The African Union has urged the International Criminal Court (ICC) to defer cases against sitting leaders until they leave office. The current presidents of Kenya and Sudan both face ICC.
Washington, DC – The U.S. President, Barack Obama, has congratulated President Goodluck Jonathan and the people of Nigeria as the nation celebrates 53rd anniversary it Independence Day on Oct.1. “A.
Long lines and a strong security presence marked the opening of voting in Guinea for hotly contested legislative elections that have sparked fears of violence. Saturday’s vote, delayed several times.
Rwandans are going to the polls to elect a new parliament, with the governing RPF widely expected to retain its huge majority. The party of President Paul Kagame had 42.
Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has been sworn in as Mali’s new president at the Supreme Court in the capital, Bamako. Before he took his oath of office, transitional leader Dioncounda Traore.
Ghana’s Supreme Court Thursday declared President John Dramani Mahama “validly elected” as the court dismissed all claims of voter fraud, mismanagement and irregularities in the West African nation’s December 2012.
Veteran leader Robert Mugabe was sworn in as Zimbabwe’s president for another five-year term before a stadium packed with thousands of jubilant supporters Thursday. Mugabe, 89, pledged “to observe, uphold.
Former rebel leader Michel Djotodia was sworn in as president of the Central African Republic on Sunday, five months after seizing power in the violence-wracked country. The former French colony’s.
Ivory Coast’s president, who took office after a protracted, bloody struggle with his predecessor, says he will run for a second term in 2015. Alassane Ouattara made the announcement Wednesday.
Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has been announced as Mali’s new president after he won a landslide victory in a poll intended to give a fresh start to the African nation. Figures.
