en-za-hotdailynews: 2015-01-08 South Africa Africa

DRC Soldiers to Launch Offensive against Rwanda Rebels
Voice of America
The Democratic Republic of Congo's national army (FARDC) and troops from the United Nations Stabilization Mission (MONUSCO) will soon launch a joint military offensive against Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) rebels, says Lambert ...

Congo's leader pledges military support against Rwandan extremist group: UN   CTV News
Congo tells UN its troops are ready to act against rebels   New Zealand Herald
ICP Asks UN About Its DRC Review, Minova Impunity But Aid to Army Still?   Inner City Press
Daily Mail
Reuters
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Ghana polytechnics to become universities
Ghana Business News
Dr. Afeti The nation's Polytechnics will have to re-engineer themselves to become technical universities, the Technical Committee on the Conversion of Polytechnics in Ghana to Technical Universities report has stated. According to the report, this would entail ...

Polytechnics must prepare to attain a university status   spyghana.com

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UPND to invest in agriculture – HH
Zambia Daily Mail
UNITED Party for National Development (UPND) president Hakainde Hichilema says his party will invest heavily in agriculture for improved productivity and diversification if he is elected president in the January 20 presidential poll. Mr Hichilema said in a ...

Roundup: Violent incidents reported in Zambia ahead of election   GlobalPost
PF, UPND and police blame each other for Mongu violence   postzambia.com
Zambia sees renewed poll-related violence ahead of vote   Newstime Africa

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BDlive

Gambia: Ex-Head of Guards Led Coup Attempt, Government Says
New York Times
Gambia's government accused a former head of its presidential guard on Wednesday of leading an attempt last week to oust President Yahya Jammeh. Foreign Minister Neneh Macdouall-Gaye named nine men she said had assaulted the presidential palace ...

Gambia says former presidential guard chief led coup attempt   TODAYonline
Gambia Reveals Identities Of Coup Plotters   Jollofnews
FBI questions US-based Gambian civil society leader over coup plot   Daily Mail

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APC plotting to rig 2015 elections —DSS
Nigerian Tribune
THE Department of the State Services (DSS), on Wednesday, said it is suspecting the All Progressives Party (APC) of plotting to inflate the party's membership data and to hack into the voter registration database of the Independent National electoral ...

DSS: APC Planned To Rig   Daily Times Nigeria
APC registered foreigners, security agencies, under-age —DSS   Daily Sun
APC calls DSS 'findings' from raid of party offices hogwash, disservice to Nigeria   DailyPost Nigeria
Osun Defender
The News
Information Nigeria
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Buhari: MEND under fire over endorsement
Daily Sun
Former militant leaders, including the leadership of the Ijaw Youth Congress (IYC) and the Niger Delta Liberation Force (NDLF) have slammed the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) over its reported endorsement of General ...

Explain your relationship with MEND, PDP challenges APC   Nigerian Tribune
2015: We are waiting for Boko Haram to endorse Buhari - PDP   DailyPost Nigeria
PDP asks APC to explain connections with MEND   The Guardian Nigeria
Daily Times Nigeria
The Streetjournal
Premium Times
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Elder statesmen should not talk like motorpark touts —Jonathan
Nigerian Tribune
PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan has responded to the recent tantrums thrown at him by former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, warning that elder statesmen must refrain from talking like “motor park touts.” Speaking at an audience with a delegation of ...

I Don't Hate North, Says Jonathan   Daily Times Nigeria
Jonathan blasts Obasanjo   Daily Sun
Jonathan: I do not hate Northerners   The News
NAIJ.COM
DailyPost Nigeria
Premium Times
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