A group, Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ), has said that despite a report that Nigeria and 10 other Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) countries are currently in debt distress, Nigeria still has a pivotal role to play in the international politics of climate and debt crisis in ECOWAS region. It […]
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Liberia: Cummings Concedes Defeat
-But with reservations Opposition presidential candidate Alexander B. Cummings has conceded defeat but with reservations, ahead of the National Elections Commission (NEC) finalizing the announcement of election results. As head of the opposition Collaborating Political Parties (CPP)/Alternative National Congress (ANC), Mr. Cummings entered the presidential 2023 race as one of two main rivals to incumbent […]
An opposition legislator in Mangochi has surprised his own Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) for sleeping on the job, saying the party is failing to perform its core job of keeping checks and balances on government. Mangochi north MP Benedict Chambo, who was sponsored into the 193-strong House by the DPP, said the main opposition party […]
FEC also approved the use of concrete for road projects across the country including those of new ones, depending on the level of completion. The federal government has proposed the sum of N26.01 trillion for the 2024 appropriation based on the oil price benchmark of $73.96 and 21 per cent interest rate. Minister of Budget […]
Prime Minister Sam Matekane can heave a sigh of relief for now. This after a no confidence motion, that was certain to topple him from power, on Monday was deferred following a last minute court challenge by Revolution For Prosperity (RFP) parliamentarian Lejone Puseletso. Mr Puseletso, the RFP legislator for Thaba-Moea, has gone to court […]
Professor Accused of Plagiarism Gets Top Job in KwaZulu-Natal Govt Christian Adendorff, a former adjunct professor at Nelson Mandela University, was hired by the KwaZulu-Natal government as the deputy chairperson of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) Commission, writes Soyiso Maliti in an exclusive News24 report. This move raised concerns, as Adendorff had earlier been exposed […]
Lesotho’s army, police and intelligence chiefs have in effect threatened a military coup, warning they will step in to prevent Prime Minister Sam Matekane from being toppled in a parliamentary no-confidence vote. As Prime Minister Sam Matekane’s ouster seemed imminent on Monday, the security bosses issued a statement saying this “will never happen”. About 64 […]
Cape Town — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged sub-Saharan African nations to take steps to offset the recent slowdown of growth in China. In a briefing published during the IMF’s October meetings in Marrakech, the fund urged countries to “strengthen their resilience and implement structural reforms to foster economic diversification, deepen intra-regional trade, […]
The country’s leading opposition party walked out of an extraordinary parliamentary session called to discuss a possible impeachment against President Joao Lourenco on October 14, heightening political turmoil in the oil-rich country, Voice of America reports. Lawmakers met in the capital, Luanda, to decide whether to set up a parliamentary commission to examine a motion to remove […]
Renamo’s Political Commission called for demonstrations in all 65 municipalities on Tuesday. The Commission met today (Sunday 15 Oct) in an extraordinary session and concluded that there was “mega fraud” in the elections and that it won. The Political Commission accuses President Nyusi and the Frelimo party of orchestrating the manipulation of the election results […]
While the UN voiced concern over an escalation of fighting in in Azawad in northern Mali, the Malian foreign minister Abdoulaye Diop said this weekend that the withdrawal of United Nations peacekeepers from the region would go ahead before 31 December. “Heightened tensions and the increasingly hostile presence of armed groups in northern Mali are […]
The ruling Coalition for Democratic Change of President George Weah has requested the dismissal of Rev. Isaac Samuel Zahn, the Director of the Database at the National Elections Commission (NEC). In a letter dated October 11 — just a day after the close of the polls — the ruling party claimed that the credibility of […]
Nairobi — Public Service, Performance and Delivery Management Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria has said he is ready to work from any quarters denying an imminent tussle over working space in the Cabinet. The Cabinet Secretary disclosed that Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has requested him not to move to the office at the Kenya Railways […]
President Dr Lazarus Chakwera has assured Malawians that his government remains committed to transforming the nation in spite of the economic problems weighing down on citizens. Speaking at Monkey Bay Living Waters Church in Mangochi on Sunday, Chakwera appealed to Malawians to remain resilient, stressing “Malawi will rise again despite mountain of challenges the country […]
Donors are furious with the Malawi government over delays to kick start construction of Mzuzu Airport despite feasibility study funds being made available. Officials from OPEC Fund for International Development (Ofid) are accusing the government of failing to utilise a K350 million (US$350,000) grant for Mzuzu airport feasibility study. Ofid assistant director general for Public […]
Renamo’s Political Commission called for demonstrations in all 65 municipalities on Tuesday. The Commission met today (Sunday 15 Oct) in an extraordinary session and concluded that there was “mega fraud” in the elections and that it won. The Political Commission accuses President Nyusi and the Frelimo party of orchestrating the manipulation of the election results […]
Monrovia — Leonardo Santos Simão, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), has called on the candidates who participated in Liberia’s recent general elections to exercise patience while awaiting the announcement of results by the National Elections Commission (NEC). Mr. Simão’s visited […]
Monrovia — The Civil Society Organization (CSO) Network for Human Rights, Democracy & Peacebuilding in Liberia (CNHRDP-L) has officially declared the October 10th Presidential and Legislative Elections as free, fair, credible, and transparent, despite some minor challenges noted by their election observers. On October 9th, 2023, CNHRDP-L deployed more than 200 election observers to oversee […]