[New Zimbabwe] The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has announced Justice Elizabeth Gwaunza as Acting Chief Justice of Zimbabwe after the High Court Saturday ruled that Luke Malaba's term as the country top judge ended this Saturday morning.

[Nation] Ethiopian authorities have proposed delaying a previously postponed national poll over low voter registration and logistical issues.

[Premium Times] About 43,000 barrels of oil were lost in 881 cases of oil spillage in Nigeria from 2019 to May 1 this year, data from NOSDRA shows.

[Leadership] Abuja -- The Nigerian naira fell to a record low on the official market yesterday, with lenders quoting it 7.7% weaker against the dollar, following a currency devaluation aimed at unifying multiple exchange rates.

[This Day] The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has again called on President Muhammadu Buhari to resign over insecurity, accusing him of failing to secure the lives and property of the citizenry.

[New Zimbabwe] A Kwekwe man who died from Covid-19 had just returned from India where thousands have succumbed to a deadly variant, Kwekwe City Health authorities have reported.

[New Zimbabwe] Victoria Falls -- American multi-award-winning singer Robert Earl Bell arrived in the resort city on Thursday for a short holiday with local artists set to be the biggest beneficiaries of the high-profile visit as the seven-time Grammy...

[New Zimbabwe] President Emmerson Mnangagwa's spokesman George Charamba has vowed ousted Chief Justice Luke Malaba will soon be back to his job.

[Radio Dabanga] Washington / Khartoum -- The USA affirmed yesterday its commitment to working with international partners to find a solution to important issues in the Horn of Africa, including the differences between Ethiopia, Sudan, and Egypt over ...

[Egypt Online] Egypt's Ambassador in The Hague Hatem Abdel Kader discussed with Ankei Broekers-knol, the Netherlands State Secretary for Justice and Security, prospects of cooperation in the field of immigration and means of boosting ties between the...

[Namibian] BISHOP Emeritus Hendrick Frederick of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Republic of Namibia (ELCRN) has died.

[Monitor] A number of African countries have begun to take advantage of agricultural biotechnology to overcome crop production challenges. The last country reported to have done so is Nigeria where more than 2000 farmers are ready to grow genetically...

[Monitor] Right from 1986 when the National Resistance Movement (NRM) captured power in Uganda it has put a lot of emphasis on agriculture as the best solution to youth unemployment and poverty alleviation.

[Daily Trust] Stolen funds recovered from past public officials and stashed in foreign countries, totalling $6.5billion, have failed to address Nigeria's development gaps despite 19 years of recovery efforts.

[Monitor] The Constitutional Court has dismissed a petition in which Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago was, among others, challenging the powers of then Kampala Affairs Minister Frank Tumwebaze to form a tribunal that impeached him in 2013.

[Daily News] The Uganda Private Sector players have expressed satisfaction on the way matters are opening up with promising market access across the East African Community (EAC) partner states.

[Leadership] The Super Eagles technical adviser, Gernot Rohr has charged Eagles' duo Kelechi Iheanacho and Wilfred Ndidi of Leicester City to go all the way and lift the English football's Premier Cup competition (FA Cup) title.

[Daily News] Former President Ali Hassan Mwinyi has recalled how he granted civil servants permission and freedom to form unions, which ushered the start of the trade union autonomy in the Tanzania post-independence era.

[Leadership] The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is to hold an emergency meeting with all Resident Electoral Commissioners across the states over attacks on its offices in some parts of the country.

[Leadership] Six persons were reported killed while scores were wounded with hundreds displaced following an attack on Utsua Daa and Baafada villages at Bali Takum in Bali local government area of Taraba State, LEADERSHIP Weekend gathered yesterday.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Global shipping line Hapag-Lloyd has entered the East African market with weekly sailings between China, South-East Asia, Kenya and Tanzania.

[This Day] Abuja -- The Lagos Division of the Court of Appeal yesterday set aside the conviction of four companies allegedly connected with the former first lady, Patience Jonathan.

[This Day] President Muhammadu Buhari has stated that the fugitive, Gimba Yau Kumo, declared wanted by the Independent Corrupt Practics Commission (ICPC) over an alleged $65 million fraud is no longer his son-in-law.

[East African] With an eye on the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan markets, there is renewed vibrancy on the Northern Corridor, as Uganda and Kenya join forces to push the rehabilitation and seamless connection of the old metre gauge rail...

[East African] This week, President Yoweri Museveni took oath office for a new term that will stretch his tenure to an unbroken 40 years.

[Nation] Three men have been confirmed dead and property valued at millions of shillings destroyed in Nairobi following a downpour on Thursday night.

[New Zimbabwe] President Emmerson Mnangagwa Friday hailed private sector participation in the establishment and rehabilitation of public health delivery infrastructure amid a tough economic environment worsened by the Covid-19 pandemic outbreak.

[New Zimbabwe] The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education Friday hailed Treasury for financial support towards the successfully running of Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (ZIMSEC) public examinations.

[New Zimbabwe] Local Government Minister July Moyo has suspended Victoria Falls Town Clerk Ronnie Dube who faces corruption charges which are before the courts.

[This Day] Leicester City will be craving for a fourth English FA Cup win after the Foxes last won it in 1956 as they take on Chelsea today at the Wembley Stadium in England. Interestingly, Nigeria's interest will be highly represented in today's cla...