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Ugandan opposition politician Kizza Besigye, who went on a hunger strike last week, has been rushed to hospital after his health deteriorated, said an allied lawmaker and a local television broadcaster. A long-time political opponent and…

Kizza Besigye, a prominent Ugandan opposition leader, appeared in court looking weak, according to his supporters, after one of his lawyers described him as "critically ill." At 68, Besigye has been a significant challenger to President…

The ruling party in the Comoros won decisively in parliamentary elections this week, the electoral commission said, but opposition parties either boycotted the vote or rejected the results, claiming fraud. The Independent National…

The Guinean government, via its spokesperson, has addressed the two-year prison sentence given to Aliou Bah, the leader of the MoDeL party (Mouvement Démocratique Libéral), for allegedly “offending” President Mamadi Doumbouya. Siaka…

The Mozambique opposition leader who has been heading more than two months of deadly protests against disputed election results from outside the country announced that he would return this week ahead of the inauguration of the new…

Mozambique's opposition leader said demonstrations against the outcome of the October 8th presidential election would be suspended this week to allow humanitarians and international bodies a chance to assess the state of human rights in the…

As Chad’s legislative and local elections scheduled for December 29th approach, a heated debate is unfolding on the streets of N'Djamena. The opposition is calling for a boycott, while the ruling party is actively campaigning, with…

Namibia's main opposition party said on Saturday that it plans to file a legal challenge against the results of last month’s disputed election. The announcement by the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) came a day after a court granted…

Opposition groups in Guinea say they are outraged at an announcement by the junta that the transition to democratic rule will extend beyond the end of the year. A spokesperson for the ruling authority said conditions for the transitional…

A court in Namibia on Friday granted two opposition parties the right to inspect material from the country’s recent disputed election. They have claimed there were irregularities in the presidential and parliamentary polls held on 27…