Sierra Leone’s parliament was Thursday turned to a boxing ring when its members turned on one another in fisticuffs. What happened? The fight ensued while the lawmakers debated a proposed change to the electoral system to allow for proportional representation in next year’s election. Video footage available online showed members of the ruling Sierra Leone…
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa looks set to secure another five years term as leader of the country. Is South Africa holding an election? No, it is not. Ramaphosa is way ahead in the race for the leadership of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) for the next five years. If the party wins the…
The World Bank has decried Nigeria’s huge subsidy payments, and how subsidy benefits only rich households and diminishes government spending on poor Nigerians. What led to the bank’s comment? The bank expressed its fiscal concerns for Nigeria in a statement on its website announcing the launch of the new Nigeria Public Finance Review report. According…
For former South African President, Jacob Zuma, it is yet another “Long Walk to Freedom” as South Africa’s Supreme Court ruled yesterday, Monday, November 21, that he must return to prison to serve out the remaining of his 15-months jail sentence for contempt of court. Tell me the story Following his exit from power in…
Ghana’s finance minister, Kenneth Ofori-Atta has told Ghanaians that he’s ‘truly sorry’ for the country’s continued economic crisis. Was he found guilty of any financial misconduct? Not exactly, but he has been under severe criticism from lawmakers of Ghana’s major political parties, who have called on President Nana AKufo-Addo to remove him from office, following…
Two persons were killed Thursday in Kenya when a multi-story building under construction collapsed, the second such tragedy in less than a week. How did the building collapse? There’s been a suspicion of negligence on the part of the developers. “Mum and Dad were inside the house when the building started collapsing, then collapsed on…
Thousands of Islamic Sudanese demonstrators are protesting against the UN. What’s the protest about? The protesters expressed opposition to efforts by the UN to mediate between the country’s military junta and civilian leaders who have been at loggerheads since last year’s coup that was led by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan. For the second time in…
Uhuru is a Swahili word for freedom, but for the people of the war-ravaged Tigray region of Ethiopia, it is not yet Uhuru from the effects of the war. Didn’t both sides of the conflict reach a truce last week? Yes, they did. But a little more than a week after the agreement to cease…
France has announced the end of its Barkhane operation in the Sahel, with an official statement to be made by President Emmanuel Macron today, November 9, 2022. What’s Barkhane operation? The Barkhane operation is the French government’s anti-jihadist military engagement in the Sahel. The announcement, by the Elysee Palace, comes about three months after the…
Stakeholders from around the world have gathered in the Egyptian seaside resort of Sharm el-Sheikh for COP27-UN Climate Summit Africa, for talks on Climate Change control, and the early signs are good Amidst numerous competing issues, including the Russia-Ukraine war, high inflation, food shortages, and an energy crisis, climate change, and its impact continue to…
