African News Update – Nigeria: President Barack Obama in Ghana – Matters Arising (AllAfrica.com)

Nigeria: President Barack Obama in Ghana – Matters Arising (AllAfrica.com)
Since the news of President Barack Obama’s planned trip to Ghana en route from Russia became public, some Nigerians have been acting like a jilted wife on the matrimonial calendar in a polygamous household.

Kenya: Youth PS Murugu Dies in Nairobi (AllAfrica.com)
Nairobi — Youth and Sports Permanent Secretary Kinuthia Murugu died early Thursday morning at Nairobi Hospital where he was undergoing treatment. He had been receiving treatment for gunshot wounds he suffered at the hands of carjackers three weeks ago.

Kenya: Sugar Prices On the Rise Again
Sugar prices have gone up by more than 35 per cent in the last six months, the Nation has established.

Kenya: PM Put to Task Over Trade Risk
Prime Minister Raila Odinga was on Thursday tasked to explain efforts being made by the government to address increased cost of doing business in the country.

Sudan: ICC Should Take Lessons in Diplomacy
To arrest or not to arrest Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur appears to be the current dilemma facing over 30 African states.

Somalia: Young Men Running From Militia Conscription
More and more of the thousands fleeing fighting in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, are young men trying to avoid being conscripted into the various militias, locals told IRIN.

Uganda: Govt Releases Funds for Emergency Food Aid
THE Ministry of Finance has released an extra sh10b for emergency food for the famine-hit north and north-eastern parts of the country, Parliament has been told.

Kenya: Govt Keen on Hosting Economic Meet, Says PM
Prime Minister Raila Odinga has said Kenya is keen on hosting next year’s World Economic Forum.

Nigeria: Wanted – a More Secure Tenure for Nigerian Judges (2) (AllAfrica.com)
The Chief Justice of Nigeria or the Chief Judge of a State against whom an allegation of inability to misconduct or contravention of the code of conduct has been made under this section shall be entitled to defend himself in person or by a Legal practitioner of his own choice before the investigating panel…”

Somalia: Conditions Worsen As More IDPs Flood Into Kismayo
As more internally displaced persons (IDPs) flee fighting in Mogadishu for the southern coastal city of Kismayo, conditions for thousands already living there are deteriorating sharply, local sources said.

Kenya: Country’s Risk Profile to Rise With Looming Hague Action
As the fate of the suspected masterminds of the post-election violence was left in the hands of International Criminal Court prosecutor on Thursday, the Kenyan business community was left agonising on how the negative attention will hurt the economy.

Kenya: State Imports 1.2 Million More Bags of Subsidised Fertiliser
The government has imported another 1.2 million bags of subsidised fertiliser worth Sh2 billion to be used during the short rains season to mitigate against looming food shortage as a result of dry spell expected to prolong to August, this year.

Somalia: Without Global Support, Country Will Fall to Opposition – Top UN Political Official
If the international community allows Somalia’s Transitional Federal Government (TFG) – forged in a process of consensus – to fail, the poverty-stricken Horn of Africa nation will be taken over by opposition groups employing tactics of coercion and intimidation, the top United Nations political official cautioned today.

Kenya: Uhuru On Spot Over Ghost Vote
A parliamentary committee will question Finance minister Uhuru Kenyatta over ghost allocations in his Budget speech last month.

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