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…
You can frame me, detain me but can’t…
Senator Shehu Sani has described his recent detention by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, as the most traumatizing interrogation. Sani, who represented Kaduna South in the 8th assembly, also described his detention as…
‘Resign or be fired!’: Nigeria lawmakers jab security…
Lawmakers in Nigeria’s lower chamber of parliament have called on the top brass of the army to resign, failure for which the president should relieve them of their posts. Members of the House of Representatives…
Botswana opposition loses bid to nullify election results
Botswana’s court of appeal on Wednesday dismissed an opposition bid to challenge election results that enabled President Mokgweetsi Masisi to secure a five-year term. The ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) swept to a crushing majority…
One year later: assessing Tshisekedi’s presidency of post-Kabila…
Democratic Republic of Congo’s president Felix Tshisekedi marks one year in office on Friday, and while the country’s first peaceful transfer of power was historic, the journey thereafter has been bumpy. On January 24 2019,…
EU, ECOWAS react to Gambia protests: caution against…
The West African regional bloc, ECOWAS, and European Union delegation in the Gambia have commented on recent political ongoings in the West African country. Their statements called for the respect of the rule of law…
US confirms ISIS resurgent in Libya at moment…
This might come as a surprise to the broader American public and a mainstream media which has largely ignored recent escalating events in Libya, but guess who’s back? “The Donald Trump administration is seeing a…
Nigerian press agog with swearing-in of new governor,…
The swearing-in of Senator Hope Uzodinma as new governor of Imo State and the controversy over the inauguration of the new regional security outfit for South West region of the country are some of the…
Ivorian president wants to amend constitution
Ivory Coast’s president Alassane Ouattara on Monday said he would propose “modifications” to the country’s constitution, even as he rubbished claims by the opposition that he plans to sideline opponents from this year’s presidential elections.…
Guinea-Bissau president-elect on regional tour – visits Senegal,…
President-elect of Guinea-Bissau, Umaro Sissoco Embalo, is a regional tour that has seen him visit Senegal and Nigeria in the space of two days. Dakar was his first stop since he was announced winner of…
Buhari donated about N150Billion to Clinton’s campaign, US…
A US non governmental group, the American Black Group for Democracy has revealed that the Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari’s government plunged $500Million (About N150Billion) into the failed Hillary Clinton electioneering campaign fund. They added that…
Gambia president launches own party after rift with…
Gambian President Adama Barrow earlier this week launched his own political party in the capital, Banjul, confirming what political watchers had predicted for the West African country. The move frees him from the coalition that…
Exegesis of when successors rebel against their mentors:…
Mauritania’s former president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz has become the latest leader on the African continent to fall out with his ‘anointed’ successor, over control of the ruling party. On the African continent, it is…
Umaro Sissoco Embalo elected president of Guinea-Bissau
Former Guinea-Bissau Prime Minister Umaro Cissoko Embalo has been elected president after winning a run-off vote against another ex-prime minister. The 47-year-old beat rival Domingos Simoes Pereira by about 54% to 46%, according to the…
Ivory Coast: Macron on reforming the franc CFA,…
President Emmanuel Macron said French forces had “neutralised” several dozen jihadists in Mali on Saturday, as he visited West Africa with a pledge to give new force to the battle against Islamist militants in the…
DRC to spend $6m on anniv. of Kabila-Tshisekedi…
The Democratic Republic of Congo has earmarked a budget of $6 million to commemorate the first anniversary of President Felix Tshisekedi’s accession to power. According to the government, it is imperative for the country to…
Guinea president announces controversial new draft constitution
Guinea's President Alpha Conde on Thursday announced a new draft constitution despite mass demonstrations over concerns he intends to pursue a third term. In a televised address, Conde once again avoided stating whether he intended…
One year after: Sudanese celebrate Bashir’s fall from…
On the first anniversary of the protest movement that led to the fall of the Sudan’s Omar al-Bashir regime after a 30-year authoritarian rule, a Ugandan court issued an arrest warrant for the fallen leader,…
New president sworn in to lead protest-hit Algeria
Former prime minister Abdelmadjid Tebboune was sworn in as the new president of protest-hit Algeria on Thursday, a week after winning a widely boycotted election. He succeeds veteran president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who was forced from…
