Senegal Names New Prime Minister
08/07/2014Mohamed Dionne, a close aide to Senegal’s president who once worked for the United Nations, was named the country’s new prime minister Sunday, two days after the resignation of his.
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Speculation Grows on Zambia Leadership
05/07/2014Despite President Michael Sata’s allegedly poor health, his son Mulenga Sata is making an ambitious run at the presidency to become the chosen PF successor, sources tell Zambia Reports, including.
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South Sudan Rival Leaders to Form Unity Government
11/06/2014South Sudan’s president, Salva Kiir, and his former vice president, now rebel leader Riek Machar, will work to set up a transitional government of national unity within two months. The.
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Libya’s parliament approves new government
02/06/2014Libya’s interim parliament Sunday approved a new government, led by Prime Minister Ahmed Mitig, in a controversial vote that threatens to deepen the country’s political and security crisis. A total.
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Peter Mutharika Sworn in As New Malawi President
02/06/2014Peter Mutharika has been sworn in as the new president of Malawi. The 74-year-old-leader of the Democratic Progressive Party was sworn in Saturday in the commercial capital, Blantyre. Mutharika said.
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Former Egyptian army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi won a landslide victory in a presidential election
30/05/2014Former Egyptian army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi won a landslide victory in a presidential election on Thursday but a low turnout threatened to deprive him of the strong mandate he.
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Egypt Presidential Elections: Voting Begins
26/05/2014Egyptians have begun voting in a two-day presidential election after three years of political turmoil which has seen hundreds killed in clashes. Polling stations opened on Monday morning across the.
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Mugabe ‘No Longer Fit to Govern’ Zimbabwe?
20/05/2014Reports of prostate cancer, an eye cataract, knee problems and a generally failing health due to old age have raised concerns about the 90-year-old’s ability to provide effective leadership to.
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Malawi Election: ‘Too Close to Call’
14/05/2014President Joyce Banda was not the front-running candidate in the run-up to this month’s elections in Malawi, but the race was too close to call, according to a public opinion survey conducted.
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South Africa election: ANC wins huge victory
12/05/2014The African National Congress (ANC) has won a commanding victory in South Africa’s general election, the electoral commission says. With all the votes counted, the ANC has 62% of the.
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