- Niger has set the December deadline for the holding of general elections. Prime Minister Seini Oumarou said the vote for the local government will be held on 30 June and the national election will follow.
The government of Africa’s biggest uranium producer, has recently come under pressure with the people staging protests against the alleged plan to extend president Mamadou Tandja's term for a further 3 years.
President Tandja, who has served Niger for two consecutive terms since 1999, is set to leave in December this year after lawmakers failed attempt to extend his service until 2012.
Meanwhile, the government has also announced today that it would allocate over half a million US dollar for the preparations of both the local and general elections.
The money according to Prime Minister Oumarou, will be used mainly for the revision of the voter's lists as well as operations of the country's electoral commission.
afrol News - It is called "financial inclusion", and it is a key government policy in Rwanda. The goal is that, by 2020, 90 percent of the population is to have and actively use bank accounts. And in only four years, financial inclusion has doubled in Rwanda.
afrol News - The UN's humanitarian agencies now warn about a devastating famine in Sudan and especially in South Sudan, where the situation is said to be "imploding". Relief officials are appealing to donors to urgently fund life-saving activities in the two countries.
afrol News - Fear is spreading all over West Africa after the health ministry in Guinea confirmed the first Ebola outbreak in this part of Africa. According to official numbers, at least 86 are infected and 59 are dead as a result of this very contagious disease.
afrol News - It is already a crime being homosexual in Ethiopia, but parliament is now making sure the anti-gay laws will be applied in practical life. No pardoning of gays will be allowed in future, but activist fear this only is a signal of further repression being prepared.
afrol News / Africa Renewal - Ethiopia's ambitious plan to build a US$ 4.2 billion dam in the Benishangul-Gumuz region, 40 km from its border with Sudan, is expected to provide 6,000 megawatts of electricity, enough for its population plus some excess it can sell to neighbouring countries.
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