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A court in Dakar will examine on 12th December whether Senegalese opposition figure Ousmane Sonko should be reinstated on the electoral rolls, on which his candidacy for the 2024 presidential elections depends, AFP learned from a judicial…

A member of the party's opponent and presidential candidate Moïse Katumbi was killed Tuesday in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo in clashes with supporters of the ruling party, reliable sources said. Lawyer and father of six…

Dozens of supporters of Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina queued to collect their party cards, believing it entitled them to cash days after a presidential election boycotted by most opposition candidates. "If the President was here…

Former Prime Minister (2012-2016) of the Democratic Republic of Congo Augustin Matata Ponyo, one of the opposition candidates in the December 20 presidential election, announced his withdrawal in favour of Moïse Katumbi. This…

Liberian President George Weah has on Friday conceded election defeat to opposition leader Joseph Boakai after a tight race, ending a presidency marred by graft allegations but helping to ensure a smooth transition of power in the once…

Observers from the European Union (EU) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) congratulated Liberia on the "largely" peaceful conduct of the second round of the presidential election. The two candidates are neck to…

Madagascar imposed a curfew in Antananarivo on Wednesday evening and into the early hours of Thursday, the day of the first round of the presidential election, which is taking place against a tense backdrop, announced the capital's police…

The Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) union in Nigeria has urged its members across the country to go about their normal duties in actualising the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Tinubu as it concerns the oil sector. …

The ruling junta in Mali has announced on Monday the postponement of presidential elections scheduled for February 2023. In a statement, government spokesperson Abdoulaye Maïga told journalists in Bamako that the dates initially…

Nigeria's Presidential Election Petition Tribunal on Wednesday, September 6, upheld the victory of President Bola Tinubu’s victory in the February 25, 2023 Presidential election. According to Justice Haruna Tsammani, who led the five-man…