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Skeptics of election observation received a boost with the Kenya Supreme Court judgment nullification of the August 8th, 2017 Presidential elections. The court ruled that the election was not conducted in accordance with established procedures by the election management …
Continue readingA law amending Uganda’s constitution to allow ageing leader Yoweri Museveni to extend his rule was introduced in parliament on Tuesday, at a session where nearly all its opponents were either barred or stayed away in protest.
Museveni, 73, has …
Continue readingA law amending Uganda’s constitution to allow ageing leader Yoweri Museveni to extend his rule was introduced in parliament on Tuesday, at a session where nearly all its opponents were either barred or stayed away in protest.
Museveni, 73, has …
Continue readingTanzanian President John Magufuli has revealed he earns a salary of 9 million Tanzanian shillings ($4,000) per month, making him one of the lowest paid African leaders as he pursues a much-criticised policy of deep public spending cuts.
In a …
Continue readingGhana’s presidency, Flagstaff House, and its lawmaking chamber will soon be depending on solar energy as a source of power.
Local media portal, Starrfm quotes the Energy Minister, Boakye Agyarko, as confirming the move saying it was the right signal …
Continue readingAs part of cost-cutting in government expenditure, a category of Gambian civil servants have been instructed to fly economy class, the Information Minister Demba Ali Jawo has disclosed.
According to him, the decision was part of the outcome of a …
Continue readingThe World Bank says Nigeria will record an inflow of $22 billion from foreign remittances in 2017, an increase from the $19 billion recorded in 2016.
According to the Migration and Development Brief released by the bank on Tuesday, global …
Continue readingEgyptian Minister of Social Solidarity Ghada Wali has expressed concern about the country’s population boost and prescribed a strict birth control regime to avoid a population implosion.
Egypt’s population has risen from 72.6 million in 2006 to 94.8 million as …
Continue readingThe International Monetary Fund (IMF) has praised Ethiopia’s economic strides for the year 2016/2017 but has also urged that reforms be undertaken to improve the business climate.
In a release issued after its staff visited the East African …
Continue readingIvory Coast, the world’s top cocoa grower, set its minimum rate for farmers at 700 CFA francs ($1.23 ) per kilogram for the 2017-18 crop, a steep drop over the previous year, due to falling global prices.
Lambert Kouassi Konan, …
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