Elon Musk’s US citizenship hangs in balance after 1,300 posts on X about immigration and voter fraud, bribing voters
Stephen Yale-Loehr, a professor at Cornell Law School and faculty director of its Immigration Law and Policy Program, says that it’s not clear that if Musk worked in the US without authorisation and attested he hadn’t, that would be considered important enough to denaturalise him.
UK Conservatives elect African woman, Kemi Badenoch, to replace former PM Rishi Sunak
Kemi Badenoch becomes the Conservatives’ fifth leader since mid-2016 after winning 57 per cent of party members’ votes in the final stage of a months-long contest that saw a field of six whittled down to two. She beat a former immigration minister, Robert Jenrick, who won 43 per cent of votes.
Nigerian authorities sue 29 children for treason; they now risk death sentence if convicted
Frustration over the cost-of-living crisis has led to several mass protests in recent months. In August, at least 20 people were shot dead and hundreds more were arrested at a protest demanding better opportunities and jobs for young people.
With East Africa more vulnerable to climate swings, governments should now give priority environmental security
If the right to the 10 types of justice they mentioned exist, the right to natural justice, climate justice, environmental justice, environmental cooperation, environmental peace and environmental diplomacy also exists.
Botswana main opposition party end BDP’s 58 year reign in landslide triumph diamond-rich nation
President Mokgweetsi Masisi conceded defeat even before final results were announced, with his Botswana Democratic Party trailing in fourth place in the parliamentary elections in what appeared to be a humbling rejection by voters and a landslide victory for the main opposition party.
Democrats plan to flood social media, airwaves with calls if Trump prematurely declares election victory
In 2020, Trump declared himself the winner in the early morning hours after Election Day, three days before the first television networks made a call. He ultimately lost to his Democratic opponent Joe Biden. He has never accepted the result and continues to falsely assert that it was stolen from him through widespread fraud.
Western envoys in Nairobi voice concerns over rising femicide, enforced disappearances in Kenya
Kenya was among several African countries elected to the UN human rights council on October 9.
‘Unhinged’ Trump claims of vote rigging feed fears he’s preparing 2020 replay to undo results
Election officials discovered potentially fraudulent registrations in Lancaster and neighbouring York counties, prompting investigations by local law enforcement. There is no evidence the applications have led or will lead to illegal votes.
United Nations vote to extend UN peacekeepers mandate in Western Sahara as Algeria protests
US Deputy Ambassador Robert Wood said the resolution makes clear the Security Council’s support for Staffan de Mistura, the secretary-general’s personal envoy to Western Sahara, “as he intensifies efforts to advance an enduring and dignified resolution for Western Sahara without further delay.”
Kenya gets new deputy president after law professor takes oath of office
Ousted Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua’s legal battles extended months of political turbulence in the country, East Africa’s largest economy, that began with nationwide protests against unpopular tax hikes in June.
