The Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN), the country’s premier Film Trade Association Body, has announced good news for cinema lovers on the occasion of the International Cinema Day. Opeyemi Ajayi, the chairman of the Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN), said in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos that cinema lovers would enjoy discounted […]
Former president of South Africa, Jacob Zuma has decided to boycott the anti-corruption commission, Zuma was scheduled to make an appearance at commission, The former president is being investigated for possible corruption. Cathleen Powell is an Associate Professor in open law at the University of Cape Town. She said if Zuma doesn’t react to the […]
Citizens of Niger will vote on December 27 to elect a new president, the favourite to win the election is Mohamed Bazoum who’s a close ally of President Mahamadou Issoufou. Security forces will try to keep the citizens secure from any possible violent attack. The primary fairly chose leader of Niger in 1993 Mahaman Ousmane, […]
A military base has been attacked in Guinea, nobody has a clue on who the attackers are. This comes as a shock in the light of the forthcoming Presidential elections coming up on Sunday. Guinea used to be in the closing hours of a feverish election marketing campaign on Friday as security forces blocked get […]
Political opposition leaders and their supporters joined forces in a united front at a rally of over 30,000 at the Felix Houphouet Boigny stadium in Abidjan on Saturday in civil disobedience against the sought perceived unconstitutional third term of current president Alassane Ouattara at the approaching October 31s elections. Yaho Ayo Frederick, a rally attendee, […]
In an unprecedented union in the Comoros Islands, the opposition and all civil society movements in both the archipelago and abroad amongst the diaspora have come together to form the new “common front of the living forces against the dictatorship” to denounce a perceived constitutional coup d’état on the part of President Azali Assoumani — […]
Auhoritinaism in Benin? Opponents and members of civil society in Benin have denounced the six-month away presidential election which they claim could be held without any credible opposition candidate under questionable and dubious political circumstances orchestrated by the ruling government in light of an amendment to the electoral code and several court convictions against prominent […]
Ethnic tensions in Ethiopia continue to mount after The Ethiopian Senate voted on Tuesday to sever all relations between the federal authorities and both the Tigray regional parliament and executive. This comes after the Tigrayan leaders chose to unilaterally hold elections — initially scheduled for August, last month in defiance of the decision made back […]
The African Court of Human and Peoples’ Rights dominated on Friday to reject the exclusion of former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo from the upcoming presidential elections of October 31 — ordering the Ivorian nation to “take all necessary measures to straight away get rid of all obstacles” hindering his participation in the race as his […]
In his first public official appearance since being appointed Mali’s interim president — following the coup d’état in August, Bah Ndaw, a retired colonel and former defence minister from the camp of ousted President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, met with ECOWAS mediator Goodluck Jonathan in Bamako on Thursday, on the eve of his swearing-in. The former […]
The Malian National Committee for the Salvation of the People(NCSP) awaits a response from the Economic Community of West African States leaders (ECOWAS) after junta head, Colonel Assimi Goita, made a public appeal on Tuesday for sanctions to be lifted — following the appointment of the transitional president, Bah N’daou, as per one of the […]
Opposition Unite? Former Ivorian Prime Minister and candidate for the upcoming presidential election on October 31, Pascal Affi N’Guessan, 67, is yet another politician declaring his outrage at the Constitutional Council’s decision to deem the sought third term of the current president as valid — when, to many, it is unconstitutional. Pascal Affi N’Guessan: “I […]
Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed on Thursday appointed a political newcomer to turn out to be top minister, almost two months after the country’s parliament voted out former Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire. Mohamed Hussein Roble’s appointment got here hours after the president and 5 regional leaders reached settlement on a revised election model after […]
All military personnel have been put on alert in Cameroon for four days starting Monday, over fears the Tuesday protests could cause severe public disorder. Members of the government have been quick to criticise the call for protests made by opposition leader Maurice Kamto, labelling his movement as an insurrection, forbidding all demonstrations, menacing any […]
The Constitutional Council, the top court in Cote d’Ivoire has officially validated the presidential candidacy bid of current President Alassane Ouattara who seeks a contentious third term — clearing only four of the 44 candidates for the October 31 presidential election. Mamadou Koné, the President of Ivory Coast’s constitutional council, read out the list in […]
One and a Half Year Transition The National Committee for the Salvation of the People (NCSP) junta coup leaders have decided, after three days of talks with the main opposition political entities and civil society groups, on a timeline for Mali’s return to civilian rule. Moussa Camara, an NCSP official read the general agreement at […]
The presidential election in Guinea is unfolding amid political tensions. The president Alpha Condé, who is 82, is looking for a third term, whilst a coalition of his opponents has chosen to boycott the vote and eliminate candidates from their ranks. “The political events that have decided to compete nowadays have moved away from the […]
Not long after being released from the 10-day detention imposed by the military coup leaders, the National Committee for the Salvation of the People, the ousted Malian president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita was hospitalised late Tuesday at a private clinic in Bamako, Mali. Nouhoum Sarr, one of the leaders of M5 Rally for Patriotic Forces movement […]
