* President Olusegun Obasanjo has signed the Mining Bill into law, predicting a new dawn for the country's mining industry. He said the new law was bound to accelerate foreign direct investment in the sector.
- THISDAY

* Rwanda's Senate has unanimously endorsed a special Bill on the transfer of cases from the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. The Bill was tabled by Justice Minister Tharcisse Karugarama.
- The New Times