Sudan has gone through radical change over time in terms of politics and security; as such, classifying the Muslim Brotherhood will impact the political structure of Sudan as well as the complex relationship between religious and political ideologies in the region. This constitutes a concerted effort to oppose organisations accused of establishing a source of […]
Conflicts in the Horn of Africa have been greatly influenced by Gulf states, such as Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar. Their involvement has increased since the 2010s, with priorities frequently centred on regional dominance, strategic ports, and Red Sea security—sometimes at the price of local stability. Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, and Sudan […]
Guinea’s President Alpha Condé on Sunday cast his ballot in parliamentary polls and disputed constitution referendum in the capital, Conakry. A referendum critics believe is a ploy by President Alpha Conde to stay in power beyond his current which runs out at the end of this year. The vote originally scheduled for March 1 was […]
Officials count votes are under way in Guinea after at least 10 people were killed in the violence as debris burns on the streets of Conakry, in the aftermath of clashes between police and protesters during a bitterly-disputed referendum on Sunday. Anti-government forces came under fire by security forces who “carried out massive arrests, fired […]
Voters in Guinea head to the polls on Sunday in a constitutional referendum that many see as a move by President Alpha Condé to hold onto power. The 82-year-old was elected in 2010, re-elected in 2015, but critics say he has become increasingly authoritarian. Condé has promoted the referendum as a “democratic exercise” and a […]
Guinean police fired teargas amid protest ahead of a constitutional referendum Sunday. This is likely to prolong President Alpha Conde’s rule as he vows to go ahead with the vote despite opposition and the COVID-19 pandemic. “Beyond certain ill-intentioned comments towards our country, Sunday’s poll will be in accordance with the law and regulations of […]
A Kampala court on Wednesday remanded Ugandan presidential aspirant Lt-Gen Henry Tumukunde in Luzira prison until March 30 on charges of illegal possession of firearms and treason. City Hall Court Grade One Magistrate Valerian Tuhimbise advised Tumukunde not to take plea as the court had no jurisdiction to hear the capital case. The retired general […]
The Ruling on the appeal the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole filed challenging his suspension has been adjourned indefinitely. The Abuja division of the Court of Appeal made the adjournment on Friday. The court had on Monday stayed the execution of the judgment of the High Court of the Federal […]
Government will not return land to the white former commercial farmers but only to the indigenous farmers and those that were under the Bilateral Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (BIPPA) who were affected during the land reform, Lands, Agriculture, Water and Rural Resettlement Minister Perrance Shiri has said. Minister Shiri was explaining the Statutory Instrument […]
African Union peacekeepers in Somalia have liberated the first major town since the beginning of the year. The African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom) announced that they captured Jannale — a stronghold of al-Shabaab — on March 17, 2020. Amisom Force Commander, Gen Tigabu Yilma Wondimhunegn said the operation in the south eastern Lower Shabelle […]
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Southwest chapter, has urged the Federal Government not to tackle Coronavirus pandemic with deceit. This was contained in a statement signed by its spokesperson, Kazeem Olalekan Isreal, and made available to POLITICS NIGERIA on Friday. While hailing the federal government for various proactive measures, Mr Isreal queried why […]
A chieftain of the APC, Alhaji Kabiru Adjoto, has dismissed reports that he has defected to the Action Alliance party, saying: “I’ll not leave the house I contributed to build”. Adjoto, who is Special Adviser to Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo on Parliamentary Affairs, made the clarification on Wednesday in Benin. He said there was […]
Malawi President Peter Mutharika on Tuesday fired the country’s army chief whose men have in recent months protected demonstrators protesting against the fraudulent election that returned the president to office. A statement from the presidency said said General Vincent Nundwe was replaced by the former air force commander, Major General Andrew Namanthanga. Nundwe will be […]
President Peter Mutharika of Malawi has refused to assent to the electoral reforms bill passed by parliament last February. Presidential press officer Mgeme Kalilani told the press in Blantyre that the president had also rejected a parliamentary committee recomendation to fire heads of the Malawi Electoral Commission, MEC. The president avers that the bill “does […]
Adams Oshiomhole on Monday visited the Chief of Staff (CoS) to President Muhammadu Buhari, Abba Kyari, it was learnt. Not a few Nigerians often view Kyari as part of the cabal wife of the President, Aisha Buhari, once claimed hijacked her husband’s administration. But the Presidency has constantly debunked the claim, insisting that Buhari remained […]
President of Malawi Peter Mutharika has dissolved his cabinet 150 days before the country is due to hold a fresh election. A statement released by the government chief secretary Lloyd Muhara at the weekend said the president was exercising his discretionary powers to hire a new cabinet. Malawi has been experiencing political turmoil since the […]
Alhaji Tanko Yakasai, a northern politician and founding member of the Arewa Consultative Forum has adduced reasons for the fate of dethronement that befell former Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, on 9 March 2020. In an interview with Sunday PUNCH, Yakasai said the first reason was that Emir Sanusi believed he held allegiance to […]
The Libyan National Army said it had killed Turkish servicemen stationed at Mitiga Airport in Tripoli, the Russia news website Sputnik reported on Sunday. LNA spokesperson Ahmad al-Mismari said that Turkish military targets, including radars and air defences, located at Mitiga Airport had been struck by the LNA for several days. Turkey has been sending […]
South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) has rejected former president Jacob Zuma’s application to appeal a lower court’s decision that he should stand trial for corruption, a registrar of the court said on Friday. According to the local news agency Eye Witness News, the SCA ruled that Zuma’s appeal against an October decision by […]
Malawian president Peter Mutharika has dissolved his cabinet with immediate effect and transferred all ministerial powers, functions and responsibilities to the presidency, local media outfit The Nation newspaper reports. A 13th March 2020 statement from the Chief Secretary to the government Lloyd Muhara, confirmed the new arrangement which comes in the run-up to the May […]