[RFI] Mali’s military-led government has suspended broadcasting by French private news channel LCI on its territory for two months, alleging “false accusations” were made on air against the army and its Russian allies. Source
[Nyasa Times] Down and out FCB Nyasa Big Bullets have come guns blazing, saying they will formally complain to Confederation of African Football (Caf) over the manner in which Libyan referee Elmabrouk Mohammed officiated their Caf Champions League second leg preliminary round match against Red Arrows at National Heroes Stadium in Lusaka, Zambia. Source
[UNHCR] Addis Ababa- The Government of the Republic of Rwanda, the African Union Commission, and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, on 22nd August 2024 signed the Second Addendum to the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) dated 10 September 2019, extending the Emergency Transit Mechanism (ETM) from the State of Libya to the Republic of Rwanda. Source
[Liberian Observer] The Central Bank of Liberia (CBL) has responded to a complaint from a Portuguese national, Joao Miquel Amaro Correia, regarding an alleged failure to transfer US$10,000,000 for a real estate project in Liberia. Source
[Lesotho Times] …who now demands M5 million compensation from the LDF Source
[Liberian Observer] Former President George Weah has penned a letter to the President of the ECOWAS Commission, Omar Alieu Turay, raising concerns over what he describes as the recent violent attack on the Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) headquarters by Liberian security forces. Source
[Capital FM] Nairobi — Seven in 10 Kenyan (70 percent) digital credit borrowers will be able to repay their loans in time despite tough economic challenges, a new report shows. Source
[UN News] The fight against impunity must continue in Guinea, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Thursday, welcoming the long-awaited verdict in the trial into the 2009 massacre at a stadium in the capital, Conakry. Source
[Ghanaian Times] The Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has encouraged personnel of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) to demonstrate professionalism throughout the December 7 elections. Source
[The Point] The Gambia has been ranked fourth, behind Indonesia, Kenya and Singapore in Charities Aid Foundation’s World Giving Index, published today 22 August 2024. Source