Guinea-Bissau to hold legislative elections on April 23
The Government of Guinea-Bissau will propose to the Guinean President, Umaro Sissoco Embaló, the holding of legislative elections on April 23, 2023, said today the […]
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Lesotho elections: Final results confirm Sam Matekane’s victory
Three days after the general elections, the official results came in on Monday, October 10 in Lesotho. The ruling party confirmed its decline and said […]
Lesotho’s richest man wants to become Prime minister
Sam Matekane started out as a 22-year-old donkey farmer and made his fortune in diamond mining. He launched his party six months before the election. […]
Nigeria’s presidential election: Four candidates commit to civil “peace
Four of the leading candidates in Nigeria’s February 2023 presidential election pledged on Thursday not to promote any violence during the upcoming five-month campaign. As […]
Kenya: President-elect Ruto promises “transparent” and “accountable” government
Kenya’s President-elect William Ruto pledged on Wednesday, two days after being declared the winner of the August 9 election, that his future government would move […]
Ivorian President Ouattara to meet his predecessors Gbagbo and Bédié
Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara will meet his two predecessors Laurent Gbagbo and Henri Konan Bédié on 14 July, the government spokesman announced on Wednesday, a […]
Libyan Presidential Council announces plan to end crisis
The Presidential Council, a body with some executive powers, announced on Tuesday that it had drawn up a plan to break the country’s political deadlock […]
Senegal: Opposition leader Déthié Fall sentenced to six-month suspended prison
A Dakar court on Tuesday gave a six-month suspended prison sentence to an opposition MP for defying a ban on demonstrations and acquitted another MP […]
Angola’s presidential election set for August 24
The next presidential election in Angola, which will oppose the outgoing Head of State Joao Lourenço to the leader of a unified opposition to beat […]
Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo dissolves Parliament
Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo announced Monday the dissolution of parliament and the calling of early parliamentary elections by the end of the year in […]