- The Nigerian High Court has overturned the decision byt the country's Senate calling on the President to formally write his resignation.
The court has made a ruling that there were no abnormalities in the president's extended medical leave, as no vacuum was created.
Nigerian leadership and ruling party has been under pressure to validate the capability of the president to rule from a hospital bed in Saudi Arabia as well as the constitutionality of his absence.
President Umaru Yar'Adua has been away for two months, raising fears of a power vacuum in the oil-rich West African super power, while some media reports were even questioning if he was still alive.
His only public appearance was through an interview on BBC on 12 January where he said he would soon be back in the country to resume his normal duties.
Mr Yar'Adua is has been reported to be suffering from an inflammation of the lining around the heart and he has previously also been taken ill for kidney problems.
afrol News - It is called "financial inclusion", and it is a key government policy in Rwanda. The goal is that, by 2020, 90 percent of the population is to have and actively use bank accounts. And in only four years, financial inclusion has doubled in Rwanda.
afrol News - The UN's humanitarian agencies now warn about a devastating famine in Sudan and especially in South Sudan, where the situation is said to be "imploding". Relief officials are appealing to donors to urgently fund life-saving activities in the two countries.
afrol News - Fear is spreading all over West Africa after the health ministry in Guinea confirmed the first Ebola outbreak in this part of Africa. According to official numbers, at least 86 are infected and 59 are dead as a result of this very contagious disease.
afrol News - It is already a crime being homosexual in Ethiopia, but parliament is now making sure the anti-gay laws will be applied in practical life. No pardoning of gays will be allowed in future, but activist fear this only is a signal of further repression being prepared.
afrol News / Africa Renewal - Ethiopia's ambitious plan to build a US$ 4.2 billion dam in the Benishangul-Gumuz region, 40 km from its border with Sudan, is expected to provide 6,000 megawatts of electricity, enough for its population plus some excess it can sell to neighbouring countries.
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