Uganda: Parliamentarians deny funds to the army for the DRC mission
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 […]
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South African Parliament fire: main suspect charged with “terrorism
The 49-year-old homeless man was arrested on the day of the fire inside the parliament building. He appeared for the second time in a Cape […]
Tanzania: Speaker of Parliament resigns
The Speaker of Tanzania’s parliament resigned on Thursday, the latest example of the divisions within the East African country’s powerful ruling party, the Chama Cha […]
Fire in South Africa’s Parliament: several leads investigated, suspect arrested
South Africa begins 2022 without a parliament. A fire destroyed the parliamentary complex in downtown Cape Town on Sunday, January 2. The buildings are classified […]
Buhari rejects bill imposing direct party primaries
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has rejected a bill to amend the electoral Code, saying its enactment would cause unrest among political parties. The president’s decision […]
Burundi: The Truth and Reconciliation Commission admits a genocide of Hutus in 1972 and 1973
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which presented its progress report to the Burundian parliament in congress on Monday, December 20, described one of the worst […]
Somalia: Opposition boycotts election process
This process is designed to elect, region by region, a lower house of Parliament by the end of December. Together with the Senate, it is […]
Libya: Parliament votes no confidence in the Government
With only three months to go before the general elections scheduled for December 24, the Libyan parliament voted a motion of no confidence in the […]
Chad: Nominations open for membership of the National Transitional Council
Chad is preparing to set up its National Transitional Council, a sort of parliament for the duration of the transition. Applications for membership opened on […]
São Tomé and Príncipe: New postponement of the second round of the presidential election
The second round of the presidential election has been postponed again in São Tomé and Príncipe. This Tuesday the Parliament of the small archipelago located […]