Nigeria: Party merger, defections reshape political landscape in 2013

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Chief Adebisi Akande, chairman of the All Progressives Congress Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian political scene this year witnessed undoubtedly its biggest transformation since the advent of the current democratic dispensation in 1999, with the merger of political parties, defections … Read More

Zambian President slams opposition leader for ‘inciting’ striking medics

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Zambian President Michael Sata and opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema – Photo: Zambia reports PANA Lusaka, Zambia – Zambian President Michael Sata has lashed out at opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema, whom he said should desist from acting like a “Merchant of Death” for … Read More

Mauritania’s political dialogue deadlocked

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Mohamed Ould Maouloud, head of the opposition delegation PANA Nouakchott, Mauritania – The political dialogue in Mauritania between the ruling party and the umbrella Coordination of Democratic Opposition (COD) was deadlocked Wednesday as the two sides failed to reach a consensus … Read More