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Archive for Category: "Politics"
Niger opponent detained briefly amid crisis
Niger’s main opposition leader Mahamadou Issoufou was detained briefly on Tuesday in a deepening crisis over the president’s push to hold a referendum to extend his rule in the West African country. The European Union warned President Mamadou Tandja his bid could threaten aid to Niger, one of the world’s poorest countries. Former colonial ruler [...]
Cameroun: remaniement ministériel
Le président Paul Biya a nommé mardi Yang Philemon au poste de Premier ministre en remplacement d’Ephraïm Inoni qui occupait ce poste depuis décembre 2004. Plusieurs membres du gouvernement sortant ont été reconduits dans la nouvelle équipe, marquée par l’entrée de neuf personnalités, pour remplacer autant de départs, ainsi que plusieurs permutations. Ce remaniement vient [...]
Kiir says Gaddafi would back independent S.Sudan
South Sudan president Salva Kiir said he had secured a promise from Libya’s leader to support his region if it voted for independence in a referendum, a statement that is likely to infuriate Sudan’s north.
President orders amnesty for top Nigeria rebel
Nigerian President Umaru Yar’Adua told his interior minister on Monday immediately to meet rebel leader Henry Okah, who is on trial for gun-running and treason, and offer him amnesty.
MDC snubs Mugabe cabinet meeting
Ministers from Zimbabwe’s ex-opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) have boycotted a cabinet meeting chaired by President Robert Mugabe. The meeting, usually held on a Tuesday, was brought forward as Mr Mugabe is off to Libya for an African Union summit. When Mr Mugabe is away, MDC leader and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai chairs the [...]
Mauritanie:Convocation du collège électoral
Le gouvernement d’union nationale, formé vendredi en Mauritanie, a adopté dimanche l’accord de sortie de crise signé le 4 juin et convoqué le collège électoral pour le 18 juillet, date de l’élection présidentielle, mais l’opposition a contesté cette décision. “Le conseil des ministres a examiné et approuvé l’accord cadre de Dakar du 4 Juin 2009 [...]
Emergency powers for Niger leader
The president of Niger says he will assume sweeping emergency powers, after a court again said he could not extend his rule. Mamadou Tandja, 71, made his announcement after Niger’s top court ruled against a referendum that could give him three more years in office.
Zimbabwe PM says has working relationship with Mugabe
Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said on Tuesday he had formed a working relationship with Robert Mugabe and saw scope for the long-serving president eventually to make a dignified exit from power.
Côte d’Ivoire : la colère de Sarkozy contre Gbagbo
Il y a comme un ressort qui s’est cassé depuis peu sans faire du bruit entre Abidjan et Paris. Car il faut vraiment être naïf pour croire que le président français Nicolas Sarkozy a laissé filer à Libreville des propos qui lui ont échappé lorsqu’il a fustigé Laurent Gbagbo qui, selon lui, fait des “promesses [...]
UK pledges new aid to Zimbabwe, urges more reform
Britain pledged 5 million pounds to Zimbabwe on Monday but made clear more reforms were needed before it would start large-scale development aid to the shattered country. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown told visiting Zimbabwean counterpart Morgan Tsvangirai there were “great signs of progress” in Zimbabwe, but the power-sharing government still had to meet a [...]
Uganda leader rejects opposition election plea: paper
President Yoweri Museveni, Uganda’s long-serving president, has dismissed an opposition call for electoral reform that would block him from standing for another term, a government-owned newspaper reported on Monday. Critics accuse the former rebel leader, who has ruled Uganda since 1986, of trying to be president-for-life after parliament scrapped term restrictions. The ruling party is [...]
Leaders urge Madagascar solution
South African President Jacob Zuma has opened a regional summit on Madagascar’s political crisis with a call for inclusive political dialogue. Members of the Southern African Development Community are meeting after another mediation effort failed. Officials suspended talks backed by the African Union and the UN on Tuesday, citing a lack of political will. Madagascar’s [...]
Tsvangirai jeered by UK exiles
Zimbabwe’s Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has been forced to cut short an event where he was addressing Zimbabwean exiles due to jeering. Mr Tsvangirai was addressing more than 1,000 exiles, whom he urged to return home to rebuild the country, during an event at London’s Southwark Cathedral. But his appeal was poorly received as questions [...]
Congo: la candidature de Ange Edouard Poungui rejetée
La Cour constitutionnelle a rejeté 4 des 17 candidatures à la présidentielle du 12 juillet prochain. Parmi elles, celle d’Ange Edouard Poungui, le candidat du principal parti d’opposition, l’UPADS. Il est reproché à ces quatre personnalités de n’avoir pas résidé ces deux dernières années de façon ininterrompue au Congo, ou d’avoir dépassé la limite d’âge. [...]
Gabon: le gouvernement quasiment reconduit
Le gouvernement démissionnaire du Premier ministre gabonais Jean Eyeghé Ndong a été reconduit quasiment à l’identique vendredi par la présidente Rose Francine Rogombé, qui assure l’intérim depuis le décès d’Omar Bongo Ondimba, selon des décrets lus à la télévision publique.
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