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 »
'Tobacco Mafia' Covering Up TIMB Rot
263Chat
The Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) CEO Emmanuel Matsvaire who has been accused of several allegations is reportedly being shielded by the company board chair Patrick… Read more »
Fresh Cross Border Attack By South Sudan's Murle Militants Kill 10, Injure 12 in Gambella Region
Addis Standard
A fresh attack by the Murle tribe militants from neighboring South Sudan in the Nuer zone of Ethiopia's Gambella region has killed 10 individuals, while 12 others sustained minor… Read more »
Acquitted Defendants Flee Country, Leaving Behind Seized Money, As Justice Minister Condemns Court's Verdict
FrontPageAfrica
Barely 24 hours after being acquitted of all charges linked to the notorious US$100 million cocaine bust in Monrovia, all four defendants have reportedly fled the country, leaving… Read more »
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 »
COVID-19 Pandemic - Ghana Lifts Restrictions At Ports of Entry
Ghanaian Times
With immediate effect, the government has lifted all COVID-19 restrictions at the country's ports of entry. Read more »
Stand-Off At Arcelor Mittal Liberia Buchanan
New Dawn
-As protesters demand steel giant live up to MDA Read more »
Trafficking in the Sahel - Guns, Gas, and Gold
UN News
Chili peppers, fake medicine, fuel, gold, guns, humans, and more are being trafficked via millennia-old trade routes crisscrossing the Sahel, and the UN and partners are trying out… Read more »
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 »
Protesters Storm Senator Prince Johnson's Church, Forcing Evacuation and Service Cancellation
FrontPageAfrica
A youth group under the banner National Patriotic Party (NPP) Youth Council Sunday created panic at Senator Prince Johnson's Christ Chapel of Faith Ministry, forcing members to… Read more »
Authorities Lose Track of Drug Dealers Involved in U.S.$100 Million Cocaine Shipment
Nile Post
The authorities in Liberia say they've lost all trace of four suspected drug dealers linked to a $100m (£80m) cocaine shipment, after a trial jury unexpectedly acquitted… Read more »
Police Arrest 23 People Over Vigil to Force AG Out of Office
Nyasa Times
Police in Lilongwe have arrested 23 people who wanted to disrupt civil rights group protests at Capital Hill, the seat of government in Lilongwe. Read more »
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 »
The Dark Side of Whistleblowing
Premium Times
Several factors make whistleblowers regret their actions and discourage others from blowing the whistle. Read more »
GOL Rejects Return of U.S.$200,000
New Dawn
-files Writ of Prohibition against Judge Blamo Dixon Read more »