Urges Staff to Imbibe Highest Ethical Standards [press release]
Premium Times
The permanent secretary said the staff of the State House must be well-informed about government policy formulation processes to counter misinformation and misrepresentation. Read more »
South Africa: Starmer Echoes Blair in 1997 As Labour Kicks Off Bid for Power [analysis]
Daily Maverick
Keir Starmer will fire the starting gun on his bid to be Labour's first leader since Tony Blair to win a UK general election by borrowing from the totemic premier's campaign play… Read more »
South Africa: Election Day Reverberations Will Be Felt in Days and Weeks to Follow [analysis]
Daily Maverick
There is little to suggest that the election will be a stable affair with blue-blazer middle-class behaviour, and that the days after the poll will return South Africa to its… Read more »