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Dr. Yumkella speaks about Sierra Leone’s judiciary as parliament approves Appeals Court Judges
Democracy was at work in Sierra Leone’s parliament yesterday, when the main opposition APC party, led by  Honourable Chernoh Ramadan Maju Bah voted against two of the eight presidential nominees put forward by president Julius Maada Bio for MPs
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Energy minister Chasi fired
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has booted out Energy Minister Fortune Chasi who he said his actions as a government Minister had become “incompatible with his expectations.” BY MOSES MATENGA Mnangagwa did not specify Chasi’s wrongdoings but the Mazowe South Member of Parliament has had protracted
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Malawians suspect foul play in Chizuma's rejection | Malawi 24 - Malawi news
Malawians have questioned Members of Parliament’s decision to reject the appointment of Martha Chizuma as Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) boss. Chizuma appeared before Public Appointments Committee (PAC) of Parliament this morning for confirmation following her appointment by President Lazarus
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Uganda: Besigye, Bobi Wine Campaign Leaves Protestors Puzzled
Edward Mutegaya, a boda boda rider in Magere says he doesn't support the protest because of the toll COVID-19 lockdown is having on the
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Kenyatta, Odinga Lay Ground for Changes in House Teams
Radical surgery on National Assembly and Senate committees is in the offing as President Uhuru Kenyatta and Orange Democratic Movement leader Raila Odinga lay the ground for smooth implementation of the Building Bridges Initiative
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Wheatley didn’t disclose Deer family link – report
Embattled St Catherine South Central Member of Parliament Dr Andrew Wheatley on Wednesday denied “wrongdoing or dishonesty” in the wake of a damning report from the Integrity Commission that referred the former minister to the director of...
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Kenya: Governor Tolgos Hails Jubilee Purge on Senate Leadership
Elgeyo-Marakwet Governor Alex Tolgos has welcomed the changes President Uhuru Kenyatta made to the Senate Jubilee leadership, saying that those kicked out had publicly disrespected the party
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Tanzania: AG Faults Queries On Mwambe's MP Status
State lawyers, comprising Principal State Attorneys Vicent Tango, George Mandepo and Alecia Mbuya as well as State Attorney Erign Rumisha, told the High Court panel comprising Judges Issa Maige, Stephen Magoiga and Seif Kulita that the petition is unmaintainable in
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Africa coronavirus: DRC's returnees from Europe, Zim lockdown extended
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Kenya: Western Politicians Fight for Ford Kenya Leadership
A faction led by Kanduyi MP Wafula Wamunyinyi, who was on Sunday announced by the party's special National Executive Council as the party leader, replacing Bungoma Senator Moses Wetang'ula presented their papers to the Registrar of Political Parties Anne
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Leave of absence for Wright
The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) is set to ratify that George Wright, the embattled Westmoreland Central member of parliament, go on a leave of absence from the party until investigations into allegations that he was involved in a brutal beating of a...
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Zimbabwe: Police, Army Bring Mnangagwa's Kwekwe Hometown Under Siege
Armed soldiers and police officers in the early hours of Wednesday placed Kwekwe central business district under virtual lockdown as commuters were not allowed to enter the city
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'One in a million'
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MPs, ministers angle for positions in Zanu PF DCCs
ZANU PF bigwigs who include Cabinet ministers and MPs have engaged in fierce fights for top positions in the forthcoming district co-ordinating committee (DCC) elections as they seek to consolidate their influence in the ruling party. BY JAIROS SAUNYAMA In Chikomba district, Health and Child Care
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Zimbabwe: 2014 MDC-T National Council Backing Chamisa Illegal - Mwonzora
Reinstated MDC-T secretary-general Douglas Mwonzora has dismissed a reconvened 2014 MDC-T National Council meeting held at the party's headquarters Thursday as "illegal" in the unfolding political drama that seems to be ripping the main opposition
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#JaVotes2020 | Three strikes out for Davis, PNP's Dr Walton Small predicts
Dr Walton Small, the People's National Party (PNP) candidate for St James South, says he will be sending the Jamaica Labour's Party's (JLP) candidate, Homer Davis, into retirement. Small is also predicting a victory ...
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Mkhize: Covid-19 affects every race, doesn't matter if you're black or white
The coronavirus affects everybody and any attempt to racialise it is misleading, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said in response to a question by an EFF MP, who wanted a demographic breakdown of Covid-19
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Rwanda: Make Public Servants' Salaries Priority, MPs Tells Government
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Dr Kandeh Yumkella visits Bombali’s covid19 Emergency Operations Center
Last Friday, Kandeh Kolleh Yumkella MP and leader of the NGC party in parliament, paid what many described as a very timely visit to The Bombali Covid19 Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in
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MPs welcome grading system but caution against inaccuracies
Members of Parliament (MPs) from the two main political parties have embraced an initiative by one civil society group that seeks to empower citizens to hold them accountable, but with an important caveat. The first-of-its-kind ‘MP Tracker’ is an...
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Major hitch in push for early referendum
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Uganda: Over 10, 000 Congolese Stuck At Uganda-DRC Border
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Dicey juggle for Campbell
THE APPOINTMENT of Leslie Campbell as minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation might represent a gift to a Holness loyalist, says political commentator Dr Christopher
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Uganda: New Bill Seeks to Trim Powers of Bou Governor, Deputy Governor
The powers of the Bank of Uganda (BoU) Governor are set to be clipped if Parliament passes a private Member's Bill that seeks to amend the Constitution as a way of streamlining the management of the Central
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Tunisia: Parliamentary Blocs Intend to Vote On Motion Calling for French State's Apology to Tunisian People After Its Amendment
Tunis/Tunisia — Several blocs in the House of People's Representatives (HPR) have stated their intention to vote on the motion tabled by Al Karama Coalition group calling on the French state to apologise from the Tunisian people for the crimes committed during and after the colonial period, once
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