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Amnesty urges Ivory Coast to ‘stop stifling protests’ ahead of polls

Abidjan – Amnesty International on Thursday called on authorities in Ivory Coast to end a crackdown on opposition protests... Read more

16 Oct

Bissau – Guinea-Bissau’s main opposition leader, former prime minister Domingos Simoes Pereira, was excluded from a provisional list of... Read more

14 Oct

Douala – Cameroon’s elderly president Paul Biya was absent from the country on Sunday as campaigning kicked into high... Read more

29 Sep

Victoria – Citizens in the beach paradise of Seychelles vote this week in tightly fought elections amid concerns over... Read more

25 Sep

Lilongwe – Malawi counted votes Wednesday after a general election dominated by economic hardships in the largely poor country... Read more

18 Sep

Lilongwe – Malawi went to the polls Tuesday with the incumbent president and his predecessor vying for a second... Read more

16 Sep

Abidjan – Ivory Coast on Monday barred two top opposition leaders, ex-president Laurent Gbagbo and former Credit Suisse CEO... Read more

9 Sep

Abidjan – Ivory Coast’s ruling party on Wednesday accused the opposition of “fuelling a climate of tension” after it... Read more

21 Aug

Cape Town – South African content creator Lasizwe Dambuza, who leads the 2025 South African Social Media Awards (SASMAs)... Read more

20 Aug

Venezuela — At least one person died Monday in Venezuela as security forces tried to break up protests triggered... Read more

30 Jul, 2024