The Security Council today extended the mandate of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) by another six months, expressing its support for the long-awaited presidential elections now slated for late November.

The identification and voter registration process for the upcoming elections in Côte d'Ivoire has encountered some difficulties, including strikes in some parts of the country, the United Nations mission there reported.

This daily press review is compiled by the Information Section of the Public Affairs Office of the American Embassy in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.

A Euros 40,000 (about sh100m) health centre has opened in Lwanunda village in Buwunga sub-county, Masaka district.

BURUNDI has become the first African country to benefit from Makerere University's multimillion-dollar computing and information technology (ICT) centre.

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has debunked insinuations in some quarters concerning disruptions in the country's SAT 3 Fibre Optic Cable.

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, was yesterday asked by Mobitel, a telecommunication company, to nullify the decision of the Federal Government to cancel the process for licensing of National frequencies in the 2.3 GHz band, conducted by the

EGYPT and Sudan are clinging to the River Nile treaties of 1929 and 1959 as if the documents were the Ten Commandments handed to the biblical Moses by the God of Israel.

EFFORTS to resolve the lingering industrial dispute between the management of Addax Petroleum Nigeria Limited and its workers over severance benefits after the company was bought over by a Chinese company, Sinopec, appears not to be yielding results as two

THE poor reading culture by local leaders has affected the work of district councils. Charles Katarikawe, the commissioner of urban administration, said many officials shelve information and never make use of it.

KASESE farmers have started marketing maize grain globally using computers. Starting this month, the farmers were directly linked to the buyers.

The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) would like to draw the attention of stakeholders and potential applicants to amendments made to the Invitation To Apply (ITA) for the commercial radio stations that was published on 27 March 2009.

This situation is claimed to exist in spite of various interventions by the state through promotion of transformation processes and the Black Economic Empowerment (BEE).

SA Computer Magazine (SACM), which is published by Tide Media, has been overhauled and redesigned for the August 2009 issue.

The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) and the Broadcasting, Electronic Media and Allied Workers Union (BEMAWU) have announced that they have reached an agreement for the wage negotiations for the 2009/10 financial year.

SPEAKER of the National Assembly AMUSAA MWANAMWAMBWA has ordered Communication and Transport Minister Geoffrey Lungwangwa to update Parliament on the stage at which the privatisation of Zamtel has reached.

Nigeria Telecommunications Limited Plc Wednesday denied media reports that the NITEL SAT-3 was cut off over unpaid fees.

The newly built ultra-modern, multi-million dollar Call Centre established by Zain Nigeria in the nation's capital, Abuja, has commenced operations, the company said in a statement.

MTN and Bharti Airtel are expected to extend their exclusive talks towards cross-ownership today, after failing to thrash out all the complex terms and conditions in the past two months.