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2025 Election: Guinea-Bissau sacks prime minister

Eric Jabulani August 9, 2025

Guinea-Bissau The president of Guinea-Bissau on Thursday sacked the West African country’s prime minister and appointed his successor, the latest move to position President Umaro Sissoco Embalo for a likely second term in elections due in November. According to a presidential decree, Rui

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Ex prime minister Masra, might get long jail term in Chad

Aaliyah Aamir August 9, 2025

Chad The Chadian government has sought a long jail sentence for former prime minister Succes Masra who is facing charges related to an outbreak of deadly violence in the country’s south in May. During proceedings on Thursday, a prosecutor asked court to jail Masra for 25 years. The head of the Transformers Party is accused […]

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Why Ex-Malian PM was charged

Saad Huzaifa August 3, 2025

Mali A former prime minister of Mali has been charged with “undermining the credibility of the state” following a social media post about his visits to political prisoners, according to a prosecutor. Moussa Mara held the post of prime minister for a brief eight months from 2014 until 2015. He was previously summoned for questioning […]