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Behold, in the DRC, the elected officials of the Sacred Union of the Nation, the ruling majority, are poised to select their candidate for the presidency of the National Assembly. A primary election is scheduled for this Tuesday within the chamber. This marks a milestone in the country's political history. Three heavyweights in public life are vying for the position: the incumbent Christophe Mboso, Modeste Bahati, the outgoing Senate president, and Vital Kamerhe, the current vice-Prime Minister in charge of the Economy.…

In Senegal, an important security device was placed near the National Assembly on Friday, June 25, where draft amendments to the Criminal Code and the Criminal Procedure Code must be reviewed by deputies. The majority assures that it is about "strengthening the fight against terrorism". The opposition condemns "liberticidal" texts against the right to demonstrate.…

The National Assembly's office is embarrassed by the controversy surrounding an alleged donation of vehicles to the 500 deputies. The rapporteur for the lower house of the Congolese parliament has slightly changed his boss' version by ensuring that these jeeps will be offered as credit to deputies. "Jeeps ordered by the office, as in any legislator, will be granted on credit to the Honorary Council," said rapporteur Joseph Lembi Libula. Through this confirmation, the Assembly Bureau he repented. "Each institution has…

Victory for millions of pygmies following the vote on Wednesday by the National Assembly on a bill that anchors positive discrimination in favor of indigenous peoples who were once marginalized. From free health care to legal costs and even high school costs, the bill still has to go through the Senate for second reading before being issued by President Felix Tshisekedi. But the initiators of the text…

Following the failure of the October 2020 presidential election, the Union of Democratic Forces in Guinea (UFDG), the largest opposition party, is trying to mobilize its militants again. On Saturday, March 27, he organized his second virtual general assembly, unable to gather his supporters at his headquarters, closed by security forces since October. Since the presidential election, the party had been almost silent and withdrew from the political scene. At the microphone, a speaker gives the floor to a few hand-picked…

It is a special parliamentary session that opened on Monday, March 15, the first in the era of "The Holy Union", the new parliamentary majority, which was constituted on the initiative of Head of State Felix Tshisekedi. It is also during this session that the new government will be invested after the appointment a month ago by Prime Minister Sama Lukonde.…

In a few weeks, the new deputies will enter the assembly. While many are extroverted, many will enter the hall for the first time. Or who returns there after a long absence. as reported from Abidjan, Pierre PintoAmong the new ones, of course, are many from the pro-Gbagbo ranks, who per. Definition has no outbound. Thus,…

Somalia: The HirShabelle Meeting affords the closing nod to an extended presidency JOWHAR, Somalia - HirShabelle's parliament gave its consent on Wednesday to constitutional modifications that make bigger the presidency from 4 to 5 years. The consultation became attended by means of 70 MEPs, of whom 66 voted in want, 3 in opposition to and 1 abstention. Law has been sped up by means of Parliament's job…

Deputies voted on Thursday, December 10, for the petition aimed at his dismissal. This new stage in the arm wrestling between Felix Tshisekedi and his predecessor yesterday, still an ally in favor of the current president. as reported from Kinshasa, Patient LigodiThe supporters of Joseph Kabila played and lost, they were more…

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), it is a test day for pro-Tshisekedi and the opposition following the announcement of the end of the coalition with Joseph Kabila's camp. The opposition and professionals Tshisekedi want to bring down the National Assembly's office. After two days of incidents between coalition activists against pro Kabila, the petitions against the seven members of the…