Tunisian troops blocked the head of parliament from entering the building early Monday, hours after President Kais Saied announced he had fired Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi and suspended parliament for 30 days. Saied, a political independent, said h…
Governance
Somali Elections Delayed Again; No New Date Set
MOGADISHU, SOMALIA – Somalia’s indirect election of lawmakers, expected to begin Sunday, was delayed once again as regional parliaments were not ready.No new date was set for the Somali upper house elections. Authorities said the vote did not take plac…
Nigerian Court Adjourns Trial of IPOB Separatist Leader
ABUJA – The trial of Nigerian separatist Nnamdi Kanu, a leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra group, has been postponed till October 21 due to his absence in court. The security forces holding Kanu did not produce him in the Abuja courtroom Monday….
Botswana Sends Nearly 300 Troops to Mozambique
GABORONE – Botswana sent 296 troops to Mozambique Monday to join soldiers from other Southern African Development Community, or SADC, countries. The SADC troops are being deployed for the first time to quell a deadly Islamist insurgency in Cabo Delgado…
Sierra Leone’s Parliament Votes to Abolish Capital Punishment
Sierra Leone is set to become the 23rd country on the African continent to abolish the death penalty. Lawmakers in the West African nation voted unanimously Friday to outlaw capital punishment and replace it with life imprisonment or a minimum 30-yea…
Tunisian President Sacks Premier, Suspends Parliament
CAIRO – Tunisian President Kais Saied has sacked the country’s prime minister and suspended parliament, amid applause from some quarters and protests from others. The move came after weeks of political turbulence in the country, fueled in part by publi…