An elite unit of South Africa’s police has raided the Johannesburg home of the speaker of parliament, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, over corruption allegations. She has been accused of soliciting bribes in return for awarding contracts when she served as defence minister. “The Speaker steadfastly upholds her strong conviction of innocence,” said a statement from parliament. The…
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Macky Sall and preferred successor behind the election crisis in Senegal
The botched attempt by Senegalese president Mackay Sall to postpone the presidential election has stirred unnecessary tension in an already strained electoral process. The move reflected deeper governance problems in the country. Sales decree, subsequently annulled by the Constitutional council, was the latest in a range of government interventions that exceeded the scope of the executive authority. These have…
“I am starting with Forests & Swamps.” Prof Bukenya tells Heal The Planet Officials
Heal The Planet Global Organisation- HTP had the pleasure of holding a Dialogue with Uganda former long-serving Vice President and newly appointed Senior Presidential Advisor on Environment & Sanitation, H. E Prof Gilbert B Bukenya on Friday at his office in Kampala. HTP delegation was led by Kivumbi Earnest Benjamin, the President who began by…
Niger junta announces end to military relationship with United States.
Niger’s junta has ended a military agreement that allowed US personnel to be deployed in the country. Saturday’s announcement came in the week that a delegation from Washington had been in Niamey for talks with the country’s military leadership. The US used its base in Niger to monitor regional jihadist activity. This latest announcement by…
We won’t pay ransom for kidnap victims – Tinubu
Nigerias President Bola Tinubu has vowed not to pay ransom to kidnappers of scores of students and other people in parts of Nigeria, an official has said. The kidnappers, who contacted the families, are demanding a ransom of 1bn naira ($600,000; £470,000). They have threatened to kill the captives if the demand is not met. A…
Sudan army refinds state broadcaster from RSF.
Sudan (Khartoum) Members of the Sudanese army have been involved in a conflict with a paramilitary unit for control of the country since April 2023. The Sudanese military claimed its soldiers are in control of the main offices of the state broadcasting cooperation after wresting it from the Rapid Support Forces. The headquarters of the…
5 important things happening in South Africa today.
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Turkey, Iran and Morocco battle for influence in Africa’s shores.
Turkish military equipment and Moroccan and Iranian development and infrastructure projects are tempting for cash-strapped Sahelian military regimes grappling with jihadist violence. Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have undergone coups since 2020, against a backdrop of a bloody jihadist insurgency. Their military rulers have since exited a wider Western African bloc and created a joint defence pact to fight…
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