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Tag: Parliament
Togo parliament gives final approval to new constitution, denounced by opposition as ‘power grab’
Lawmakers in Togo have given final approval to a constitutional reform linked to presidential term limits and how presidents are elected, which some opposition politicians ... Read More
UK PM vows first migrant flights to leave for Rwanda within weeks as parliament passes controversial bill
The United Kingdom's first deportation flights could leave for Rwanda in 10-12 weeks, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Monday (22 April), only hours ... Read More
ECOWAS risks losing US$1bn in investments due to withdrawal of its three coup-hit members
Trade between Nigeria and neighboring Niger has bounced back since the West African bloc ECOWAS lifted sanctions on the latter coup-hit country, just as the ... Read More
King Mohammed VI: Democracy is a Gradual, Home-Grown Exercise Based on Pluralism and Diversity
King Mohammed VI has affirmed that democracy is not a ready-made recipe; nor is it a model to be imported but it is a gradual, ... Read More
Germany keen to continue to bolster defense cooperation with Niger
Germany’s Defense minister Boris Pistorius announced Tuesday December 19 Berlin’s keenness to continue and bolster military cooperation with Niger now ruled by a junta that ... Read More
Guinea-Bissau: president dissolves parliament after ‘coup attempt’, fresh elections planned
Guinea-Bissau's President Umaro Sissoco Embalo has dissolved the nation’s opposition-dominated parliament ahead of fresh elections and shortly after armed clashes in the capital Bissau that ... Read More
Kenya, Uganda enact new legislation to tighten their control of mining sector
Kenyan lawmakers are considering changes to the Mining Act of 2016, thus following in the footsteps of Uganda that passed its Mining and Minerals Act ... Read More
Burkina Faso’s parliament greenlights deployment of troops to Niger
The parliament in Burkina Faso authorized Tuesday September 19 plans by the transitional leader Captain Ibrahim Traore to send troops to neighboring Niger facing a ... Read More
Former lawmaker abducted in Ouagadougou set free
Issouf Nikièma, former parliamentarian and member of a leading political party in Burkina Faso, kidnapped last Friday July 21 in capital Ouagadougou by an unknown ... Read More
No anarchy in Kenya: President Ruto vows to quell tax-hike anti-govt rallies
Kenyan President William Ruto — who has said he ‘cannot accept anarchy’ amid opposition's calls for more anti-government protests to be held later this week ... Read More