What began as a routine APC House of Representatives primary in Gombe State has spiralled into a major political controversy, with allegations of manipulated results, imposed candidates, and deepening internal divisions threatening the party’s unity ahead of the 2027 elections, writes CHIMA AZUBUIKE What was expected to showcase the strength and unity of the All Progressives Congress in Gombe State ahead of the 2027 general elections has instead exposed simmering tensions, growing distrust among party stakeholders, and renewed concerns over the credibility of internal democracy within Nigeria’s ruling party. The fallout from the APC House of Representatives direct primaries has sparked a fierce battle of narratives between the party leadership and aggrieved aspirants, particularly in the Balanga/Billiri Federal Constituency, where allegations that “results were announced for an election that never held” now threaten to overshadow the party’s claims of conducting a transparent and peaceful exercise. While Governor Muhammadu Yahaya and...

At least four people were killed and more than 30 injured during protests that erupted across Kenya on Monday, as a crippling public transport strike fueled anger over a sharp rise in fuel prices linked to the Iran war and disruptions through the Strait of Hormuz. Interior Minister Kipchumba Murkomen said in a televised briefing a number of people were also injured. “We lost ‌four Kenyans ‌in ​today’s violence, which also ​saw more than 30 ⁠people ​injured,” ​he said. Last week, Kenya’s Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority raised retail fuel prices by 23.5%, doubling down on last month’s 24.2% hike. Kenya is one of many African countries which depend on fuel imports from the Gulf, suspended amid the continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has mostly shuttered the critical waterway, through which a fifth of the world’s oil passed in peacetime, since US-Israeli attacks on it triggered the war on...

Yankuba Gbassa Kai-Samba: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 May 2026: Given the unprecedented frequency of President Bio’s overseas trips to attend meetings, there is significant public concern that public funds are being wasted. Critics accuse him of seeking validation abroad while failing to deliver for the people at home. Why not delegate some of these international meetings to the Vice President, relevant ministers, or diplomats abroad, who would be far less costly? The fact that President Bio appears to be the only sitting African president attending this Oxford conference is seen by many as part of a pattern to convince an unsuspecting public that his travels are not in vain and that his presence plays an important role in the equation of glabal politics. They point to his role as ECOWAS Chair and Sierra Leone’s UN Security Council seat as examples he uses to justify the trips. However, it does not...

3 O Presidente da República, Daniel Chapo, recebeu em audiência o presidente da Jindal Steel, Naveen Jindal, que reafirmou o compromisso de continuar a investir e expandir as operações em Moçambique, considerado um destino estratégico para o investimento industrial. O encontro centrou-se no reforço das actividades do grupo no país, com destaque para a mineração, exportações, criação de empregos e desenvolvimento de capacidades locais, bem como o papel da Vulcan Moçambique na economia nacional. O empresário destacou a estabilidade do ambiente de negócios e a parceria de longa data com Moçambique, sublinhando ainda a intenção de ampliar o impacto social dos investimentos, incluindo formação profissional e apoio a áreas como educação, género e juventude, em linha com as prioridades indicadas pelo Chefe do Estado. Source link

At the weekend, the Liberian Government launched a National Cadet Program aimed at more than 1,000 university graduates and graduating seniors, offering six months of workplace training in public and private institutions. On paper, the initiative is a welcome effort to narrow the gap between classroom learning and the demands of the labour market by giving young people practical experience before they enter full-time employment. But beyond the official launch and the hopeful speeches lies a harsh national reality: too many young Liberians remain without meaningful work, steady income, or a clear path to economic independence. For years, unemployment and underemployment have continued to weigh heavily on families and communities, especially among young people who complete school with ambition but find few doors open to them. Finance and Development Planning Minister Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan has described the cadet initiative as a major step toward empowering young Liberians through practical training...

A finales de la semana pasada, el Consejo de Administración del Instituto de la Seguridad Social de Guinea Ecuatorial (INSESO), presidido por Eduardo Orobiyi Lajay, nombró contra todo pronóstico a Juana Magdalena Obono Ntutumu Oyana como Delegada Nacional interina. Juana Magdalena Obono sustituye en el cargo a Moisés Angué Nso Nchama, actualmente detenido en la Gendarmería Nacional por presuntas irregularidades administrativas y desvío de vehículos oficiales. Hasta ese momento, Juana Magdalena Obono Ntutumu Oyana ocupaba el cargo de Secretaria General del INSESO desde noviembre de 2024 y, según fuentes conocedoras del caso, mantenía un enfrentamiento directo con su predecesor. Según ha sabido Diario Rombe de fuentes próximas al Ministerio de Sanidad y Seguridad Social, la propuesta de Juana Magdalena Obono Ntutumu Oyana, originaria también del distrito de Mongomo (aunque no forma parte del parte del clan), fue promovido por la Delegada Regional del Instituto de la Seguridad Social en la...

CONAKRY – Dans le cadre de la 6ᵉ édition de la Semaine Nationale de la Citoyenneté et de la Paix (SENACIP 2026), des ateliers de renforcement des capacités des acteurs locaux en techniques de négociation, de dialogue, de prévention et de gestion des conflits ont été lancés simultanément ce lundi 18 mai 2026 dans plusieurs préfectures et communes de la Guinée. Placée sous le thème : « Apaiser l’espace civique pour une prospérité partagée », cette initiative portée par la Direction Générale de la Promotion de la Citoyenneté et de la Paix (DGCIP) vise à renforcer les mécanismes locaux de prévention des tensions sociales et de consolidation du vivre-ensemble.   À Matam, c’est le Directeur Général de la DGCIP, Amirou Diawara, qui a procédé au lancement officiel des travaux, tandis qu’à Dixinn, la cérémonie a été présidée par Mohamed Sikhé Camara, Secrétaire général du Ministère de l’Administration du Territoire et de...

ከሰሞኑ የውጭ ጉዳይ ሚኒስትሩ ጌዲዮን ጢሞቴዎስ (ዶ/ር) በአሜሪካ የውጭ ጉዳይ መሥሪያ ቤት የፖለቲካ ጉዳዮች ምክትል ጸሐፊ ከሆኑት አሊሰን ሁከር ጋር የሁለትዮሽ ስምምነት ተፈራርመዋል፡፡ ሴትየዋ በአሜሪካ የውጭ ጉዳይ መሥሪያ ቤት አራተኛዋ ቁልፍ ሥልጣን ያላቸው ሲሆኑ፣ የአገራቸውን የሁለትዮሽ ግንኑኘት የተመለከቱ ጉዳዮችን የሚመሩ እንዲሁም የአፍሪካ፣ የምሥራቅ እስያና የፓስፊክ ውቅያኖስ፣ የአውሮፓና ምሥራቅ አውሮፓ፣ የዓለም አቀፍ ድርጅቶች፣ እነሱ የቅርብ ምሥራቅ የሚሉት (የመካከለኛው ምሥራቅ)፣ ደቡብና ደቡብ ምሥራቅ እስያ፣ የምዕራባዊ ንፍቀ ክበብ ቀጣና ጉዳዮችን የሚመለከቱ ቢሮዎችን የዕለት ተዕለት እንቅስቃሴ የሚከታተሉ ወሳኝ ሥልጣን ያላቸው ናቸው፡፡ ይህ አዲስ ስምምነትም ‹‹Bilateral Structured Dialogue Framework (BSD)›› የሚል ስያሜ የተሰጠው ሲሆን፣ እንዲህ ያለው ስምምነት የሚፈረመው ደግሞ በመሠረታዊነት የሁለትዮሽ ግንኙነትን ቅርፅና መልክ ለማስያዝ ሲፈለግ እንደሆነ የተለያዩ የመረጃ ምንጮች አመልክተዋል፡፡ ይህ ስምምነት በዋናነት አራት መሠረታዊ አንጓዎችን ማጠንጠኛው ያደረገ እንደሆነም ታውቋል፡፡   የውጭ ጉዳይ ሚኒስትር ጌዲዮን ጢሞቴዎስ (ዶ/ር) ከአሜሪካ የውጭ ጉዳይ ምክትልና የፖለቲካ ጉዳዮች ኃላፊ አሊሰን ሁከር ጋር የመጀመሪያው ኢትዮጵያ በሕዝብ ብዛት፣ በወታደራዊ፣ በጂኦግራፊም ሆነ በሌላ መመዘኛ በቀጣናው ጠንካራ ተፅዕኖ ያላት አገር (Ethiopia as an...

ሪፖርተር – Ethiopian Reporter – #1 reliable news source in Ethiopia የአፍሪካ ቀንድ ልሂቃን የውይይት መድረክ በሶማሌ ክልል ተጀመረ በአፍሪካ ቀንድ ቀጣና ሠላምና ደህንነት ላይ የሚመክረው የአፍሪካ ቀንድ ልሂቃን የውይይት መድረክ በሶማሌ ክልል ጅግጅጋ ከተማ ዛሬ ግንቦት 10 ቀን 2018 ዓም መካሄድ ጀመረ። መድረኩ በውጭ ጉዳይ ኢንስቲትዩት ፣ በሴንተር ፎር ሪስፖንሲብል ኤንድ ፒስፉል ፖለቲክስ (CRPP) እና በሶማሌ ክልል መንግሥት በጋራ የተዘጋጀ ሲሆን ፣ የኢትዮጵያ ፣ የሶማሊያ ፣ የጅቡቲ እና የኬንያ ከፍተኛ የመንግሥት ባለስልጣናት እንዲሁም የምሥራቅ አፍሪካ የልማት በይነ መንግሥታት (ኢጋድ) ዋና ጸሐፊ ወርቅነህ ገበየሁ (ዶ/ር) እና የቀጣናው ልሂቃን እየተሳተፉበት ይገኛሉ። ፎቶ በ፦ መስፍን ሰለሞን / ሪፖርተር “ለአፍሪካ ቀንድ ስትራቴጂካዊ ነፃነትና ዘላቂ ሰላም ክልላዊ ኤጀንሲን ማጠናከር” በሚል መሪ ቃል መካሄድ የጀመረው ይህ የውይይት መድረክ ፣ በአፍሪካ ቀንድ ቀጣና ስትራቴጂካዊ ነፃነትን፣ ክልላዊ ውህደትንና ዘላቂ ሰላምን ለማራመድ ያለመ ነው። የመክፈቻ ንግግር ያደረጉት የሕዝብ ተወካዮች ምክር ቤት አፈ ጉባኤ አቶ ታገሰ ጫፎ ፣ በአፍሪካ ቀንድ ቀጣና ሰላምን ማረጋገጥ የሚቻለው በፍላጎት ሳይሆን ተቋማዊ አሠራርን በመትከል፣...

The medal count continues to rise for Botswana at the ongoing African Athletics Championships in Ghana. Glory and national pride, as expected, beckons. Beyond the medals however, greater value lies elsewhere. According to the team management, the country’s greatest victory lies in the valuable experience gained by its young athletes competing on one of Africa’s biggest stages. Team manager Keabetswe Friday says the championships have highlighted both the country’s growing strength and the areas that still require improvement if Botswana is to consistently compete among Africa’s athletics elite. According to Friday, Botswana’s technical team deliberately set an ambitious target of four gold medals to challenge athletes mentally and physically against the continent’s top competitors. As of Thursday, Botswana had secured two gold medals and four silver medals, remaining firmly in contention to reach that target. The gold medals came through Lee Eppie in the men’s 400 metres and Kemorena Tisang...