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Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka, has thrown his weight behind lawmakers who are planning to impeach President  Muhammadu Buhari over what de describes as “abysmal” performance of a Nigerian leader. Soyinka spoke in Abeokuta, Ogun State, during the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Abeokuta Club, on Tuesday. Last week, a number of senators and representatives elected on the… Read More

Senegal’s opposition has called for the suspension of the publication of the results of Sunday’s legislative elections to examine its complaints over alleged “irregularities” and “fraud”. Both the government and opposition camps are claiming victory after Sunday’s vote to renew the 165 seats in the National Assembly, which is largely controlled by the presidential coalition.  “We ask the president of… Read More

Inside this nondescript compound guarded by armed men, in Kenya, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) employees are busy. On August 9, 22.1 million Kenyans will elect hundreds of representatives, including senators, governors, MPs and the East African nation’s next president. And for everything to go as planned, the supply chain manager in charge of the IEBC national warehouse… Read More

The tone of the Angolan electoral campaign has risen again, with the Electoral Commission warning parties to avoid messages that can incite violence and division. The opposition has already criticized the electoral process, accusing the media of unfair and inequitable coverage. The issue of media freedom came up during a meeting between reporters and a senior ruling party official. Journalists… Read More

Cameroon won Wednesday its very first medal in the XXII Commonwealth Games. Weightlifter Junior Periclex Ngadja Nyabeyeu was in tears after claiming Cameroon’s first gold medal of these games in the men’s 109-kilogram division with a tally of 361 kilos (796 lbs). “It’s big, very big for me, for my family. I was crying because it was too much for me, too… Read More

Speaking in New York Wednesday, the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged governments to mitigate the effects of a threefold crisis of access to food, energy and finance that is crushing the most vulnerable. The crisis fueled by the war in Ukraine and what the United Nations chief called “grotesque greed” by energy companies has sent energy bills through the roof.… Read More

Police in the central Nigerian state of Nassarawa has arrested six people on suspicion of operating a fraudulent dating site for same-sex couples. The BBC reports the suspects are said to have used the site to persuade their victims before robbing them. The six were arrested following a complaint by a victim who alleged that his nude photos were taken,… Read More

Last updated: 15 minutes ago In warehouses guarded by armed men in Nairobi, staff of the Independent Electoral and Borders Commission (IEBC) are busy sorting and moving ballots for the August 9 presidential election. Kenyans will be registered using biometric equipment, and identification at the polling station and transmission of results will also be electronic. Voter registration via mobile biometric… Read More

Carrying candles, singing and displaying a Congolese flag on the floor, members of different social movements and politicians remembered the 36 people who died in the last few days during protests against the United Nations mission in the country, MONUSCO. The group has demanded justice be applied in and outside Congo, against those who killed the protesters. “We are making… Read More

Everyone who moves through downtown Atlanta today passes places where innocent Black men and women were pulled from trolleys, shot in their workplaces, chased through the streets and beaten to death by a mob of 10,000 white men and boys. But few have been taught about the 1906 Atlanta Race Massacre, which shaped the city’s geography, economy, society and power… Read More