Mali leader promises election timetable by Jan 31
Abuja – The head of Mali’s military-dominated government on Sunday promised west Africa’s regional bloc he would provide it with... Read more
12 Dec, 2021
Libya delays candidate list raising new doubts over election timetable
Tripoli – Libya’s election commission on Saturday delayed publication of a final list of candidates for a presidential election... Read more
12 Dec, 2021
Raila Odinga: Kenya’s diehard presidential hopeful
Nairobi – Raila Amolo Odinga, a veteran Kenyan political leader and one-time prime minister, has long cast himself as an... Read more
11 Dec, 2021
Veteran Kenyan politician Odinga to make fifth run for president
Nairobi – Veteran Kenyan politician Raila Odinga announced on Friday he would make his fifth bid for the presidency... Read more
10 Dec, 2021
Libya upper house calls for election delay
Tripoli – Libya’s upper house on Wednesday proposed delaying December presidential elections by two months, the latest dispute over the... Read more
9 Dec, 2021
Sporadic violence in Gambia after opposition election defeat
Banjul – Sporadic clashes broke out near the Gambian capital Banjul late on Monday between police and supporters of opposition... Read more
8 Dec, 2021
Gambian presidential runner-up calls for calm
Banjul – The runner-up in The Gambia’s weekend presidential election said on Monday he would challenge the results in court... Read more
7 Dec, 2021
President Barrow wins second term in Gambia election
Banjul – Adama Barrow comfortably won a second term in The Gambia’s presidential election, with thousands of his supporters... Read more
6 Dec, 2021
Gambians await presidential result in test for young democracy
Banjul – Gambians were waiting on Sunday to find out the winner of the first presidential election in the... Read more
5 Dec, 2021
In The Gambia, victims of ex-dictator hope for justice
Banjul – In a victim’s centre in The Gambia’s capital Banjul, Mariama Marong Baldeh lifts up an old photo... Read more
4 Dec, 2021
