Lawmakers

Guyana's parliament passed an oil pollution bill late on Friday that holds parties liable for damages caused by oil spills, including from vessels. The bill, which passed with a majority of votes cast in a simple voice vote, is expected…

Prosecutors in Mauritania have urged an appeals court to impose a 20-year prison sentence on former President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz for abuse of office. Aziz, who ruled from 2008 to 2019, is currently appealing a five-year sentence…

Three Senegalese opposition lawmakers were arrested amid the fallout from parliament's move to delay a presidential vote by 10 months that prompted West Africa's economic and political bloc to call for the re-establishment of the electoral…

British lawmakers voted to support the government’s plan to send some asylum-seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda, keeping alive a policy that has angered human rights groups and cost the U.K. at least $300 million, without a single flight…

Zimbabwe's main opposition party, the Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC), has lost a shocking 18 new parliamentary seats after an imposter announced in Parliament that they had left the party, resulting in the loss of their seats. This…

The House of Representatives Ad-hoc committee investigating alleged job racketeering in MDAs has threatened to sanction the office of Independent Personnel Payment System, IPPIS, the Budget Office and the Assets Management Company of…

The Nigerian House of Representatives has resolved to probe the Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) in the country, over alleged fictitious contract awards, mismanagement and lopsided placement or directors in the agency.…

The House of Representatives has urged the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board JAMB, to allow its result to be valid for at least three years. The resolution was reached sequel to the adoption of a motion by a member from Ekiti…

Parliamentarians in Kenya have passed the budget estimates for the Financial Year 2023/24, President William Ruto’s first budget since he won the presidency last year. This year’s budget, which is the biggest in Kenya’s history will hit…

The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday, approved the request of President Muhammadu  Buhari to restructure the N22.7 trillion loans the Central  Bank of Nigeria (CBN) extended to the federal government under its Ways and Means provision. …