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Abidjan, June 7, 2023 – Africa50, a pan African investment company, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Republic of Gabon for the development of power transmission lines in Gabon under a public-private-partnership framework. The agreement was signed on Tuesday in Abidjan during the “Invest in Gabon” session as part of the Africa CEO Forum in Abidjan. Mr Séverin Oswald Mayounou, the Gbonese Minister of Energy and Fishery Resources and Mr. Hugues Mbadinga Madiya, the Gabonese Minister of Investment Promotion and Public–Private Partnership, signed on behalf of the Republic …

By Paul Ejime With more seven failed and successful military coups within three years and the rapid erosion of democracy in member States, the ECOWAS region appears to be living up to a notorious reputation as the “coup zone” of Africa.  To address the myriad governance challenges, a four-day International Conference opens on Monday, 22 May in Banjul, the Gambia capital. Organized by the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice under the theme “ECOWAS Zero Tolerance for Unconstitutional Change of Government,” the Conference is expected to be opened by the Gambian …

*By Paul Ejime Chidi Anselm Odinkalu, professor of human rights and former Chair of Nigeria’s National Human Rights Commission, has charged African governments to ratify the 2014 Malabo Protocol, which prescribes prosecution and punishment of politicians, soldiers and mercenaries who subvert constitutional rule on the continent. Departing from his prepared paper as Guest Speaker at the 2023 International Conference of the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice, which opened on Monday 22 May in Banjul, the Gambian capital, Odinkalu, a lawyer and human rights activist, lamented that no African country had …

Colorado (USA), May 18, 2023 – A Nigerian immigrant and businessman, Yemi Mobolade, has made history by winning the mayoral election in Colorado Springs, a municipality in Colorado, USA. According to the Colorado Sun, Mobolade’s victory marks a significant political shift as he is the first Black man to be elected to lead the city. Despite having no prior political experience, Mobolade defeated Wayne Williams in the city’s runoff contest on Tuesday night to become the new mayor. Mobolade’s win signifies a significant shift in the political landscape of Colorado …

Lagos, May 2, 2023 – Charles Okello Engola, the Ugandan Minister of State for Labour, Employment and Industrial Relations, was on Tuesday shot and killed by his own bodyguard. Engola was shot at his residence in Kyanja by one of his bodyguards who allegedly fired several shots at close range. He fled from the scene up to the trading centre at Kyanja Ring Road where he entered a salon and also shot himself dead,” police spokesperson, Fred Enanga, told journalists in Kampala. The shooter was identified as Private Wilson Sabiiti. The …