Zimbabwe’s President Expels Health Minister Over Graft
Harare, July 7 — Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has eventually expelled the country’s Health Minister Obadiah Moyo after he was implicated in a 60 million USD corruption scandal related...
Malawians Cast Fresh Votes Following ‘Unprecedented’ Court Decision
Lilongwe, June 23 — Hundreds of thousands of Malawians turned up in polling stations across the country to vote for the next president of the country after the country’s...
U.S Expresses Concern Over Tanzania’s Newspaper Ban
Dar es Salaam, June 25 — The United States has expressed concern over recent actions by the government of Tanzania to revoke media license of an opposition party newspaper...
Tanzania Tightens Media, Rights Repressions Ahead Of Polls
Dar es Salaam — Tanzania authorities have tightened restrictions on the media, political opposition, and organizations working to promote human rights—ushering in a climate of fear ahead of the...
Landslide Victory For Opposition In Malawi’s Presidential Polls Re-run
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South Africa’s Ruling Party Snubs Opposition In Zimbabwe
Harare, September 9 — A delegation from South Africa’s governing African National Congress party has evaded meeting Zimbabwe’s opposition political parties and civil societies which anticipated to brief the...
A Nation Left Stunned As Ghana’s Unprecedented Hung Parliament Begins On A Violent Note
On the morning Ghana’s new Parliament was set to be sworn in, there was unexpected rainfall amid the dry season across the country.
It would have been almost fitting for...
Nigeria President Buhari Turns Blind Eye To Shooting Of Unarmed EndSARS Protestors In National...
October 22 — Nigerians hoping for some contrition from their government were left fuming as President Muhammadu Buhari delivered an address to the nation that did not acknowledge the...
Frontrunners Expected To Emulate Their Past Selves As Ghanaians Prepare To Vote In Election
Over 17 million Ghanaians are heading to the polls for an eighth straight democratic election on Monday, December 7.
Once again, the incumbent President Nana Akufo-Addo and former President John...
S.A Delegation Blocked From Meeting Opposition In Zimbabwe
Harare, September 8 — South Africa’s delegation from the country’s governing Africa National Congress (ANC) dispatched by the country’s President Cyril Ramaphosa to meet Zimbabwe’s governing party and opposition...
Economic Sanctions: Zimbabweans Pin Hope On United States President-elect Joe Biden
On the 20th of January, United States (U.S) President-elect Joe Biden will be sworn in as the 46th president of America.
Biden’s win was recently confirmed by the US Congress...
Ghana’s Main Opposition Party Sounds Alarm To International Community Ahead Of Elections
An election cycle has once again put Ghana’s democratic credentials under the spotlight as the main opposition party has questioned the commitment of the electoral management body to ensuring...
Ghana’s Opposition Leader John Mahama Heads To Court To Force Re-run Of Polls
Ghana’s main opposition presidential candidate in the December 2020 elections has filed a petition at the country’s Supreme Court seeking to annul President Nana Akufo-Addo's re-election.
John Mahama of the...
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