Tag: resignation

Kenya’s Gen Z inspires youth-led protests across Africa, putting leaders in Nigeria, Uganda in panic mode

July 22, 2024

From Nigeria to Uganda, leaders from across Africa are watching closely the youth-led anti-government protests in Kenya that, according to experts, could inspire youth across ... Read More

South African Speaker resigns amid corruption case

April 5, 2024

South Africa’s Parliament speaker and ANC member Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula gave up her seat, after she lost a bid that would block her arrest over a ... Read More

Ivorian Presidential hopeful resigns from Paris-based multinational corporation Kering

January 11, 2024

Tidjane Thiam, the newly elected leader of Côte d’Ivoire’s main opposition party PDCI-RDA, has resigned from Paris-headquartered luxury goods multinational company Kering to focus on ... Read More

Senegal: Agriculture Minister Ngouille Ndiaye steps down in reaction to choice of Amadou Ba as presidential candidate

September 12, 2023

Aly Ngouille Ndiaye, Senegal’s Agriculture Minister has tendered in his resignation from the government and pulled out from ruling party “Alliance pour la République (APR)” ... Read More

Senegal’s Sports Minister resigns

April 7, 2023

Yankhoba Diattara, Senegal’s Sports Minister, has tendered in his resignation after his party leader Idrissa Seck demoted him from the Vice-Presidency of the party in ... Read More

Ethiopia: Head of Supreme Court, her deputy resign

January 18, 2023

Meaza Ashenafi, President of Ethiopia’s Federal Supreme Court and her deputy, Solomon Areda Waktolla have thrown in the towel, more than three years into their ... Read More

Madagascar: Central Bank Chief resigns, successor named

January 6, 2023

Henri Rabarijohn, the governor of Madagascar’s Central Bank (BFM)) has stepped down from his position on health conditions ground. President Andry Rajoelina has accepted the ... Read More

Egyptian President appoints former central bank chief adviser

August 18, 2022

President Abdelfattah al-Sisi has named Tarek Amer as presidential adviser after the latter resigned from his job that he was supposed to hold for another ... Read More

Egypt: Central bank governor resigns amidst economic crisis, declining currency

August 17, 2022

Egypt's central bank governor, Tareq Amer, resigned on Wednesday amid the country's ongoing economic crisis and the Egyptian President accepted his resignation, according to several ... Read More

Mauritania: Government resigns

March 31, 2022

Mauritania has woken up without a government. Prime Minister Mohamed Ould Bilal tendered his resignation and that of his government to the Head of state, ... Read More