January 3, 2022

A major coalition of Malian political parties yesterday rejected the military-dominated government’s plan for a transition that could see them stay in office for five years before the country returns to democratic rule.

The army has dominated landlocked and conflict-wracked Mali since August 2020, carrying out two coups and postponing elections it had previously committed to hold next month.

Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop submitted the new plans to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Saturday, following a national reform conference boycotted by political parties and social organisations.

The plans are for a five-year prolongation of the transition …

Chairman of the Southwest Governors’ Forum and Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has mourned the passing of the Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Saliu Akanmu Adetunji, Aje Ogungunniso 1, describing it as another tragedy in Yoruba land.

While describing the death of the revered monarch as a rude shock, Akeredolu said it came shortly after the demise of Soun of Ogbomoso, Oba Jimoh Oyewumi, which he said was a big blow dealt on the traditional stool in Yoruba land.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that Oba Adetunji, who was the 41st Olubadan, had in the early hours of Sunday given …