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Video: Ousted Gabonese leader, Bongo begs for solidarity

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1 year ago

August 30, 2023

Barely a month after Niger’s Mohamed Bazoum was ousted from the military coup, the world was greeted with the news of a fresh military takeover in another African country, this time in Central Africa, Gabon as a group of senior military officers announced taking over power.

The coup comes hours after the Gabonese Election Centre announced President Ali Bongo as the winner of Saturday’s election for a third term. The electoral body had announced that Bongo had secured 64.27% of the vote while his main challenger, Albert Ondo Ossa scored 30.77%.

Ali Bongo is seen in the video below pleading for “noise” from his international friends after his arrest. He added that his immediate family has been taken out of reach.

Video: Ousted Gabonese leader, Bongo begs for solidarity

Barely a month after Niger’s Mohamed Bazoum was ousted from a military coup, the world was rocked with the news of a fresh military takeover in another African country, this time in Central Africa—Gabon— as a group of senior military officers announced taking over power.

Ali Bongo is seen in the video below pleading for “noise” from his international friends after his arrest. He added that his immediate family had been taken out of reach.

Ali’s father, Omar Bongo spent 42 years as the leader of Gabon. Ali had been in charge for fourteen years, bringing the total Bongo years to fifty-six.

Until Wednesday’s coup, Ali had maintained his position as the leader of the oil-rich nation despite ailing health that saw him in and out of hospitals outside the country.

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Video: Nigeria’s Vice-President Shettima questions Badenoch’s migration stance

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1 week ago

December 10, 2024

Ifeoluwa Dada

In this video, Nigeria’s Vice President, Kashim Shettima, lends his voice to the trending issue of migration in the global arena. Shettima addressed the leader of the Labour Party in the United Kingdom, Kemi Badenoch, stressing that even if she changed her first name, that would not change Nigeria’s position as “the greatest black nation on earth.”

Migrants are the source of life in all societies, Shetimma argued.

Since becoming the leader of the UK Conservative Party, Badenoch, who is of Nigerian descent, has pledged to enforce stricter immigration policies, warning that the current pace of migration risks were overwhelming public services and undermining social cohesion.

Over the last few decades, migration numbers in the UK have generally been comparable to those in other high-income nations. Addressing issues around migration has become a strong political and policy topic in the UK, with the previous administration under Rishi Sunak pushing for an unconventional approach to the matter by sending migrants to Rwanda, East Africa.

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#GhanaDecides : Ghana’s former VP Bawumia concedes defeat (Video)

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1 week ago

December 9, 2024

Ifeoluwa Dada

In this video, Ghana’s ruling New Patriotic Party candidate, Mahamudu Bawumia, concedes defeat in the recently concluded presidential election.

“Ladies and gentlemen, we have conceded defeat like any consummate Democrat would do. But we have not abandoned the fight to transform Ghana and expand opportunities to all sections of our society. We will not be a disruptive opposition.”

In Ghana, members of Parliament are chosen by first-past-the-post voting in single-member constituencies, but the president is chosen through a two-round process.

Former President John Mahama, the candidate of the National Democratic Congress, secured a majority in the first round, enough to be declared the president-elect.

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