Politics - Page 14
Nigeria: Military may seize opportunity to strike and split country
Nigeria has been warned of the possibilities available to the military, to take advantage of the power vacuum in the country, as the senate...
Egypt: Shari’a in favour of minority rights
Over the past decades, numerous polls have demonstrated that the majority of Egyptians want shari’a—or Islamic principles—applied to parts of their country's legal system....
Morocco: The sorry state of freedom
The head of Le Journal Hebdomadaire, Aboubakeur Jamai, Wednesday announced his decision to go into exile in protest against the closure of his newspaper....
Zimbabwe: Zanu-PF confidential document leak scorns unity government
A newly crafted ZANU PF strategic document has disclosed the party's distaste for the country's power sharing arrangement and insists that any new constitution...
Nigeria: Justice Ministry declares sick President fit
The Ministry of Justice has debunked popular outcry to allow Vice president Goodluck Jonathan take over presidential duties in the absence of the currently...
Sudan: Omar al-Bashir gets a tough challenger
Former Sudanese leader, dethroned by president Omar al-Bashir in a 1986 coup d’état, has declared that he plans to run against Mr. Bashir in...
Zimbabwe: International organisation attacks Morgan Tsvangirai
Zimbabwean Prime minister Morgan Tsvangirai has come under rare attack from an international human rights group accusing his party of shielding
abuses by ZANU PF...
Open letter to Mr. Robert Mugabe
An open letter which calls for one of the strongest men in African Politics to retire is usually written with extreme caution. But...
Nigeria: President Yar’Adua gets ultimatum
Nigeria’s political elite are faced with an uneasy and strategic decision making week, as the Federal Court has issued a fourteen-day ultimatum for the...
Guinea: The end of a tumultuous era?
Jean-Marie Dore, spokesperson for the Forces Vives, a coalition of political parties and civil society groups in Guinea against the military junata, has been...
Zimbabwe crisis: Constitutional reform and elections delayed as women protest
Zimbabwe has suspended indefinitely the drafting of a constitution due
to disagreements on the composition of outreach teams further deepening the country's political crisis.
It was...
U.S. Pressure Against Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Bill Rises as Ugandan, American Human Rights Activists Testify Before Congress
Ugandan and American human rights activists came together today to testify against the proposed Uganda "Anti-Homosexuality Bill" at a hearing of the Tom Lantos...
Nigeria: Religion still a blindfold for violence
The State of Jos in Nigeria has proven to be a hot spot for religious violence, for the umpteenth time. Christians and Muslims have...
Zimbabwe: Cabinet ministers under corruption charges
Four cabinet ministers in Zimbabwe's inclusive government are under
probe from their respective parties, MDC and Zanu Pf, on corruption allegations.
Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s MDC...
Sudan: SPLM meets to select candidates
The political bureau of the ruling party in semi autonomous southern Sudan, Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM), has started holding a meeting in southern...
Zimbabwe-Madagascar: Mugabe pushing proposal to overthrow Andry Rajoelina militarily?
Zimbabwe leader, President Mugabe, is reportedly pushing for his military intervention in Madagascar to topple its president - Andry Rajoelina.
He is expected to further...
Nigeria: Rule of law versus tribal politics in Yar’Adua’s absence
The Nigerian constitutional rule of law has been respected, against fears of tribal politics, as Judge appoints Nigeria's vice president, Goodluck Jonathan, to be...
Namibia: Row over big presidential car expenses
A new N$10 million Namibian Presidential armoured motorcade has, allegedly, cost a ministry of Works and Transport employee his job for leaking information which...
Zimbabwean Diaspora to participate in crafting new Constitution
In a landmark development, Zimbabweans in the Diaspora will be afforded
a rare platform to contribute in the crafting of a home grown constitution which...
Sudan elections: High numbers apply to run for various posts
The Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) has said that it has very many people who have come up to stand for various posts in...
Sudan presidential and general elections dates set
Sudan's National Electoral Commission (NEC) Sunday set a date on which all those who wish to stand in next year's presidential and general elections...
Uganda anti-homosexual bill: Christians threaten MPs
Christians in Uganda are organizing nationwide demonstrations and fasting to protest US President Barack Obama and growing international opposition to a proposed anti-homosexuality bill.
They...
Sudan: UN donates $91million to support elections
The National Elections Commission (NEC), the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the Ministry of International Cooperation, have signed an agreement in Khartoum at...
South Africa: Deceased Minister gets Zuma’s support over AIDS policy
Former South African president Thabo Mbeki has come out strongly in
defence of his late friend, Manto Tshabalala-Msimang denying that
thousands of South Africans...
Nigeria: Corruption, Different strokes for the President’s men
Corruption charges brought against a former Nigerian Governor, an ally to Nigerian president M. Umaru Yar’ Adua has been dropped, to the dismay of...
Sudan: Parliamentarians call off SPLM boycott
People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) and other South Sudan political parties have called off the boycot of not seating in the national assembly.
The secretary general...
Ethiopian PM: “U.S. or Mars ambassador… won’t have any impact on elections!”
Ethiopian Prime Minister, Meles Zenawi, has strongly defended his government’s decision not to send an ambassador to the United States until after the east...
Zimbabwe: Zanu-PF seeks to replace Mugabe and scuttle GPA
Zimbabwean leader President Mugabe has said fresh elections are imminent raising fears of a new campaign of terror and violence. The 85 year...
Southern Sudan: SUNDE issues verdict on voter registration exercise
The voters registration process was conducted in a peaceful and transparent manner, The Sudanese Network for Democratic Elections (SUNDE) has revealed. This comes after...
South Africa orders Zimbabwe to “clean up” ahead of 2010 World Cup
South Africa has told its neighbor, Zimbabwe, to speedily resolve its political crisis saying it would not allow the country to disturb the 2010...