Ethiopia: parliament lifts state of emergency
Ethiopia’s parliament on Friday voted to lift the state of emergency imposed last October to help check anti-government protests, BBC reports. Ethiopia declared a state […]
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Egypt: parliament Okays creation of independent electoral commission
The Egyptian parliament on Tuesday passed a law creating the National Electoral Commission that will be responsible for all elections by 2024 in the North […]
China to rebuild Gabon’s new parliament
China will rebuild the Gabonese National Assembly headquarters destroyed during post-electoral violence in the central African nation. Local media indicated that Chinese authorities have agreed […]
Nigeria may have a 30-year old president soon – Parliament
Nigerian lawmakers are in the process to pass a new law that will reduce age limits for elective offices in the African most populous nation. […]
South Africa: Ex-presidents join national crisis dialogue
Three former South African Presidents, F.W. de Klerk, Thabo Mbeki, Kgalema Motlanthe and former Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka have joined a national dialogue initiative on […]
Lesotho’s King dissolves parliament, announces fresh elections
Lesotho’s King Letsie III on Tuesday dissolved parliament and will shortly set an election date, the deputy prime minister said. In a statement aired on […]
Gambia Declares State of Emergency, Parliament Backs ‘Capricious’ Jammeh
Gambia’s National Assembly has passed a resolution on Tuesday to allow President Yahya Jammeh to stay in office for three months, state television reported. Earlier […]
Somalia: 283 Members of Parliament Sworn in
Forty one MPs elected to senatorial seats in the Upper House and the 242 deputies of the Lower House have taken their oaths of office […]
Morocco’s King Deplores State Agencies Shortcomings, Calls for Administration Reform
King Mohammed VI on Friday drew a rather bleak picture of the Moroccan administration and state agencies, which suffer, he said, from several shortcomings, including […]
Algeria: Draft Revised Constitution before parliament, voting on Sunday
Algerian Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal presented the draft revised constitution to the expanded joint parliamentary committee saying that the country had “reached a turning point” […]