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Zambian presidential elections have come to a close with President Hakainde Hichilema clearly in the lead as the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) continues to tally up the results of the voting held on August 13. While the counting process was initially based on the figures presented in the first report for about 49 constituencies, […]
The latest Ebola outbreak, the fastest-spreading one to date in the Democratic Republic of Congo, is encountering yet another obstacle amid unpaid health workers, under-resourced surveillance teams, and temporary closures of treatment centers. Community health workers in eastern Congo are continuing their efforts to trace people at risk of infection in this latest Ebola outbreak. […]
Day 2 of Zuma’s testimony South Africa’s ex-president Jacob Zuma on Tuesday said he had received a death threat after his testimony the previous day to an inquiry on corruption. Appearing for the second day at the commision of inquiry into state capture, Zuma said his personal assistant received a phone call late on Monday […]
National Assembly Speaker Thandi Modise says the EFF’s “unacceptable conduct” toward Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan last week is “in clear contravention of the rules of the House”. In a statement, Modise expressed “disappointment and a strong condemnation” of Thursday’s incident. After Gordhan made his way to the podium to deliver his department’s budget vote […]
The President of the Republic Paul Biya has signed a decree extending the term of office of Municipal Councillors to February 29, 2020. This follows and official communique signed and published today. The decree extends the mandate of Municipal Councillors elected during the 30 th September 2013, whose mandates were previously extended by 12months thanks […]
South Sudan’s opposition leader, Riek Machar says he is ready to pursue progressive peace talks with president Salva Kiir, nearly a year after the latest peace deal was signed. In a letter to Kiir’s security adviser, seen by AFP Friday, Machar laid out a series of demands that he wants met before the pair could […]
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari could name his cabinet nominees as soon as this week, the senate president said on Wednesday, a move that could end more than a month without ministers. Buhari was re-elected four months ago, but Nigeria has been without a cabinet since the ministers serving during his first term stepped down in […]
MDC president, Nelson Chamisa, has come out in defence of party vice-chairperson Job Sikhala who is facing treason charges. According to a report, Sikhala becomes the 14th person to be charged with treason in 2019 alone. Meanwhile, under former President Robert Mugabe’s 37-year reign, “only” 7 people were charged with treason. Some commentators have derided […]
On Monday in Durban, South African Gqom queen Bongekile ”Babes Wodumo” Simelane and her sister Nondumiso were found guilty by the Durban Magistrate court after they failed to appear in court. The two sisters were accompanied by their fellow wodumo musician Thobeka“Tipcee” Ndaba. The three failed to appear before the Durban Magistrate court on Friday […]
Imo West Senator, Rochas Okorocha, has cautioned his kinsmen against the misconception of the term ‘Igbo presidency.’ Mr Okorocha, while addressing journalists after being sworn in as Senator on Thursday, said such an agenda could not have existed as it was impossible to hand over power to a region without due process. The former governor […]
Former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo, Goodluck Jonathan were conspicuously absent at the Eagles Square venue of the 2019 Democracy Day celebration when the event started. Former presidents and Heads of state were scheduled to arrive the venue by 9.35am Obasanjo apart from criticising President Muhammadu Buhari’s first term administration had advised Buhari not to run for […]
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday night hosted World leaders to dinner and gala night ahead of Wednesday’s maiden edition of the country’s Democracy Day celebration. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that other dignitaries at the event including State Governors, members and leadership of the newly inaugurated National Assembly, Diplomats, captains of industries were […]
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River State, Engr Ben Akak, has described the declaration of June 12 as Democracy Day by President Muhammadu Buhari as the beginning of unity among the various groups in the country irrespective of ethnic, religious or political differences. Akak in a statement in Calabar called […]
The 8th Senate, presided over by Dr Bukola Saraki, on Thursday, adjourned sine die after a valedictory session which marked the last official assignment of the 8th Senate. There were mixed feelings on at the valedictory session, when senators took turns to appraise their performance for the past four years. The News Agency of Nigeria […]
Sudan’s military on Tuesday announced that elections will be held within nine months, adding that it had decided to cancel all that had been previously agreed with protesters about the country’s transition. General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan’s announcement came the after Sudan’s military forcefully broke up a weeks-long sit-in outside Khartoum’s army headquarters calling on the […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired two prominent ministers Sunday ahead of general elections set for September, the second time the country will go to the polls this year, an official said. An official from Netanyahu’s office confirmed on condition of anonymity that Education Minister Naftali Bennett and Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked had been fired, […]
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Sunday met for talks with Somali president Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo in Addis Ababa. Abiy’s office said the two: “held discussions on bilateral issues, including further strengthening cooperation in regional peace & security. Relations between the two countries have received a greater boost in recent times with visits by both […]
The body which oversees elections in Algeria says it is not possible to hold presidential elections as planned on 4 July. A statement from the constitutional council said it was up to the president to name a new date for the vote. Algeria has seen months of anti-government protests. Long-time President Abdelaziz Bouteflika resigned in […]
We must speak on whatever is going wrong in the country. It is not proper for us to give the highest number of votes during the general elections and allow bandits to continue killing people and keep quiet. Wife of Nigeria’s President, Hajiya Aisha Buhari, has challenged Nigeria’s security agencies under the watch of her […]
After a two-year delay, the body of the father of Democratic Republic of Congo’s president is to lie in state in his home country. Veteran opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi died in Belgium in February 2017, aged 84. But his body stayed in Brussels because of a row with former President Joseph Kabila. The deadlock ended […]