Nigeria: Akwa Ibom - ACN Assembles 68 Lawyers to Contest Election Results
More than 68 constitutional lawyers including Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN) are being assembled by the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in Akwa Ibom State to contest the results of the Governorship...
View ArticleDiesel Use to Blame for High Power Bills
KPLC says your power bill is high because KENGEN has decided to scale down on using hydropower generation and switched to diesel power stations because it fears water levels in dams will deplete...
View ArticleCameroon: Shippers' Council Trains Stakeholders on Customs Procedures
In one way or the other, all Cameroonians are affected by the positive or negative fall-outs of customs procedures. Cognizant of the primordial role this sector plays in the national economy, the...
View ArticleChaneta Confirms to Field Team in All Africa Games
The National Netball Association (Chaneta) has joined the list of national sports bodies that have confirmed their participation in the All Africa Games set for September in Maputo, Mozambique.
View ArticleZimbabwe: Hifa Grows From Strength to Strength
Yes, as I said before, the month of April is always an exciting one. The Harare International Festival of the Arts has come and gone but it has been another week of exciting musical activity.
View ArticleKenya: Gsu Stumble As Prisons Cruise
Kenya Prisons men's team qualified for the quarter-finals of the African Club championship, plaving them closer to emulating their women side who qualified for the world championship early this month....
View ArticleTanzania: Arusha Youth Punch Holes into Constitution Review Bill
The Youth Development Network, Tanzania (YDN) and other groups opposed the controversial New Constitution Review Bill because it gave the President excessive powers, among others.
View ArticleCitizens Told to Remain On High Alert
Be alert and to report any suspicious people to the police, as the government beefs up security to guard against attacks by Alqaeda operatives to avenge the murder of their leader Osama Bin Laden....
View ArticleCameroon: Cameroon's Development Marketplace Launched
Civil society organisations in Cameroon have been invited to submit local project proposals to compete for grants of between FCFA 7 and 12 million within the framework of the "Development Marketplace",...
View ArticleTanzania: Udom Shines At Excel With Grand Malt Launch
THE University of Dodoma (UDOM) dancing group, the 'Dancing Revolution', on Sunday stole the show at the launching festival of the 'Excel with Grand Malt' held at the Central grounds in Dodoma.
View ArticleQuery Over Ability to Stop Climate Change
For the last five decades a debate on climate change has rocked the world. Global warming due to human activities alarm is now an agenda in the world economic order. Scientists wrestle among themselves...
View ArticleKenya: Sofapaka Drop Point to Kcb At Nyayo Stadium
Sofapaka drew 0-0 with Kenya Commercial Bank in their Kenya Premier League match at Nyayo stadium yesterday morning. The early kickoff seemed to affect both sides as chances were few and far in...
View ArticleEast Africa: MTN Rwanda Promises More APPs for Its E-Cash Service
MTN Rwanda plans to develop more applications on its mobile money transfer service to allow more transactions and tap into the booming demand for the facility.
View ArticleKenya: Brands Risk Disharmony in 'Too Much' Use of Music to Market
The just concluded Chaguo la Teeniez or CHAT awards and myriad other concerts are a strong pointer to the rapidly expanding use of music by brands to grow their equity.
View ArticleKenya: Simwa Tops Dasani Gala
The team of Nelson Simwa, David Kihara, Pratik Mandaliya and Justus Madoya posted a super high team score of 120 stableford points to emerge winners of the third qualifying round in the second edition...
View ArticleZanzibar Plans to Revive Export Processing Zones to Benefit From EAC
The Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar plans to revive Export Processing Zones (EPZ), President Dr Ali Mohammed Shein has said, bringing hopes of the recovery of the once failed industrialization...
View ArticleTanzania: ICTR Dismisses Ngirabatware's Appeal Over Disqualification of Judges
The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) has dismissed the appeal by former Rwandan Planning Minister, Augustin Ngirabatware, challenging the Tribunal's Bureau...
View ArticleConsumers Angry With High Electricity Bills
Just when consumers thought relief efforts to cushion them against the rising cost of living were bearing fruits, electricity bills have shot up suddenly. The fuel component and currency adjustment...
View ArticleEast Africa: Kigali Considers Tax Cuts On Fuel
Rwanda is considering lowering taxes on oil imports as it seeks to minimise the impact of rising global fuel prices on the economy.
View ArticleNigeria: Femi Kuti Bags World Music Awards
Nigeria's Femi Kuti has been named the Best World Music artist in the Songlines magazine's annual wards.
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