NPP Chairman hopeful downplays effect of IMF support programme on party fortunes ahead of...
An NPP Chairman hopeful, Prof Christopher Ameyaw Akumfi, has downplayed the effect of the IMF support program on the fortunes of the party in...
Ivory Coast President Ouattara meets predecessors in reconciliation drive
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara held a rare meeting on Thursday with his predecessors and longtime rivals Laurent Gbagbo and Henri Konan Bedie in...
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...
First rigging claims as Kenyan media slow vote tally in tight presidential race
Without providing any proof, the secretary-general of Kenya's governing party has said there was election rigging, fuelling public anxiety on Friday as media outlets...
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...
Burkina Faso coup supporters gather near regional mediation
Protesters are gathering in Burkina Faso's capital where West African regional mediators are stepping up pressure on the country's new junta
Protesters waving Russian flags gathered...
Ahead of Kenya elections, female politicians face abuse, attacks
Liz Njue, a Kenyan psychologist who wanted to stand for a county assembly seat, had just arrived to vote in her party primary when...
Media Counts Differ With 11 Million Votes Collated: Kenya Update
Kenyan media tallies of ballots from Tuesday’s presidential elections showed differing provisional counts, with the electoral authority yet to announce any official results.
The Nairobi-based Daily...
‘It’s an illusion of choice’: why young Kenyans are boycotting the election
A growing number of 18- to 35-year-olds say they are not planning to vote in Kenya’s presidential elections next week.
About 40% of the 22...
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...
