Billionaire tech entrepreneur Musk, who has called for major spending cuts, has been chosen alongside biotech investor Vivek Ramaswamy to lead a new ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ (Doge). This acronym is a nod to Musk's…
Politics: Outrage over Ouattara’s 3rd term candidacy
Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara's decision to run for a third term in October's presidential election has triggered outrage from the country's opposition. Simone Ouattara, second vice -president of the Ivorian Popular Front and wife…
Politics: Stop forming saint, your end will come…
Former Ekiti State Governorok, Ayodele Fayose has condemned the remark credited to ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo over the death of Senator Buruji Kashamu. Fayose said that Obasanjo should quit claiming to be a saint, reminding him…
Politics: You are neither Tanzania’s president for life…
Tanzania President John Magufuli will recognize the constitutional presidential time period limit, CCM secretary-general Bashiru Ally stated yesterday. "You have labored carefully with the people, and you will be voted into office by the same…
NEWS: Egypt and Sudan Halt Nile Dam Talks
Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia at an Impasse Egypt withdrew from the Nile dam talks scheduled today with Ethiopia claiming that the inspiration put forth by way of the nation lacked rules on dam operations and…
Politics: Guinea PM stands for Alpha Conde
Guinea PM, pitches for Conde at the Party Electoral Convention, a move which has stirred violent protests in the West African nation. "This is the starting point today for a new, bright and promising future…
Politics: Guinean opposition alleges largescale corruption by President…
A Guinean opposition team is alleging widescale corruption on the phase of President Alpha Condé and his administration. The Collective for the Transition in Guinea (CTG) filed a criticism on the eve of the nomination…
Politics: Oshiomhole seeking third term by proxy in…
Edo State Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu has alleged that the former countrywide chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, is plotting a 0.33 time period via the party’s governorship candidate, Pastor Osagie…
NEWS: Ousmane Kaba Declares His Run as Guinean…
New Candidate or Third Term? Ousmane Kaba, was declared on Saturday as the first opposition leader to run in the Guinean presidential elections in October. The candidate currently leads the Party of Democrats for Hope…
Ivory Coast: President Ouattara Nominated For Third Term
President Ouattara on Wednesday requested for extra time to consider the nomination, indicating he would announce his decision in a speech to the country on August 6. I have heard messages from the a…
Politics: President Ouattara nominated as candidate by RHDP…
President of Ivory Coast, Alassane Ouattara, has decided to reserve his decision to seek a third mandate for now. Without surprise, the president's RHDP party officially nominated him as a candidate during a convention in…
Tunisia: President Kais Saied Names Hicham Mechichi as…
Tunisia’s President Kais Saied picked his former felony adviser to shape a new government, nation news organisation TAP reported. The 46-year old Hichem Mechichi held the indoors ministry in the outgoing government of Elyes Fakhfakh. Fakhfakh resigned…
Nigeria: ‘Obaseki will lose because of bad performance’…
Imo State Commissioner for Special Projects Simon Ebegbulem has said Governor Godwin Obaseki will lose the September 19 election for failing to fulfil his 2016 campaign promises. Ebegbulem, a member of the Media Committee, All…
The ruling party in Ivory Coast wants Ouattara…
Ivory Coast’s ruling party, RHDP, wants outgoing President Alassane Ouattara to contest as its candidate for October presidential polls. The choice comes on the lower back of the demise of Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly, who…
Congolese Catholics march toward ‘tired’ vote boss in…
Hundreds of Catholics took to the streets in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday (July 19). The demonstrators have criticized Ronsard Malonda 's nomination as president of the independent national…
Nigeria: I’ll win the state for PDP and…
Dr Eddy Olafeso is one of the leading aspirants for the October 10, 2020 governorship election in Ondo State and aims to pick up the ticket of the PDP for the poll. In this interview…
Ethiopia court remands Jawar, Eskinder; Abiy vows justice…
A federal high court on Thursday granted police additional 14 days to investigate Jawar Mohammed, an activist turned politician associated with opposition Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC). Jawar was arrested, along with others, two weeks ago…
Politics: Somalia not ready for ‘one person –…
Regional presidents in Somalia are unanimous in their position that federal level polls be held on time in the wake of postponement suggestions by the electoral body. They held that one-person, on-vote system was still…
Burkina Faso ruling party endorses president for re-election
Burkina Faso President Roch Marc Christian Kabore’s party backed him Saturday to run for re-election despite struggling to crush a bloody jihadist insurgency. Simon Compaore, president of the People’s Movement for Progress (MPP), made the…
