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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…

The candidate for the SWAPO Party of Namibia, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah won the country's Presidential elections on 3rd December. While this could make her the country's first female President after her inauguration on 21st March, the…

Opposition parties and human rights organizations in Malawi have voiced strong criticism against President Lazarus Chakwera and his administration for dispatching 221 young Malawians to engage in agricultural work in Israel. This…

After a two-day meeting and following months of negotiations between seven South African opposition parties, the Multi-Party Convention agree to work more closely as the country heads towards elections in 2024. During the ceremony,…

Could South Africa's proposed opposition coalition include the country's third largest party to oust long-time ruling ANC next year? If it were up to the Economic Freedom Fighters, that would be the case. Julius Malema said as the…

Police in Kinshasa lobbed teargas to disperse a group of opposition leaders and their followers from accessing the offices of the electoral commission in a protest against what they term the electoral chaos that they believe is looming in…

Pope Francis has called for warring factions in Sudan to set aside their weapons, expressing sadness at the violence that has continued for more than a month in the African nation. "In encouraging the partial agreements reached so far, I…

Benin’s pro-government parties have won a majority of seats in parliament, the country’s Constitutional Court said, in a vote marking the return of the opposition after four years of absence. Parties supporting President Patrice Talon,…

The Ivorian government has resumed dialogue with 21 opposition parties in a bid to bring unity to the West African country. In attendance were various government officials of the ruling party, former presidents Henri Konan Bédié and…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has again reminded political parties to furnish the Commission with their election expenses and contribution reports in line with the provisions of the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended).…