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People who had already run from one war found no safety in the next place they stopped. The headline is stark: Sudan paramilitary drone strike kills 41 displaced people in Blue Nile province, close to the Ethiopian border. The rights group Emergency Lawyers, which tracks the war, blamed the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) for Friday’s […]
Eritrea has asked the world’s top diplomatic body to step in as tensions with Ethiopia edge toward open war. The call for Eritrea UN intervention in Ethiopia standoff came on Saturday, when Foreign Minister Osman Saleh wrote to the Security Council and urged it to take measures to deter Addis Ababa after what he called […]
President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda has won the presidential election in the Uganda, this will be his sixth term in office. President Yoweri Museveni defeated his closest Challenger in the person of Bobi Wine, President Museveni amassed a whopping 58% of the votes. Museveni,76, has been in force for a very long time and lobbied […]
President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda has taken the early lead in the presidential election in the country, this coming courtesy bof the electoral commission in the country. Opposition leader and activist Bobi Wine has disagreed with the early result so far. Wine guaranteed triumph in a news gathering on Friday and said he had shot […]
The resisdents of Kampala in Uganda are afraid that a potential violence is brewing up that can mar the forthcoming presidential election in the country between Incumbent president Yoweri Museveni and other opposition candidate. A few inhabitants in Kampala said they dread strain in the nation in the midst of helpless social conditions. “I expect […]
Uganda government authorities has explicitly called for the ban of social media ahead of the presidential election between Incumbent president Yoweri Museveni and opposition members particularly Bobi Wine. The presidential election is coming up on January 14th. The stages were being utilized for crusading by up-and-comers, for example, pop-star turned government official Bobi Wine, who […]
Opposition leader and activist, Robert Kyagulanyi popularly known as Bobi Wine has insisted that citizens of Uganda will be casting a protest vote in the forthcoming election in the country . Wine is contest Incumbent president Yoweri Museveni for the presidential post. Bobi Wine said he would just acknowledge results from a ‘dependable’ work out. […]
President of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo has been sworn in for a second term office by the judicial system in the country. President Nana Akufo-Addo defeated his eternal rival John Mahama, and other candidates in the just concluded elections in Ghana Officers were quickly conveyed after the unordinary scenes in one of Africa’s most steady majority […]
Prominent politician in Burkina Faso, Christophe Joseph Marie Dabiré has been reappointed as the prime minister of the country after initially resigned from the position. This announcement was made by the the Secretary-General of the Government Stéphane Sanou. He had sent in his abdication on December 28, the day after the initiation of President Kaboré, […]
Uganda’s opposition leader and strong critique of the government, Robert Kyagulanyi popularly known as Bobi Wine has promised the citizens of Uganda to protest against any form inconsistency in the upcoming election in January. Bobi wine is a singer turned politician. Wine has over and over been kept by Ugandan police in the affection of […]
Algerian authorities has approved the constitutional reform. President Abdelmajid Tebboune has signed the mandate for the reform of the constitution, this coming after his return from Germany. As per an assertion from the administration, the change will come into power when it is distributed in the authority journal. While underscoring a progression of rights and […]
The presidential election in Niger is set to head for a run off this due to the fact that no presidential candidate clinched the needed majority vote in the election. Mohammed Bazoum has been tipped by many political experts to win the elusive election. The correct hand man of active president Mahamadou Issoufou, who was […]
The government authorities in Mali has charged six top government officials with an attempted coup in August 2020. This also includes Boubou Cisse a former prime minister, the coup resulted in the ousting of the then president, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita. A gathering of attorneys shielding the six said the people, who incorporate Boubou Cisse, the […]
The results of the presidential election in Niger, shows that the ruling party are in the early lead with a big margin, President Issoufou Mamadou’s anointed candidate Mohamed Bazoum is in the early lead in the partial result shown, Bazoum is a former minister in the country. Bazoum was tipped by political experts to win […]
Citizens of Niger are eagerly waiting for the result of the just concluded presidential election in the country, this election will mark the first democratic transition between two president in the country Starting late evening Tuesday December 29, the commission had delivered aftereffects of 20 districts out of 266 in the nation, making it difficult […]
Malian government has began investigation into the breach of state security, this is coming after the abduction six known Individuals. The issue of insecurity in the country is so alarming, particularly in the year 2020. A coup by the resistant group also led to the removal of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita. The public examiner in […]
Vote Counting has officially began in Niger, this coming after the just concluded presidential election in the country. Nigeriens are set to have a new president after the completion of the 10-year tenure of President Issoufou Mamadou. Mohamed Bazoum remains the favourite to win the election after President Mamadou’s endosement. The West African nation, insecure […]
Voting has officially commenced in Central African Republic despite coup threat from rebels, there has been several unrest in the country prior to the election in the country. A fight recently broke out between the security officers and the rebels. Notwithstanding calls from the resistance to defer the vote in the midst of the instability, […]
Cizens of Niger all over the world are expecting an highly contested elections in the country. President Mahamadou Issofou will be leaving office following a ten year tenure, while Mohamed Bazoum a former minister has been tipped by many political experts to win the elusive election. Niamey’s roads radiated with announcements conveying pictures and trademarks […]
Residents of Bangui, in Central African Republic has started collecting their voter cards which they intend to use in the forthcoming election, the election is set to come up on December 27 despite various Coup threats in the country. President Faustin-Archange Touadera, 63, is considered is broadly expected to make sure about re-appointment after the […]