Security dominates AU summit, Nigeria can't catch a break and a look at South Africa's upcoming elections.
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Continental security dominates AU Assembly
We begin the week with a look at the 37th Extraordinary African Union summit that was held in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa. The continent’s security crisis dominated the corridors of the AU house where Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame presented his report. The Wars in Sudan and DRC plus the uncertainty of the Sahel region were heavily talked about with Angola’s President organising a side meeting to focus on the DRC crisis. We await to see if any meaningful progress comes out of the latest AU meeting.
Can Nigeria catch a break?
In a bid to raise revenue for the Federal Housing Authority, Nigeria’s newly elected President Bola Ahmed Tinubu issued a directive mandating all self funded agencies including the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority to remit 50% of their revenue to the Federal Government. This is on the back of the President’s approval of a 126 billion budget for the Housing Authority. Earlier the President appointed his son-in-law as the CEO of the Federal Housing Authority.
South Africa elections
Mzansi’s elections are around the corner and early polls indicate that the incumbent President Cyril Ramaphosa’s ANC might not get the much needed 50%. This will force the ANC to form a coalition to keep President Ramphosa as the Head of State. The reports indicate that record power cuts, poor government service delivery, insecurity are set to affect ANC’s 30 year grip on power. The Africa National Congress has been in power since the end of white minority rule in 1994.