Day: December 24, 2018

[Vanguard] The wife of the late Lt. Col Ibrahim Sakaba, has denied claims by the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, that he spoke with her on the phone. source https://allafrica.com/stories/201812240714.html

[Times of Zambia] FOUR Traditional leaders on ending Early Child Marriages and Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) have asked President Lungu to lobby the African Union (AU) and partners to scale up resources for the implementation of African Traditional Leaders’ action plan to address the vices. source https://allafrica.com/stories/201812240681.html

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Parana, Mali -Baba Coulibaly, a farmer in Mali, knows just how bitter disputes over food and fodder can become in a time of worsening drought. source https://allafrica.com/stories/201812240634.html

[CPJ] Lesotho Prime Minister Tom Thabane must repudiate threats made by the military against Lesotho Times investigative journalist Pascalinah Kabi and ensure that the press can function without fear of reprisal, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. source https://allafrica.com/stories/201812240632.html

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Harare -Solar power systems at health centres enable live-saving equipment to function, vaccines to be refrigerated, computers to work and patients to get better treatment – and they are good for the climate source https://allafrica.com/stories/201812240631.html

[IPS] Benin City -Hundreds of desperate young Nigerians die yearly in the Sahara Desert or at sea while making irregular journeys to Europe. The desperation to reach Europe at all cost, irrespective of the risks, is a major social problem in Africa’s most populous country. source https://allafrica.com/stories/201812240621.html

[Monitor] As the Christmas and New Year festive season gains momentum, Police have asked all its officers across the country to raise their level of alertness and vigilance to avert a detected premeditated attack on police headquarters, stations, installations and barracks. source https://allafrica.com/stories/201812240619.html

[Monitor] President Yoweri Museveni has stopped the eviction of bonafide land occupants by landlords and their agents in Buganda and Bunyoro regions. source https://allafrica.com/stories/201812240617.html