August 12, 2018//-Gas explosion has killed four kids and a mother in Okwe Community, Asaba, Delta state, while several others sustained various degrees of injuries.
August 11, 2018//-Sunday’s inauguration of Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been halted after a legal challenge by the opposition against the election result.
August 11, 2018//-Sudan’s ruling National Congress Party (NCP) has amended its constitution to allow President Omar Al-Bashir to stand as its candidate in the 2020 elections.
August 10, 2018//-As the people of Mali head to the polls on Sunday, August 12, 2018 to elect a president in a run-off election, the West Africa Election Observers Network (WAEON) has taken cognizance of increasing security concerns within the country.
August 10, 2018//-Uganda’s Constitutional Court has removed the constitutional age-limit for presidential candidacy. It was previously 75.
Brazzaville, DR Congo, August 10, 2018// — The Ministry of Public Health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo today announced the launch of Ebola vaccinations for high risk populations in North Kivu province.
August 9, 2018//-Zimbabwe opposition leader Nelson Chamisa has filed a petition challenging President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s July 30 election victory.
August 8, 2018//-Aisha Buhari , wife of the President, on Tuesday urged Nigerian women to fervently and ceaselessly pray for the nation’s leaders to rule the country with the fear of God.
August 6, 2018//-The ECOWAS Peace Mission in Guinea Bissau (ECOMIB) has reassured a visiting delegation of the ECOWAS Network of Electoral Commissions (ECONEC) of its total commitment to complementing the national security agencies in securing Guinea Bissau’s parliamentary elections slated for November 18, 2018.
August 5, 2018//-Stepping off the plane in Asmara, Eritrea’s modest capital, Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed was welcomed as a returning hero amid banners carrying his name, brotherly hugs and a long red carpet.
Gas Explosion Kills Four Kids, Mother in Delta
Zimbabwe Election: Inauguration Delayed After Result Challenged
Bashir’s Party Scraps Term Limits to Allow Him Extend Rule
West Africa Election Observers Network Warns of Security Threats Ahead of Mali Polls
Bribery and Buying Favours: Why Uganda’s MPs Want Longer Terms
D.R Congo: Ebola Vaccination Begins in North Kivu