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Feb
24
2023
By The African Mirror
Factbox: Nigeria election 2023: how it all works

Factbox: Nigeria election 2023: how it all works

NEWS
MACDONALD DZIRUTWE and SOFIA CHRISTENSEN NIGERIANS are set to vote in presidential and parliamentary elections on Saturday which is seen as the most wide-open since Africa's most populous nation switched from military rule to democracy in 1999. Of the 18 candidates vying to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari, three stand a chance: former Lagos Governor Bola Tinubu, 70, the ruling party candidate; former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, 76, the main opposition candidate; Peter Obi, 61, a challenger popular among young voters. Here are key facts about the logistics of the election, Africa's largest democratic contest: WHEN IS IT? Voting takes place…
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Nov
09
2020
By The African Mirror
U.S. allies greet Biden as next president despite Trump refusal to concede

U.S. allies greet Biden as next president despite Trump refusal to concede

WORLD
THOMAS ESCRITT, MICHAEL HOLDEN and DAVID LJUNGGREN SOME of the United States' biggest and closest allies quickly congratulated Joe Biden on his presidential election victory on Saturday even though Donald Trump, with whom several have had rocky relations, had yet to concede. Germany, Canada and France, which have had strained ties with the Trump administration despite being its G7 and NATO partners, were among the first to recognise Biden's victory, soon after major U.S. television networks declared it. "I look forward to future cooperation with President Biden," German Chancellor Angela Merkel said in a statement on Twitter. "Our transatlantic friendship…
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