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…
Burundi ruling party candidate wins presidential election
Burundi’s ruling party candidate won a presidential election held last week, securing 68.72% of the vote, the electoral commission said on Monday. Evariste Ndayishimiye, a retired general, will take over from President Pierre Nkurunziza, after…
Tanzania opposition demand updated virus stats
A Tanzanian opposition figure and leader of the Alliance for Change and Transparency has called on the government to publish updated infection figures of the novel coronavirus. This comes as President John Magufuli announces that…
Politics: APC NWC can’t decide Edo primary mode,…
Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki says the All Progressives Congress’ National Working Committee has no power to decide how the party governorship primary in state will be conducted. The primary has been scheduled to hold…
Burundi awaits poll results as opposition alleges fraud
Polling station closed across Burundi on Wednesday in a largely incident free process in keenly watched general elections. The polls will usher in the post-Pierre Nkurunziza era. But voters also cast ballots for lawmakers and…
Politics: APC Deputy Chairman Accuses Party Leadership Of…
Deputy National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (North), Lawal Shuaibu, has accused the party's leadership of flouting guidelines ahead of the governorship primaries in Ondo and Edo states. Shuaibu disclosed this in a statement…
Politics: INEC sets date for Edo, Ondo polls
THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said the September 19 and October 10 scheduled dates for the governorship elections in Edo and Ondo states will be met, despite the COVID-19 pandemic. It also said…
Okowa bars PDP politicians from early campaigns
Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, has barred members of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), especially political appointees, from constituting consultation groups ahead of 2023 general elections. He cautioned that such early consultations were capable…
Burundi set to go to polls amid fears…
Millions of voters in Burundi will go to the polls on Wednesday to elect a new president in the first competitive election since a decade-long civil war began in 1993. Amid concern that authorities are…
Zimbabwe: newly established political party foresees rise in…
The newly formed political party, The Patriotic Front (TPF), has urged the government to meticulously address the abduction case of three opposition MDC officials warning that tensions might escalate if the case is not addressed…
Politics: Zimbabwe’s main opposition accuses police of abducting…
Three Zimbabwe opposition youth leaders were beaten and sexually assaulted before being dumped on a road outside the capital Harare, their party said Friday. Joanna Mamombe, Netsai Marova and Cecilia Chimbiri claim they were abducted…
Zimbabwe female opposition politicians abducted, assaulted, abandoned
Three female opposition members were this week abducted leading to an outcry and diplomatic concerns raised by the United States, United Kingdom and Canada. On Friday (May 15) all three were found having been assaulted…
Gambari Can’t Solve ‘Cabal’ Problems In Presidency –…
A Professor of Political Science and International Relations at Nasarawa State University, Jideofor Adibe, has said that newly appointed chief of staff to President Muhammadu Buhari will not solve the problem of cabals within the…
LSK nullifies nomination of Kalonzo Musyoka, Martha Karua…
The Law Society of Kenya has revoked the nomination of former vice president Kalonzo Musyoka and Narc Kenya party leader Martha Karua as senior counsels. The duo was among the 24 out of 90 advocates…
Politics: PDP elders want Adagunodo reinstated as chairman
The People’s Democratic Party Elders’ Caucus in Osun State has urged the National Working Committee (NWC) and the highest decision making bodies of the party to resolve the internal crisis in the party so that…
IED attack kills three Chadian peacekeepers in Mali
The United Nations said three peacekeepers from Chad were killed and four others seriously injured Sunday in attacks against a U.N. convoy in northern Mali using improvised explosive devices. U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said Secretary-General…
Nigeria: Outgoing Ekiti PDP chair backs caretaker panel
The Peoples Democratic Party National Working Committee has constituted a seven - man caretaker committee for the Ekiti State branch of the party. The development followed the expiration of the tenure of the executive committee…
Ugandan court orders MPs to refund coronavirus cash
A Ugandan court on Wednesday ordered lawmakers to pay back money they had awarded themselves to combat coronavirus. Meanwhile, in Malawi, President Peter Mutharika announced Covid-19 cash packages for the poor to help them survive…
Lesotho senators limit PM’s powers to dissolve parliament
Lesotho’s Senate on Tuesday further increased pressure on Prime Minister Thomas Thabane to resign by limiting his power to dissolve parliament and order new elections. The small kingdom has been going through a serious political…
