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President Zuma's time in office has been overshadowed by corruption allegations

The reported decision to "recall" him followed marathon talks by senior party officials that continued into the early hours of Tuesday.
If Mr Zuma, 75, still does not budge, he will face a vote of confidence in parliament that he is expected to lose.
In power since 2009, he has been dogged by corruption allegations.
The ANC has not officially confirmed its plans but party sources have described them to South African media outlets and Reuters news agency.

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Mr Zuma has resisted increasing pressure to quit since December, when Cyril Ramaphosa replaced him as leader of the ANC.
ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule delivered a letter to the embattled president at his official residence in the capital, Pretoria, officially informing him of the party's decision to "recall" him at a meeting of its top leadership body, the national executive committee (NEC), reports say.
It is unclear how Mr Zuma responded, and his office has not yet commented.
Earlier, Mr Ramaphosa left the meeting of the ANC's NEC to travel to Mr Zuma's residence, where he is said to have told the president he would be "recalled" if he did not step down. He later returned to the ANC conclave.

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This photo of Nigeria's first lady wearing an expensive-looking watch outraged many on social media

In March, Muhammadu Buhari was elected as Nigeria's new president after a campaign which took a strong anti-corruption stance. Buhari underlined his humble credentials by raising money from ordinary voters. He even had to stretch his finances to pay the fee to register as a candidate.

This image was diluted somewhat when his wife, Aisha Buhari, was pictured wearing an expensive-looking watch at her husband's inauguration last week and these images were shared on the Instagram account of the photographer George Okoro.

Nigerian press described it as a Cartier Baignoire Folle 18-carat white gold diamond timepiece that was estimated to cost around $50,000 - more than £30,000 or about 10m Nigerian naira. Others, however, pointed out that knockoff versions are available for as little as $100.

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The President of the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS), President John Mahama

Antigovernment protesters in the Parliament building in Ouagadougou, the capital.

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Smoke billowed from Burkina Faso’s Parliament building on Thursday. President Blaise Compaoré angered people with his plans to further extend his 27-year rule, inciting the uprising.

 

 





 

Sikiliza mahojiano baina ya idhaa ya Kiswahili ya SBS na Balozi wa Kenya nchini Australia Mh Isaiya Kabira kuhusu uamuzi huo wa Rais.

Rais wa Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta amewasili jijini The Hague, Uholanzi katika Mahakama Maalum ya Kimataifa inayohusika na visa vya uhalifu kwa viongozi wa nchi zilizoridhia mkataba huo, ICC, kwa ajili ya kikao maalum kuhusu kesi inayomkabili.


Kenyatta anakabiliwa na kesi inayomtuhumu kupanga, kuchochea na kufadhili machafuko na ghasia baada ya Uchaguzi Mkuu wa mwaka 2007.

Rais Kenyatta anasema anajiamini na kwamba anajua hana hatia katika tuhuma zinazomkabili.

Alisema Kenya ni nchi huru na kwamba haitawahi kuwa chini ya mamlaka nyingine yoyote.

Vyombo kadhaa vya habari na mitandao ya kijamii imeripoti kuwa takriban wabunge mia moja walikuwa wanajiandaa kuambatana na Kenyatta kuelekea The Hague katika ishara yao ya kumuunga mkono.

Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau (centre) gestures during a video released by the Nigerian Islamist extremist group on July 13, 2014 (AFP Photo/)

File picture taken on April 18, 2011 shows Nigerian police enforcing a curfew in Bauchi city, the capital of Bauchi state, northern Nigeria, following riots led by Muslim youths

In a recent report entitled Corruption by traffic police officers and vehicle drivers in Botswana, Namibia and Zimbabwe ACT gave details of how Zimbabwe could be losing substantial amounts of revenue to its traffic police officers.

From May 6 to 10, 2013, the African Development Bank is organizing a pan-African training workshop in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, on derivatives and commodities markets for African regulators of derivatives and commodities exchanges.

On behalf of Human Rights Watch, an international organization that seeks to promote and protect human rights in more than 90 countries, we write to express our deep concern with the recent police raids on the offices of the Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe (GALZ). On August 20, 2012, police officers entered and occupied the offices of GALZ in Harare for six hours producing a warrant only after the GALZ lawyers demanded it. They confiscated documents, advocacy materials and computers. GALZ advocates for the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Zimbabwe.
In the past decade, Zimbabwean authorities have intensified attacks against members of GALZ including intimidation, arbitrary arrests and beatings. President Robert Mugabe, in office since 1980, has been at the forefront of anti-gay harassment, repeatedly using his office to insult and denigrate gay and lesbian Zimbabweans. He has vowed not to allow the inclusion of LGBT rights in Zimbabwe’s new constitution, which is being drafted.
The August 20 incursion was the second raid on GALZ this month. On August 11, police raided the group’s office without a warrant after the group issued its 2011 LGBTI Rights Violations Report and a briefing on the draft constitution. During the raid, police briefly detained 44 GALZ members, assaulting them with batons, slaps, and punches. A number of injured members needed medical treatment. Police took the names and addresses of all 44 members before releasing them without charge. The following week, police went to some of the members’ homes and took them to police headquarters for further questioning
In May 2010, police arrested two GALZ staff members on spurious charges, including “insulting the president,” after the group displayed a letter from the mayor of San Francisco criticizing Mugabe for being homophobic. Police assaulted the two and detained them for six days, pressing them to provide a list of GALZ members. Both were acquitted six months later. One has since fled the country out of concern for her safety.
In July 2012, the police summoned the director of GALZ to confirm that they were continuing to pursue the “insulting the president” charge because the letter is still on display. Under section 33 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, it is an offense to insult the president or bring the office of the president into disrepute. Police said they would prosecute the GALZ director for displaying the letter unless GALZ volunteered the name of another member who would take liability for this action.
The government’s actions against GALZ are contrary to basic rights in both Zimbabwe’s existing constitution and the draft constitution under review. They violate Zimbabwe’s obligations under the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which guarantee the rights to non-discrimination, liberty and security of the person and privacy, freedom of expression and thought, and association and peaceful assembly.
Human Rights Watch welcomes the ongoing constitutional review process and urges your coalition government to honor the coalition government’s Global Political Agreement to allow all Zimbabweans to participate freely in all national processes. They should ensure that the review of the constitution results in a document that is tolerant and promotes equality and human rights for all without regard to sexual orientation or gender identity.

We hope that our recommendations will prompt the government to take concrete steps to stop the harassment of LGBT activists and honor its human rights obligations.

source : Human Rights watch website