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With elections in Nigeria are just days away, the country’s politics might be on the verge of total upheaval with Peter Obi, a wealthy businessman, leading most election polls and threatening to reshape the established political order. The more established candidates Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, and Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives […]
The Nigerian Electoral Commission (INEC) has said its local office was burnt down on Sunday in the southeastern state of Ebony, the third incident in November three months ahead of presidential and parliamentary elections. “Our Izzi local government office in Iboko was burnt down,” INEC spokesman Festus Okoye said in a statement on Sunday. Okoye […]
Citizens of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will cast presidential vote on December 20 next year to elect new a leader or to give another mandate to incumbent President Felix Tshisekedi. Denis Kadima, the Head of the independent election body, CENI, made the announcement Saturday as he presented the electoral timeline in the central […]
Gabonese authorities have hauled into prison Sosthene Orphee Lendjedi Ibola, a candidate for next year presidential election, on terrorism charges. The leader of Orientation Nouvelle [New Orientation], was arrested on Nov. 10 in capital Libreville and sent to prison on Nov. 15. The arrest came a few months after returning home after six-year exile in […]
Guy Nzouba Ndama, an opposition figure and former Speaker of Gabon’s parliament, has been arrested in capital Libreville with around $2 million (1.19 billion FR CFA) found in his suitcases after he landed at the airport following a short stay in Congo. Ndama, who leads “Les Democrates”, was chosen by his party in July to […]
Kenya’s Supreme Court has unanimously validated the results of the disputed presidential election held last month in which Vice President William Ruto was declared winner with 50.5% of votes. The verdict — following a ruling on a number of petitions brought by Ruto’s closest challenger Raila Odinga — was delivered by Martha Koome, chair of […]
Deputy President William Ruto was declared the winner of the close presidential election in Kenya over five-time contender Raila Odinga, amid drama and disagreement across parts of the Kenyan capital. Wafula Chebukati, chairperson of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), announced that Ruto had won the election with 50.49% of the vote to Odinga’s […]
Mali’s new transitional charter was unanimously adopted Monday morning, February 21, by members of the National Transitional Council, the CNT, which serves as the country’s interim legislative body. This charter, which has just been adopted by the authorities, presents several novelties. There is already the number of appointed and non-elected parliamentarians, which increases from 121 […]
Libya’s Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah Wednesday escaped an alleged attempt assassination after gun shots were fired at his car in capital Tripoli, reports say. A source close to Dbeibah who asked not to be named, told Al Wasat news outlet, the Prime Minister had been returning home when shots were fired from another vehicle that […]
Libya’s Premier Abdulhamid Dbeibah Monday told Al Jazeera network that the Speaker of the House of Representative (HoR) is trying to bring back division and fragmentation to the country, adding that his government will continue its work until the holding of elections, Libya Observer reports. Dbeibah’s accusations came after Aqila Saleh on Monday said HoR […]