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Developing Countries to Receive Extra Support for Tobacco Control

  Barnabas Thondhlana Developing countries will receive dedicated support to implement the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC), the best instrument to ensure tobacco control worldwide that has.

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Gambia to Withdraw from International Criminal Court

  Gambia has notified the United Nations of its withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC), which will take effect on Nov. 10, 2017, U.N. spokesman Farhan Haq said on.

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Nigeria: The Giant Strides of Governor Akinwumi Ambode of Lagos State

  Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode is an accountant, an administrator and a public finance management expert. On April 11, 2015 he won a keenly contested gubernatorial election and was duly sworn.

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South Africa Must Tackle Graft, Weak Growth to Avoid Junk Ratings- Gordhan

South Africa’s Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said on Tuesday that the country must tackle corruption and weak economic growth or face the risk of a credit rating downgrade to “junk”.

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Ivory Coast Referendum: Voters Approve New Constitution

Voters in Ivory Coast overwhelmingly approved a new constitution in a weekend referendum, according to provisional results announced by the elections commission on Tuesday, though opposition groups denounced the turnout.

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Burundi to Leave ICC One Year from Oct. 27

Burundi’s Justice Minister Aimée Laurentine Kanyana notified the United Nations on Thursday of the country’s withdrawal from the International Criminal Court, which will take effect one year from Oct. 27,.

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INEC, EFCC, 5 Others Emerge Nigeria’s Best Performing Government Institutions

. . .to be honoured with the African Leadership Excellence Award By Ehis Ayere The African Leadership Magazine’s Good Performance Polls for Nigeria’s Best Performing Public Institution ended on Thursday.

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Gambia Announces Withdrawal from International Criminal Court

    The government of Gambia has recently said the country was withdrawing from the International Criminal Court, accusing the world body of ignoring the “war crimes” of Western nations.

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Trump Refuses to Say He Will Accept U.S. Election Result

By Chris Hannas Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump further extended his campaign narrative that the election process is rigged against him by refusing at Wednesday’s final debate to say that.

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Congo’s Constitutional Court Approves Postponement of Presidential Election

The Constitutional Court in Democratic Republic of Congo said on Monday it had approved a petition by the electoral commission to postpone a presidential election set for November to 2018..

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