Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The potentially damaging power struggle within Ghana’s ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), which is pitting President John Evans Atta Mills against former President Jerry John Rawlings, provided material for the newspapers this week as they explored various angles to the intriguing development. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Developments from the April general elections, moves to check money laundering, the rising external reserves and the desire for a single West African Stock Exchange dominated the Nigerian media this past week. Full text...

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The dramatic capture and killing of terror mastermind Osama Bin Laden and a weeklong fuel shortage hit news headlines this week, threatening to overshadow the precedence-setting interviews for the chief justice. Full text...

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Media freedom and Osama bin Laden’s death were the spotlight of the Tanzanian media this week, though some tabloids expressed disbelief the founder of Al-Qaeda has been killed. Full text...

Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghanaian media this week had a big meal - the deep rift in the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), which came to a head when the two protagonists – President John Evans Atta Mills and former First Lady – threw their hats into the ring to fight for party’s ticket for the 2012 election. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The death of the world's most-wanted terrorist, Osama bin Laden relegated all other stories, including politics, to the background in Nigeria this past week. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - News about the recently-concluded general elections in Nigeria, which has dominated the front pages of local newspapers for some time, Tuesday gave way to the report of the killing of Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in Pakistan by US special forces. Full text...

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – As Tanzanians this week celebrated the 47th anniversary of the momentous union between the Mainland (formerly Tanganyika) and the offshore Zanzibar Islands, the local media highlighted social and economic factors that have bound the two countries for so many years. Full text...

Accra, Ghana (PANA) – A series of tragedies, heinous crimes and political manoeuvres dominated Ghanaian newspapers this week. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The last of the three-phase general elections, held 26 and 28 April, dominated newspaper headlines in Nigeria this past week. Full text...

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The spate of piracy off the Somali coastline and the soaring fuel prices at home captured front pages of most Tanzanian newspapers this past week. Full text...

Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The Ghanaian media this week featured a number of tragic incidents that drew the sympathy of the population. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The presidential election, held 16 April and won by incumbent president Goodluck Jonathan, and the upcoming governorship polls, scheduled for 26 April, dominated Nigerian newspaper headlines all through the past week. Full text...

Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - A government media regulatory agency in Zimbabwe said Saturday it had licenced six more new media organisations to publish newspapers and magazines. Full text...

Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - The on-going stand-off between University of Malawi lecturers and Inspector General of Police Peter Mukhito continue to dominate the headlines in the Malawi media this week. Full text...

Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Former First Lady Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings' decision to vie against President John Evans Atta Mills for the presidential ticket of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) and last Monday's “capture” of former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo from his bunker dominated the media in Ghana this week. Full text...

Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin newspapers Tuesday highlighted the arrest on Monday of former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo by forces loyal to Alassane Ouattara, the President recognized by the International community. Full text...

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan newspapers on Monday gave wide coverage to the 17th commemoration of the genocide of Tutsis and moderate Hutus in 1994. Full text...

Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi press this week reported the general disquiet over State policies which are spreading by the day both within and outside the country. Full text...

Accra, Ghana (PANA) – More than one week after the High Court in Accra, the Ghana capital, freed 15 suspects for their alleged roles in the murder of a prominent chief in Ghana, the media this week continued to highlight several reactions that have greeted the verdict. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Following last Saturday's postponement of elections to the Senate and the Federal House of Representatives by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), stories surrounding the polls, now rescheduled for 9 April, 2011, dominated newspaper pages in Nigeria this past week. Full text...

Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - A government-owned newspaper in Zimbabwe has uncharacteristically harshly criticised South African President Jacob Zuma, accusing him of mishandling his mediation role in the country and pandering to the whims of the West seeking regime change in the southern African nation. Full text...

Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - The stand-off between Inspector General of Police Peter Mukhito and University of Malawi lecturers resulting into chaos on two main campuses of the university dominated the Malawi media in the past week. Full text...

Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Riots in the Northern Region capital of Tamale Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The 2, 9 and 16 April general elections in Nigeria, beginning Saturday with the National Assembly polls, dominated media coverage this past week. Full text...

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The story of Tanzania’s faith healer, Ambilikile Mwasapile, reputed for his healer drug concoction, hit the headlines this week and drew the anger of medical authorities here, which warned against dependence on faith healers. Full text...

Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - The current stand-off between University of Malawi lecturers and the Inspector General of Police Peter Mukhito, entering its sixth week next week, continued to hog the headlines in this past week. Full text...

Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghanaians woke up to a disturbing revelation on World Water Day - the popular sachet water, which has become a thriving industry across the country, is danger to the health. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The current waves of pre-election violence, the "troubled" presidential debate, Jonathan's gas revolution and the threat by labour to disrupt April's polls captured newspaper front pages in Nigeria this past week. Full text...

Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - The ongoing stand-off between university lecturers and authorities over Inspector General of Police Peter Mukhito's summoning of a political science lecturer at Chancellor College, the main constituent college of the University of Malawi, continued to hog the headlines this week. Full text...

Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Reports that the state-owned refinery, Tema Oil refinery (TOR), paid a whopping US$48 million to a fake company that posed as supplier of a cargo of oil and teachers' unrest after their placement on a new salary structure dominated the newspapers in Ghana this week. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - With a little over two weeks to the general elections, Nigerian media were this week awash with stories on developments in the political sector, including the presidential debate and the threats of violence at campaign rallies. Full text...

Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - President Bingu wa Mutharika's reaction to the protracted university lecturers' stand off and persistent attacks from civil society leaders hogged newspaper headlines in the Malawi during the week. Full text...

Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The celebration of Ghana's 54th Independence Day, which fell last Sunday, the emerging oil industry and growing gulf between Ghana's Chelsea midfielder, Michael Essien, and his father over alleged lack of parental care were captured in the media this week. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The successful separation of Siamese twins, the emergence of business mogul Aliko Dangote as the richest in Africa and political stories, especially pre-election violence, made front pages in Nigeria this past week. Full text...

Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Going by this week's Malawian newspaper headlines it is clear that there is no love lost between the government of President Bingu wa Mutharika and civil society leaders, including church leaders, rights activists and even creative artists. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Tuesday's passage of the anti-money laundering Bill by the Senate, labour's no-minimum-wage, no-election threat, fascinating political stories and the national outrage over the high-profile reception for "just-released from jail" Bode George captured front pages in Nigeria this past week. Full text...

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – As the upheavals in Arab countries continued to make waves around the world, the Tanzanian newspapers this week reflected on the growing need for this East African nation to address matters of faith that have the potential of leading lead to conflict. Full text...

Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The dumping of toxic waste in a community in western Ghana and commencement of the evacuation of thousands of Ghanaians from Libya dominated the headlines of Ghanaian newspapers this week. Full text...

Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - A meeting called by President Bingu wa Mutharika to address concerns raised by leaders of Malawi's civil society, whose bid to hold peaceful demonstrations was thwarted by the police a fortnight ago dominated Malawi media this week. Full text...

Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The historic meeting between Ghana’s President John Evans Atta Mills on Tuesday and the election of the president of the Ghana Football Association, Kwesi Nyantakyi onto the executive of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) were some of the stories were highlighted by the media in Ghana this week. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - President Goodluck Jonathan's order that Nigerians in Libya be evacuated, the passage of the Freedom of Information and the new minimum wage bills were some of the stories reported in Nigeria this past week. Full text...

Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - A leaked contractual agreement with government for First Lady Callista Mutharika for her charitable chores as National Coordinator for Safe Motherhood ran vitriol in Malawian newspapers this week. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The emergence of 18 presidential and 345 governorship candidates for the April general elections, President Goodluck Jonathan's "Do not rig for me" order, the new anti-terrorism law, and Halliburton bribery scandal were the main stories in Nigeria this past week. Full text...

Accra, Ghana (PANA) – President John Evans Atta Mills’ third state of the nation address on Thursday in which he gave a clean bill of health to the country and the arrest of an arms syndicate were some of the stories highlighted by the Ghanaian media this week. Full text...

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania's media this week reflected a somber mood that gripped the nation following Wednesday's explosions at a military arsenal in Dar es Salaam that left scores of civilians dead and extensive destruction of property in their trail. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Two Nigerian newspapers Monday asked the country's Chief Justice to quit immediately, following allegations that he tried to compromise justice in a governorship election petition case. Full text...

Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The fallout of a video recording of corrupt practices at the Tema harbour, some 25 kilometres east of Accra, and reactions to the war cry of the presidential candidate of the main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Akufo-Addo, were some stories that occupied the front pages of newspapers in Ghana this week. Full text...

Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi's persistent fuel shortage and donors disquiet over governance issues dominated the Malawi media this week. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - President Goodluck Jonathan's electioneering campaign and the departure Friday of Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak were the major stories in Nigeria this past week. Full text...