Election

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, 2023

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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, 2023

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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, 2023

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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