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Gabon:President Ali Bongo to seek third term in August elections

Gabon’s President Ali Bongo Ondimba, who has been in power for almost 14 years, said on Sunday (9 July) that he would seek a third term in the elections scheduled for 26 August. “I officially announce today that I am a candidate,” Ondimba told a crowd of supporters in a speech broadcast live on his […]

Chad’s Deby inaugurated as president after disputed election, Halina named new PM

Chad’s newly elected president, Mahamat Idriss Deby, was sworn in on Thursday (23 May), days after a controversial long-delayed election on 6 May, ending a disputed transition from three years of military regime to democratic rule. Deby Itno has succeeded his late father, Idriss Deby Itno, who was killed fighting rebels in 2021, and served […]

Ghana, latest nation to back Morocco’s autonomy plan as sole solution to Sahara issue

Ghana has become the latest state to back the Moroccan autonomy plan as the sole solution to the Sahara issue, in a move that will reverberate across Africa. The position was expressed in a joint statement following talks in Rabat Thursday between Ghana’s foreign minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa and Moroccan peer Nasser Bourita. Ghana “considers […]