by afrikanfrontier | Oct 18, 2023 | News, Politics
Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth has successfully weathered a legal challenge that sought to remove him from office over allegations of bribery. The UK’s Judicial Committee of the Privy Council dismissed a petition aimed at invalidating Jugnauth’s...
by afrikanfrontier | Oct 18, 2023 | News, Politics
Despite the armed conflict in the East that has hindered voter registration and the ongoing intimidation of electoral advisers, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is determined to proceed with the scheduled December election, according to the country’s...
by afrikanfrontier | Oct 18, 2023 | News, Politics
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara has announced the appointment of Robert Mambe as the new prime minister of the nation. He has urged Mambe to expedite the process of nominating ministers for the government. This appointment marks the departure of Patrick Achi,...
by afrikanfrontier | Oct 18, 2023 | News, Politics
The United States has officially designated Niger’s military uprising as a coup, a consequential move that will result in the suspension of counter-terrorism cooperation and the halting of $500 million in aid. Despite this decision, the US will maintain its...
by afrikanfrontier | Oct 12, 2023 | News, Politics
The transitional government of Burkina Faso has taken a significant step by posthumously recognising former President Thomas Sankara, a key figure in the country’s history and the father of the Burkinabe revolution, as a “hero of the nation.” This...
by afrikanfrontier | Oct 12, 2023 | News, Politics
A Kenyan court has temporarily halted the government’s plan to deploy police officers to Haiti as part of a UN-backed mission aimed at restoring order in the gang-infested Caribbean nation. Last week, the UN Security Council approved a Kenyan-led multinational...