Libya’s parliament voted on Wednesday to back the unity government led by interim Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibeh, which has emerged through a U.N. peace process as part of a plan to resolve a decade of chaos and violence with an election in December. The parliament approved PM Dbeibeh’s cabinet by 132 votes to two against during
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Hamed Bakayoko: Ivory Coast’s PM dies in Germany
The Prime Minister of Ivory Coast, Hamed Bakayoko, has died in a hospital in Germany, authorities say. Bakayoko, who was receiving treatment for cancer, passed away on Wednesday, just days after his 56th birthday. He was appointed prime minister in July, following the sudden death of his predecessor Amadou Gon Coulibaly. President Alassane Ouattara described
Read more15 killed, 50 injured as huge explosions rock Equatorial Guinea’s main city
At least 15 people have died and hundreds more have been injured in a series of explosions in Equatorial Guinea, the health ministry says. Some 500 people were injured following the blasts, which happened near a military barracks in the main city of Bata on Sunday. The blasts were caused by “negligence” relating to the
Read moreAt least 4 people dead in Senegal protests
Four people have died in clashes with the police, in demonstrations calling for the release of opposition candidate Ousmane Sonko, said Senegal’s Interior Minister, Antoine Félix Abdoulaye Diome. Sonko was arrested Wednesday on a rape charge which he has since denied, saying the accusations are politically motivated. Protests in Dakar, Senegal have continued since then
Read moreGhana’s Supreme Court upholds Akufo-Addo’s election victory
Ghana’s Supreme Court has unanimously upheld the victory of President Nana Addo Dankwa AKufo-Addo in the 7 December, 2020, general election. The seven-member panel dismissed the petition filed by the presidential candidate of the main opposition candidate, former president John Dramani Mahama of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). The court, presided over by Chief Justice
Read moreUgandan opposition leader Bobi Wine withdraws poll result challenge
Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine says he is withdrawing a court case challenging presidential election results that handed victory to incumbent President Yoweri Museveni, alleging “bias” by Supreme Court justices hearing the case. Speaking to a news conference in the capital Kampala on Monday, Bobi Wine said that he had decided to withdraw his case,
Read moreMozambique: Former Health Minister, Martins Helder resigns from Covid-19 Task Force over bad leadership
Former Mozambique health minister, Helder Martins has resigned from the government’s Covid-19 task force. According to Martins, his resignation came as a result of bad leadership and a lack of consultation. Martins accused the government of ignoring the task force’s advice and sometimes not asking for its opinion on Covid-19 matters, A very good example
Read more15 suspects charged in South Africa over fraud in Nelson Mandela‘s funeral
No fewer than fifteen suspects in South Africa have been charged by a court in connection with a fraud case relating to the funeral of the former president, Nelson Mandela, in 2013. Those facing charges include prominent members of the ruling African National Congress in the Eastern Cape province; namely: the health minister of Eastern
Read more67 IPOB members regain freedom after five months in detention
Over 60 members of the pro-Biafran movement, IPOB, have been freed after spending about five months in prison custody in Owerri, Imo State. Their lawyer, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, who confirmed this to PREMIUM TIMES, Friday, said they were freed on February 1, after the Chief Judge of Imo State, Ijeoma Agugua, granted them bail. Mr Ejiofor
Read moreExiled Burundi coup plotters bag life sentences in absentia
The Burundi Supreme Court has sentenced those accused of plotting a coup in 2015 to life imprisonment last year, documents made public for the first time by local media on Saturday revealed. Those sentenced to life imprisonment include former army generals, politicians, journalists and right activists – all sentenced in absentia, with court documents showing
Read moreProtests break out in Angola as country marks 60th anniversary of armed struggle
There is an outbreak of protests across Angola as the country marks the 60th anniversary of the beginning of the armed struggle with official acts and demonstrations on Friday. In the Museum of Military History located in the center of the capital, Luanda, the national flag was raised and the anthem sang, followed by the
Read moreZambian President sacks six permanent secretaries
Zambian President Edgar Lungu has sacked six permanent secretaries in the country. In a statement issued by State House on Tuesday, the President sacked the permanent secretary in the Ministry of Health, Ms. Mulalelo Kakulubelwa, and her Local Government counterpart, Edward Chomba. Others are – Auxilia Ponga (Tourism), Stardy Mwale, (Cabinet Office), Joe Kapembwa (Youth,
Read moreUganda’s opposition leader Bobi Wine challenges Museveni’s win in court
Lawyers for Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine filed a challenge in the Supreme Court on Monday against President Yoweri Museveni‘s victory in last month’s election, claiming the poll was rigged. “We want nullification of the election. We do not want (Museveni) participating in any future election,” said Medard Sseggona, one of Wine’s lawyers, at the
Read more16-year-old girl Zambian girl commits suicide after mother accused her of stealing pants
A 16-year-old Zambian girl, Agness Katenga, has committed suicide after her mother accused her of stealing three new pants. The grade 10 pupil of Lunga Day Secondary School in Mwinilunga district of Northwestern Province, Zambia, reportedly sneaked out of the house on the night of Saturday and hung herself on a mango tree in the
Read moreFormer Ghanaian president, Jerry Rawlings laid to rest
The remains of former Ghanaian President, Jerry Rawlings, have been laid to rest. Rawlings was buried with full military honors on Wednesday, January 27 after a state funeral that was attended by Ghanaian President, Nana Akufo-Addo and representatives of world leaders. Late Rawlings died in November 2020. He was 73-years-old. He held power twice in
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