Nigeria: Poor 5g Penetration Slows Nigeria's Telecom Growth

[Vanguard] *Over 57,000 5G-ready devices can't connect network Source

Sudan: Central Bank of Sudan Raises Daily Transfer Limit to SDG 3 Million

[Dabanga] Khartoum / Amsterdam -- Report by Suleiman Siri for Radio Dabanga Source

Sudan: 31 Sudanese Lawyers' Licences Withdrawn

[Dabanga] Port Sudan / Amsterdam -- A decision by the Sudan Bar Association in Port Sudan to withdraw the practising licences of 31 lawyers has sparked widespread controversy within Sudan's legal and human rights circles, raising serious questions about legality, due process and the independence of the legal profession amid the country's ongoing conflict. Source

Nigeria: Venezuela - NIIA, Foreign Policy Experts Slam Us Strike, Maduro's Capture

[Vanguard] ...Say action raises concern over new form of imperialism Source

West Africa: Nigeria's Democracy Facing Existential Threat - Atiku

[Vanguard] Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has warned that Nigeria's democracy was facing an existential threat, accusing President Bola Tinubu's administration of deliberately weakening opposition parties and shrinking democratic space in a manner that could lead to a de facto one-party state. Source

Nigeria: Terrorists On Rampage in Kwara, Katsina, Kaduna - Many Abducted

[Vanguard] Minna -- Barely days after terrorists killed over 40 persons in Niger State last weekend, the marauders have again struck in Kwara, Katsina and Kaduna, kidnapping several victims, including a photo journalists. Source

Kenya: Kenyans Support Women's Autonomy in Marriage and Reproduction Decisions, but Divided On Abortion

[Afrobarometer] Majorities say schools should teach sex education and schoolgirls who get pregnant should be allowed to continue their education. Source

Seychelles: Seychellois Enjoy Gender Parity in Education and Employment but Call for Greater Protection Against Discrimination and Harassment

[Afrobarometer] Most citizens say women should have the same chance as men of being elected to public office. Source

South Africa: Key Party Quits KwaZulu-Natal Coalition Govt

[Scrolla] The National Freedom Party decided to leave the KwaZulu-Natal Government of Provincial Unity with immediate effect after the NEC meeting on Monday. NFP orders its Social Development MEC Mbali Shinga to resign after refusing to support MK no confidence vote against the premier. Source

Ethiopia: Orthodox Christians Mark Christmas On January 7 Across the World

[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Orthodox Christians in countries stretching from Ethiopia to Russia are celebrating Christmas today, honoring the birth of Jesus Christ with prayer, worship, and acts of compassion. Source

Somalia: Protesters Rally in Mogadishu Against Israel's Recognition of Somaliland

[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- Hundreds of people demonstrated in Somalia's capital Today to protest Israel's decision to recognise Somaliland as an independent state, organisers and officials said. Source

Zimbabwe: Murder Suspect in Journalist's Killing Appears in Court

[263Chat] The suspect in the murder of broadcast journalist Cordelia Masalethulini, whose body was discovered lying in a pool of blood along the Domboshava-Borrowdale Road in Harare on Monday morning, has appeared before the Harare Magistrates' Court. Source