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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…

Senegal's supreme court has confirmed a prison sentence handed down to the mayor of Dakar, convicted of killing a man during a wave of political violence in 2011. However, Barthelemy Dias, a fierce opponent of President Macky Sall, will…

President Andry Rajoelina took the oath in a packed stadium on Saturday to start a new term as Madagascar's leader, rebuffing an opposition boycott and international concerns over the island's future. In front of six African presidents…

Comoros' Supreme Court has approved plans by incumbent President Azali Assoumani to run for another term in the next election due on January 14. Assoumani will be running for a fourth term, after winning his third election in 2019. He…

Kenya is considering the Family Protection Bill 2023, which could lead to 50-year prison sentences for non-consensual same-sex acts. Sponsored by Homa Bay Town legislator Peter Kaluma, the bill aims to ban homosexuality, same-sex unions,…

Rwandan President Paul Kagame has announced for the first time that he plans to run for a fourth term in next year's elections. "I am happy with the confidence Rwandans have shown in me. I will always serve them as long as I can. Yes, I…

The Gabonese people are voting to decide whether to give President Ali Bongo Ondimba a third term, against Albert Ondo Ossa, his most serious rival, behind whom most of the opposition has belatedly lined up. Fourteen contenders are vying…

The president of Gabon, Ali Bongo Ondimba, announced that he would be seeking a third term in power. The president took over from his father Omar Bongo Ondimba in 2009 and was narrowly re-elected in 2016. "Dear compatriots, fellow…

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…

The authorities in Equatorial Guinea have announced the re-election of Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo for a sixth term. The 80-year old has been in power since 1979, announcing the results, the head of the electoral commission said Obiang…