Scottish leader hopeful in trouble over gay marriage
Edinburgh – Controversy deepened on Tuesday in the race to succeed First Minister Nicola Sturgeon as leader of Scotland’s... Read more
21 Feb
Nigerians struggle with costs of living as election draws near
Lagos – Like millions of fellow Nigerians, Rotimi Bankole says he wants to use Saturday’s presidential elections to push... Read more
21 Feb
Nigeria’s ‘outsider’ rallies in Lagos for final election sprint
Lagos – Appealing to Nigeria’s youth to come out and vote, outsider candidate Peter Obi on Saturday rallied thousands... Read more
12 Feb
DRC Catholics hope Pope will urge fair elections during visit
Kinshasa – Catholics in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where the Church has long played a dominant role, are... Read more
28 Jan
WATCH | Cyril Ramaphosa vows to unite ANC, tackle graft after re-election
Johannesburg – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa vowed on Tuesday to unite the deeply-fissured African National Congress (ANC) and... Read more
21 Dec, 2022
US voices ‘serious doubts’ over Equatorial Guinea vote
Washington – The US government on Tuesday expressed “serious doubts” about the legitimacy of the re-election, officially by a... Read more
1 Dec, 2022
Guinea parties boycott junta talks on return to civilian rule
Conakry – Guinea’s main political parties boycotted talks with military-dominated authorities on conditions for a return to civilian rule... Read more
25 Nov, 2022
Polls close in troubled Lesotho after parliamentary vote
Maseru – Voters draped in traditional shepherd’s blankets cast their ballots on Friday in parliamentary elections in Lesotho, but... Read more
8 Oct, 2022
SA parties must disclose internal campaign donations
Johannesburg – South Africa’s highest court on Tuesday ruled that politicians campaigning for internal positions within their own parties must... Read more
21 Sep, 2022
‘Time to move on,’ Kenyans say after court upholds William Ruto win
Nairobi – Jubilant supporters of Kenya’s president-elect William Ruto took to the streets Monday after his election victory was... Read more
6 Sep, 2022
