Tanzanian imams condemn election-related killings
Dar es Salaam – Muslim leaders in Tanzania on Saturday condemned killings by security forces on the sidelines of... Read more
17 Nov
Tanzania president announces inquiry into protest deaths
Nairobi – Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan told parliament on Friday that an inquiry commission was being formed to... Read more
14 Nov
Benin’s govt on course to retain power in April election
Cotonou – Benin’s electoral commission has officially approved just two candidates to stand in next April’s presidential election, opening... Read more
14 Nov
Egypt begins voting in parliamentary elections
Cairo – Egyptians head to the polls on Monday to elect a new parliament, which critics say will only... Read more
11 Nov
Tanzania charges more than 200 with treason after election protests
Dar es Salaam – Tanzania charged more than 200 people with treason, a lawyer and judicial sources told AFP,... Read more
10 Nov
AU mission says Tanzanian election was ‘compromised’
Nairobi – African Union election observers said late Wednesday that the integrity of Tanzania’s recently concluded elections was “compromised”,... Read more
6 Nov
Tanzania blackout after election chaos, deaths feared
Dar es Salaam – Tanzania was on lockdown with a communications blackout Thursday, a day after elections turned into... Read more
30 Oct
Cameroon presidential rival calls for protests ahead of election results
Yaoundé – Former government minister and presidential hopeful Issa Tchiroma Bakary called on Cameroonians Wednesday to protest if the... Read more
23 Oct
Bolivia to restore US ties cut nearly two decades ago: president-elect
La Paz – Bolivia’s new pro-business president-elect vowed Monday to renew diplomatic ties with Washington as the South American... Read more
21 Oct
Cameroon’s 92-year-old president poised for eighth term
Yaoundé – Cameroonians voted Sunday in an election expected to return 92-year-old Paul Biya, the world’s oldest serving head... Read more
13 Oct
