France's Prime Minister Michel Barnier faces the biggest risk yet of being deposed by a hostile parliament as his government presents Monday a social security financing plan that has the opposition up in arms. Barnier, a conservative appointed by President Emmanuel Macron in September after an inconclusive general election, has no majority in parliament and…

Ukraine's parliament has cancelled Friday's session, lawmakers said, citing the risk of a Russian missile attack on the district of Kyiv where government buildings are located. The move comes after several foreign embassies, including the US representative office, shuttered temporarily over the threat of a strike on Kyiv. "The hour of questions to the government…

Protestors stormed the regional parliament in Abkhazia on Friday, forcing the government to halt an investment deal with Russia that some fear will spoil the breakaway Georgian region's natural beauty. The Black Sea separatist region is backed by Moscow but recognised as part of Georgia by most of the world. It has been thrust into…

The seventh assembly of the National Children's Parliament has advocated for the full implementation of the Child Rights Act to tackle some of the vices affecting children in the country. The Speaker of the Children's Parliament, RT Hon Progress Friday-Imoh, while speaking at the weekend in Abuja during the sitting of the parliament organised by…

        Impoverished Mozambique votes for a president and parliament in a tense mood Wednesday as jihadist violence stalls natural gas projects that could bring a major boost to its morose economy. READ ALSO:Four leading candidates in Mozambique’s presidential vote Barring any major surprises, the socialist Mozambique Liberation Front (Frelimo) will hold on…

The legislature of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS Parliament) has been urged to intensify its efforts in promoting projects that will give more assistance to women and girls in the community amid disasters and other conflicts that have ravaged parts of the sub region. Member of Parliament, Blessing Onu, from Nigeria, raised…

A Nigerian Member of the Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS Parliament) has cried to the regional legislature to help Borno State in Northeastern Nigeria address the effects of the recent flood disaster that ravaged the state. The MP, Zainab Gimba, made the plea in a press conference during the induction…

      The ECOWAS Parliament has advocated speedy reforms to transform the subregional bloc’s operations to tackle prevailing multifaceted challenges. READ ALSO:ECOWAS engages political parties ahead of Ghana’s 2024 elections   The Speaker of the Parliament Memounatou Ibrahima stated this at the inauguration of the 2024 Third Extra-Ordinary Session and Second Parliamentary Seminar of…

    Senegal's new president is set to dissolve the opposition-dominated parliament in the coming days and launch a vast anti-corruption campaign that could target dozens, Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko said Wednesday. READ ALSO:Senegal court upholds journalist life sentence over 2018 massacre   Sonko was appointed as head of the government in April by his…

The Joint Committee of the ECOWAS Parliament, comprising committees on Administration, Finance, Budget, Public Accounts, Macroeconomic Policy, and Economic Research, has expressed the need to send a parliamentary diplomatic mission to notable parliaments with similar competences to understudy their processes. Some of the parliaments recommended include the European Union and the East African Legislative Assembly,…

When he uttered these words in October 2002, Julius Ihonvbere was a distinguished Professor of political science about to make the transition from exile into public office.