Eastern Libyan leader announces ‘final chance’ for elections
THE Libyan National Army of eastern commander Khalifa Haftar announced “a final opportunity” to draw up a road map for
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Angolans abroad to vote for first time, but wonder if it will change anything
CATARINA DEMONY and MIGUEL PEREIRA DANIA Silva is excited to be one of the thousands of Angolans abroad to be
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Senegal pulled off another peaceful poll. Why this time the results herald a big political shift
SENEGALESE voters went to the polls in July 2022, continuing a tradition of robust multiparty competition in the country. It
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Nigerian police urged to be humane
NIGERIAN police are to tighten security at schools and hospitals and conduct stop and search operations in a bid to
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Legitimacy crisis for Libya’s political institutions
LIBYAN protesters want the political authorities to quit and hold elections after previous transitional periods created institutions that clung on
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Nigeria ruling party picks ex-governor of Lagos Tinubu to run for president
MACDONALD DZIRUTWE NIGERIA’S ruling party picked former Lagos State governor Bola Tinubu as its candidate to run for president in
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Nigeria’s Buhari has no preferred successor, spokesman says
FELIX ONUAH NIGERIAN President Muhammadu Buhari has no preferred candidate from the ruling All Progressives Party (APC) to succeed him,
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How Kenya’s judiciary can break the cycle of electoral violence
KENYA is no stranger to highly contested elections, including those pervaded by political and ethnic violence. When there is no
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A sense of history and urgency as Somalia moves to elect a new president
SOMALI lawmakers vote for the country’s new president on May 15, marking the end of a long-delayed and controversial process.
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Buhari tells wannabe presidents in his cabinet to quit
FELIX ONUAH NIGERIA’S President Muhammadu Buhari has directed that any cabinet ministers seeking to run in next year’s elections should
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