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Kenyans angry at MPs’ trip to Russia for World Cup

Kenyans are angry at news that twenty of their Members of Parliament travelled to Russia to watch the World Cup. The trip was funded by...

New MPs in Sierra Leone fight in parliament

New Members of Parliament in Sierra Leone on Wednesday were engaged in a brawl after some of them were asked to vacate the chamber.

Grenades explode at homes of Ugandan MPs

Grenades were thrown at the homes of two outspoken Members of Parliament in Uganda following their opposition to the scrapping of presidential age limit proposed by the ruling party, National Resistance Movement.

Ugandan MPs vote to remove presidential age limit

Uganda’s President, Yoweri Museveni has received a major boost should he decide to run again as president in 2021 after his country’s lawmakers voted on Tuesday to remove the presidential age limit in the constitution.

Uhuru Kenyatta will block salary increment for MPs

The President of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta given the strongest indication that he will stop any move by the country’s lawmakers to have their salaries increased

Kenya President vows to block moves by MPs to increase their salaries

The President of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta given the strongest indication that he will stop any move by the country’s lawmakers to have their salaries increased.

Kenyan lawmakers oppose move to cut their salaries

Kenya's newly elected legislators, who can earn as much as $10,000 a month in salary and perks, will oppose cuts by the wage-setting body that will turn them into "beggars", a parliamentary service commission member said on Wednesday.

ANC to punish MPs who voted for Zuma’s removal

Some members of South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) are reported to have threatened to fish out ANC MPs who voted in favour of a motion to get President Jacob Zuma out of office.

Gambians Vote for new MPs in First Election After Jammeh’s Exit

Gambians are voting for new members of parliament for the first time since the exit of former long-time leader Yahya Jammeh. In all 239 candidates...

283 Somali MPs sworn in

283 Members of Parliament have taken their oaths of office on Tuesday to represent the people of Somalia in the country’s tenth parliament. 41 MPs...

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Nigerian High Commission apartments in Ghana demolished

Some new apartments built at the residence of the Nigerian High Commissioner in Ghana’s capital city Accra, have been demolished by bulldozers. The apartments have been constructed to...

Covid-19: Ghana records significant recovery numbers

Ghanaian health officials on Saturday said over 10,000 persons infected with the coronavirus have now recovered. The significant number of recoveries means the country now...

DR Congo: President’s ex-chief of staff jailed 20 years for corruption

The ex-chief of staff of the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been jailed 20 years by a high court. Vital Kamerhe was...

Covid-19: Zimbabwe’s health minister arrested, charged for graft

Zimbabwe's Health Minister Obadiah Moyo has been arrested over corruption allegations related to procurement of medical equipment worth $60 million. Moyo is accused of illegally...

Ghana’s new law that jails citizens not wearing facemask 10 years

Ghanaians who fail to wear the face masks in compliance with a presidential directive risk going to jail for ten years. They also face a...
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