Countries Tunisia reports low turnout in second vote for defanged parliament Tunis – Just 11.4 percent of Tunisian voters took part in a second round of elections for the toothless... Read more 31 Jan, 2023
Countries Tunisia opposition calls for unity after tepid election turnout Tunis – Tunisia’s main opposition coalition urged a united front against President Kais Saied after just 11.3% of Tunisians... Read more 31 Jan, 2023
World Peru president urges congress to move elections forward Lima – Peruvian President Dina Boluarte made a renewed appeal Sunday for Congress to hold early elections as a... Read more 30 Jan, 2023
World Turkey’s opposition pledges to undo Erdogan’s legacy Ankara – Turkey’s opposition vowed on Monday to crimp the president’s powers and broadly expand democratic rights if they... Read more 30 Jan, 2023
Countries Tunisians vote in second round of poll for defanged parliament Tunis – Polling began in the second round of elections for Tunisia’s toothless parliament on Sunday, but as the... Read more 30 Jan, 2023
Countries All eyes on turnout as Tunisia votes again after boycott Tunis – Tunisians are to vote again on Sunday in elections for a parliament stripped of its powers, the... Read more 28 Jan, 2023
Countries ‘We are convinced beyond the shadow of a doubt that our victory was stolen,’ Kenya’s Raila Odinga insists, 5 months on Nairobi – Kenya’s opposition chief Raila Odinga insisted on Monday he was the rightful winner of last year’s bitterly-fought... Read more 24 Jan, 2023
Countries ‘Mr Stingy’ to ‘Artful Dodger’: Nigeria presidential candidates heatedly trade insults Lagos – A month before Nigeria’s presidential election, top candidates have been exchanging a colourful tirade of insults and... Read more 21 Jan, 2023
Countries ‘We need to get things right’ – Nigerians flock to get voting cards as election looms Lagos – Braving stressful waits, red tape and repeated visits, Nigerians are rushing to pick up their voting cards... Read more 17 Jan, 2023
Benin Benin pro-government parties win parliament majority Cotonou – Benin’s pro-government parties won a majority of seats in parliament, the country’s constitutional court said on Thursday,... Read more 14 Jan, 2023