Sudan has gone through radical change over time in terms of politics and security; as such, classifying the Muslim Brotherhood will impact the political structure of Sudan as well as the complex relationship between religious and political ideologies in the region. This constitutes a concerted effort to oppose organisations accused of establishing a source of […]
Conflicts in the Horn of Africa have been greatly influenced by Gulf states, such as Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar. Their involvement has increased since the 2010s, with priorities frequently centred on regional dominance, strategic ports, and Red Sea security—sometimes at the price of local stability. Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, and Sudan […]
Bobi Wine office has been raised by security forces in Uganda, The security forces seized his campaign material and other items, Uganda’s security forces on Wednesday raided the offices of opposition politician and pop celebrity Bobi Wine and seized archives and marketing campaign materials. Wine, a famous musician who is searching for Uganda’s presidency in […]
As Guinea elections approaches, one of the most notable and formidable opposition for Alpha Conde is Cellou Dalein Diallo, a long time foe for the President who has used 10 years in office. Cellou Dalein Diallo is also former opposition chief who was as soon as once sentenced to dying by means of a ruler […]
President Nana Akufo-Addo, of Ghana who is additionally the modern-day President of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is on a mission of the 15 nation-bloc in Bamako, Mali. He was once acquired by means of the transitional president Bah Ndaw on Sunday to take stock of the political transition and talk about the […]
Political opposition leaders and their supporters joined forces in a united front at a rally of over 30,000 at the Felix Houphouet Boigny stadium in Abidjan on Saturday in civil disobedience against the sought perceived unconstitutional third term of current president Alassane Ouattara at the approaching October 31s elections. Yaho Ayo Frederick, a rally attendee, […]
Ethnic tensions in Ethiopia continue to mount after The Ethiopian Senate voted on Tuesday to sever all relations between the federal authorities and both the Tigray regional parliament and executive. This comes after the Tigrayan leaders chose to unilaterally hold elections — initially scheduled for August, last month in defiance of the decision made back […]
Dozens of Angolans marched on Saturday against alleged state corruption after Portuguese media accused the president’s chief of staff of embezzlement, damaging the credibility of an ongoing anti-graft campaign against the former regime. Private Portuguese broadcaster TVI 24 last month investigated several public contracts awarded to firms owned by Angolan President Joao Lourenco’s chief of […]
The president of the Union for Progress and Change (UPC), Burkina Faso’s main opposition party, Zephirin Diabré, and former Prime Minister Isaac Zida, filed their candidacies for the November 22 presidential election with the National Electoral Commission (Ceni) on Friday. In the 2015 elections, Diabré, 61 years old, came second with 29.65% of the votes, […]
The chief of the Movement for the Rebirth of Cameroon (MRC) party, Maurice Kamto, is traumatic an clarification from the Cameroonian government — in an interview Monday, for what he perceives to be a de facto residence arrest in mild of deployed regulation enforcement patrolling his dwelling day and night time following demonstrations with the […]
Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed on Thursday appointed a political newcomer to turn out to be top minister, almost two months after the country’s parliament voted out former Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire. Mohamed Hussein Roble’s appointment got here hours after the president and 5 regional leaders reached settlement on a revised election model after […]
Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo recently appointed a political new face as prime minister, nearly two months after the country’s parliament ousted the former prime minister Hassan Ali Khaire. The appointment of Mohamed Hussein Roble, a Swedish-Somali came hours after the president and five regional leaders reached an agreement on a revised electoral model after days of […]
Guinea’s opposition movement announced a new round of protests from late September, just weeks ahead of a presidential election. The movement is opposing President Alpha Conde’s controversial bid to run for a third term in the October 18 vote. Clashes erupted last October, claiming several dozen lives, after the 82-year-old leader pushed through constitutional reforms […]
The Constitutional Council, the top court in Cote d’Ivoire has officially validated the presidential candidacy bid of current President Alassane Ouattara who seeks a contentious third term — clearing only four of the 44 candidates for the October 31 presidential election. Mamadou Koné, the President of Ivory Coast’s constitutional council, read out the list in […]
Jovial commotion on the streets of Yamoussoukro, Cote d’Ivoire as supporters celebrated on Saturday the presidential candidate nomination inauguration of former head of state Henri Konan Bédié by his political party — and the main national opposition movement, Democratic Party of Cote d’Ivoire – African Democratic Rally (PDCI-RDA). The 86 year old politician had already […]
A proposal to appoint a two-year transitional civilian government, heavily influenced by the military junta is being debated in Mali The proposal, made by junta-appointed experts, has been submitted to about 500 participants from political parties, unions and NGOs, at a three-day conference in the capital Bamako. The talks mark the second round of discussions […]
The presidential election in Guinea is unfolding amid political tensions. The president Alpha Condé, who is 82, is looking for a third term, whilst a coalition of his opponents has chosen to boycott the vote and eliminate candidates from their ranks. “The political events that have decided to compete nowadays have moved away from the […]
Ageing war veterans and university students joined long pre-dawn lines in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region to vote Wednesday in parliamentary elections that Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government has deemed illegal. Polls opened at 6am (0300 GMT) across the mountainous northern Tigray region despite a federal decision to postpone all elections because of the coronavirus pandemic. […]
The schedule for submitting candidacy papers to run for October’s presidential election in Cote d’Ivoire ends by midnight. At least 36 candidates are expected to be registered by the end the day for the presidential race, if all application are submitted to the Independent Electoral Commission. Opposition leaders, Pascal Affi Nguessan of Ivorian Popular Front, […]
Out of Detention The former Malian Prime Minister, Boubou Cissé, and President of the National Assembly, Moussa Timbine have been freed by the junta known as the National Committee for the Salvation of the People. This follows the earlier release of the now ex-president Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta on Thursday — barely ten days after the […]