governance

Parliament of the Libyan Government of National Accord takes a bold step, amending the constitution to restructure the presidency and uphold referendum laws UN Welcomes Libyan Parliament's Amendment of Constitutional Referendum Law Al Awsat The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) welcomed...

An AP investigation by Maria Cheng, Medical Writer LUBUMBASHI, Congo - Perhaps the most surprising thing about the fact that hospitals in Congo detain patients who cannot pay their bills is that it's no secret: Administrators, doctors and nurses openly...

Cameroon opposition claims election win, ruling party disagrees Opposition candidate Maurice Kamto claims he has received a clear mandate from the people and intends to defend it. Al Jazeera  The counting of votes has not been concluded across the country Cameroon's...

The years of 1956-1966 may have marked the golden age of Nigerian economic and political development, now necessitating strident calls to restructure the federation along the original vision of Nigeria's founding fathers  African Leadership Failure (2) A brief history of...

Ex-president's son remanded on corruption charge AFP News Agency The son of Angola's former president Jose Eduardo dos Santos has been remanded in custody in a $1.5bn corruption case, a state prosecutor said. "Given the complexity and seriousness of the deeds and...

Bobi Wine and the beginning of the end of Museveni's power by Rosebell Kagumire AL JAZEERA After close to two weeks of tensions in Uganda, a court in the northern town of Gulu granted bail to four opposition legislators including MP Robert...

South Sudan rivals agree to 'permanent' ceasefire AL JAZEERA South Sudan President Salva Kiir and his rival Riek Machar have agreed to a "permanent" ceasefire to take effect within 72 hours, raising hopes of a peace deal to end their country's...

Biafra: Group accuses Justice Nyako of doing Buhari’s bidding by John Owen Nwachukwu A coalition of professionals in Nigeria and the Diaspora, Igbo Ekunie Initiative, IEI, has described Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court, Abuja as President Muhammadu Buhari’s...

Democracy which thrives on the will of the greater collective resulting in a government of the people by the people and for the people is virtually non existent in every state of the Nigerian federation State Police will be abused...

In the manipulated political graphology of this African kleptocracy only a stooge, never capable of independent or thoughtful universality of vision, would seem to be goaded on to preside over the Nigerian state. Mendicants for Tribe: Revisiting the Argument for True...