By Our Reporter The speaker of Tanzania’s Parliament Job Nfugai on Thursday quit his speakership role after a feud with Tanzania’s president Samia Suluhu Hassan. Job Ndugai was a strong supporter of Magufuli and had also served as deputy Speaker from 2010 to 2015. The 58 year old had criticised ... Read More »
By Our Reporter Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has resigned after another day of mass protests rocked the capital Khartoum. Thousands marched against a recent deal he had done to share power with the army, who staged a coup in October. Chanting “power to the people”, protesters called for a ... Read More »
By Our Reporter Former student protest leader Gabriel Boric has won a historic victory to become Chile’s youngest ever president. The 35-year-old has promised ambitious changes for a country that has been rocked in recent years by mass demonstrations against inequality and corruption. When Mr Boric won the candidacy of ... Read More »
By Our Reporter National Resistance Movement- NRM’s candidate Andrew Muwonge has been declared winner of the Kayunga LC 5 by-election by Electoral Commission- EC returning officer, Ms Jennifer Kyobutungi. He garnered 31,830 votes against National Unity Platforms- NUP’s Harriet Nakaweede’s 31,380. Out of the 66, 276 total votes, 65, 332 ... Read More »
By Our Reporter The son of Libya’s late leader Muammar al-Gaddafi has registered as a candidate in the country’s first direct presidential election next month. Saif al-Islam Gaddafi was once the heir apparent to his father, but his support for a brutal crackdown on protesters 10 years ago tarnished his ... Read More »
By Our Reporter The second Deputy Speaker of the Ghanian Parliament, Hon Andrew Asiamah Amoako has advised African leaders to desist from strongman politics and create institutions that benefit the common interests of their citizens. Addressing a delegation of Ugandan and Zimbabwean parliamentarians at his chambers in Accra, Ghana, Andrew ... Read More »
By Our Reporter In preparation for the conduct of by-elections for Local Government Councils, in various electoral areas across the country where vacancies exist, the Electoral Commission has today commenced the display of the national voters’ register. The activity will run to Wednesday 17th November 2021, According to the Chairperson ... Read More »
By Prossy Namiiro The Leader of the Opposition in Parliament, Mathias Mpuuga is headed to Ghana with members of the Shadow Cabinet to benchmark the workings of the Ghanaian Opposition. According to the Shadow Minister for Information and Anti-Corruption, Joyce Bagala, the week-long benchmarking trip will equip the opposition leaders ... Read More »
By Jumah Asega Obua Munnassingo Assalamu Alaikum warahmatullah wabaraqatuhu(peace ,mercy,and blessings of God be upon you). Reading enhances understanding and it’s for this that again I’m writing to you this as a postscript. In this epistle you will perceive the benignity of Hussein Kyanjo and lessons will be drawn from it ... Read More »
By Our Reporter Members of Sudan’s transitional government and other civilian leaders have been arrested amid reports of a military coup. Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok is among those reported to have been put under house arrest by unidentified soldiers. The army has not commented, but pro-democracy groups urged street protests. ... Read More »
