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Central African Republic’s Parliament Votes to Abolish Death Penalty

May 29, 2022 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

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

May 17, 2022 Geraldine Boechat 0

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

May 6, 2022 Steven Addamah 0

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

April 19, 2022 Steven Addamah 0

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

March 30, 2022 Steven Addamah 0

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

March 17, 2022 Steven Addamah 0

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

March 16, 2022 Steven Addamah 0

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 […]

Burkina: Political parties ready to accompany the junta

February 3, 2022 Geraldine Boechat 0

In Burkina Faso, the head of the junta met yesterday with political party leaders. The new strong man of the country explained to them the […]

Uganda: Parliamentarians deny funds to the army for the DRC mission

January 27, 2022 Steven Addamah 0

On Tuesday, the parliamentary budget committee blocked a request for military funding. The money was for the Ugandan army’s military operation in eastern Congo called […]