Politics
Rwandan Lawmakers Back Move to Abolish Presidential Term Limits
VOA News – Rwandan lawmakers approved a measure Tuesday that would pave the way for President Paul Kagame to seek re-election when his second term ends in 2017. Both houses
Malawi Cabinet Ministers, British Nationals Implicated in a $1.5-Million Scandal
Malawi24 – New evidence has emerged that implicates senior members of the Malawi ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and other cabinet ministers who have been working with British nationals to
Nigerians Demand Openness from New Government
VOA News — Activists in Nigeria are mounting a campaign to get the country’s National Assembly to open its books and explain how it spends its money. The campaign is
Nigerian: Senator-Elect to Fight US Extradition, Drug Charges
VOA News — A wanted man newly elected to Nigeria’s Senate will appear in court Monday to fight his extradition to the United States on 20-year-old charges related to the TV hit
Ghana: Adams murder: Height of man’s inhumanity
Myjoyonline.com – Minority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu says murderers of the Upper East Regional chairman of the New Patriotic Party will not go scot-free. He says no matter what happens the
Partisan Dispute Undermines Election Violence Inquiry in Nigeria Oil Capital
VOA News, Lagos — The governor of Nigeria’s Rivers State is hoping an inquiry into violence that happened around this year’s presidential and governor elections will bring a measure of
Protests in Burundi at president’s renewed nomination
Hundreds of people in Burundi have protested the incumbent President Pierre Nkurunziza’s renewed nomination for a third term in office. Police fired tear gas to break up the crowds, two
Ghana: Choose God-Fearing EC Chair – Methodist Bishop
Daily Guide – The Methodist Bishop of Obuasi Diocese has waded into the controversial issue of the appointment of a new chairman of the Electoral Commission (EC), calling on the
Ghana: Akufo-Addo: ‘All-die-be-die’ comment contributed to 2012 loss
Flagbearer of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Akufo-Addo says he regrets ever making the infamous ‘All die be die comment ahead of the 2012 general election. Conceding that
Nigeria: Senators Demand Inquiry Into Oil Ministry
Peter Clottey, VOA News – Nigerian senators are calling for an immediate investigation into the country’s oil ministry. Senator Ibrahim Musa of the All Progressives Congress (APC) said Wednesday that
