Getty Images A parliamentary committee ruled that the haka could have “intimidated” other lawmakers A New Zealand parliamentary committee has proposed that three Māori MPs be suspended from parliament for their protest haka during a sitting last year. Opposition MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke began the traditional group dance after being asked if her party supported a…
Opposition MPs in Ghana have fiercely condemned the suspension of the country’s chief justice, accusing President John Mahama of trying to “pack the courts” with justices who are sympathetic to the governing party, the NDC. Gertrude Torkornoo was removed from her post on Wednesday – the first time a chief justice has been suspended in…
The UK’s decision to suspend some aid to Rwanda is “punitive”, authorities in the East African country have said. In a statement, the UK said it was against Rwanda’s support for the M23, a rebel group that has captured swathes of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in a deadly uprising. Rwanda used to deny backing…
