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North Western State of Somalia’s Legislative Body Sanctions Appointment of 19 Ministers in New Administration

Hargeisa (AX) – A whirlwind of applause greeted North Western State of Somalia's House of Representatives on Monday as they gave a remarkable thumbs-up to 19 of President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi Irro's new ministers. This unfolded during the lively ninth session of their 10th seating. Making the cut among the key ministers was Ahmed Yasiin Sheikh Ali Ayaanle, snagging the role of Minister of Information with an impressive 65 votes. A closely watched figure, Abdirahman Dahir Aden, is now at the helm of Foreign Affairs…

NUSOJ Calls for Openness on Information Day Amid Somali Legislative Dispute

MOGADISHU, Somalia – On the International Day of Universal Access to Information, the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) sounded the alarm about the new Official Information Bill, cautioning that it undermines Somalia's strides towards democracy. This Bill, criticized for possibly curbing information under the guise of national security and confidentiality, stands in stark opposition to UNESCO's 2024 theme, "Mainstreaming Access to Information and Participation in the Public Sector." NUSOJ Secretary General Omar…

Ethiopia is organizing First legislative vote since its inception

They were originally scheduled for August 2020. Finally, after two launches, Ethiopia is organizing parliamentary elections on Monday. First vote since 2018 and the inauguration of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. More than 37 million voters are called to the polls to elect their regional and federal parliamentarians. But the country's situation is worrying. The province of Tigray, in the north of the country, has had a bloody war between the central state and the former regional power since November. Other regions are also…

legislative elections are still far from over

We will vote on Monday 21 June in Ethiopia, but not the whole country will go to the polls. Many constituencies will not participate in the election, especially those in the Tigray region, which has been at war since November. With our special return agent from Mekele, Sebastien nemethBetween blackouts, the Internet declining…

legislative election, new stage in the magazine

The offices will open this Saturday at 8. 24 million voters are urged to elect the 407 deputies to the National People's Congress, for a five-year term, in early legislative elections. This election, organized after the revision of the constitution, marks a new stage in the roadmap that an Algerian power has set out in search of legitimacy, more than two years after the fall of former President Abdelaziz Bouteflika. If the former National Assembly was dominated by the FLN and RND parties, its composition could change.…

Despite early legislative choices,

The early legislative elections must take place this Saturday, June 12, in Algeria in order to elect the 407 deputies to the National People's Assembly for five years. For power, it is a further step to restore all their legitimacy to the country's institutions after the fall of Abdelaziz Bouteflika in 2019. But this election is rejected within Hirak and by part of the political class, in a context of…

the third round of legislative elections is

This is the third election meeting to take place this Sunday, May 23, in the Central African Republic since the parliamentary elections on December 27 last year. These are the partial legislative elections in about 50 constituencies out of the 140 in the country. With our Bangui correspondent, Carol ValadeIn 42 constituencies,…

new postponement of legislative elections

In Ethiopia, the Electoral Fee held a gathering with some political events. At current, no purpose has been recommend, however the vote, scheduled for five June, will most likely be postponed by a number of weeks. as reported from Addis Ababa, Noé Rochet-BodinThis just isn't the primary time that the Election Fee has postponed…

legislative choices in the context of

In Cape Verde, the team election will be held on Sunday 18 April. Voters are urged to renew the 72 members of the National Assembly from which the head of government comes, with significant executive powers. Iceland and Portuguese-speaking countries, members of ECOWAS, Cape Verde, accustomed to democratic exchanges, are a model for stability in the region.…

In focus: legislative elections in Côte d’Ivoire, a

"If the presidential party retains its absolute majority in the National Assembly, pro-Gbagbo has shown that they remain one of the most important political forces in the country," he noted. The young Africa. (…) Of the 254 alternate seats at stake, Alassane Ouattara won the RHDP 137 and therefore obtained an absolute majority (results which are still preliminary as they have not yet been validated by the Constitutional…

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