Tag: government
Libya’s presidential council names new government amid divisions
Libya's Presidential Council announced a new government on Tuesday aimed at uniting the warring factions, though two of its nine members rejected...
Tunisia’s ruling Islamists agree to transition negotiations
Tunisia's governing Islamists agreed in principle to a trade union proposal that it step down to make way for a transitional government...
Ministers of defence, correctional services, home affairs show improvement – DA
The security cluster has shown some improvement in the Democratic Alliance's annual Cabinet Report Card, with the ministers of correctional services, defence...
South Africa clamps down on profligate provinces
South Africa's central government took direct control of parts of several provincial administrations in a clampdown on profligate spending and to try...
Tunisian secularists protest at Islamists on campus
Tunisian universities went on strike and nearly 3,000 people protested against Islamist influence after religious hardliners occupied a campus to...
Analysis – New parliament to shake up Egypt power balance
Egypt's new parliament could enjoy a popular mandate not seen for decades, bringing a new force to bear on the ruling military...
Libyan Islamist commander endorses new government
The Islamist who commands one of Libya's most powerful militias, Abdel Hakim Belhadj, said yesterday he will back the interim national government...
Tripoli protesters block jet from taking off
About 100 Libyans surrounded a Tunisian passenger aircraft at one of the capital's airports delaying its takeoff in a protest at the...
Madagascar names new government, opposition rejects
Madagascar's president named a new government but the opposition immediately rejected the cabinet as illegal, throwing into question a road map towards...
Libya will have new government on Tuesday: PM
Libya's prime minister-designate said he was ready to name a government to steer the country to its first fully democratic elections...
New Greek government offers no austerity relief, may stay longer
Greece's new cabinet may last a month or two longer than planned, a senior government official said but whatever happens Greeks should...
New Libyan PM forming government
Abdurrahim El-Keib, pitched from academic obscurity to head Libya's new government, set about selecting his cabinet hoping to rally the disparate groups...
Post-Gaddafi Libya under pressure to restore order
Racing to fill a power vacuum and prevent a descent into lawlessness, Libya is to proclaim its war over and start building...
Zambia suspends metal export permits awaiting
Zambia's new government has temporarily suspended metal export permits ahead of the release of new guidelines, the mining ministry said in the...
South Africa must work harder to create jobs: Zuma
South Africa needs to work harder to boost the current sluggish rate of creating jobs, with the employment still well below 2008...
Guinea president says Senegal, Gambia knew of attack
Guinea President Alpha Conde said he believes the governments of Senegal and Gambia were complicit in a failed attempt to assassinate him...
Niger plans US$21 mln programme to fight food shortage
Niger has launched a 10 billion CFA francs (US$21.9 million) irrigation programme to grow at least 1 million tonnes of food, including...
Liberia referendum to test readiness for main vote
Liberia will hold a constitutional referendum to determine whether elections due in October will be pushed back, and the voting process itself...
Niger launches telephone hotline to fight corruption
Niger's government has launched a telephone hotline through which citizens can call to report the corrupt practices which have undermined the economy...
Mauritius PM says govt strong, accuses former finmin of treason
The prime minister of Mauritius accused his former ally and finance minister of treason for quitting the ruling coalition, but said the...
SA commits R8mln to assist Somalia
The South African government has committed more funds to help Somalia as it experiences one of the most severe droughts in its...
Resource nationalism is biggest risk to miners-report
Resource nationalism is the biggest threat facing the mining sector this year and next as governments seek to take advantage of higher...
Niger arrests ten after foiled coup
Niger security forces arrested ten soldiers for trying to overthrow the government last month, President Mahamadou Issoufou said late in his first...
Presidential hopeful says Egypt deserves grand vision
Presidential hopeful Hamdeen Sabahy is campaigning to turn Egypt into an economic powerhouse, bridge deep inequalities and review what he sees as...
Swearing-in of Egypt’s reshuffled cabinet delayed
Egypt has delayed until the swearing-in of a new cabinet, appointed after a reshuffle that protesters said only partially met their demands...
Egypt’s new cabinet to be sworn in after protests
Egypt's new cabinet will be sworn in after a reshuffle that protesters said had partially satisfied their demands for deeper political and...
US sees Libya pivot point in anti-Gaddafi struggle
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Turkey for a Libya conference marked by growing hopes the international campaign to topple...
Nigerian leader reappoints 12 ministers to old jobs
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan reappointed 12 ministers from the outgoing government to their old jobs following general elections in April, including oil...