Benin: I won’t contest 2016 polls – Yayi Boni
Benin’s President Thomas Boni Yayi reiterated during an official visit to Paris Monday that he will step down after two terms, out of “respect” for […]
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Uganda: Museveni gets green light to run in 2016 election
Uganda’s Electoral Commission has cleared on Tuesday President Yoweri Museveni to contest in the 2016 presidential elections. The commission also gave the green light to […]
Côte d’Ivoire: Ouattara takes early lead in results
Outgoing President of Côte d’Ivoire Alassane Ouattara took an early lead in Sunday’s elections according to the provisional results released by the electoral commission. According […]
Egypt: Parliamentary elections start with low turnout
Voting in a long-awaited election for a new parliament opened Sunday in half of Egypt’s provinces as the government works to complete a roadmap to […]
Guinea: EU observers validate election, opposition protests
European Union observers gave Guinea’s presidential elections a clean bill of health on Tuesday despite protests by opposition supporters. Preliminary results show incumbent president Alpha […]
Guinea: China to build $2 bln hydropower dam
Guinea is in talks with China International Water & Electric Corp. to build a $2 billion hydropower dam that would boost the West African country’s […]
Burundians vote today despite violent protest
Around 3.8 million Burundians are eligible to vote in Burundi today despite international condemnation and thousands of people fleeing feared violence. Polls opened at 06:00 […]
US-Nigeria: US ready to help Abuja track down stolen money, improve military capability
US diplomacy pundits and experts of the US-Nigeria relation had it that the US is keen to offer help to the newly elected Nigerian President […]
Egypt: El-Sisi and Sabahi to come face-to-face
Egypt’s May 26-27 presidential elections will be a dual competition between former army chief Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and leftist politician Hamdeen Sabahi. The elections have been […]
Algeria at crossroads as Election Day gets closer
At the age of 77,coupled with a poor state of health, Abdelaziz Bouteflika is set to run in the Thursday elections for a fourth term. […]