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With just weeks to go before a highly contentious constitutional referendum, Guinea’s ruling military regime has suspended the country’s three largest opposition parties for 90 days, effectively silencing dissent ahead of a pivotal vote on 21 September. The suspended parties include the Rally of the Guinean People (RPG) of ousted president Alpha Condé, the Union […]
The Central African Republic (CAR) is resisting Russian pressure to replace the Wagner Group with the Kremlin’s newly formed Africa Corps, amid demands for cash payments rather than the mineral-for-security model that has long defined the partnership. According to senior officials in Bangui, Russia’s Deputy Defense Minister made several visits this year urging CAR to […]
Guinea’s ruling military junta has announced plans to hold a constitutional referendum followed by presidential and legislative elections before the end of 2025, signaling a potential return to civilian rule after four years of military governance. Prime minister Amadou Oury Bah confirmed the timeline, emphasizing that constitutional order would be restored, though no specific dates […]
General Mamadi Doumbouya, Guinea’s transitional president, used his New Year’s address, to reaffirm a commitment to restore constitutional order. He announced that in the first quarter of 2025, his administration will sign a decree to organize a referendum on a new constitution. This pledge represents the latest milestone in Guinea’s ongoing transition following the 2021 […]
Gabon has announced a constitutional referendum scheduled for November 16, marking a significant step toward restoring civilian governance following the military coup. The final draft constitution, released on October 21, proposes several major changes to the country’s political structure. The new framework eliminates the Prime Minister position and establishes a seven-year presidential term with one […]
Tunisia held a vote on the constitution proposed by Kais Saied which won the majority of votes, though low turnout leaves the opposition questioning the legitimacy of the process. President Saied organized the referendum on the constitution which further empowers him, a year after he suspended the parliament launching a process of power grab that […]
The Algerian people has sent a strong message of regime rejection by abstaining from a plebiscite on constitutional reform which had only a turnout of 23.7%, Algeria’s lowest ever for a major poll. The snub from the November 1 constitutional referendum, coupled with the worrying state of health of the President, plunges Algeria into […]
Algerian President Abdelmejid Tebboune flew to a hospital in Germany where he is receiving medical care, amid concern for his condition as many of his top aides caught the coronavirus. His transfer to Germany is indicative of the failure of Algeria to have a health system that can care for the President. Like his predecessor, […]
Guinean authorities have acknowledged that intercommunal violence following the disputed referendum in Nzérékoré on March 22 has resulted in the death of 30 people. Basically, the authorities accuse the opposition of being behind the violence that led to the arrest of 57 people, including 44 who were placed under a committal order in Kankan. Two […]