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2021-05-12 19:03:04 Liberia: U.S. Ambassador, Cummings Hold Talk On Liberia's Economy, Electoral Reforms, Among Others
‍[FrontPageAfrica] The political leader of the Alternative National Congress (ANC), Mr. Alexander B. Cummings on Monday met with the Ambassador of the United States of America, Mr. Michael A. McCharty.
Their meeting focused on how to better Liberia's economy which has over the years been slumping - a situation compounded by the covid-19 pandemic.
The U.S. Ambassador and Mr. Cummings, a key opposition figure, also talked about electoral reforms for Liberia ahead of the 2023 general and presidential elections.
Cummings' ANC an
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2021-05-12 19:00:58 South Africa: Judicial Conduct Committee to Probe Zuma-Era Arms Deal Commission Whitewash By Judges
‍[Daily Maverick] In the aftermath of a North Gauteng High Court finding, judges Willie Seriti and Hendrick Musi will now have to explain why the Arms Procurement Commission overlooked crucial information prior to making findings in 2016 that the arms deal was clean as a whistle.
On 7 May, Sello Chiloane, secretary of the Judicial Conduct Committee, informed the NGOs, Shadow World Investigations and Open Secrets, that their complaint against Seriti and Musi had been referred by JCC Acting Chair, Deputy Chief Justice Raymond
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2021-05-12 11:09:05 Djibouti: What Guelleh Missed in Trying to Turn Country Into the 'Singapore of Africa'
‍[African Arguments] With only a few exceptions, states have needed a minimum level of freedom and commitment to rule of law for sustained economic success.
On 9 April, Djibouti's President Ismail Omar Guelleh won a fifth term in office with 97% of the vote. He effectively ran uncontested after the opposition decided to boycott the election, but the result had never been in doubt.
Guelleh has led Djibouti since 1999 when he was selected to succeed his uncle, Hassan Gouled Aptidon, who had served as president since Djibouti gai
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2021-05-12 11:00:46 South Africa: Book Shows the Folly of Painting Mandela As Either Saint or Sellout
‍[The Conversation Africa] There are two widely available views of Nelson Mandela, the first post-apartheid president of South Africa. The first is a reverential and uncritical celebration of his life and achievements. It resonated in the obituaries and eulogies when Mandela died in December 2013.
Madiba (his clan name) was "sent by God", said Irish newspaper magnate Tony O'Reilly, who's said to have been a friend of Mandela's. His purchase of South Africa's then largest newspaper company, Argus Newspapers, was made possible by Mand
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2021-05-12 10:45:18 Nigeria: We've Recovered U.S.$153 Million From Ex-Oil Minister Diezani - Anti-Graft Boss
‍[Vanguard] New chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, said yesterday that the commission has recovered a whopping $153 million from former Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison Madueke, who has been staying in Britain since leaving office in 2015.
Beyond the amount recovered from the former oil minister, no fewer than 80 choice property valued at $80 million have also been seized from her and handed over to the federal government.
Bawa, who who disclosed this, also served a notice t
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2021-05-12 10:09:04 Chad: Democracy Takes a Back Seat to Military Might
‍[ISS] In a rare show of solidarity, Chadians rejected the military junta endorsed by international partners.
After the sudden death of Idriss Déby Itno on 20 April, the Transitional Military Council (TMC) led by his 37-year-old son, Lieutenant General Mahamat Idriss Déby took control of Chad. Arguing an exceptional security situation, the TMC immediately suspended the constitution and all republican institutions, promising to conduct an 18-month transition.
Many Chadians rejected this unconstitutio
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2021-05-12 09:48:06 Cameroon: Jailed Convict Charged With Impersonating African Presidents, Fraud
‍[VOA] Cameroonian convict Jacques Calvin Eyafa has been bound to a wheelchair at the Yaoundé maximum security prison for the past two years. But authorities say that hasn't stopped him from continuing to steal money from people over the phone.
Police in Cameroon say they have charged Eyafa with impersonating African presidents over the phone to defraud victims, including the government of Niger.
Judicial police officer Vincent De Paul Meva says Eyafa is accused of using a smuggled mobile phone to imperson
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2021-05-12 09:45:51 South Sudan: President Reconstitutes Parliament in Line with Peace Deal
‍[VOA] South Sudan President Salva Kiir on Monday reconstituted the National Legislative Assembly, one day after he dissolved the 400-member parliament in accordance with the revitalized peace agreement.
The new parliament must now accommodate 550 members, including additional lawmakers from the formerly warring parties of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-In Government (SPLM-IG), the SPLM-In Opposition (SPLM-IO), the South Sudan Opposition Alliance (SSOA), Other Opposition Parties (OPP), and Former Detainee
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2021-05-12 09:45:46 Congo-Kinshasa: Security Council Denounces Deadly Attack On Peacekeepers
‍[UN News] The United Nations Security Council strongly condemned Monday's attack on the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), in which one Malawian blue helmet was killed.
The attack, which took place near the town of Beni in the restive North Kivu province, was reportedly carried out by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) armed group.
In a press statement issued on Monday, Security Council members "condemned in the strongest terms" all attacks and provocations against the UN peacekee
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2021-05-12 09:12:06 Nigeria: Troops Repel Boko Haram Attack On Maiduguri
‍[Premium Times] Heavy shootings were heard at about 6 p.m. at the outskirts of Jiddari Polo neighbourhood of Maiduguri.
Troops of the Nigerian military have repelled a Tuesday evening attack on Maiduguri by suspected Boko Haram insurgents.
Heavy shootings were heard at about 6 p.m. when the insurgents attacked the outskirts of Jiddari Polo neighbourhood of Maiduguri, the capital city of Borno State.
The attack was the first since Muslims commenced the Ramadan fast 29 days ago.
Residents living in the neighbourhood were se
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