By Alpha Bedoh Kamara The actions by the Government of Sierra Leone regarding the arrest and detention of the Leader of the Alliance Democratic Party (ADP), Mohamed Kamarainba Mansaray, are intended by the government to silence its critics. Mohamed Kamarainba… Read More ›
The speaker of the Zambian National Assembly, Patrick Matibini, has suspended 48 opposition legislators for 30 days as a punishment for unauthorised absence from the parliament. Their offence? To have been missing for President Edgar Lungu’s state of the nation… Read More ›
Author: Joseph Wandera Senior Lecturer in the Department of Religious Studies, St Paul’s University Disclosure statement Joseph Wandera does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article,… Read More ›
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has congratulated the people of the Kingdom of Lesotho on the conclusion of a peaceful National Assembly election and reaffirms “the United Nations commitment to support the Kingdom. “He commends the work of the Independent Electoral… Read More ›
The Appeals Court in Sierra Leone today ruled that all SLPP lower level executives elections held on the 26th November 2016 and 3rd December in 39 Constituencies are null and void. The Appeals Court presided over by Honourable Justice Reginald… Read More ›
The 2017 French election was watched with great nervousness by millions across Francophone Africa. That’s because the French president remains a pivotal figure in about 20 former French colonies on the continent. Over the past 60 years France has maintained… Read More ›
A delegation comprising of representatives of African Union (AU), ECOWAS, European Union (EU) and UN Assessment Mission to The Gambia, has assured the President and people of The Gambia of their commitment and unflinching support. Former President of the Republic of… Read More ›
South Africa has been treated to an overdose of legal arguments as its Constitutional Court grapples with whether or not a parliamentary vote of no confidence in President Jacob Zuma should be conducted by secret or open ballot. Author: Prince… Read More ›
Kenyan folk stories celebrate women as strong, fierce heroines of the distant past. Women in some communities in western and central Kenya are said to have enjoyed considerable power directly or indirectly as chiefs, queens, queen mothers and advisors. Beatrice… Read More ›
