Burundi’s opposition has rejected a proposal by the electoral commission to hold presidential polls on 15 July. The opposition said its demand for free elections have not been met. It also called for UN mediator Said Djinnit to resign, saying he had failed to tackle the crisis in the poor[…]
Burundi’s president has sacked three cabinet ministers, as protests resumed after last week’s failed coup. A spokesman for the president told the BBC that President Pierre Nkurunziza had dismissed his defence, external relations and trade ministers in a cabinet reshuffle on Monday. It comes amid protests against the president running[…]
Pierre Nkurunziza, the Burundi president, says he has been battling a threat from al-Shabab, in his first appearance in the capital since last week’s attempted coup against his government. Nkurunziza made a brief statement about the Somali rebel group, as he appeared before journalists at his presidential palace in Bujumbura[…]
The situation in the African country of Burundi is tense amid conflicting reports of a coup against the government of President Pierre Nkurunziza. Soldiers have stationed themselves outside the state broadcaster in the centre of the capital, Bujumbura. Wednesday’s developments came after Reuters news agency reported, citing an army officer,[…]
Burundi’s constitutional court says it has approved President Pierre Nkurunziza’s bid for a third term. The statement came on Tuesday as dozens of protesters marched in the capital Bujumbura to say they would “never accept” a campaign they call illegal. Police also fired tear gas at protesters as they approached[…]
Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor will be acting president until Tuesday while Jacob Zuma is away on a working trip this week, the presidency said. Zuma was travelling to Algeria to meet President Abdelaziz Bouteflika for a South Africa-Algeria binational commission meeting, spokesman Mac Maharaj said on Monday. Deputy[…]
Western countries should end their sanctions against Iran in order to expedite talks aimed at allaying fears about the country’s nuclear programmes, said Iranian President Hassan Rowhani Saturday during a speech celebrating the Persian New Year. “Our policies are ones of ending tensions and building up cooperation,” said Rowhani as[…]
Yemen’s president has been forced to flee his presidential palace after two fighter planes targeted his residence in Aden, a government official has said. President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi was evacuated on Thursday after the planes opened fire, hitting his residence in the southern city. “President Hadi has been evacuated to[…]
The Judicial Service Commission has shortlisted candidates for three judge president and four judge positions, it said on Thursday. They will be interviewed in Cape Town between April 13 and 17, the JSC said in a statement. The JSC called for nominations on January 20, with the closing date on[…]
Aides to Yemen’s embattled President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi say he has met with the U.N. envoy to the country for the first time since fleeing the Shiite rebel-held capital. U.N. envoy Jamal Benomar has been struggling for months to resolve a crisis pitting Hadi against the Houthi rebels, who[…]
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