Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu will introduce a three-month ban on ministers and other government officials from going on publicly funded foreign trips. Mr Tinubu’s chief of staff said the move was prompted by the president’s “concerns about the rising cot of travel expenses” by public officials. The ban will take effect on 1 April. President…
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“Am not responsible for Choas ln Senegal ” President Macky Sall .
Senegal’s president has told the BBC he does not regret delaying this year’s elections, a move that sparked deadly protests. Macky Sall said he did not make the decision alone – he was responding to concerns raised by parliamentarians. After a violent backlash, many feared the relatively stable nation was slipping into political crisis. But…
Sudan risks famine without an immediate cessation of hostilities.
Civilians caught up in Sudan’s civil war have given graphic accounts to the BBC of rape, ethnic violence and street executions. Our journalists have managed to make it to the front line of the fighting close to the capital, Khartoum. Top UN officials have said the conflict has plunged the country into “one of the…
South Africa investigators raid home of the speaker of parliament speaker, Nosiviwe Mapisa
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…
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…
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