Tanzania Tightens Security Ahead of October Polls
The National Electoral Commission in Tanzania said on Monday it was beefing up security at its headquarters to protect election facilities to be used in...
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Burkina Faso To Freeze Assets of Coup Plotters, Accomplices
Burkina Faso is freezing the assets of the leaders of the coup launched earlier this month, the state prosecutor said on Saturday. An investigation will...
Bashir Drops Plan To Attend UN General Assembly
Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir. By MOHAMMED AMIN IN SUMMARY President Bashir had vowed last month that he will attend the meetings, noting that the US had...
Malcolm Turnbull Ousts Tony Abbott To Become Australia’s 29th Prime Minister -Live
Good night and good luck Bless the talents of Mike Bowers. Here’s a portrait of a man who knew he wouldn’t be prime minister by...
14 CANDIDATES TO RUN IN BURKINA FASO PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
Officials in Burkina Faso say that 14 candidates will take part in next month’s election, the first since the longtime leader in this West African...
Ivory Coast Court Clears 10 Candidates To Run For President
Ivory Coast’s constitutional court cleared 10 candidates on Wednesday to stand in next month’s presidential election including incumbent Alassane Ouattara, who is expected to win...
In Morocco, Reform Is The Electoral Challenge
Abderrahim Chalfaouat Among the Arab Spring developments, Morocco has positioned itself as an exceptional political experience in the region. The monarchy, Islamist-led government and opposition...
Elections in Morocco And The Boycott Option
On September 4th Morocco will hold municipal elections, after having postponed them as a response to the political parties’ demand, and due to tremendous reluctance...
Egypt Sets Oct Election Date, After Three Years Without Parliament
Egypt will hold a long-awaited parliamentary election, starting on Oct. 18-19, the election commission said on Sunday, the final step in a process to bring...
East African Leaders Head To South Sudan To Witness Peace Deal
East African leaders travelled to South Sudan Wednesday to witness President Salva Kiir’s expected signing of a peace deal with rebels, amid threats of United...
We Are With The Government of South Sudan on IGAD Plus Peace Proposal
Public Statement USA 08/23/2015 As the IGAD plus peace proposal on South Sudan had hit a deadlock on the government side. Our position as one...
Gabon’s President Offers Some of His Wealth ‘To The People’
One of Africa’s wealthiest presidents said this week that he was giving up at least some of his holdings “to the people of Gabon,” a...
WAR AGAINST CORRUPTION IS A MUST CALL – BUHARI
President Muhammadu Buhari assured Nigerians Monday in Abuja that no amount of pressure will make him give up the war against corruption in the country....
Nigeria State Oil Company Probe Includes ‘Forensic Audit’ Over Stolen Funds
Hawkers sell gasoline in front of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation headquarters in Abuja, July 13, 2015. A “forensic audit” of Nigeria’s state oil company...
Burundi Capital Tense After Killing of President’s Ally
Gunfire rang out in Burundi’s capital on Sunday night following the killing of a feared military general who was a close ally of President Pierre...
Nigeria Forces Free 59 Women, Children Held By Boko Haram
Some of the 59 individuals rescued from Boko Haram camps in Maiduguri, Borno State, in northeastern Nigeria, climb onto a truck Thursday. Nigeria’s army said...
Burundi Expat Dedicates Himself To Helping Street Children // Burundi Expat Se Consacre Aux Enfants Fes Rues D’aider
Young people, some on bicycles, hang to the back of a truck outside the capital Bujumbura, Burundi, July 19, 2015.Sadness consumed Deo Mbituyimana in 2007...
Congo Opposition In Bid To Resist President’s Third-Term Push // Opposition Du Congo Dans Le But De Résister A Des Tiers-mandat Du Président Pousser
Congo Republic’s opposition parties have convened an Alternative National Forum in rejection of a government-sponsored conference that opens the door to President Denis Sassou Nguesso...
UN Mission Finds Overall Environment in Burundi ‘Not Conducive’ To Credible Election Process // Mission Des Nations Unies Considère L’environnement Global Au Burundi « Pas Propice » Au Processus Electoral Crédible
In accordance with its mandate, MENUB observes the electoral process in Burundi, While the 21 July election in Burundi that won President Pierre Nkurunziza a...
Can Obama Influence Ethiopia on Human Rights, Democracy? // Pouvez L’Éthiopie Influence D’Obama Sur Les Droits De L’homme, La Démocratie ?
For years, the United States has displayed a kind of split personality when it comes to Ethiopia, working closely with its government to fight designated...