The most famous cases in which the right of a person to stand for public office has been questioned are those of Kenneth Kaunda of Zambia and Alassane Ouattara of Côte d’Ivoire. The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights found both states in violation of their obligations under the Charter; as they also did in the less well known but even more egregious case of John Modise of Botswana. But many cases do not reach the regional mechanisms and are challenged in national courts.
By Willie N. Tokpah MONROVIA – The Supreme Court has nullified the Liberia National Bar Association (LNBA) Suspension of former Chairman of the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission, Cllr. A. Ndubudsi Nwabudike and has ordered the Ministry of Justice to take seize…
By Stephen Phiri Jolidee Matongo, a son of a Zimbabwean immigrant, “was elected (mayor of Johannesburg) after receiving more than 260 council votes on Tuesday [10 August 2021] and remained uncontested, a rare occurrence in the city”, according to Sowetan…
The proposed Congolité law could inflame violence in a country devastated by more than two decades of conflict. by David Zounmenou Early in July, Noel Tshiani, a 2018 presidential candidate with the support of some Members of Parliament, proposed amending…
Le chef de l’État ne s’est pas encore prononcé publiquement sur la proposition de réforme de Noël Tshiani, qui fait polémique depuis plusieurs semaines. Mais il a fait passer un discret message au président de l’Assemblée nationale, Christophe Mboso… La…
The attorney-general says the suit threatens the right of not just Mr Atiku to contest the office of the Nigerian President “but that of the citizens of12 out of the 21 Local Government Areas in Adamawa State. The Adamawa government,…
By Thomas Fessy On July 18, Jacky Ndala, youth leader for the political party Together for the Republic (Ensemble pour la République), noticed unusual activity outside his house in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo. In a…
La proposition de réforme polémique de Noël Tshiani n’a été déposée que le 8 juillet au Parlement, mais de premières consultations avaient eu lieu plusieurs semaines auparavant avec des députés-juristes. La proposition de loi de Noël Tshiani n’en finit pas…
by Nasir Ayitogo The FCT police command has withdrawn an appeal against a member of the House of Representatives, Victor Mela (Gombe-APC), who was convicted by a magistrate court. A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Zone 6, Wuse, Abuja, had last…
Le projet qui veut prohiber l’accès à la fonction présidentielle aux Congolais nés d’un parent étranger surfe sur un climat de haine, précise le politologue Jean-Claude Mputu. Propos recueillis par Coumba Kane En République démocratique du Congo (RDC), un projet…
L’ex candidat à la présidentielle de 2018, Noel K. Tshiani Muadiamvita a élaboré une proposition de loi, portée par le député national Nsingi Pululu, qui réserve les fonctions du président de la République uniquement aux Congolais nés de père et…