Letter From Africa: Should MPs Be Sent Back To School?
Zimbabwe's speaker of parliament is nicknamed "the Headmaster"
In our series of letters from African writers, Zimbabwean journalist-turned-barrister Brian Hungwe looks at whether politicians need better qualifications.
Zimbabwe has one of the highest literacy rates in Africa. It is a country ... Read More
Nigeria Election: Muhammadu Buhari Re-Elected As President
President Mahammadu Buhari
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has been re-elected for a second four-year term, the election commission says.
The 76-year-old defeated his main rival, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, with a margin of nearly four million votes.
Mr Abubakar's People's Democratic ... Read More
ECOWAS, AU, UN Urges Calm In Nigeria As Opposition PDP Rejec...
ecowasThe ECOWAS, the AU and the UN has called on all candidates, political parties and all Nigerians to continue to exercise patience, calm and restraint, in order to allow for the full results of the election to be released by ... Read More
Nigerian Transporters Offer Travel Incentives To Voters
Nigerian fuel suppliers, bus operators and some airlines are offering incentives for people to travel to vote in presidential elections this Saturday, including cutting petrol prices and discounts.
The electoral commission announced the delay early last Saturday just Nigeria’s 84 million ... Read More
Robust Regional Blocs Crucial For African Unity – Rwan...
President of Rwanda, H.E Paul Kagame
Rwandan president Paul Kagame says the African Union could become a strong body as the European Union despite well documented hurdles.
Kagame, who is the immediate past president of the AU (for the year 2018) ... Read More
Egypt Aims To Restore Leading Role In Africa
President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi
As Egypt takes over the chairmanship of the African Union (AU), the North African country will be keen to restore its erstwhile role as a driving force in the African continent- experts have said.
On Sunday, Egyptian President ... Read More
EU Blacklists Nigeria, Libya Over Money Laundering, Terroris...
The European Commission added Saudi Arabia, Panama, Nigeria and other jurisdictions to a blacklist of nations that pose a threat because of lax controls on terrorism financing and money laundering, the EU executive said on Wednesday.
“The European Commission adopted today ... Read More
Rwanda Poised To Open Africa’s First Smartphone Manufactur...
President Kagame with Ashish J. Thakkar, Mara Group Founder, at the BPR Atlas Mara Brand Reveal in Kigali during the World Economic Forum on Africa in 2016
In a bid to solve the massive ICT and technology issues that the ... Read More
Ethiopia Prime Minister Bags 2018 African Gender Awards Plaq...
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali has been awarded as part of the African Union, AU’s, African Gender Awards 2018.
The Office of the Prime Minister showed the plaque sitting on the table of the Premier during the closing ceremony of ... Read More
Insecurity, Climate Change Remain Africa’s Top develop...
António Guterres – UN Secretary-General
The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has pointed out peace and security as well as climate change as the two major challenges the African continent presently faces.
The UN chief made the remarks on Sunday while ... Read More