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Gambia is holding a hotly contested presidential election this Saturday. It is the first such exercise since the departure of former ruler Yahya Jammeh in 2017. President Adama Barrow, who is seeking re-election, is facing competition…

Equatorial Guinea has created surprise by not choosing its candidate for the 2023 presidential election at the ruling party's congress. This is a first in a country ruled by Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo. The Democratic Party of…

Libyan interim Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah has filed his candidacy to run for president in next month’s elections despite being barred from elections under the current rules. Abdul Hamid Dbeibah is meant to lead the country until…

Hundreds of Libyans protested in Tripoli against "war criminals" running in next month's presidential election, after eastern strongman Khalifa Haftar and a son of ousted dictator Moamer Kadhafi announced bids. Demonstrators stamped on…

Candidates for Libya's presidential and legislative elections slated for 24th December can start registering from Monday, the electoral commission said. "This is the real start of the electoral process," aimed at turning the page on a…

The Constitutional Court of Niger has validated the results of the presidential election, confirming that Mohamed Bazoum of Niger's ruling Party for Democracy and Socialism (PNDS-TARAYYA) is elected president of the Republic of Niger.…

Protests has erupted in Niger with tyres set alight and reported clashes with police after the country's monumental election result named ruling party candidate Mohamed Bazoum the winner. Bazoum, a 61-year-old former interior minister,…

A Benin presidential candidate was wounded after shots were fired at his car soon after he filed his papers for the April presidential election, family members and the government said. Ganiou Soglo, a Former Minister and son of…

Ghana’s main opposition party lead by former President John Mahama said, they will formally challenge the outcome of last month presidential results. Akufo-Addo was declared the winner of the 7th December vote with 51.59%, ahead of the…