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Somalia: Presidential elections postponed for the third time

November 29, 2016 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

Presidential elections scheduled for Wednesday November 30 in Somalia, have been postponed to a later unspecified date, local media reports on Monday. This is the […]

Gabon: Constitutional Court Confirms Ali Bongo Winner of Disputed Elections

September 24, 2016 Steven Addamah 0

Ali Bongo, 57, was confirmed winner of August presidential elections after a re-count of votes ruled by the country’s constitutional court. The waited ruling upheld […]

DRC: Protesters Call Kabila to Step Down

September 19, 2016 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

Protesters in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are burning tyres and barricading roads in the capital Kinshasa on Monday, urging President Kabila to step […]

Zambia to hold fresh elections on Aug. 11

January 4, 2016 Geraldine Boechat 0

Zambia will hold new presidential and parliamentary elections on August 11 under a new constitution; the government said on Monday. “The new Constitution has a […]

Burkina Faso: Coup leader and ex-foreign minister charged

October 7, 2015 Steven Addamah 0

A court in Burkina Faso on Tuesday charged a general and a former foreign minister with crimes including threatening state security and murder in the […]

Togo Elections: Faure Gnassingbe Firm favorite

April 25, 2015 Geraldine Boechat 0

Togolese incumbent President Faure Gnassingbe, 48, in power since his father Gnassingbe Eyadema passed away in 2005, is presented as a firm favorite in the […]

Ivory Coast: Ex- First lady imprisoned, national reconciliation fragile as election nears

March 11, 2015 Geraldine Boechat 0

Simone Gbagbo, wife of former president Laurent Gbagbo, has been sentenced to 20 years imprisonment for disturbing the peace, forming and organizing armed gangs and […]

King of Morocco Rebuffs Nigerian President’s Reach-out Attempt

March 9, 2015 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

King Mohammed VI of Morocco has deemed it inappropriate to have a phone conversation with Nigeria’s Goodluck Jonathan at this point of time as requested […]

Sudan: 15 candidates for April 2015 presidential elections

January 28, 2015 Steven Addamah 0

The National Elections Commission (NEC) in Sudan has announced that out of the 18 aspiring presidential candidates, 15 have been approved for the April presidential […]