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[Liberian Observer] The majority bloc has filed a petition to the High Court for a re-argument of the Court's judgment that recognized Fonati Koffa as the Speaker of the House, challenging their removal of Koffa and the passage of the 2025 fiscal budget as unconstitutional.
Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source:[Liberian Investigator] Monrovia -- The leadership of Liberia's House of Representatives on Sunday lauded President Joseph Nyuma Boakai and his administration for what it described as "tireless efforts" to deliver tangible development outcomes and vital economic relief to a nation grappling with major post-pandemic and post-donor transitions.
Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source:[Liberian Investigator] Monrovia -- Aggrieved employees of Democracy International's Elections and Democracy Activity (EDA) program in Liberia are demanding the immediate payment of their salaries and benefits after what they describe as a "scheme" to deprive them of their lawful compensation.
Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source:[Independent (Kampala)] The death of Pope Francis at his residence on April 21 marks the end of a significant era for the Vatican and the global Catholic following of 1.3 billion faithful.
Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source:[Independent (Kampala)] All actors in the supply chain of illicit mineral exports, from operators of the mines to end product users, need to be held accountable for sustaining the bloodbath in the conflict-riven eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source:[African Development Bank (AfDB)] African leaders are advocating for a new approach to measuring the continent's green wealth, emphasizing that current gross domestic product measures in most African countries are outdated and underestimate their true wealth.
Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source:[Addis Standard] The National Rehabilitation Commission announced that, despite plans to rehabilitate 75,000 former fighters through the Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration (DDR) process during the first phase in the Tigray region by June, only 17,000 have completed the process so far.
Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source:A court case which found Nigeria's leading football bodies to be negligent for the death of a player is hailed as a "landmark" by global players' union Fifpro.
Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source:[This Day] Issues of fertility deserve serious attention
Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source:[FrontPageAfrica] Capitol Hill -- In an act of defiance against the Supreme Court's ruling, Rep. Richard Nagbe Koon has installed steel doors at the entrance of the main chamber officially recognized by the Court.
Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source:[New Era] The National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (Namcor) and its joint venture partners have made a significant discovery off the southern coast of Namibia by detecting a high-quality light-oil-bearing reservoir.
Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source:[New Era] Prices for petrol and both diesel variants will remain unchanged in the country during May 2025, as crude oil prices for April 2025 declined mainly due to increased global supply and weakened demand outlook.
Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source:[allAfrica] Investing in the health of women, children, and adolescents yields significant economic returns: increased productivity, reduced healthcare costs, and a more resilient future workforce. Yet, progress is stalling. Each year, approximately 5 million children die before their fifth birthday--nearly half of these deaths are recorded in sub-Saharan Africa. A woman loses her life to pregnancy or childbirth every...
Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source:[Nyasa Times] Mzuzu Chief Resident Magistrate Leonard Konyani has yet to set a trial date for Northern Region Police Commissioner Richard Luhanga, arrested in March by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on corruption and abuse of office charges.
Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source:[Capital FM] Nakuru -- The government is in the reviewing the National Seed Policy to pave way for the legalisation of the informal seed sector, a senior scientist at Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation (Kalro) has said.
Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source:[SAnews.gov.za] Great news for millions of South African grant beneficiaries is that SASSA Gold Cards will remain operational beyond 31 May 2025, ensuring uninterrupted access to social grants.
Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source:[ISS] The latest tensions are a wake-up call for the AU, which has lost influence in the Sahel-Saharan region.
Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source:Mac-Albert Hengari was arrested on Saturday after allegedly attempting to bribe the woman to withdraw the case.
Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source:[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- The Court of Appeal has dismissed an application by four board members of the Uganda Retirement Benefits Regulatory Authority (URBRA), to halt a High Court order, seeking to have them replaced because they lack the requisite competences to hold their positions.
Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source:[Leadership] The vice chairman of the African and Middle East Depositories Association (AMEDA) and managing director/CEO of Central Securities Clearing System (CSCS) Plc, Haruna Jalo-Waziri, emphasized that Nigeria is on an ambitious journey to grow its economy to a $1 trillion scale.
Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source:[New Dawn] House majority bloc headed by Representative Richard N. Koon has petitioned the full bench of the Supreme Court of Liberia, requesting re-argument in Speaker Jonathan Fonati Koffa's Bill of Information, while expressing deep frustration over the judiciary's acceptance of the 2024 fiscal budget but contrarily ruling in the House's impasse.
Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source:[allAfrica] "Now that the BBC has been able to unmask killer cops through their uniforms - even with their faces covered - they have nowhere to hide. That's why they're always in civilian clothes!"
Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source:[New Zimbabwe] CITY of Harare (CoH) has announced that recent reports of bed bugs (tsikidzi) infestations spreading to suburbs such as Mabvuku, Glen View, and Budiriro are pending investigations, confirming that the problem is currently "confined to Mbare."
Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source:[Shabelle] Mogadishu, Somalia -- Early this morning, several mortar shells struck the perimeter of Halane base camp near Aden Adde International Airport in Mogadishu, Somalia. The attack prompted alarm sirens to sound across the area.
Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source:[allAfrica] 'Majority Bloc' Seeks Re-Argument of Liberia Legislative Impasse
Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source:[allAfrica]
Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source:[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto's unexpected attendance at Pope Francis' funeral in Rome on Saturday has sparked a fresh wave of criticism, particularly after he had earlier nominated National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula to represent Kenya at the event.
Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source:[allAfrica] Cape Town -- At least 190 households were evacuated from fire-threatened neighbourhoods in Cape Town as crews battled at least five active fire lines in the city's South Peninsula, reports EWN.
Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source:[New Zimbabwe] End of last March 2025, Zimbabweans stayed away from their workplaces and businesses, turning urban areas into ghost towns.
Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source:[Namibian] President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has officially relieved newly-appointed minster of agriculture, fisheries, water and land reform Mac Hengari of his duties following his arrest on Saturday.
Published on: April 27, 2025 | Source:The ANC chair's comments come after months of US tension over race relations and land law.
Published on: April 27, 2025 | Source:The Vatican's representative to South Sudan says the Pope's memory should be honoured by seeking peace.
Published on: April 27, 2025 | Source:Ethiopia's Tigst Assefa surges to victory in a world record for a women's only field in the London Marathon with Kenya's Sabastian Sawe winning the men's race.
Published on: April 27, 2025 | Source:Freedom is not about slogans or votes, it is something we must make together by our actions, in a country inured to violence and a world where self-interest rules.
Published on: April 27, 2025 | Source:Johannesburg Art Galleryβs decay reveals deeper cracks in South Africaβs cultural and political institutions
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