Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- Libyan newspapers this week highlighted the new African strategy unveiled by the current president of the African Union (AU), Libyan lea d er Mouammar Kadhafi, founded on the rational exploitation of the potentials of t h e continent. Full text...

Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- In a busy week for Nigerian newspapers due to the frenet ic pace of events, the renewed violence in the oil-rich Niger Delta region, mass protest by workers and a rare presidential press confer ence got a major play in the local newspapers. Full text...

Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- Although Ghana has yet to come out from the hectic politic al campaigns and keenly contested elections in December 2008, the political parties are already preparing for another vote in 2012 as they review the last elections. Full text...

Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- The first week of Jacob Zuma's presidency has been marked by an explosive war-of-words between the ruling party's youth wing, the official opposition and the presidency. Full text...

Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- Ghanaian newspapers this week focused on the celebration o f World Press Freedom Day, during which various speakers called for the passing o f the Right to Information Bill. Full text...

Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- For three weeks running, the Nigerian media have been do minated with stories from the governorship rerun in South West Ekiti State and t h e gruelling fuel scarcity nationwide. Full text...

Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- The election and inauguratuion of Jacob Zuma as South Africa's fourth democratically-elected President has generally been welco m e by the country's media despite the lengthy corruption case which tainted his c r edibility. Full text...

Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- Measures by the Ghanaian authorities to check the swine fl u, May Day parades and the release form Libyan a jail of a Ghanaian for attempti n g to spread Christianity in the North African country received prominence in the media this week. Full text...

Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- For the second week running, the governorship re-run in South West Ekiti State dominated the Nigerian media, as the world focuses attention on Africa's most populous nation which has proved it is unable to conduct elections in a fragment of a state. Full text...

Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- As Ghana continues to find ways to overcome its energy pro blems, the media have once again brought the problems to the fore, especially as the country's main traditional energy so urce, two hydro-electric dams and Akosombo and Kpong, have continued to bow to the vagaries of the weather that deprive them of water to generate electricity. Full text...

Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- South Africa's fourth democratic election domin ated the headlines throughout the week with the ruling African National Congress (ANC) securing a landslide victory. Full text...

Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Stories on the re-run for the governorship position in S outh West Ekiti State virtually stayed glued on the front pages of major Nigeria n newspapers in the last one week as supporters of the leading parties in the cou n try, the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the vocal opposition Action C o ngress (AC) in the state cast their votes in 64 of the 177 wards, across 10 loca l councils. Full text...

Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The unfolding saga in the Halliburton bribe-for-contract scandal dominated the pages of Nigerian newspapers during the week just ended w i th top government officials doing their best to assure the people that all is be i ng done to get to the root of the scandal. Full text...

Tripoli- Libya (PAN) -- Libyan papers this week focused on the 12th extraordinary session of the African Union's Executive Council and the proposal of the Libyan leader and president of the AU, Mouammar Kadhafi, relating to the functioning of the Authority that will replace the AU Commission. Full text...

Lomé- Togo (PANA) -- The alleged coup plot in which Kpatcha Gnassingbé, a parliam entarian and half-brother of Togolese president Faure Gnassingbé, is implicated i s the subject widely used by the Togolese press this week. Full text...

Accra- Ghana (PANA) – The first 100 days of Presid-ent John Evans Atta Mills as h ead of state of Ghana captured the attention of the media during the week, with m any newspapers giving a favourable verdict on his performance. Full text...

Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- A two-day visit by Ghana’s President John Evans Atta Mills to neighbouring Cote d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso and Togo was among a cocktail of stories highlighted by the media this week President Mills held private talks with Presidents Laurent Gbagbo of Cote d'Ivoi re, Blaise Compaore of Burkina Faso and Faure Gnassingbe of Togo. Full text...

Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigerian newspapers this week played up the face-off bet ween the erstwhile number two citizen, Abubakar Atiku, and his former political party, the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Full text...

Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- The National Prosecuting Authority's decision t o drop its eight-year-old fraud and corruption case against African National Congress ( ANC) leader Jacob Zuma, on the eve of the general elections, has plunged South Africa into a political and constitutional crisis and dragged the media into the fray over its coverage of t he issue. Full text...

Lomé- Togo (PANA) -- The modification of two articles of the electoral law and th e reinstatement of members of the National Independent Electoral Commission (CEN I ), against the wish of the opposition, dominated Togo newspapers during the past week. Full text...

Accra- Ghana (PANA) – Ghana’s Former President, Je-rry Rawlings, known for his ou tspokenness, no matter who or what is involved, captured the headlines in the me d ia this week as he criticised President John Evans Atta Mills for the slow pace o f his administration. Full text...

Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The controversy surrounding the flag-off of the party ca mpaign for the re-run of the governorship election in Nigeria's south west Ekiti State by President Umaru Yar'Adua dominated the nation's dailies this week. Full text...

Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki’s plane mishap and the row between Justice Minister Martha Karua and the judiciary, dominated media headlin e s this week as the country’s judges put up a stiff defence against the executive . Full text...

Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- With the government and public continuing to express conce rn about the carnage on Ghana roads, where some 300 people have lost their lives in the first quarter of this year, the government has been working overtime to a p ply the brakes on the spate of accidents. Full text...

Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The decision of Nigeria's Federal Executive Council (FEC ) to withdraw police escorts from certain categories of notable citizens in the c ountry filled the nation's dailies. Full text...

Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- Rumours that South Africa's National Prosecuti ng Authority (NPA) was on the verge of dropping all corruption charges against African National Congress (ANC) leader Jacob Zuma have sparked a n outcry in the country's media. Full text...

Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- Rumours that South Africa's National Prosecuti ng Authority was on the verge of dropping all corruption charges against African National Congress (ANC) leader Jacob Zuma have sparked a n outcry in the country's media. Full text...

Accra- Ghana (PANA) – The expression of “anger” by- an otherwise quiet, gentle and diplomatic President John Evans Atta Mills of Ghana caught many by surprise and justifiably occupied the front pages of newspapers this week. Full text...

Cairo- Egypt (PANA) – As Palestinian parties conti-nued their efforts to achieve some form of unity in order to end their two year struggle with infighting, Egyptian writers and commentators took a long hard look at the current situation. Full text...

Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The volte face of Nigeria's erstwhile President Olusegun Obasanjo of his readiness to make himself available at any probe to account for any alleged financial impropriety during his eight-year two-term leadership of t h e country filled the nation's national dailies this week. Full text...

Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- Economic issues, especially the effects of the global crisis on Ghana, were highlighted by the Ghanaian media this past week, as they echoed views by experts that the West African country is yet to be hit by the real storm in the global economic difficulties. Full text...

Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigerian newspapers were this week awash with news repor ts of the government white paper on the Electoral Reforms Committee's (ERC) repo r t released on Wednesday. Full text...

Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- The Constitutional Court's unanimous ruling tha t South Africans in diaspora should have the right to vote in the upcoming natio n al elections sparked media frenzy this week. Full text...

Harare- Zimbabwe (PANA) -- A road accident in which Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangi rai narrowly escaped death dominated press coverage in Zimbabwe this week. Full text...

Cairo- Egypt (PANA) -- Egyptian media are concerned that the warrant of arrest is sued on Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir could have repercussions that may draw in bordering countries, such as Egypt. Full text...

Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The sacking of the Managing Director of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) and 12 other top managers of electricity providers dominated the nation's media this week. Full text...

Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- Government's decision to parole fraudster Schabir Shaik, who served as ANC President Jacob Zuma's financial adviser, has sparked an outcry in South Africa. Full text...

Harare- Zimbabwe (PANA) -- A planned visit next week by a joint International Mon etary Fund (IMF) and World Bank team to Zimbabwe, more than three years after th e two cut ties to the country, dominated the media this week. Full text...

Cairo- Egypt (PANA) - – As widely expected, the issuance of an arrest warrant by t he International Criminal Courts (ICC) for Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir was on the tips of Egyptian analysts and writers this week. Full text...

Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The sacking of the Managing Director of the Power Holdin g Company of Nigeria (PHCN) and 12 other top managers of electricity providers d o minated the nation's media this week. Full text...

Accra- Ghana (PANA) – The 52nd independence annive-rsary of Ghana on Friday and the presentation of the first budget of the administration of President John Evans Atta Mills dominated the media this week. Full text...

Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- National newspapers during the week relayed the call of Libyan leader, Mouammar Kadhafi, for Africa's awakening through universities, te a chers and students to adopt the continent's social mode and get rid of the compl e x dependence on Western countries. Full text...

Harare- Zimbabwe (PANA) -- A lavish 85th birthday party for Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and controversial government appointments the veteran leader made w ithout consulting his new coalition partners, dominated press coverage in the co u ntry in the week. Full text...

Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- The decision by African National Congress (ANC) President Jacob Zuma to invite Nelson Mandela to attend a political rally two w e eks ago shocked the entire South Africa after images of the frail statesman were flashed around the country. Full text...

Cairo- Egypt (PANA) -- The 22 February 2009 bombing in the popular Khan El-Khalil i market, in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, which left one person dead and over 20 wounded, has left the Egyptian media still pondering over the bizzare incident. Full text...

Accra- Ghana (PANA) – Ghana’s President John Evans- Atta Mills’ directive to his appointees to declare their assets in seven days as part of measures to check co r ruption among public officials received wide coverage in the media this week. Full text...

Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The strike embarked upon by Nigerian teachers mid-week a nd the decision of an appeal court to uphold the earlier ruling of an election t r ibunal, upturning the election of the governor of south-west Ondo state, filled t he nation's dailies. Full text...

Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigerian press this week feasted on the removal of the country's south-west Ondo State governor, Segun Oni, by the Appeal Court which sat in Ilorin and ordered a re-run of the elections within 90 days. Full text...

Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- Media revelations that the ruling African National Congress (ANC) top spin doctor Carl Niehaus is a fraudster, liar and a cheat have sent shockwaves around South Africa. Full text...

Accra- Ghana (PANA) – The maiden State of the Nati-on Address to parliament by President John Evans Atta Mills on Thursday captured the headlines of Ghanaian newspapers this week. Full text...