… Mr Anh Tuan said Vietnam had entered “a new era of development, prosperity and national investment” following the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party, and elections to the 16th National Assembly and People’s Councils for the 2026-2031 term. …
… The diplomat decried the low levels of women’s representation in the political space in Nigeria, saying there were more females in the National Assembly in the past. …
… Because the Pastef party dominates the National Assembly and remains fiercely loyal to its founder, Sonko retains immense legislative leverage to block the fiscal reforms required by international creditors. …
… An impeachment vote requires a two-thirds majority to pass, and even though the ANC lost its parliamentary majority in the 2024 election, it still holds about 40% of the seats in the National Assembly. …
… An impeachment vote requires a two-thirds majority to pass, and even though the ANC lost its parliamentary majority in a 2024 election, it still has about 40% of the seats in the National Assembly. …
… Florent Montaclair, from Besançon in eastern France, was decorated with the Gold Medal of Philology in 2016 at a ceremony held at the National Assembly in Paris, attended by ministers and Nobel laureates. …
… He appealed to President Bola Tinubu, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, and the National Assembly to act swiftly, while urging stronger diplomatic engagement and accountability for erring security officers. …
Ghana and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam signed an agreement exempting holders of diplomatic, official and service passports from visa requirements, with both countries identifying trade, investment, agriculture, education, and tourism as priority cooperation areas.
Ghana and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam signed an agreement exempting holders of diplomatic, official and service passports from visa requirements, with both countries identifying trade, investment, agriculture, education, and tourism as priority cooperation areas.
Nigeria's former ambassador to the Netherlands Eniola Ajayi has called for more women in politics and diplomacy, urging the government to include women in ambassadorial nominations and noting that women now represent 4.2 per cent of the 469-member National Assembly.
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa faces possible removal from office as MPs establish a committee to recommend whether he should be impeached over a 2020 robbery at his private farm where $580,000 in cash was allegedly stolen from a sofa. The scandal, which surfaced publicly in 2022 through former spy chief Arthur Fraser's allegations that Ramaphosa hid the theft from police and tax authorities, has escalated after the country's highest court ruled that MPs had unconstitutionally blocked earlier impeachment moves.
Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye dissolved his government late Friday, dismissing Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko in what marks a shift from populist ideological resistance toward fiscal pragmatism amid a sovereign debt crisis. The move ends a dual-executive arrangement between the two former Pastef allies who had campaigned on the slogan "Diomaye is Sonko, Sonko is Diomaye."
Senegal President Bassirou Diomaye Faye dismissed Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko and dissolved the government following months of tension between the two former allies. The move comes as Senegal confronts a debt crisis and stalled negotiations with the International Monetary Fund, which had frozen its $1.8 billion lending program after discovering misreported debt.
Senegal President Bassirou Diomaye Faye dismissed Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko and dissolved the government following months of growing tensions between the two. The move risks further delaying negotiations with the International Monetary Fund, which froze its $1.8 billion lending programme after discovering misreported debt.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa rejected calls to resign following a scandal in which thieves stole foreign currency hidden in a sofa on his ranch. A Constitutional Court ruling has revived impeachment proceedings against him, but Ramaphosa said the judgment does not compel him to resign and pledged to defend himself against misconduct allegations.
President Cyril Ramaphosa will address South Africans after a court revived impeachment proceedings against him over a scandal involving foreign cash stolen from his ranch. The Constitutional Court ruled that a previous ANC parliamentary vote blocking impeachment was invalid, and analysts expect Ramaphosa to defend himself.
Florent Montaclair, a French academic from Besançon, is under investigation for creating a fictitious Nobel-style Gold Medal of Philology and the International Society of Philology in order to award himself the prize at a 2016 ceremony in Paris. The university where he taught for 20 years has suspended him indefinitely.
The Federal Government has called on South African authorities to protect Nigerians and other foreign nationals following renewed xenophobic violence that killed two Nigerian citizens. The Nigerian Consulate General in Johannesburg confirmed that Amaramiro Emmanuel and Ekpenyong Andrew were killed in separate incidents linked to anti-foreigner tensions, with both deaths allegedly involving South African security personnel.