Botswana’s former President Ian Khama says that the current government plans to arrest and kill him upon his return from exile. But the government has dismisses these claims, calling them 'outrageous and unfortunate'.
Nigeria has taken a step backwards politically as fewer women than ever won seats in the recently held elections, the UK’s outgoing ambassador has told the BBC.She noted that the unwillingness of men to share political power with women had made Nigeria lag behind and miss out on global leadership and economic development opportunities.
“You’ve got senior women… who are doing amazing things, you’ve got to exploit that 50%,” said Ms Laing, who has been in Nigeria for nearly five years - the first female British high commissioner to the country. But she called on the electoral body to investigate what caused the uploading failure of polling unit results to its portal for Nigerians to view in real time - a situation that has caused many to question the credibility of the exercise.
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