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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…

Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio was re-elected to serve a second term with 56.17 percent of the vote, the head of the electoral commission said Tuesday, prompting the runner-up to "categorically reject" the result. Bio's main…

Arrests have continued in the French overseas territory of Mayotte as part of Operation "Wuambushu" that has entered its second week. Some 1,800 members of the French security forces, including hundreds from Paris have been deployed for…

The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, Parliament has commenced the second ordinary session of the fifth legislature in Abuja, Nigeria. In his opening remarks, the Speaker of the Community Parliament, Dr Sidie Mohammed…

Angola's ruling party, MPLA, elected, President João Lourenço as the candidate for the August 2022 presidential elections. The election of João Lourenço for a second mandate takes place five days after the main opposition party, UNITA,…

The Gambia's re-elected president Adama Barrow has laid out plans for his second mandate, speaking at a press briefing in Banjul, Barrow promised to be president for all Gambians. Barrow was easily returned to power in Saturday's vote…

President Adama Barrow from The Gambia won a second term in power after election results were announced late on Sunday. Barrow garnered more than 53% of the vote according to the electoral commission. Turnout out on Saturday's…

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has been sworn in for a new five-year term as his government faces a host of challenges, including a months-long conflict in the northern region of Tigray. Abiy took the oath of office, administered by…

Nigeria’s agricultural sector contributed 23.78 per cent to the country’s overall Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the second quarter of 2021, the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said. The figure is lower than the contribution in…

The leadership and members of Hunters Group of Nigeria on Wednesday declared their unalloyed support for the Administration of Governor Adegboyega Oyetola in the State of Osun. The enthusiastic hunters also endorsed the Governor for…