Tag: Parliament

Kenya’s president dismisses almost entire cabinet amid simmering discontent

July 12, 2024

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

July 11, 2024

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

July 11, 2024

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’

April 24, 2024

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

April 24, 2024

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

April 7, 2024

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

January 17, 2024

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

December 20, 2023

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

December 5, 2023

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

October 4, 2023

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