Tag: government
![South Africa universities face Israel scanner as government backs Palestine](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/GettyImages-2118342205-1716746236.jpg?resize=1920,1440)
Johannesburg, South Africa – On May 13, ten tents were erected on the pristine lawn…
![Biden signs $1.2 trillion funding package, averting US government shutdown](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2024-02-11T035307Z_2099664616_RC2AZ5AJLMBP_RTRMADP_3_USA-CONGRESS-UKRAINE-1707930035.jpg?resize=1920,1440)
The Senate passed the bill after hours of deadlock over funding three-quarters of the government…
![Energy projects top of the in-tray for Namibia’s next government](https://african.business/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/000_1mm2g0-1024x683.webp)
Following the death of President Hage Geingob on 4 February, Namibia is preparing for elections…
![Venezuela orders suspension of UN rights office, gives staff days to leave](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2024-01-25T140231Z_241584006_RC21P5AKIUE8_RTRMADP_3_VENEZUELA-GUYANA-1708026699.jpg?resize=1920,1440)
Earlier this week, the UN agency expressed “deep concern” over the detention of prominent human…
![Sinn Fein’s Michelle O’Neill appointed Northern Ireland’s first minister](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/AFP__20240203__34HK2GR__v1__HighRes__BritainNirleandPolitics-1706970863.jpg?resize=1920,1440)
Sinn Féin’s Michelle O’Neill has been officially appointed Northern Ireland’s first minister by the regional…
![Bosun Tijani: Nigeria’s tech sage turned minister on AI, innovation, and the role of government](https://african.business/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/bosun-tijani2-jpeg.webp)
Six months into the role, Bosun Tijani, Nigerian President Bola Tinubu’s surprise pick to lead…
![CEOs of Meta, X, TikTok grilled about online child safety at US hearing](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/2024-01-31T172622Z_19699485_RC25T5AR13SC_RTRMADP_3_USA-TECH-EXPLOITATION-1706725442.jpg?resize=1920,1440)
Parents and lawmakers say leaders are not doing enough to address dangers such as sexual…
![Northern Ireland agreement could end deadlock, restore government](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/2022-06-13T172709Z_690495346_RC25RU9N7UFB_RTRMADP_3_BRITAIN-EU-NIRELAND.jpg?resize=1920,1440)
Northern Ireland’s largest British union party has agreed to end a boycott that left the…
![Venezuela court disqualifies leading opposition presidential candidate](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2023-10-19T110014Z_1557924694_RC2RTY9S9V7W_RTRMADP_3_VENEZUELA-ELECTION-MACHADO-1697841991.jpg?resize=1920,1440)
Maria Corina Machado declared victory in the Venezuelan opposition’s presidential primaries last October. Venezuela’s Supreme…