Buhari’s Ambition And Its Annoying Sense Of Entitlement // Buhari Pour L’Ambition Et Son Sens Ennuyeux Du Droit
This piece was inspired by an innocuous line I had posted on Facebook in reaction to Dele Momodu’s column in Thisday published...
Category : POLITICS
Zida,The Military Leader Becomes Burkina Faso PM // Zida, Le chef Militaire Devient Burkina Faso PM
Zida’s appointment comes less than a week after he restored the country’s constitution [AP] The military colonel who briefly seized control of Burkina Faso after...
Zambia To Hold Election In January 20 , 2015 // Zambie A Elire Dans Le 20 Janvier 2015
Zambia’s acting president has announced that an election to replace the country’s late leader will be held on January 20 next year. The polls come...
“The Sankarist Quite” As Michel Kafando Named As The Interim Transition President Of Burkina Faso //« Le sankariste tout à fait » comme Michel KafanDo Nommé Comme Le Président De Transition Intérimaire Du Burkina Faso
Diplomat Michel Kafando has been chosen as Burkina Faso’s interim president, officials in the West African country announced Monday, and he will head the country...
New Leader To Be Announced In Burkina Faso on Monday // Nouveau Leader D’être Annoncer Au Burkina Faso Lundi
Burkina Faso’s military rulers have said that the country’s new interim civilian leader will be announced not later than Monday. Lieutenant Colonel Isaac Zida,...
UN Envoy Lauds Collective Progress In Somalia, Urges Unity, Stability From Leaders // Envoyé De L’ONU Salue Les Progrès Collectifs En Somalie, Demande Instamment A L’unité, La Stabilité Des Dirigeants
Hailing the political and economic gains made in Somalia through...
5 ideas for a post-midterms Africa agenda // 5 idées pour un plan d’action post-midterms Afrique
With last Tuesday’s midterm election giving Republicans control of the Senate and their biggest majority in the House of Representatives since Harry Truman sat in...
Chinese President’s Envoy To Attend Zambian President’s funeral // Funérailles Du Président Chinois Envoyé A Assister Président Zambien De
Chinese President Xi Jinping will send a special envoy to attend Zambian President Michael Sata’s funeral on Nov. 11, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang...
Libya Supreme Court invalidates Parliament // Cour Suprême De Libye Invalide Parlement
Libya’s Supreme Court on Thursday invalidated the internationally recognised Parliament, setting the stage for deepening political chaos in the violence-wracked North African nation. The ruling,...
UN Calls Burkina Faso To Restore Constitutional Order Through Democratic Elections. // ONU Appels Burkinabé A Rétablit L’ordre Constitutionnel A Travers Des Elections Démocratiques
Reiterating his great concern for the current crisis in Burkina Faso and its impact on national and regional stability, Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon said the joint...
Tunisia Democracy In Perspectives ; Searching for Political Identity // Tunisie La Démocratie En Perspectives ; Vous Cherchez Une Adentité Politique
Three years after Tunisia’s Islamist party, Ennahda, swept the country’s first free and fair election, the party failed to secure the same position and came...
Comr Adedeji On the World Stage ! The justice , The Change of Todays Polity… “Set To Make The Mark” //
An activist who hails from Erin-Ijesa in Oriade State constituency, Comrade Adedeji Adedayo Gbenga,(Gbenga-Justice) on Tuesday, October 28th, 2014 declared his intention to aspire as...
The Richness Of Tunisia’s New Politics // La Richesse De La Nouvelle Politique De La Tunisie
Elation beamed from supporters of Tunisia’s secular Nidaa Tunis party just hours after polls closed Oct. 26, marking Tunisia’s second democratic elections after the Arab...
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni Receives North Korea’s Kim Yong-nam To Boost Security Ties // Président, Yoweri Museveni De L’Ouganda Reçoit Kim Yong-nam Nord-Coréen, Pour Renforcer Les Liens De Sécurité
North Korea’s ceremonial head of state, Kim Yong Nam, was to visit Uganda on Wednesday with the aim of sealing deals to strengthen security ties,...
Africa: A tragic continent // Afrique : Un continent tragique
Africa initiative, including sending U.S. troops to Liberia, will amount to more than a hill of beans is whistling Dixie. Maybe it’s overly pessimistic, but...
Burkina Faso Protest Against President’s Plan To Extend Rule // Plan dDe Burkina Faso Protestation Contre Le Président D’étendre La Règle
Police fired tear gas at rock-throwing protesters after tens of thousands of people marched through Burkina Faso’s capital on Tuesday, calling for President Blaise Compaore...
Botswana Ruling Party Leads In Early Election Results // Parti Au Pouvoir Botswana Mène Dans Les Premiers Résultats De L’élection
As general election results trickled in on Saturday (Oct 25), Botswana’s ruling party was leading in most local council constituencies. “We are still on track...
Egypt declares emergency in northern Sinai, As 33 killed // Egypte Déclare D’Urgence Dans Le Nord Du Sinaï 33 tués
By Yusri Mohamed ( reuters ) and EL-ARISH, Egypt (AP) Egypt’s National Defense Council declared...
Egypt Clamps Down On Campuses Over New Unrest Fears // Egypte Sevit Sur Les Campus Par Les Nouvelles Craintes De Soulèvements
by AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE CAIRO, October 21- As the new academic term began in Egypt, riot police were standing guard at Cairo’s universities to quash any repeat...
Indonesia’s New President Joko Widodo ‘Man Of The People’ // Nouveau Président Joko Widodo De l’Indonésie « Homme Du Peuple
The next president of Indonesia, Joko Widodo, comes into office with the high hopes of his supporters hungry for reform, and a pledge to give...