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West Africa: Journalists Face Jail for Refusing to Reveal Sources
Three editors of privately-owned daily, Le Noveau Courier newspaper detained by the Ivorian authorities for refusing to reveal their sources of information over a July 13 publication will appear before the Plateau Magistrate court in Abidjan, the capital on July 21.
Ghana: Journalist Charged With Publishing False Information
Ato Kwamena Dadzie, news editor of Joy FM, an Accra-based independent radio station, was on July 15, 2010 charged with a criminal offence for refusing to reveal the station’s sources of information on a July 5 news item.
Kenya: Right to Affordable Drugs in Hands of Court
Kenya’s Constitutional Court is due to set a date on Jul 22 for a hearing on the application against the Anti-Counterfeit Act of 2008, of which clauses pertaining to medicines have been suspended pending the court’s decision on whether the law violates the right to health and life.
Rwanda: Unesco Deplores Murder of Independent Rwandan Journalist
The United Nations agency tasked with promoting press freedom today condemned the assassination of a prominent independent journalist from Rwanda, who was gunned down outside his home in the capital, Kigali.
Somalia: Heavy Shelling Causes of Deaths, Injuries in Mogadishu
Heavy shelling between the transitional government troops and the Islamist fighters has broken out in parts of the Somali capital Mogadishu, causing casualties of deaths and injuries in the capital, witnesses told Shabelle radio on Sunday.
Guinea: Voters Speak on Sunday’s Election
More than 100 international observers are preparing for the 27 June presidential poll in Guinea, which analysts are signalling as a potential volte-face in the country’s half-century of dictatorial rule. Since independence in 1958, the country has had two leaders and 24 years of military rule
Burundi: Opposition Extends Boycott to Legislature Poll
Having pulled out of presidential elections scheduled for 28 June – leaving President Pierre Nkurunziza as the only candidate – an alliance of opposition parties in Burundi have announced they are also boycotting parliamentary elections to be held on 23 July.
Somalia: Rise in Mental Health Disorders Blamed on Conflict
Prolonged conflict in Somalia, especially in and around the capital, Mogadishu, has contributed to an alarming increase in the number of mental health patients, according to health officials.
Ghana: Ghanaian Village to Watch World Cup on the Big Screen
The small village of Oboadaka, Ghana, will have a very special opportunity this summer–the chance to watch the 2010 Football World Cup live on the big screen. Despite its location an hour from the capital city Accra, Oboadaka is not connected to the national electricity grid.
Nigeria: Why Ribadu Was Pardoned – Federal Govt
The federal government today threw more light on the reversal of its decision to demote and dismiss former EFCC Chairman, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu from service by restoring his rank of Assistant Inspector General of Police with the minister of Police Affairs, Alhaji Adamu Maina Waziri noting that Ribadu through his lawyers appealed to the Goodluck Jonathan administration for reconsideration of the matter since he (Ribadu) felt he was unjustly treated.