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Tag: Parliament
Kenya’s president dismisses almost entire cabinet amid simmering discontent
Kenyan President William Ruto on Thursday (11 July) fired almost all the ministers in his cabinet, including the attorney general, with immediate effect and promised ... Read More
Cameroon extends mandate of lawmakers for a year, paving way for president Biya to stay in power
Cameroonian President Paul Biya won approval from lawmakers in the Lower House of Parliament, extending the mandate for its current lawmakers for a year from ... Read More
Guinea-Bissau, Chinese leaders hold talks, upgrade ties, as experts warn of dependency risk
Guinea-Bissau and Chinese presidents held talks in Beijing on Wednesday (10 July), with the two leaders announcing that the relations between both countries will be ... Read More
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