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Pres. Sirleaf acts to review Liberian constitution

March 20, 2012 President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberia

Liberian leader Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has submitted an Act establishing a Constitution Review Commission to the Liberian Senate for enactment.

The Act speaks of the need to review the Constitution that was promulgated in 1986, succeeding the first organic law of the country adopted in 1847.

 

Liberia Pres. Sirleaf admits corruption haunting govt

March 19, 2012 La Presidente Ellen Johnson Sirleaf du Liberia

By the time Liberia’s former robust Auditor-General John Morlu’s contract was not renewed by President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf last year, there were a number of audit reports pointing to widespread corruption in various government ministries and agencies.

Senegal: 300,000 voter cards not collected, race against time

March 15, 2012 Ibrahim Amadou Niang of Goree Institute

In the count-down to Senegal’s March 25 second round presidential election contest between incumbent President Abdoulaye Wade and his former Prime Minister Macky Sall, some 300,000 voter cards are yet to be collected.

ICC 1st verdict nails DRC warlord Lubanga guilty

March 14, 2012 Thomas Lubanga , DRC warlord

In its 1st verdict, the International Criminal Court, ICC has found former Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) rebel leader, Thomas Lubanga guilty of recruiting and using child soldiers,

Nigeria Capital Market hearings begin

March 13, 2012 Nigeria Stock Exchange

Operatives of Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and other anti-graft agencies are set to take part in a three-week investigative public hearings at the House of Representatives on the activities of the Capital Market.

Sierra Leone police frown on families compromising rape cases

March 12, 2012 Sierra Leone Police Inspector-General Munu

Sexual offences are said to be on the rise in Sierra Leone in recent times, with a number of teenagers allegedly being raped either by strangers or their own family members.

Guinea court frees 17 linked to armed attack on Conde’s home

March 10, 2012 FLASHBACK: Soldiers on the street near Conde's home after the attack

A court in Conakry on Friday freed 17 people arrested for allegedly being linked to last year’s armed attack on the residence of President Alpha Conde in the capital, which left one bodyguard dead and a few others wounded.

Court rejects Taylor lawyer's request to change verdict date

March 9, 2012 Ex-President Charles Taylor, hired cIA spy

Judges of the UN-backed Sierra Leone war crimes court in The Hague have dismissed a request by lawyers of former Liberian President Charles Taylor to postpone the April 26 date set to hand down the verdict in Taylor's trial in The Hague.

In an earlier motion, Taylor's lead defense lawyer Courtney Griffiths requested that the court change the judgement date from April 26, 2012 to May 1, 2012 "or any suitable date thereafter."

 

Nigeria high court upholds victories of 2 southern governors

March 4, 2012 Dr. Attahiru Jega, head of INEC Nigeria

Nigeria’s Supreme Court has upheld the victories of Emmanuel Oduaghan and Rochas Okorocha,  the governors of Delta and Imo States, in South-South and South-eastern Nigeria respectively.

Ghana experiments with biometric voter registration

March 3, 2012 President John Atta Mills of Ghana

For the first time, Ghana is introducing the use a biometric registration and verification in its parliamentary and presidential elections slated for December this year.