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Tag: democracy
Mali: over 80 parties, civil groups demand elections after junta failed to transfer power on 26 March
More than 80 political parties and civil groups in Mali, repressed by the ruling junta, have united to issue a rare call for an end ... Read More
US’s Blinken starts four-nation West Africa tour to boost democracies amid Sahel concerns
The US top diplomat’s tour of four African countries began on Monday (22 January) with a visit to Cape Verde, as the Biden administration seeks ... Read More
King Mohammed VI: Democracy is a Gradual, Home-Grown Exercise Based on Pluralism and Diversity
King Mohammed VI has affirmed that democracy is not a ready-made recipe; nor is it a model to be imported but it is a gradual, ... Read More
Kenyan and Ghanian activists among 2023 ‘Alternative Nobel’ prize laureates
Sweden’s Right Livelihood Award, known as the “Alternative Nobel Prize”, has in 2023 honored work of two women activists from Africa to provide safer abortion ... Read More
CAR leader announces constitutional referendum
Faustin-Archange Touadéra, President the Central African Republic (CAR) announced Tuesday a referendum for a new Constitution. “I have therefore decided, after consultation with the President ... Read More
Ivorian State distances from Gbagbo’s radiation on vote register
The administration of the Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara denied Wednesday any wrongdoing and connection with the decision by the Electoral commission to revoke former President ... Read More
Guinea and Senegal engulfed in civil unrest, leaving scores dead, injured
Pro-democracy activists in Guinea have announced more peaceful demonstrations against the military government to go ahead as planned on Thursday (11 May), while protesters in ... Read More
AU observer team to monitor Nigeria poll, as pre-election violence escalates
The African Union (AU) will be sending a 90-strong observer mission to Nigeria for this month's elections, the AU Commission announced Tuesday (14 February), as ... Read More
US offer: reforms first, then removal of Zimbabwe sanctions
The United States has outlined the measures the government of Zimbabwe can take for Washington to end its sanctions on the country, but warns that ... Read More
ECOWAS mediator reaffirms commitment to Burkina Faso in wake of coup
The ECOWAS mediator for Burkina Faso has ended his visit to the country in the wake of last week's coup, the second in eight months, ... Read More