Africa: Political Meddling Threatens African Judges: [Legalbrief] In Lesotho, five judicial nominations by the Judicial Service Commission were refused ratification by King Letsie III in September 2020. The government eventually appointed a new JSC headed by a new Chief Justice, but even that has failed to resolve the problem: citing financial difficulties, the government has put all new appointments on hold. As a report by the SADC Lawyers’ Association noted in March, the problems of Lesotho are about lack of resources almost more than anything else. – AllAfrica News: Africa
Africa: 600 Million People in Sub-Saharan Africa Without Electricity – Mamman: [Daily Trust] At least 600 million people forming two-thirds of the sub-Saharan Africa’s population lack access to electricity, said the Minister of Power, Engr. Sale Mamman. – AllAfrica News: Africa
Africa: ‘Why Poor Air Connectivity in Africa May Persist’: [This Day] When the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) was launched in January 2018, it was enthusiastically embraced as the key that would unlock air travel in Africa. – AllAfrica News: Africa
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