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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Zimbabwe:Ex. Vice President Launches New Political Party to Challenge Mugabe
01/03/2016Zimbabwe’s former vice president Joice Mujuru, who was Robert Mugabe’s long time deputy until she was fired in 2014, has recently said she had launched a new political party to.
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Burundi Accepts Deployment of AU Military Monitors
29/02/2016Burundi has recently agreed to the deployment of observers and military monitors from the African Union (AU) as part of peace restoring efforts. “The AU will deploy 100 human rights.
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Rwanda: President Kagame reacts to Referendum critics
29/02/2016Rwandan President Paul Kagame has recently reacted to critics of a December referendum that could allow him to extend his time in office through 2034. The United States and Western.
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Niger: Issoufou Leads Presidential Election Count
26/02/2016Niger’s President Mahamadou Issoufou enjoyed a strong lead in his quest for a second term as leader of the uranium-rich West African nation, according to partial results.
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Ghana: Rawlings Urges Transparent in 2016 Elections
23/02/2016Ghana’s former President, Flt Lt Jerry John Rawlings has in a meeting with the new American Ambassador to Ghana, Robert Porter Jackson, called on all stakeholders in the forthcoming Presidential.
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Ex-PM Touadera Wins Central African Republic Presidential Vote
22/02/2016Former Central African Republic prime minister Faustin-Archange Touadera has won the presidential run-off, the electoral commission has recently said, in what was widely seen as a step towards reconciliation after.
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Racism Is an Enemy of Humanity- Zuma
19/02/2016Stop emphasising colour and stand up against racism, President Jacob Zuma has recently pleaded. “We must heal the scars of apartheid and build a united nation,” he said to a.
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South Sudan President Concludes Consultations to Form New Government
18/02/2016South Sudanese president, Salva Kiir, has completed consultations with the stakeholders on the August 2015 peace agreement and ready to form a transitional government. He is however waiting for a.
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Tanzania Does Not Support Withdrawal from ICC
17/02/2016Tanzania will not pull out of the Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC) much as it has raised concerns on a number of issues such as ‘perceived persecution’ against Africans, which.
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