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Dec

2022

Ramaphosa’s power base boosted, but South Africa’s reform path still rocky

TIM COCKS PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa's re-election as leader of South Africa's ruling party has strengthened his hold on power, but a core of vocal opponents in its new executive suggests the country's path to much-needed reforms will remain a rocky one. Ramaphosa secured re-election, paving the way for him to run for a second presidential term in 2024, on Monday in a ballot of African National Congress (ANC) members that also chose the party's new National Executive Committee (NECK). That vote sidelined some ministers and others in an anti-Ramaphosa camp loosely connected with Jacob Zuma that, with the ex-president embroiled in battling…

Sep

2021

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17 EU members support Tedros for WHO 2nd term

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STEPHANIE NEBEHAY TEDROS Adhanom Ghebreyesus has gained wide support for a second term as head of the World Health Organisation, formally nominated by at least 17 European Union members and backed by countries in other regions, according to diplomats. As the deadline for nominations elapsed, diplomats said that they were unaware of any other names being put forward, suggesting that Tedros will stand unopposed in the May election. Tedros, a former health and foreign minister of Ethiopia, elected as WHO's first African director-general in May 2017, has led the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. He has steered the U.N.…

Jan

2021

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Central African Republic top court confirms President Touadera’s re-election

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ANTOINE ROLLAND CENTRAL African Republic's highest court on Monday confirmed the re-election of President Faustin-Archange Touadera, rejecting rivals' objections as the government continues to fend off a rebel offensive. The weeks before and after the December 27 election have been marred by a rebel assault on major cities. The rebels attacked the capital Bangui last week before being repelled by the army and U.N. peacekeepers. The fighting has forced nearly 60,000 people to flee the country, according to the United Nations, compounding an already dire refugee crisis. Ten of Touadera's challengers said the election should be re-run, citing low turnout…

Jan

2021

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Central African Republic President Touadera wins re-election

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PRESIDENT Faustin-Archange Touadera has won Central African Republic's December 27 presidential election by securing more than 53% of votes in the first round, according to provisional results announced by the electoral commission on Monday. "Faustin-Archange Touadera, having received the absolute majority of the vote in the first round with 53.9%, is declared winner," Mathias Morouba, president of the electoral commission, told a news conference in the capital, Bangui. The election was marred by a coordinated offensive by rebel groups who tried to disrupt the vote after former President Francois Bozize's candidacy was rejected by the country's highest court. Attacks and…

Nov

2020

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Burkina Faso president Kabore secures re-election, preliminary results show

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BURKINA FASO President Roch Kabore has won re-election by a comfortable margin, preliminary results have shown, after an election marred by insecurity that prevented swathes of the West African country from voting. Some analysts had expected a closer contest on Sunday between Kabore, who was elected in 2015, and his main rivals, who argued he had failed to contain Islamist and ethnic violence that forced 1 million people to flee their homes during his first term. The results read out by the election commission showed Kabore won 57.87% of the vote. He needed over 50% to avoid a second round.…

Nov

2020

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Burkina Faso’s Kabore edges closer to re-election as lead grows

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THIAM NDIAGA BURKINA Faso President Roch Kabore has edged closer to re-election despite opposition concerns over the validity of the count, extending a commanding lead with over half of districts reporting results. Tallies posted to the election commission website on Wednesday showed Kabore with over 593,000 votes, almost four times as many as his nearest rival, former finance minister Zephirin Diabre. Having secured 58% of total ballots cast, Kabore is on track to secure enough votes to avoid a second round. The commission began announcing results from additional voting districts late Wednesday afternoon. Opposition objections to the count complicate an…

Nov

2020

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China offers backing to Guinea president after disputed election

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CHINA offered its backing to Guinea's President Alpha Conde, congratulating him on his re-election despite accusations from the opposition of fraud during the vote in the major bauxite producer. "China and Guinea are good friends," Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said at a regular news briefing. "We value our tradition of friendship and stand ready to work with the Guinean side to further advance our comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership to achieve benefits to our two peoples." China has mining interests in Guinea in iron ore and bauxite, used for making steel and aluminium respectively. China is the top world producer…

Jul

2020

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Uganda’s Museveni picks up papers for re-election push

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ELIAS BIRYABAREMA UGANDA'S long-serving President Yoweri Museveni has collected papers to seek nomination as the ruling party's candidate in next year's presidential election, the party said on Tuesday. Securing a new term would potentially extend the 75-year-old Museveni's rule of the east African nation to four decades. "Yes, we can confirm he has picked nomination forms for our flagbearer position," Rogers Mulindwa, spokesman for the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM), told Reuters, adding that no-one else had yet shown up to contest him within the party. Though no date has yet been fixed for the 2021 vote, it is typically…