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Ethiopia Embarks on Three-Day Mourning to Honor Landslide Victims "The recent, devastating landslide has caused significant heartbreak," noted an Ethiopian official in a somber tone mid-press conference. In light of a disastrous landslide, Ethiopia has proclaimed a national period of grieving lasting three days. The calamity struck with unforgiving force, leaving countless communities grappling with loss and destruction. According to local authorities, the landslide uprooted homes, shattered lives, and claimed an alarming…

Ugandan Opposition MPs Detained Amid Tension Over Anti-Corruption Protests Authorities announced late Monday night, July 22, the arrest of three opposition lawmakers in Uganda. This development comes just before planned protests against corruption, which the government had strictly forbidden.

Roberta Metsola's Historic Reappointment as President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola has garnered overwhelming support for a renewed term as president of the European Parliament, making history as the first woman to clinch a second term in this pivotal role. A Maltese politician, Metsola first shattered a 20-year glass ceiling in 2022 when she assumed the leadership of the European Union assembly. She now joins Germany's Martin Schulz as one of the rare few to secure consecutive terms since the EU Parliament…

Gambian MPs on 15 July 2024 rejected a bill that would have lifted the ban on excision and female genital mutilation in place since 2015, following months of controversy and international pressure. They rejected all the changes proposed to the 2015 text that would have decriminalized the practice. If they had voted in favor of the text, Gambia, a small West African country, would have become the first in the world to lift the ban on female genital mutilation, according to the United Nations.

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the March session of Parliament opens on Tuesday 15 March in the Palace of the People. This is a session with strong political content. One of the main issues is the review and possibly the vote on the new…

This week, the Deputy Prime Minister with responsibility for the environment and sustainable development must explain himself to the National Assembly. Ève Bazaïba must not only present the current knowledge about the origin and extent of the pollution, but also the measures that the government is implementing and planning. as…

Ugandan parliamentarians on Wednesday (August 17) called for clarification on the government's proposal to welcome people fleeing Kabul after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan over the weekend. While negotiations are still ongoing to complete the terms of this reception in the Ugandan Parliament, some have expressed reservations.…

In Tunisia, after his prime minister on Sunday, July 25, President Kaïs Saïed appointed a person in charge of the Interior Ministry. At the same time, another decree is being commented on to a large extent this Friday morning, in the case of the National Assembly, whose work has been frozen since last Sunday. With our special…

President Kais Saied announced that he would take over the executive branch with the help of a new prime minister, in the biggest challenge to date for the democratic system Tunisia introduced in a 2011 revolution. Supporters of the decision celebrate on the street Habib Burgiba in Tunis, Tunisia, July 26, 2021.…

In the gallery we find Presidents Félix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Denis Sassou-Nguesso of the Congo-Brazzaville, along with a whole crowd of officials and faithful. Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo serves for this exceptional mass. He took the opportunity and explained how it was necessary to hire a man from this church who has worked so hard for democratization in his…