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Senegal's President Faye dissolves parliament

Senegal's President Faye dissolves parliament

Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has dissolved the country's parliament and set November 17, 2024 as the date for snap elections.

Nigeria mulls 10-year jail term over refusal to sing anthem

Nigeria mulls 10-year jail term over refusal to sing anthem

The Nigerian parliament is debating a bill that seeks to criminalise deliberate refusal to sing the national anthem at public functions.

Libyan parliament ends term of Tripoli-based govt

Libyan parliament ends term of Tripoli-based govt

The Libyan parliament has voted to end the term of Tripoli-based government of Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh.

Kenya's Ruto 'will not' sign bill on new taxes

Kenya's Ruto 'will not' sign bill on new taxes

Kenya's President William Ruto has said he "will not" sign a controversial finance bill into law.

Gen Z power? Young protestors forcing changes to Kenya tax hikes

Gen Z power? Young protestors forcing changes to Kenya tax hikes

Kenyan youth took to the streets of the capital Nairobi to protest against a raft of new taxes in the controversial Finance Bill 2024, and the pressure seems to have paid off.

Why Nigeria's anthem change has been coldly received

Why Nigeria's anthem change has been coldly received

Nigeria is divided over the sudden reinstatement of its old national anthem 46 years after it had been discarded as a colonial relic.

Embattled speaker of South Africa's parliament resigns

Embattled speaker of South Africa's parliament resigns

Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, the embattled speaker of South Africa's parliament, has resigned amid a corruption probe.

SA parliament speaker 'took $135,000, wig bribes': Prosecution

SA parliament speaker 'took $135,000, wig bribes': Prosecution

South Africa's parliamentary Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has been accused of receiving $135,000 and a wig in bribes.

Rwanda asylum bill returns to UK parliament on April 15

Rwanda asylum bill returns to UK parliament on April 15

The Rwanda asylum bill will return to the UK's House of Commons on April 15, 2024.

Liberia lower house votes to set up war crimes court

Liberia lower house votes to set up war crimes court

The Liberian lower court on Tuesday voted to pass a motion that proposes the establishment of a war crimes court.

Tunisia holds local elections

Tunisia holds local elections

Tunisians took to the ballot on Sunday to elect their local representatives.

Kaunda suits banned in Kenyan parliament

Kaunda suits banned in Kenyan parliament

Members of parliament in Kenya have been prohibited from wearing Kaunda suits to the house.