Ghana’s ruling NPP party has accused the speaker of parliament of undermining democracy a day after he indefinitely suspended it following a walkout by MPs. The NPP claims Alban Bagbin is biased towards the opposition NDC amidst a high stakes standoff over who can claim a razor slim majority in parliament. It comes just a couple of months before national elections. France 24’s Justice Baidoo has the analysis in this edition of Eye on Africa.
Also in the programme, Zimbabwe and Zambia are facing power cuts of up to 17 hours a day as drought dries up the Kariba dam. The neighbouring countries rely on hydroelectric power but water shortages have left them in the dark.
And we visit Sierra Leone, where a new project is bringing hope to the coastal communities that have traditionally relied on endangered mangroves as flood defences.
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