Senegal Constitutional Council Finds Election Delay Unlawful

DAKAR, SENEGAL — Sene­gal’s Con­sti­tu­tion­al Coun­cil on Thurs­day ruled that par­lia­men­t’s unprece­dent­ed post­pone­ment of the Feb­ru­ary 25 pres­i­den­tial vote was not in line with the con­sti­tu­tion, pitch­ing the coun­try into a new phase of elec­toral uncer­tain­ty.  Oppo­si­tion pres­i­den­tial can­di­dates and law­mak­ers last week filed sev­er­al legal chal­lenges to the bill that delayed the vote to December…

UAE Reverses Visa Ban on Nigeria, Signs Billion-Dollar Investment Deal, President Says

Nige­ri­ans are prais­ing the lift­ing of a visa ban by the Unit­ed Arab Emi­rates fol­low­ing a meet­ing in Abu Dhabi this week between Pres­i­dent Bola Tin­ubu and Unit­ed Arab Emi­rates Pres­i­dent Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Niger­ian author­i­ties also secured an invest­ment deal worth bil­lions of dol­lars, accord­ing to the pres­i­den­cy. Niger­ian pres­i­den­tial spokesper­son Ajuri…