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An Opposition leader in Chad Yaya Dillo has been killed in a clash with security forces in Chad, officials report. Dillo was accused by the government of involvement in a deadly attack on the country's security agency, which he denied.…

Senegalese opposition presidential candidates have rejected an invitation to join talks that President Macky Sall says are necessary before a delayed presidential election can be scheduled. On Thursday, Sall promised to step down when…

A Tunisian court has sentenced prominent opposition figure Jawher Ben Mbarek to six months in prison after he criticised the 2022 parliamentary election, his lawyer and sister Dalila Ben Mbarek said. Ben Mbarek, a fierce critic of…

Tunisian opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi went on hunger strike in solidarity with other anti-government figures waging a protest fast. The imprisoned Ghannouchi, a fierce critic of President Kais Saied and head of the Ennahda main…

Thousands of South Africans have gathered in the capital to show support for the country’s biggest opposition party as it prepares for a much-anticipated national election in which it hopes to wrest control of the government from the ruling…

The leader of South Africa's third largest political party has addressed a packed 56,000-capacity Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban on Saturday. Julius Malema who launched the EFF's election manifesto renewed his commitment towards the…

Three Senegalese opposition lawmakers were arrested amid the fallout from parliament's move to delay a presidential vote by 10 months that prompted West Africa's economic and political bloc to call for the re-establishment of the electoral…

Just over two years at the helm of the Citizens Coalition for Change, opposition leader Nelson Chamisa announced on that he was leaving the opposition party. "I inform you, that, with immediate effect, I no longer have anything to do…

Prominent Zimbabwean opposition figure Job Sikhala has been convicted of inciting public violence in Harare. Sikhala faces up to 10 years’ imprisonment. Police accused the former MP of encouraging supporters to violently react to the…

Tanzania's primary opposition party, Chadema, is gearing up for widespread protests to address concerns related to proposed electoral bills, the soaring cost of living, and delays in constitutional reforms. While police in the…