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Jailed Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko has submitted his candidacy to contest a February presidential election with the constitutional council despite the state's refusal to provide him the necessary documents. Sonko's back-up…

Algerian parliament members urged President Abdelmadjid Tebboune to run for a second term, they said. "If Allah gives me enough health," he told them, stopping short of a formal announcement about the presidential election due at the end…

A Senegalese judge in Dakar has ordered the reinstatement of Ousmane Sonko on the electoral rolls, reviving the imprisoned opponent's bid for the February 2024 presidential election. One of Sonko's lawyers, Bamba Cisse, said that "above…

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…

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…

Libya’s powerful commander, Khalifa Hifter, has filed as a candidate in the country’s presidential elections next month, as the long-waited vote faces growing uncertainty. Hifter submitted his candidacy papers Tuesday in the eastern city…