Politics

Nigerian lower house of parliament has agreed to reconsider three of five rejected gender-equality bills after demonstrations across the country by hundreds of women. Last week parliament rejected a bill that would have seen special additional seats created for women in national and state parliaments. Singing songs and carrying placards …

The son of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni – Lt Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba – has announced his retirement from the army. “After 28 years of service in my glorious military, the greatest military in the world, I am happy to announce my retirement,” he posted on Twitter. After 28 years of …

Djibouti police have arrested two senior ministry officials following an audit by the general state inspectorate that revealed a massive theft of public funds, state television reported. Two officials – Farah Mohamed Osman, deputy director of materials, and Sahal Said Awaleh, head of the ministry’s treasury directorate – are in …

Nigerian activist Sunday Adeyemo, imprisoned in Benin since last year for allegedly plotting an insurrection in Nigeria, recovers liberty under judicial supervision, one of his lawyers said on Tuesday. Adeyemo, commonly known by his nickname Sunday Igboho, belongs to the Yoruba ethnic group and rose to prominence with calls for …

Tunisian President Kais Saied on Monday appointed new members of the country’s top judicial council, a body he dissolved last month in what his opponents called a move to consolidate his power, Reuters news agency reports. President Saied seized executive authority last year and last month broke up the top …

At least two soldiers and two United Nations peacekeepers died Monday in separate attacks against Islamist militants in Mali, the army and the UN mission said. Militants attacked Malian troops posted in the northern region of Gao early in the morning, the army said, three days after another clash left …

A commemorative monument to the 107 people killed in explosions in an army base in Equatorial Guinea last year is due to be unveiled later during a religious service. The mass in memory of those who died will be held near where the explosions started in the capital, Bata. Last …

Former South African President Jacob Zuma has thrown his support behind Russian President Vladimir Putin in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, describing him as a man of peace. Former President Jacob Zuma said he supported the Russian president after Russian troops invaded Ukraine. Mr Zuma said Putin’s decision was “justifiable”, …

Nigerian government has said it will not allow its nationals to be enlisted to fight in the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russian troops. This follows reports of alleged recruitment of volunteers in the country to fight on the side of Ukraine. Nigeria’s foreign ministry said the Ukrainian embassy had …

The UN adviser on Libya, Stephanie Williams has invited rival factions to come together to try to resolve the country’s constitutional arrangements, as a political process to restore stability has foundered. Stephanie Williams has sent letters to parliament and the High State Council, which represent separate administrations, to each nominate …