Namibia inaugurates first female president.
Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has been sworn in as Namibia’s first woman president, after winning elections last year that extended the governing party’s 35-year grip on power.
African Politics
M23 rebels withdraw from Congo peace talks.
they were withdrawing from peace talks this week with the Congolese government, saying that international sanctions on the group’s members have undermined such dialogue.
Rwanda Cuts Ties with Belgium Over Congo Conflict and E.U. Sanctions.
The authorities in Kigali, Rwanda’s capital, have given Belgian diplomats 48 hours to leave the country.
Nigerian Senate suspends a female senator over sexual assault accusation.
The Nigerian Senate has suspended a female senator after she accused its presiding officer of sexual harassment.
Army surrounds South Sudan’s vice president’s home as his allies are arrested.
South Sudanese forces have arrested the petroleum minister and several senior military officials allied with First Vice President Riek Machar as soldiers surrounded his home in the capital, Juba
Liberian President Suspends 400 Top Officials for Non-Declaration of Assets
Boakai said that the officials had contravened the code of conduct for state officials by not being transparent about what they own.
Reshuffle in South Sudan: Kiir Fires Vice Presidents in the Most Recent Purge
Vice President for Economic Cluster James Wani Igga and his counterpart for Services Cluster Hussein Abdelbagi have been replaced by Ms Josephine Lagu and Mr Benjamin Bol Mel, respectively
More than 150 female inmates raped during jailbreak in Goma.
The killings and mass rape mirror recurring scenes of conflict-related sexual violence that have plagued the DRC for decades.
NDC youth in Ashaiman vandalizes Chairman’s office over appointment dissatisfactions.
The youth, however, remain adamant that they will no longer be pacified with mere promises. Presiding Member of the Ashaiman Municipal Assembly, Godwin Twumasi, urged the national leadership to take swift action, warning of further unrest.
Former SIC MD challenges dismissal in court for unlawful termination.
he asserts that, under Clause 7 of the agreement, only the Board of Directors or the collective shareholders have the authority to end her tenure.