Presidential election in Nigeria: Peter Obi goes to court
The third-place candidate in Nigeria’s presidential election, Peter Obi, has formally filed a legal challenge to the victory of Bola Tinubu, representing the ruling party, […]
Month: March 2023
Mozambican government to propose increasing compulsory military service to five years
The Mozambican government will ask the parliament to increase the length of compulsory military service from two to five years, the spokesman for the Council […]
Guinean President urges judges to stay away from political parties
Guinea-Bissau’s President Umaro Sissoco Embaló Wednesday urged the country’s judges to distance themselves from political parties so they can restore credibility to the judicial sector, […]
United Nations makes 15,7 ME available to Cape Verde for annual work plan
The United Nations will provide $17 million (€15.7 million) to Cape Verde for actions to be carried out this year in the country, according to […]
Cape Verde to request new Global Fund financing to strengthen health
Cape Verde will submit new funding requests to the Global Fund to strengthen the National Health System, particularly in combating and preventing the transmission of […]
Ethiopia slams US ‘inflammatory’ war crimes allegations committed during Tigray conflict
Ethiopia’s government has accused the United States of taking a “partisan” approach by alleging that its forces, and Eritrean troops, had committed war crimes during […]
Marburg virus kills five people in Tanzania
A mysterious disease that killed five people in Tanzania has been identified as coming from the Marburg virus, a cousin of Ebola that also causes […]
Nigeria: INEC suspends announcement of results in two States, anger of parties
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) consolidated its lead with 15 governors’ seats compared to eight for the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Another opposition party, […]
Tigray: Eritrea denies “defamatory” US accusations of crimes
Eritrea on Tuesday described as “defamatory” and “baseless” the accusations of “war crimes” and “crimes against humanity” perpetrated according to Washington by its army during […]
Tigray: Blinken accuses Ethiopia, Eritrea and the rebels of having committed war crimes
The United States has determined that Ethiopian and Eritrean armed forces, as well as Tigrayan rebels, committed war crimes during two years of bloody conflict […]