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Kenyan Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) have cleared Deputy President William Ruto to run for the country's presidency in the upcoming election this August. Considered an early frontrunner, Ruto used the occasion to…

Senegal President and current chair of the African Union (AU) Macky Sall said he would travel to Russia and Ukraine soon on behalf of the AU. The trip had been due to take place on 18th May but didn't go ahead due to scheduling issues…

The first in-person WHO Health Assembly since the beginning of the pandemic kicked off in Geneva. Uhuru Kenyatta, whose country is one of the 34 members of the executive board, urged purchasing organizations to prioritize procurement of…

Ex-president Alpha Condé was granted a new stay abroad to seek medical treatment. The spokesperson for the CNRD, the body ruling the country, did not give details on the destination of the 84-year-old man. Some local news reports…

A former Tunisian MP and vocal critic of President Kais Saied has been sentenced by a military court to five months in prison for assaulting police officers last year, his lawyer said. The verdict by the Tunis military court was…

A crowd estimated 2,000, lower than expected, took part on Sunday in the first demonstration of a new alliance to oppose a power grab by President Kais Saied. "We shall overcome," and "We are united, not divided," read banners of the…

Somalian MPs are due to vote on Sunday (today) to choose the horn of African nation's president, ending the convoluted electoral process that raised tensions in the country when the president's term expired last year without a successor in…

Philippines began voting to elect their next president on Monday and 18,000 other officials of all levels of government. The candidates to be elected are the vice president, 12 senators, more than 300 members of the House of…

Civil society organizations in The Gambia have urged the authorities to prosecute former dictator Yahya Jammeh ahead of a long-awaited government statement on the issue. The government has until the 25th of May to decide on the…

The president of the Ivorian National Assembly Amadou Soumahoro died on Saturday at the age of 68. The announcement was made by the Ivorian President, Alassane Ouattara. Amadou Soumahoro was a figure in Ivorian politics and a loyal…