Ruling Party Faction to Challenge Gabon’s Bongo at Polls
11/03/2016The leaders of a breakaway faction of Gabon President Ali Bongo’s ruling party said on Thursday they would challenge him as he seeks to extend his rule over the oil-producing.
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Zimbabwe: Gov’t Amends Electoral Laws to Ensure Credibility
11/03/2016Government has come up with a number of amendments to the electoral laws to guarantee the credibility of the forthcoming harmonised elections, parliamentarians heard yesterday.
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Rwanda, Guinea Conakry Ink bilateral agreements
10/03/2016Rwanda and Guinea Conakry have recently signed a total of seven bilateral agreements meant to foster cooperation in different areas. The agreements seek to remove visa requirements to all diplomatic.
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S. Africa, Nigeria to Improve Relations through Benefiting Business Partnership
09/03/2016Jacob Zuma of South Africa has recently said his visit was significant for both countries to improve relations through benefiting business partnership to diversify economic sectors like agriculture, electricity and.
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China Plans More Global “Military” Bases after Djibouti
08/03/2016China has recently hinted that it was planning more global bases following the setting up of its logistics center in Djibouti, what the Horn of African country’s government calls a.
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Benin Votes to Choose Successor to President Yayi
07/03/2016Benin has recently started counting votes after an election on Sunday to choose a successor to President Thomas Boni Yayi, who is stepping down after two terms, leaving 33 candidates.
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Zimbabwe: Gov’t to take over all diamond operations
04/03/2016Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe has recently said that his government would take possession of all diamond operations because existing miners had robbed the country of its wealth.
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Zuma to address Nigeria’s National Assembly
03/03/2016At the invitation of President Muhammadu Buhari, President Jacob Zuma will be accompanied by at least six members of his cabinet when he heads to Nigeria for a two-day state.
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CAR Constitutional Court Confirms Touadera President
02/03/2016Central African Republic’s constitutional court has recently confirmed former Mathematics Professor Faustin-Archange Touadera as the elected president, according to reports from the national radio, setting the stage for Touadera to.
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Gabon President Bongo to Seek Second Term
01/03/2016Gabon President Ali Bongo has recently said he would run for a second term in elections later this year, seeking to extend his party’s near 50-year rule over the oil-producing.
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