Kenyan president seeks tax reform to reduce inequality
Kenyan President William Ruto announced Thursday his intention to reform the tax system to make it more “equitable” by making the richest pay more, in […]
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Angolan new deputies take office on 16 September
The deputies elected in Angola’s parliamentary elections on 24 August will be sworn in next Friday, the Parliament’s first secretary of the bureau, Raul Lima, […]
Angola: Activists appeal to UNITA not to accept taking office in parliament
Future UNITA lawmakers are being urged not to enter Parliament if there is no vote recount by a group of young people who are members […]
Central African Republic’s Parliament Votes to Abolish Death Penalty
The Central African Republic’s parliament voted on Friday to abolish the death penalty. The National Assembly passed the bill by vocal approval without ballot. The […]
Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo dissolves Parliament
Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo announced Monday the dissolution of parliament and the calling of early parliamentary elections by the end of the year in […]
Somali presidential election set for May 15
The presidential election expected for more than a year in Somalia will be held on May 15, announced Thursday on public television, citing the Parliamentary […]
Shebab claim responsibility for attack on Somali Parliament on Monday
Mortar fire claimed by the radical Islamist Shebab targeted Somalia’s Parliament on Monday as lawmakers gathered for an election process to choose a new President. […]
Ghana: Parliament passes controversial tax on mobile payments
After several months of heated debates and protests from the opposition, the Ghanaian Parliament has just passed a measure to introduce a 1.5% tax on […]
Somalia: New deadline for Parliamentary elections
Somalia’s electoral authorities have extended the deadline for completing parliamentary elections to March 31, giving yet another delay in the process that should lead to […]
Somalia: Incomplete Parliamentary elections by deadline
Somalia failed to complete elections for the lower house of Parliament by Tuesday’s deadline, marking yet another delay in the electoral process that should lead […]