Africa

In an effort to reassess current gender-based violence (GBV) legislation, the Department of Justice and Correctional Services has introduced three GBV-related Amendment Bills in Parliament. According to the National Shelter Movement of South Africa (NSMSA) […]

Togo’s President Faure Gnassingbé has appointed the country’s first ever female prime minister. Victoire Tomegah Dogbé is ?an economics and marketing graduate and had held a senior post in the president’s office. Before that she […]

Mali’s interim President Bah Ndaw has named former Malian Foreign Minister Moctar Ouane as prime minister. The appointment on Sunday opens the way for the country’s neighbours to lift sanctions imposed after its August military […]

Former rebel leader Guillaume Soro has warned that Ivory Coast is teetering on the edge after a court invalidated his candidacy amid rising tensions over incumbent President Alassane Ouattara’s contested bid for re-election next month. Ivory […]

JUBA — Although the transitional government in South Sudan continues to function, with state governors now appointed, among other developments, progress on the 2018 peace agreement “limps along”, the top UN official in the country told […]

Ghana’s former President, Flt Lt Jerry John Rawlings, has urged the new leadership in Mali to use the transition period to exhibit exceptional leadership for the country and usher her into a prosperous era. The […]

Given his people-oriented projects, ground-breaking feats and towering  achievements which has strengthened citizen’s confidence in public office holders, founder and President of David Umahi Nweze Akubaraoha Ebonyi Transformation Agenda (DUNAETA), a vibrant, virile grassroots NGO […]

Ousted Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita left the country on Saturday for medical treatment in Abu Dhabi, an adviser said, as talks about a transition back to civilian rule following last month’s military coup got […]