- Kenya: Sad Love Story Moves Magistrate to Set Free Roadside Food Vendor
[Nairobi News] A Meru magistrate's court set free a single mother who was charged with preparing food in unsanitary conditions.
- 22 hours ago, 16 Feb 19, 12:15pm - - Uganda: Two Dead, 13 Injured in Kabale Accident
[Monitor] Two people have died on spot while 13 sustained serious injuries after a semi-trailer lorry collided with a Kigali bound bus at Konyo trading centre about 3km from the Uganda-Rwanda border town of Katuna.
- 22 hours ago, 16 Feb 19, 12:13pm - - Uganda: Activist Nyanzi Loses Bid to Block Her Trial of Insulting Museveni
[Monitor] Kampala -Makerere University research fellow Dr Stella Nyanzi has lost the bid to block her trial in which she's accused of harassing President Museveni when she allegedly insulted his late mother on her Facebook page.
- 22 hours ago, 16 Feb 19, 12:12pm - - Uganda: Inside the Crisis at MTN Uganda
[Monitor] Kampala -The saga involving government and MTN Uganda bigwigs, which has been unfolding for months, appears to have reached a climax on Thursday night with the deportation of the telecom's chief executive officer, Wim Vanhelleputte.
- 22 hours ago, 16 Feb 19, 12:11pm - - Uganda: SK Mbuga's Wife Arrested
[Monitor] Ms Angella Vivienne Chebet, the wife of Sulaiman Kabangala (aka SK) Mbuga, who is wanted in Sweden on a case of defrauding 53m Krona (about Shs20.9billion) from her Swedish boyfriend Sten Heinsoo, has been arrested and is being held at Katw…
- 22 hours ago, 16 Feb 19, 12:09pm - - Kenya: Alarm as 60 Babies Die at Kiambu Level Five Hospital
[Nation] On January 28 at around 9am, Ms Naomi Gathoni from Ikinu village in Githunguri was rushed to the Kiambu Level Five Hospital by her mother in-law, Rose Wangari, after she developed labour pains.
- 23 hours ago, 16 Feb 19, 11:08am - - Kenya: Murder Suspect Joseph Kori Fathered My Child, New Woman Claims
[Nation] Grace Wahu Wangari, 29, lives a simple life at her home in Kanyariri, Wangige, in Kiambu County.
- 23 hours ago, 16 Feb 19, 11:07am - - Kenya: Graft, Impunity Aiding Terrorism
[Nation] As the country struggles with jihadists, two concerns may complicate the counter-terror war and thus force authorities to revisit their strategy: One, the African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom) is pulling out of Somalia in 2021, and two;…
- 23 hours ago, 16 Feb 19, 11:07am - - Kenya: Rise and Rise of Kenyatta Empire
[Nation] Feuds and disagreements have torn apart many family businesses in Kenya. Many such collapses has been witnessed and reported in the recent past.
- 24 hours ago, 16 Feb 19, 11:05am - - Kenya: Surging Police Killings Put Service on the Spot
[Nation] The National Police Service (NPS) is once again on the spot after a Nairobi court handed the death sentence to former Ruaraka police station commander Nahashon Mutua over the murder of a suspect in 2013.
- 24 hours ago, 16 Feb 19, 11:03am - - Zimbabwe: Battlefields Mining Incident Declared State of Disaster
[The Herald] President Mnangagwa has declared a State of Disaster the incident in which between 60 and 70 artisanal miners are believed to have perished after mining shafts at Cricket No 3 and Jongwe Mining Cooperative mines in Mhondoro-Ngezi were fl…
- 1 day ago, 16 Feb 19, 9:01am - - Zimbabwe: President Declares Harare Metropolitan Province State of Disaster
[The Herald] President Mnangagwa has declared Harare Metropolitan Province and other areas a state of disaster due to the intermittent outbreaks of cholera. The notice was published in the Government Gazette General Notice 268 of 2019 yesterday.
- 1 day ago, 16 Feb 19, 8:12am - - Nigeria: Opposition's Candidate Atiku Blames Buhari for Election Postponement
[Premium Times] The Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, on Saturday accused President Muhammadu Buhari of plotting to disenfranchise Nigerians, moments after the general elections were formally postponed.
- 1 day ago, 16 Feb 19, 8:02am - - Zimbabwe: Prolific Writer Charles Mungoshi Dies
[The Herald] Prolific writer Charles Lovemore Mungoshi has died. He was 72. Mungoshi died in the early hours today after battling ill health for nearly a decade. Mourners are gathered at his family house in Chitungwiza and funeral arrangements ar…
- 1 day ago, 16 Feb 19, 8:01am - - Nigeria: President Blames Oppositon For Election Postponement
[Premium Times] Representative of the Ekeremo Senatorial West, Sen. Heineken Lokpobri; President Muhamadu Buhari; and Former Gov. of Bayelsa State, Timiperi sylver, during the APC presidential campaign rally in Bayelsa on Tuesday 12/2/19). 01340/12/2…
- 1 day ago, 16 Feb 19, 7:52am - - Malawi: MEC Positive It Will Deliver Credible Polls, Deplores Violence
[Nyasa Times] Chairperson of the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC), Jane Ansah has again urged political leaders o practice modern politics by engaging in issue-based campaign.
- 1 day ago, 16 Feb 19, 7:32am - - Nigeria: I Have Not Fled Nigeria - Obasanjo
[Leadership] Former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday, debunked rumours making the rounds that he has fled the country ahead of the presidential election scheduled for today.
- 1 day ago, 16 Feb 19, 7:31am - - Zimbabwe: EU Hints on Renewed Sanctions Following Army Killings
[New Zimbabwe] ZIMBABWE'S unrepentant government faces renewed European Union (EU) sanctions in the wake of recent army killings and claims of rape, among some serious rights violations pinned on the Emmerson Mnangagwa led administration.
- 1 day ago, 16 Feb 19, 7:13am - - Zimbabwe: Inflation Rate Surges to 57%
[New Zimbabwe] ZIMBABWE'S inflation rate has surged to a ten year record of 56.90 percent, according to figures released by the country's statistics agency.
- 1 day ago, 16 Feb 19, 7:12am - - Nigeria: INEC Moves Voting Date After Reviewing Logistics
[Daily Trust] Hours before voting commenced this morning in long-scheduled presidential and National Assembly elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced this morning that it is postponing the elections due to logistics…
- 1 day ago, 16 Feb 19, 6:36am -
- Nigeria: Suspended Chief Justice Onnoghen Arraigned, Granted Bail
[Leadership] Finally, the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, yesterday submitted himself to the Code of Conduct Tribunal sitting in Abuja for trial over alleged non-declaration of assets.
- 1 day ago, 16 Feb 19, 6:21am - - Nigeria: INEC Shifts Elections By One Week
[Leadership] The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has postponed the 2019 general elections.
- 1 day ago, 16 Feb 19, 6:19am - - Nigeria: Discovery of 'Thumb-Printed Ballots' May Hamper Polls' Credibility - Obasanjo
[Daily Trust] A former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo on Friday expressed apprehension over alleged discovery of thumb-printed ballots in some part of the country, saying the development may hamper credibility of the election.
- 1 day ago, 16 Feb 19, 5:51am - - Nigeria: It's Official - INEC Postpones All Nigeria's General Elections
[Premium Times] The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday postponed the presidential and national assembly elections as exclusively reported by PREMIUM TIMES.
- 1 day ago, 16 Feb 19, 3:13am - - Nigeria: Breaking - INEC Postpones Nigeria's Elections to Feb 23, March 9
[Daily Trust] The Independent National Electoral Commission in Nigeria (INEC) on Friday night announced a shift in the general elections dates to February 23 and March 9 respectively.
- 1 day ago, 16 Feb 19, 2:49am - - Nigeria: Atiku Abubakar on Corruption, Amnesty & Security - Interview
[Deutsche Welle] The former Nigerian vice president has hinted at plans to further privatize corrupt state institutions, however he continues to deny his own corruption allegations in the lead-up to Saturday's general election.
- 2 days ago, 15 Feb 19, 4:12pm - - Nigeria: What Would Fela Say Ahead of Polls?
[The Conversation Africa] Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation and arguably its largest economy, is heading to the polls. It's a good time to celebrate democracy - but also to ponder what has become of the country since it wrestled independence fro…
- 2 days ago, 15 Feb 19, 4:02pm - - South Africa: Citizens Can Still Register to Vote
[SAnews.gov.za] Cabinet has called on all eligible voters who have not registered to vote in the upcoming elections to do so at the offices of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), which are still open across the country.
- 2 days ago, 15 Feb 19, 3:22pm - - Africa: Africa Pioneers New Ways of Thinking On Medicine, Art & Humanities
[The Conversation Africa] Imagine bringing the best of all academic disciplines, artistic creations, activist experience and health care knowledge to bear on understanding and addressing current health care concerns. Rather than silos of people worki…
- 2 days ago, 15 Feb 19, 2:49pm - - Nigeria: How the Battle for Nigeria Will Be Fought and Won
[Premium Times] On Saturday, voters across Nigeria will go to the poll to elect the president, 109 senators and 360 members of the House of Representatives.
- 2 days ago, 15 Feb 19, 1:29pm -