Weighing the Benefits of Solar Stoves - Researchers have sold over 1,000 solar stoves to rural families in Senegal in a bid to prove that the ovens can improve child and maternal health and reduce household fuel consumption. [AA Network - Senegal]

Government Close to Collapse? - The widening split between Somalia's leaders could lead to the total collapse of the transitional federal government (TFG), a Nairobi-based regional analyst, who requested anonymity, has warned. [AA Network - Somalia]

Cutting Charcoal Use in Urban Somaliland - Authorities in Somalia's self-declared republic of Somaliland have embarked on efforts to reduce charcoal use in urban areas to curb deforestation, officials said. [AA Network - Somalia]

16 to Testify in P80 Million Water Project Scandal - The P80 million water project corruption scandal at the Department of Water Affairs is expected to attract 16 witnesses when the trial resumes, it has been announced. [AA Network - Botswana]

Real Estate Sector Needs Regulation - Uganda's real estate sector needs regulation if the various stakeholders' interests are to be protected and the state wishes to derive substantial revenue from it.This was stated by Patrick Donald Oucha, the managing director of Seven-Eleven Property Co. Limited, while addressing the media at Kampala Serena Hotel last week. [AA Network - Uganda]

Country Opens Door to Tourists - From thousands of kilometres of pristine Mediterranean coastline, to sweeping desert sand dunes and ancient ruins that rival Greece and Italy, Libya has a lot to offer travellers looking for a rare off-the-beaten path destination but obstacles remain. [AA Network - Libya]

Germany's Coroplast to Open Major Production Plant - One of Germany's leading suppliers for the electric and automotive industry, will soon start a car cable production plant in the industrial area of El Kef, in Western Tunisia. [AA Network - Tunisia]

Country May Get N2.4 Trillion From EU for T-Saharan Pipeline - Nigeria may soon recieve an offer of about N2.4 trillion for the construction of the Trans-Saharan gas pipeline from Nigeria to Algeria on stream as both the European Union (EU) and Russia are currently in a race for the control of the foreign investment portfolio for the project. [AA Network - Algeria]

Japan Donates Toilets, Wells to Wakiso - A TOTAL of 16 shallow wells and seven public toilets have been constructed and handed over to residents of Kabubbu parish, Wakiso district, by the Japanese government. [AA Network - Uganda]

Orders to Demolish Makeshift Fuel Stations - The government of the Republic of Congo has ordered the demolition of all unauthorised makeshift petrol stations located in residential areas in a move to prevent risks posed by the unsafe storage of fuel. [AA Network - Congo Brazzaville]

Angry Protesters Attack UN Post - Hundreds of Congolese civilians, enraged by violent incursions by Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) Ugandan rebels, attacked United Nations posts in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) yesterday, wounding two UN peacekeepers. [AA Network - DRC Congo]

Reforms Long Overdue - Swaziland’s parliamentary elections have underlined the dire and longstanding problems that confront the small southern African nation. The country needs seriously to reconsider its political arrangements if it is to deal with the challenges it faces. [AA Network - Swaziland]

Health Minister Warns on Poor Sanitation - People living in Kampala and Karamoja stand a higher risk of contracting Hepatitis E, given the poor sanitation conditions. [AA Network - Uganda]

Libya Visit Sealed Hotel Deal - The Central Bank of Kenya Thursday confirmed that a purchaser of the Grand Regency Hotel was identified during President Kibaki's visit to Libya in June last year. [AA Network - Libya]

Country May Get N2.4 Trillion From EU for T-Saharan Pipeline - Nigeria may soon recieve an offer of about N2.4 trillion for the construction of the Trans-Saharan gas pipeline from Nigeria to Algeria on stream as both the European Union (EU) and Russia are currently in a race for the control of the foreign investment portfolio for the project. [AA Network - Algeria]