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Senegalese Ruling coalition candidate concedes defeat in presidential election


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Senegal's ruling coalition candidate Amadou Ba has conceded defeat in the just concluded presidential election. Ba on Monday called Bassirou Diomaye Faye, to recognise the opposition candidate's win in Sunday's presidential election.…

Senegal election: Campaign for jailed candidate takes to road


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Backers of detained opposition presidential candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye are taking his campaign to the streets of Senegal with posters and bracelets, drumming up support in the hope he will be released before the vote. Faye was…

DRC Opposition candidate petitions court to challenge Tshisekedi’s victory


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An opposition candidate in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has filed a petition before the Constitutional Court against the victory of Félix Tshisekedi's in the country's presidential election. According to provisional figures…

DRC presidential candidate Katumbi holds final campaign


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Business magnate and former provincial governor Moïse Katumbi held his last campaign rally in Lubumbashi on Monday. The 58-year-old is one of 19 candidates vying for the presidency in the 20th December elections. The presidential race…

DR Congo Presidential candidate Fayulu’s supporters rally in Goma


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For Congolese presidential candidate Martin Fayulu, the upcoming elections are a chance for him to win a victory he believes he was robbed of in the last vote in 2018. Calling him president-elect, supporters of Fayulu were out in force…

Senegalese opposition party sponsors new candidate in presidential polls


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The party of Senegal’s jailed opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko, says it was sponsoring its number two politician, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, as candidate for the 25th February presidential election. The announcement came just days after the…

Senegalese PM official candidate for Presidential Elections 2024


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Senegalese President Macky Sall officially nominated his Prime Minister, Amadou Ba, as the candidate representing his party in the upcoming February 2024 presidential election. This significant announcement was jointly made by the…

Gabon Opposition candidate claims victory


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The camp of Albert Ondo Ossa, President Ali Bongo Ondimba's main rival in Saturday's election in Gabon, whose official results are still awaited, again claimed on Monday to have won and called on the Head of State to "Organize the transfer…

Zimbabwe party endorses President Mnangagwa as candidate


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Zimbabwe's ruling party, ZANU-PF, endorses President Emmerson Mnangagwa as sole party candidate ahead of next year's polls. Speaking at the party's congress in Harare, President Mnangagwa called for unity in the party. “Let us…

“Nigeria’s Progress and Unity my Priority” -President Buhari


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President Muhammadu Buhari has told stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) that the country's unity, security and prosperity would matter most to him, beyond his days as President. The President stated this on Friday during a…