May 24
Uganda: Besigye Blames House Arrest for 'Losing' 2016 Presidential Petition
Nile Post
Dr. Kizza Besigye has said he would have become the president of Uganda by now had police not kept him under house arrest deterring his movements to legally challenge the election… Read more »
Liberia: GOL Rejects Return of U.S.$200,000
New Dawn
-files Writ of Prohibition against Judge Blamo Dixon Read more »
Senegal: Prosecutor Demands 10-Year Jail Term for Opposition Leader Sonko
RFI
A prosecutor in Senegal on Wednesday called for a 10-year prison sentence in the rape case against opposition leader Ousmane Sonko. Read more »
Liberia: Senate to Probe U.S.$100 Million Cocaine Case
New Dawn
Montserrado County Senator Abraham Dillon has termed Criminal Court "C" recent verdict in the US$100 million drugs case as a factor that undermines collective efforts to combat… Read more »
Liberia: Why the Govt Lost the U.S.$100 Million Case (Pt1) [analysis]
New Dawn
Intro: The acquittal verdict returned by the trial jury in the US$100m cocaine case in favor of the defendants and confirmed by His Honor A. Blamo Dixon, Resident Circuit Judge of… Read more »
South Africa: Family of Man Shot By Police in Philippi Say They Waited Five Hours for an Ambulance
GroundUp
Mhlangabezi Skeyi was shot while trying to connect electricity illegaly Read more »
Malawi: Chief Justice Assigns Two More Judges On Same Sex Marriage Case
Nyasa Times
Chief Justice Rizine Mzikamanda has assigned one more High Court judges in a case two people are praying for descriminalisation of same sex marriages in the country. Read more »
Liberia: CSO Council Condemns Attack at PYJ's Church
New Republic
...Urges Political Actors To Act Accordingly Read more »
Africa: Remarks by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield at a UNSC High-Level Open Debate on Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict [press release]
State Department
Thank you very much, President Berset. And I particularly want to thank Switzerland for making the pressing issue of conflict-induced food security a centerpiece of its presidency.… Read more »
Uganda: Two Fishermen Drown in River Nile
Nile Post
At least two fishermen drowned in the waters of the River Nile after the canoe they were sailing in capsized at Nidirindiri landing site, Palorinya sub-county in Obongi district. Read more »
Nigeria: Court Remands Four Over Impersonation, Exam Malpractices
Premium Times
The suspects all pleaded not guilty to the charges against them. Read more »
Liberia: VP Taylor Gets More Lashes
New Dawn
Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor continues to receive lashes from the opposition community days after members of the National Patriotic Party Youth wing disrupted normal worship… Read more »
Liberia: River Gee County - Man 36 Arrested With 45 Plates of Cocaine
New Dawn
Fishtown, River County: Officers of the Liberia Drugs Enforcement Agency (LDEA) in River Gee County have arrested a 36-year-old man identified as Chris Barley for being in… Read more »
Liberia: Pro-Tempore Chie, Others Linked to Voters Trucking
New Dawn
Phase two of the Biometric Voter Registration process (BVR) observation findings released by the Election Coordinating Committee (ECC) on Tuesday, May 23, has linked Senate… Read more »
Nigeria: Police Rescue 10 Victims From Kidnappers in Benue
This Day
The Benue State Police Commissioner, Mr Okoro Alawari, who assumed duty recently has disclosed that the command has rescued the Chief Medical Director of Hope Clinic, Makurdi and… Read more »
Nigeria: Lawmakers Express Displeasure Over Oil Companies' CEOs Evasion of Alleged $2.4bn Missing Crude Probe
This Day
The House of Representatives Adhoc Committee investigating all crude oil exports from 2014 till date and the alleged illegal sale of 48 million barrels of crude oil resulting in… Read more »
Nigeria: How Fatal Violence Erupted in Taraba Community After Installation of Traditional Ruler
Premium Times
Over a dozen people have been killed in the town since 6 May in the aftermath of a protest against the installation of a traditional chief. Read more »
May 23
Nigeria: The Dark Side of Whistleblowing
Premium Times
Several factors make whistleblowers regret their actions and discourage others from blowing the whistle. Read more »
Cameroon: Rebels Kidnap 30 Women in Country's Northwest
DW
The government says insurgents abducted the women for protesting against violence and illegal taxes in the restive anglophone region of the country. Read more »
Ethiopia: Protesters Take to Tigray Streets Demanding Withdrawal of Foreign Forces, Return of Displaced People
allAfrica
Thousands of people in northern Ethiopia's Tigray region took to the streets on Tuesday, May 23, 2023 to demand the return of people displaced by a two-year war there. The… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Electoral Amendment Bill Stalls Election Date Proclamation - Legal Watchdog
New Zimbabwe
Developments on the Electoral Amendment Bill in Parliament have rendered it constitutionally impossible for the proclamation to be gazetted in May, legal think tank Veritas has… Read more »
Ethiopia: Caucus of Opposition Parties Say Govt Funded Paper On Constitutional Reform 'Highly Disturbing'
Addis Standard
A group of ten opposition political parts known as "Caucus of Opposition Parties" (CoP) issued a anonymous statement denouncing a recent study by a government-funded policy think… Read more »
Somalia: Spy Chief Visits U.S. for Talks With CIA, FBI and Pentagon Officials
Shabelle
The director of the National Intelligence and Security Agency [NISA] Mahad Salad is in the US on an official working visit, becoming his 1st since taking the powerful office last… Read more »
South Africa: Thabo Bester Escape - No Reason for Bail to Be Granted, Says Prosecutor
GroundUp
Lawyers for the accused say they won't evade trial Read more »
Kenya: The Rebirth of Anti-Elite Land Politics in Ruto's Kenya [analysis]
African Arguments
If the invasion of the Kenyatta property resurrected the ghosts of Mau Mau, where did it leave the land question in central Kenya? Read more »