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…
Biya of Cameroon decrees 22 March for annulled…
President of Cameroon, Paul Biya on Friday announced a new date for annulled legislative polls in parts of the restive Anglophone region. The decree read in part: “The electorate of the following constituencies is convened…
No man can pull me down – Oshiomole
National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomole APC, has declared that no man born of a woman can pull him down because God is with him. Oshiomhole declared this while addressing news journalists…
The Ivorian president will not seek re-election in…
After a decade in leading, Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara has confirmed that he will not seek re-election in polls scheduled for October 2020. The announcement on Thursday ends speculation about the political future of…
Lesotho: Prime minister under call to resign
Prime Minister Thomas Thabane of Lesotho is under increased pressure to resign after appearing in court over the entrangled his late wife, Lipolelo Thabane's suspected murder. Lipolelo, 58, was shot dead two days before Mr…
Protesters praise Malawi army
Malawi’s army is being hailed for protecting protesters who have been calling for electoral justice, following last year’s disputed presidential elections. The military’s latest intervention occurred after a fraud-marred election last year that returned President…
Rival president resigns in Guinea-Bissau’s political crisis
Guinea Bissau’s political crisis continues to escalate following the failure by the two presidential candidates to agree on the outcome of December’s election. While ex-prime minister and military general Umaro Sissoco Embalo was declared winner…
Algerian Protesters Call for Mass Trials of Former,…
Thousands of Algerian demonstrators took to the streets of the capital and other cities on Friday calling for mass trials for members of the former regime. The protesters chanted slogans against members of former president…
Guinea-Bissau swears in second ‘president’ as political crisis…
Guinea-Bissau has had two men swear in as president in two days. After the inauguration of Umaro Sissoco Embalo, the winner of the contested December vote on Thursday, Guinea’s parliament where the party of Embalo’s…
EU to deploy observer mission in Ethiopia elections
The European Union (EU) will deploy an observation mission in Ethiopia's general elections scheduled for August 29, reported this Friday the Prime Minister's Office in a statement. According to the press release, this was announced…
Court nullifies PDP candidacy in Kogi governorship election
Court nullifies candidacy of Musa Wada of PDP in the Kogi governorship election The hope of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP to contest the result of the 16 November 2019 Kogi State governorship election was…
Ethiopia to free political prisoners ‘for the national…
Ethiopia on Wednesday said it would release dozens of high-profile prisoners from jail, including opposition activists held over an alleged coup and other high-ranking government critics. A spokesman for the attorney general’s office said investigations…
Togo votes in a presidential election without great…
Polling stations opened on Saturday morning in Togo where voters will choose their president in a ballot without much suspense as incumbent Faure Gnassingbé is expected to win a fourth term in office in the…
DSS probes Bayelsa new deputy governor’s fake NYSC…
Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo: was his NYSC certificate fake? Was Bayelsa deputy-governor, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo using a forged discharge certificate of the National Youth Service Corps? An Abuja Area Court has ordered the Department of State Services…
One year on, Algeria’s protest movement is soul-searching
Around a year ago, on 22 February 2019, Algerians thronged the streets to protest against then-President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's bid for a fifth term after nearly 20 years in power. Mr Bouteflika stood down in April.…
I am not a dictator’: Togo’s president says…
Togo’s president Faure Gnassingbe is confident of securing victory in Saturday’s elections, telling Knowafrika and Le Monde on Thursday that he is not a dictator. Gnassingbe is aiming to extend his family’s decades-long domination over…
Tunisian Parliament Votes Wednesday on New Govt.
The Tunisian parliament has set Wednesday a date to vote over Elias Fakhfakh’s government, which will see three new ministerial portfolios. The new cabinet will be composed of 30 ministers and a secretary of state.…
Bayelsa: Supreme Court goofed, I didn’t forge any…
All Progressives Congress (APC) deputy governorship candidate in the Bayelsa State governorship election in Bayelsa State, Senator Biobarakuma Degi-Eremienyo has debunked the premise which the Supreme Court based its stunning verdict of 13 February, nullifying…
S.Sudan’s warring leaders to form long-delayed unity government
SOUTH SUDAN President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar agreed on Thursday to form a unity government, a long-delayed step towards ending more than six years of war. The rivals have overseen a conflict…
