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From the first concerned to the Catholic bishops, through political parties and civil society associations, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, positions are being taken against a controversial bill on “congolity”. This bill, known as the “Tshiani law”, named after its initiator Noël Tshiani, himself a candidate in the …

The Senate on Tuesday frowned on the continuous stay in the mortuary of the remains of a former Senate President, Joseph Wayas, 14 months after he died in a London hospital. Wayas, who was a senator in the Second Republic, died on November 20, 2021 after hospitalisation at the London …

Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga announced Sunday he was calling off a protest on Monday and would embark on dialogue with the government after two weeks of chaotic street demonstrations. Three people have died and properties and businesses been looted since anti-government protests erupted on March 20, alarming neighbours and …

The Presidential Transition Council has debunked a fake Twitter handle created by unethical persons since 2020. The fake Twitter handle @TransitionNgr (https://twitter.com/TransitionNgr.) according to PTC was created before the establishment and inauguration of the council. This was contained in a statement signed by the Director, Information for the Secretary to …

The Senegalese opposition announced Friday (Mar.31) they’d postponed risky demonstrations scheduled Monday (Apr. 3rd). Throughout the trial of politician Ousmane Sonko, tensions were high in the country. Citing broad consultations and contacts “with senior members of the Defense and Security Forces”, the opposition announced the news in a statement. Almost …

  The former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has requested the Peoples Democratic Party to apologise for suspending him from the party. He described his suspension as “libellous and defamatory” with the aim to soil his personality. Recall that Fayose and some members of the party were suspended by …

The former Ivorian president Henri Konan Bédié, now an opponent, on Thursday called on his party members to unite to win the next presidential election in 2025, after the defection of some leaders in recent weeks. This call for unity echoes the defections in recent weeks of some PDCI leaders, …

The Lagos State government on Thursday arraigned Chrisland School, Opebi, its principal, vice principal and two employees over the death of one of the school’s pupils, 12-year-old Whitney Adeniran. The school’s workers who were arraigned before Justice Oyindamola Ogala of the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja include Ademoye Adewale, …

Clashes broke out Wednesday at the University of Dakar between police officers and students attempting to take part in a demonstration banned by the authorities on the eve of the trial of the opponent Ousmane Sonko. Deployed en masse around the university, the police sent tear gas in the direction …

The Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, on Tuesday began the installation of solar street lights in Ayegbami and Akerebiata communities in Ibagun ward of Ilorin East Local Government Area Of the state. The solar street light poles and their components were presented to the leaders of the two communities by …