Congo 2016: Too Much To Lose, Too Big To Fail
Bernard Katompa, President of the Génération Déterminée Movement in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), provides his take on what’s at stake in the DRC...
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Uganda Electoral Commission Clears 8 Presidential Candidates For 2016 General Election
Thousands of Besigye’s supporters escort their candidate to Nakivubo Stadium from Mandela National StadiumDr. Kizza Besigye will vie for next year’s presidential election alongside seven...
‘Racism is Incompatible With Democracy,’ Experts Tell UN Event on Challenges Faced by People of African Descent
UNICEF Good Will Ambassador, Harry Belafonte, addresses event “Confronting Silence Perspectives and Dialogue on Structural Racism against people of African Descent Worldwide,” Debunking the myth...
Crisis Erupts in Tunisia’s Ruling Party As Violence Breaks Out Between Factions
Simmering disputes between rival factions have exploded after one part of Nidaa Tounes accused the president of a plotting a dynasty of power Deputies of...
Tanzania: A History of Troubled Elections
TANZANIA, where ruling party candidate John Magufuli was on Thursday declared the winner of a hotly contested presidential vote, has a history of troubled elections...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Meet 20 African Leaders on Wednesday
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first meeting on Wednesday will be at 9 am with Mr Mugabe. NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will have bilateral...
Qatar Urges Libyan Parties To Approve Political Deal
A group of Arab, Islamic and Western countries, including Qatar, urged all Libyan parties to approve the political agreement brokered by the UN Special Representative...
Central African Republic: Avoiding an Electoral Flare-up
Ex-Seleka and anti-balaka combatants have been marching on the capital Bangui, aiming at direct confrontation. The prospect of presidential elections, planned for December, is fuelling tensions further. After the...
Egypt Cabinet Orders Half-day off Monday For State Employees on 2nd Voting Day
Egypt’s PM Sherif Ismael (Al-Ahram) Egypt’s cabinet gave state employees a half-day off on Monday, the second day of voting in the first stage...
In Egypt Vote, Ultraconservative Islamists Try Balancing Act
Beards without moustaches, the trademark of ultraconservative Islamists, were all the rage at this campaign rally, among both speakers and the men in the audience,...
UN Insists On Sahrawis’ Self-determination, Right To Own Political Status
UN insists on Sahrawis’ self-determination, right to own political status GENEVA- The United Nations (UN) underlined, the Saharawi people right to self-determination and the right...
Guinea Presidential Vote Results Expected Friday
Guinean election officials examine votes at a collation center in the Conakry neighborhood of Ratoma, Oct. 14, 2015. Turnout in Sunday’s controversial first round of...
Attorney: Burkina Faso Leader Sankara Was Assassinated
FILE – Thomas Sankara A lawyer for the family of Burkina Faso’s late Marxist revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara said Tuesday that an autopsy proved he...
Calm in Guinea on Election Day
Millions of Guineans voted peacefully on Sunday in the West African country’s second free election since independence from France nearly 60 years ago. President Alpha...
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...
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...