Angola ruling party close to victory in divisive election
Angola's ruling party has a solid majority after nearly all votes were countedin a national election, the electoral commission said on Thursday,but the main...
Kenya’s Odinga files court petition against presidential election result
Kenya's defeated presidential candidate Raila Odinga has filed an online petition to the country's top court, his lawyer told AFP Monday, challenging the result...
Kenya’s Odinga challenges election result ‘criminality’ in court
NAIROBI, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga on Monday challenged Kenya's presidential election results in the Supreme Court and alleged the...
Ivory Coast’s ex-president Laurent Gbagbo visits Duekoue, site of 2011 massacre
Former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo visited the site of the 2011 Duekoue massacre on Friday. "He was just saying hello to the people that had been waiting for...
No justification to hold by-election anywhere apart from SALL – Kofi Bentil
Vice President of IMANI Africa, Kofi Bentil, has raised concerns on the seeming importance of getting parliamentary representation for Dome-Kwabenya over people in Santrofi, Akpafu,...
Kenya’s Odinga says presidential election result a ‘travesty’
Kenyan politician Raila Odinga rejected as a "travesty" the result of the Aug. 9 presidential election he was declared to have lost to Deputy...
Myanmar executions revive pressure for more sanctions
Recent executions of four democracy activists in Myanmar have reenergized efforts to get the United States and other countries to impose further sanctions against military leaders who ousted...
Former Ivory Coast president, Laurent Gbagbo, pardoned by Ouattara
President of the Ivory Coast, Alassane Ouattara, has pardoned his predecessor, Laurent Gbagbo, who was facing a 20-year jail sentence for political unrest.
In a...
Kenya’s Ruto declared president after last-minute chaos
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — In a chaotic announcement that could foreshadow a court challenge, Kenya’s electoral commission chairman on Monday declared Deputy President William...
Ruto pulls ahead in Kenya’s presidential vote count as tempers fray
Kenya's Deputy President William Ruto has edged ahead in a tight presidential race, according to official results reported by Kenyan media on Sunday, as...
