Liberian Senate Endorses Establishment of War Crimes Court
On Tuesday, Liberia’s senate endorsed the creation of a war crimes tribunal aimed at addressing long-delayed justice for victims of severe violations during the country’s […]
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Brazilian Senate approves air agreement with Angola
The Plenary of the Senate approved the draft legislative decree (PDL) containing the aeronautical services agreement between Brazil and the Republic of Angola (PDL 460/2022). […]
Nigeria: Senate wary of armed operation in Niger
Sunday August 6 was the last day of the ultimatum issued by ECOWAS to Niger’s putschists to relinquish power. The West African organization is threatening […]
Teodoro Obiang reelected with 94.9 percent of votes
Equatorial Guinea’s President Teodoro Obiang won the presidential election, with 405,910 of 411,081 votes, or 94.9 percent, the National Electoral Board announced last Saturday, so […]
Equatorial Guinean Parliament authorizes early presidential elections in 2022
Initially scheduled for the first quarter of 2023, the presidential election in Equatorial Guinea will instead take place towards the end of this year, an […]
South Sudanese Parliament dissolved by President Salva Kiir
This important step was highly anticipated. The installation of a new expanded parliament was among the key measures of the peace agreement signed in 2018 […]
Gabon: Senate Speaker sworn- in as Acting President
The Speaker of the Gabonese Senate has been appointed by the Gabonese Constitutional Court to serve as Gabon’s acting head of state, local media reported. […]
Nigeria’s Senate President Bukola Saraki quits Buhari’s ruling APC party
Nigeria’s Senate President Bukola Saraki has announced his resignation from the ruling party, All Progressive Congress (APC) for the opposition People’s Democratic Party. Saraki’s decision […]
Mauritania: legislative, local Elections set for September 1
Mauritania’s legislative and local elections will be held on September 1, an official statement said Thursday. The announcement comes amid a row over a newly-created […]
Kenya’s president begs for forgiveness from Kenyans
Kenya’s president Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday called on Kenyans to forgive him for ‘damaging the unity of the country’ during the East African nation’s last […]