Tag: Parliament
South Africa’s Parliament Speaker resigns over corruption probe
South Africa's Parliament Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has resigned after her home was raided in a corruption probe in the country.
Mapisa-Nqakula resigned on Wednesday and...
Togo adopts new constitution, moves from presidential to parliamentary system
Togolese lawmakers adopted a new constitution on Monday, moving the West African country from a presidential to a parliamentary system.
Adopting the new constitution also...
South African Parliament Speaker’s house raided over corruption probe
South African investigators have raided the home of the National Assembly Speaker, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, following a corruption inquiry against her.
The house of the Speaker...
Ghana electricity coy disconnects parliament over $1.8m debt
Ghana's state-run electricity supplier, ECG, has cut off power supplies to the parliament building over 23 million Ghanaian cedi ($1.8 million) debt.
A video shared...
China expels 9 army officials from parliament
China has expelled nine military officials from its parliament, including four generals of the army’s strategic missile unit, in a sweeping reshuffle following the...
Boris Johnson quits as UK parliament member
Former UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, angrily quit as a member of parliament on Friday, June 9, claiming he had been forced out in...
Aisha Buhari visits Senate to support more female parliamentarians
First Lady Aisha Buhari was on Wednesday at the Senate to witness the laying of the report of the Senate Committee on Constitution Review.
The...
