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Guinea: Liberia Calls for Return to Democracy - Although the Liberian government believes there should be ?constructive engagements? with the authors of Guinea?s recent military coup, it does not back the new regime, says Liberia's Information Minister, Laurence K. Bropleh. AllAfrica?s Boakai Fofana interviewed him after a Guinean delegation visited Monrovia seeking recognition.Since we are beginning to hear mixed reactions to the coup in Guinea from West African leaders, what is Liberia's position? Some of the coup leaders came last week to get Liberia's backing. Is Liberia backing the coup?...

Benin: Corrupt Microfinance Institutions Profit From Poorest - Local NGOs subcontracted by a multi-million-dollar microfinance programme are taking bribes from borrowers, according to the fund's directors....

Zimbabwe: MDC Begins Crucial Meeting - Will they or won't they? Only the top leadership of the MDC who are meeting in Johannesburg have the answer to this four month-long guessing game that has kept Zimbabweans on tenterhooks, since talks to form a new government stalled last year....

Ghana: Mills Promises to Rule by Consensus - Professor John Atta Mills has sworn the oath office as the 3rd President of the 4th Republic at a colorful and well attended ceremony in Accra. The ceremony took place at the Independence Square, which was turned into an open air Parliament. The function was attended by thousands of people from all walks of life....

Congo-Kinshasa: Rebels Deny Ousting Leader - High ranking officers in National Congress for the Defence of the People (CNDP) a rebel movement in the Democratic Republic of Congo, have pledged their loyalty to their leader, General Laurent Nkunda, and refuted recent claims that he had been overthrown by his Chief of Staff, Gen. Bosco Ntaganda....

Nigeria: Gunmen Kidnap Ex-Speaker - Immediate past Speaker, Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, Chief Nelson Effiong, has been kidnapped by militants....

South Africa: Ruling ANC Lays Down Line For Election - AS THE countdown begins to this year's general elections the African National Congress (ANC) has started tightening its grip on its often gaffe-prone leaders, who have been issued with strict instructions not to send confusing messages to the electorate....

Kenya: Ministers Blame Govt Hardliners for Media Law - The ODM believes the contentious Kenya Communications Act is part of a hidden agenda by some PNU hardliners to retain power in 2012....

Botswana: Political Party Wants Electric Zimbabwe Border Fence - Urgent implementation of delayed government plans to put up an electric fence along the country's border with Zimbabwe will alleviate rampant cross border crime, according to a petition sent to Minister of Justice, Defense and Security, Dikgakgamatso Seretse, by the opposition Botswana Congress Party....

Kenya: Kibaki Backs Down on Repressive Media Law - President Mwai Kibaki has directed the country's chief legal adviser and the minister for communications to study amendments proposed by the media fraternity to the Kenya Communications (Amendment) Act 2008 and the Kenya Communications Act 2008....

Sudan: Walking Again, Despite Losing a Leg - Akuch Ajak Bol lost a leg after his parents, lacking the money for medical treatment, administered herbs to treat a swelling. The result was a severe infection and ultimately, amputation....

Nigeria: Dance Draws Young Into Museum - On any weekday evening in the heart of Kano's Old City, the sounds of a koroso dance troupe can be heard from within the maroon walls of the Gidan Makama Museum....

Somalia: Explosion Kills Government Soldiers in Mogadishu - At least four government soldiers have been killed and two others wounded after two, heavy explosions targeted to government military base around Towfiiq area in Yaqshid district north Mogadishu on Wednesday, witnesses told Shabelle radio...

Somalia: Deputy Speaker Seeks Release of Abducted MP - Osman Elmi Boqore, deputy speaker of Somalia's parliament says efforts are underway to secure the release of a Somali lawmaker recently kidnapped by suspected insurgent fighters near the southern town of Baidoa, the seat of the parliament....

Ghana: Nation Appoints First Woman Speaker - Ghana has confirmed the appointment of her first ever woman Speaker of Parliament, Justice Mrs Joyce Bamford-Addo, a retired Supreme Court judge....

Somalia: 'Too Poor to Escape the Fighting' - Fadumo Mohamed Hassan and her seven children are among the few families left in Yaaqshid district of north Mogadishu, after worsening conflict forced most residents to flee the capital....

Ethiopia: New Law on Charities Passed Despite Objections - Ethiopia's parliament has passed a law to regulate charities, despite strong criticism from opposition politicians, international human rights groups and national civil society organisations....

Ghana: President-Elect Takes Office Today - Thousands of Ghanaians and other invited guests have been gathering at Ghana?s Independence Square in Accra since 5 am this morning to witness the swearing-in ceremony of Professor John Atta Mills as the third President of the fourth republic....

Somalia: Insurgents Abduct MP - Somali Islamist insurgents in Burhakaba town in Bay region have abducted a Somali MP named Ahmed Abdi Hussein, officials told radio Shabelle on Wednesday....

Nigeria: Two States Pull Out of Second Niger Bridge Project - Anambra and Delta States have backed out of the second Niger Bridge project, valued at N10 billion, although the Federal Government has put on the table its N4.3 billion counterpart funding....

Rwanda: Govt Aims to Boost Tea Sales - The country has embarked on branding and diversifying its tea with projections to earn US$ 54 million from the product in 2009, up from last year's earnings of US$ 44 million, the Director General Rwanda Tea Authority (OCIR THE), Anthony Butera, revealed yesterday....

Nigeria: Strike - Patients Desert Govt Hospitals in Lagos - As doctors' strike in Lagos State enters the second day yesterday, fewer patients were seen seeking healthcare in most government hospitals in the state....

South Africa: Slump 'Driving Car Dealers to Wall' - MORE car dealers face the likelihood of being shut down this year as the economic turbulence persists despite an interest rate cut last month , falling fuel prices and cost-cutting efforts....

South Africa: Churches Warn of Pre-Election Violence - A CHURCH grouping has expressed its concern about the growing political intolerance in KwaZulu-Natal which may lead to renewed political violence ahead of this year's general election....

South Africa: Breakaway Party Claims Senior ANC Defections - THE Congress of the People (COPE) says it will parade senior African National Congress (ANC) members who will have joined them at a rally in Durban on Saturday, while the ruling party has warned the new party not to invite its members to the meeting to avoid any clashes....

South Africa: Ruling ANC Calls For Aid to Gaza - THE African National Congress (ANC) yesterday called on South Africans to donate humanitarian aid to the besieged Palestinians in Gaza as Israeli forces continue their attacks there....

Zimbabwe: Govt Delays Opening Schools - GOVERNMENT has deferred the opening of schools for term one of 2009 by two weeks from Tuesday January 13 to Tuesday January 27....

Zimbabwe: President Appoints Acting Ministers - PRESIDENT Mugabe has appointed eight ministers to head ministries in an acting capacity following the termination of executive appointments of some ministers who failed to secure parliamentary seats and were subsequently not appointed to the Senate as non-constituency members....

Nigeria: Govt Plots Review of Petrol Prices - THE Federal Government yesterday disclosed it was working on reviewing pump prices of petroleum products even as crude oil prices yesterday hovered around $50 per barrel in the international market owing to crisis in the Niger Delta, Israeli invasion of Gaza and the Russia, Ukraine dispute over gas exports....

Nigeria: Budget - House Soft-Pedals - The 2009 Appropriation Bill should be passed by the House of Representatives in the next two weeks, the lower chamber decided yesterday, two days after insisting that it was not in a hurry to pass the budget....