Tags GENERAL #KenyaDecides: Significant upsurge in women elected into parliament Women representation in political life has yet to reach meaningful ratio vis-à-vis their proportion of the nation. Between 1963 and
Tags GENERAL Authorities announce plan to tackle insecurity at OR Tambo airport South African authorities have announced a multi-disciplinary tactical security plan to root out corruption and collusion at OR Tambo International
Tags GENERAL #KenyaDecides: EU observers urge legal redress for aggrieved candidates Kenya is set to hold its general election on August 8, with eight candidates running for the presidency. Ahead of
Tags GENERAL Young Nigerians campaign to be allowed to vie for the presidency A group of activists in Nigeria is seeking to lower the constitutional age requirement for candidates contesting elections. Currently, presidential
Tags GENERAL Nigeria military admits that January bombing was a mistake Nigeria’s military has formally admitted that the bombing of an IDP camp in January this year in the country’s northeast
Tags GENERAL AU member states yet to reach agreement over common passport The dream of having an Africa Union passport continues to remain just that, a thought. The common document is set
Tags GENERAL CAF withdraws Zanzibar membership after just four months The Confederations of African Football (CAF) has rescinded Zanzibar’s membership just four months after the island was accepted as a
Tags GENERAL Global Witness – DR Congo mining revenue lost to corruption, mismanagement More than 20% of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mining revenue is lost because of corruption and mismanagement, a campaign
Tags GENERAL Cameroon says ready to host expanded AFCON Cameroon has said it has the capacity to host the expanded version of the Africa Cup of Nations in 2019
Tags GENERAL #KenyaDecides: Opposition MP arrested for hate speech as poll draws closer A Kenyan Member of Parliament was on Friday arrested and charged with ethnic contempt over remarks he made at a