Africa Sao Tome and Principe The largest opposition party in São Tomé has appealed against the parliament's decision to reject and postpone the debate on the recently tabled censorship motion
Africa Sao Tome and Principe The head of São Tomé and Príncipe's diplomacy said that the country will need the support of partners to adopt some recommendations from the final report of the European Union (EU) observer mission to the presidential elections
Africa Sao Tome and Principe The Government has decided to suspend the concession contract for ports of Ana Chaves and Fernão Dias and Príncipe, signed by previous executive with Safebond consortium, claiming the need to safeguard public interest
Africa Sao Tome and Principe The president of the São Tomé Court of Accounts said that there have been voluntary payments of 'large sums' to the state coffers after the institution issued eight financial liability judgments last year
Africa Sao Tome and Principe The resolution authorising the allocation of an extraordinary amount of €15 million for direct support to the General Budget of the State of São Tomé and Príncipe by Portugal has been approved
Africa Sao Tome and Principe Representative of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in Central Africa expressed concern about acts of "torture, degrading human treatment and extrajudicial executions" that allegedly took place at the military headquarters in São Tomé
Africa Sao Tome and Principe A coup attempt failed in the country, considered a model of parliamentary democracy in Africa; the attackers were arrested after attempting to attack the army headquarters
Africa Sao Tome and Principe The president of the regional government of Príncipe has been sworn in for a new term, in a government with five new elements, including two women, with which he intends to 'combat territorial and economic asymmetries' on the island
Africa Sao Tome and Principe The leader of Independent Democratic Action, Patrice Trovoada, will be sworn in as Prime Minister of Sao Tomé today 11 November and the new government will take office three days later
Africa Sao Tome and Principe Serbian government has offered food aid - 11 containers with 100.000 kg of wheat flour and 100.000 litres of vegetable oil - to Sao Tomé and Principe, as agreed during the official visit of Prime Minister Jorge Bom Jesus to Belgrade last July
Africa Sao Tome and Principe The São Tome Public Prosecutor's Office has requested the annulment of the Court of Auditors' visa for the concession of national ports to a Ghanaian-Angolan consortium
Africa Sao Tome and Principe Independent Democratic Action, which won an absolute majority in the legislative elections in São Tomé, denounced several agreements made by the outgoing government, highlighting its "fraudulent commitments" in the privatisation of the port
Africa Sao Tome and Principe The 55 new deputies elected on 25 September will take office on 22 November, as confirmed by the Secretary of the Council of Assembly