THE CRY rippled through the crowd in the early hours of April 11th, accompanied by the beating of drums and blasts on whistles: “It has fallen. We have won.” And, so it appears, they have. Almost exactly 30 years after Omar al-Bashir seized power in a bloodless coup, shunting aside his democratically elected predecessor, the man who did so much to wreck Sudan has himself been toppled.
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Libya: UN Security Council Calls On Eastern Libya Forces to Halt Offensive On Tripoli
[Deutsche Welle] The UN Security Council has called for a halt to military movements in Tripoli following an offensive by eastern forces on the capital.
Libya: Fighting Will Not Deter UN Conference As Haftar Rejects Road Map
[RFI] The UN special envoy to Libya announced on Saturday there would be no delay to the UN-backed conference planned for a week from Sunday despite the ongoing fighting.
Nigeria: Race for National Assembly Leadership Now in Full Swing
[This Day] A two-week orientation programme, which commenced last week in Abuja for all the newly elected 479 members of the ninth National Assembly has become a campaign ground for those itching to lead the federal legislature upon inauguration in June, report Deji Elumoye and Shola Oyeyipo
Zimbabwe: President’s Push to Deter Army Meddling in Politics
[New Zimbabwe] PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa and his administration have moved to domesticate an African law that seeks to deter military meddling in civilian politics as well as block any coup against a sitting government.
South Africa: ‘I’m Doing It for All the Blood of Innocent People Shed On the Streets of the Cape Flats’
[GroundUp] “The sound of my grandchildren screaming and crying … that night still rings in my head,” said Roegshanda Pascoe.
Nigeria: Govt to Increase VAT to Pay New Minimum Wage
[Premium Times] The Federal Government is to increase Value Added Tax by 50 per cent to pay the new national minimum wage, Bugdet and National Planning Minister Udo Udoma said Tuesday.
Kenya: War on Terror – MPs Reject Kenya-Somalia Border Wall Plan
[Nation] Members of the National Assembly now want investigators to look into how Sh3.4 billion was used to construct 10 kilometers of the controversial barrier between Kenya and Somalia.
Uganda: Uganda Accuses Rwanda of Economic Sabotage
[Monitor] Kampala -Uganda yesterday accused Rwanda of engaging in a trade war by employing non-tax barriers to block Uganda exports and to prevent Rwandans from exporting to Uganda.
Nigeria: INEC Ready, As 45 Vie for Lagos Governorship
[Daily Trust] The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lagos State yesterday said it is fully prepared for the conduct of today’s governorship and State House of Assembly elections.