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Congolese President Tshisekedi sworn in for second term after disputed vote

Congolese President Tshisekedi sworn in for second term after disputed vote

DEMOCRATIC Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi was sworn in for a second five-year term on Saturday after a landslide victory his opponents have refused to recognise due to widespread irregularities over the December general election. Authorities have acknowledged there were issues but dismissed allegations the vote was stolen. The fractious standoff echoes previous electoral disputes that fuelled unrest in Africa's second-largest country, with protests breaking out in two eastern cities. Tshisekedi took the oath of office in a stadium in the capital Kinshasa packed with flag-waving supporters, government officials, African heads of state and foreign envoys including from the United States, China, and…
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Liberia counts votes as President Weah seeks second term

Liberia counts votes as President Weah seeks second term

VOTE counting was underway in Liberia during an election in which President George Weah is seeking a second term after six years marred by corruption allegations and abiding economic hardship in Africa's oldest independent republic. Around 2.4 million people were eligible to vote in the West African nation still struggling to emerge from two civil wars that killed over 250,000 people between 1989 and 2003 and from a 2013-16 Ebola epidemic that killed thousands. "I am here to elect a good leader who will lead our country. A leader that will make school fees affordable for children to attend," said…
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Liberian President George Weah says will seek second term this year

Liberian President George Weah says will seek second term this year

LIBERIA'S President George Weah told parliament he would run for reelection this year after a first term marred with graft allegations and an economic downturn. Weah, 56, took office in 2018 in the West African country's first peaceful change of power in seven decades and is constitutionally eligible to run again in the October 10 poll. "I will be coming to you shortly to ask you to renew my term, a mandate that you give me six years ago," he said in parliament on Monday, vowing to pursue transformation, growth and peace. Liberia is still recovering from a military coup…
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