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Admin - September 3, 2025

SOUTH SUDAN: Insufficient Information Leads South Sudan Parliamentary Session To Postpone Session 

    By Deborah Akur Chol, South Sudan   The South Sudanese parliament has deferred a scheduled meeting focused on the country’s territory and boundaries with neighbouring nations, citing inadequate information from ministers as the primary reason.   In a statement, Clerk to the Assembly Makuc Makuc Ngong announced, “The session has been postponed until […]
Admin - September 2, 2025

NIGERIA: INEC Records Over 2.6 Million Registrations In Ongoing Voter Exercise

  By Ameenat Hamzat, Lagos, Nigeria    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has shared significant progress in the ongoing nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise, with more than 2.6 million Nigerians registering both online and in person.   According to a statement issued on Tuesday, September 2, 2025, by the National Commissioner and Chairman […]
Admin - August 30, 2025

NIGERIA: Voting Begins In Rivers LG As Poll Faces Low Turnout

  By Onoja Baba, Nigeria    The Rivers State local government council elections on Saturday were marked by a late arrival of materials and low voter turnout in several polling units, even as some parts of Port Harcourt witnessed unusual calm.   In Woji Ward 6, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area, election materials were yet to […]
Admin - August 28, 2025

SOUTH SUDAN: Envoy Adut Salva Kiir And VP Bol Mel Discuss Special Programs To Improve Livelihoods 

  ‎By Deborah Akur Chol, South Sudan ‎ ‎Senior Presidential Envoy Adut Salva Kiir visited Vice President Dr. Benjamin Bol Mel on Wednesday for a productive discussion regarding key special programs. ‎ ‎During the meeting, Dr. Bol congratulated Adut on her recent appointment, emphasising that it exemplifies President Salva Kiir Mayardit’s dedication to positioning capable […]
Admin - August 27, 2025

SOUTH SUDAN: UK Ambassador Visits Lakes State to Assess Peacebuilding Efforts

  ‎By Deborah Akur Chol, South Sudan ‎ ‎A delegation from the United Kingdom, led by Ambassador David Ashley, visited Rumbek to evaluate the impact of the Peacebuilding and Resilience Project funded by the UK in Lakes State. ‎ ‎Minister of Cabinet Affairs Stephen Mathiang Deng welcomed the ambassador and his delegation, which included the […]
Admin - August 26, 2025

Malawi High Court Rejects Dalitso Kabambe’s Bid To Postpone Fraud Trial

  By Smile Hamilton Malawi   The High Court in Lilongwe has dismissed a request by former Reserve Bank of Malawi Governor and presidential aspirant, Dalitso Kabambe, and his co-accused to have their K13.6 billion fraud case postponed until after the September 16, 2025 elections.   Justice Chimbigzani Kanthambi ruled that the application had no […]
Admin - August 26, 2025

NIGERIA: PDP Zones 2027 Presidency To South, Confirms Damagum as National Chairman

  By Ameenat Hamzat, Lagos, Nigeria    The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has resolved to zone its 2027 presidential ticket to the southern region of the country, as the party confirmed Ambassador Umar Iliya Damagum as its substantive national chairman.   The decision followed a series of closed-door meetings of the party’s National Executive Committee […]
Admin - August 25, 2025

IGERIA: APC Blasts PDP Governors Over Criticism, Says Opposition Has Failed Nigerians

  By Onoja Baba, Nigeria   The All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed the recent statement by governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), describing it as “hypocrisy” and a reflection of the opposition party’s decline.   In a press statement signed by Felix Morka, CON, National Publicity Secretary of the […]
Admin - August 25, 2025

KENYA: Ex-Laikipia North Member Of Parliament Mathew Lempurkel Dies After Road Crash

  By Lisbeth Micheni, Kenya    Former Laikipia North Member of Parliament (MP) Mathew Lempurkel has died, a week after being involved in a serious road accident, his family confirmed on Sunday.   He had been receiving treatment in the Intensive Care Unit of a Nairobi hospital following the crash in Ongata Rongai, Kajiado County, […]
Admin - August 24, 2025

NIGERIA: Group Urges Jonathan To Contest 2027 Presidential Election

  By Onoja Baba, Nigeria    A pro-Jonathan pressure group, Bring Back Our Goodluck, has called on former President Goodluck Jonathan to contest the 2027 presidential election.   The group made the appeal on Sunday during a press conference at the Aminu Kano Centre for Democracy, Research and Training, Mambayya House, in Kano.   Speaking […]
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