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Algerian President Tebboune was elected president for the second time
Algeria’s incumbent President Abdelmadjid Tebboune won his second five-year presidential term in early elections held on Saturday, the country’s electoral…
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Botswana general election be held in October 30
Botswana, Africa’s longest democracy, will hold its general election on October 30, President Mokgweetsi Masisi announced Tuesday. Masisi will seek…
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South Africa starts coalition legislature
Mr Ramaphosa’s speech to lawmakers at Cape Town City Hall – a replacement venue after the fire that gutted the…
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South Africa’s ANC gets 40% of the votes
South Africa announced its final election results Sunday, with the African National Congress (ANC) getting just 159 seats in the…
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Senegal’s Faye appoints ally Ousmane Sonko as prime minister
Senegal’s new president has appointed firebrand politician and key backer Ousmane Sonko as prime minister in his first act as…
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Bassirou Diomaye Faye sworn in as Senegal’s new president
Bassirou Diomaye Faye was sworn into office Tuesday as Senegal’s new president following last month’s presidential election. Faye swore to…
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Togo: After public outcry, President Gnassingbé orders constitutional reform back to parliament
In a statement unveiled on March 29, the office of President Faure Gnassingbé invokes the “interest aroused” by the adoption…
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Senegal’s opposition candidate Faye takes early lead in presidential poll
Early results from Senegal’s presidential election on Sunday showed that opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye is ahead of other candidates.…
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Senegal’s ex-President Wade and party back opposition candidate Faye
Senegal’s former President Abdoulaye Wade and his Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS) endorsed opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Friday, in…
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Algerian president advances presidential election date to Sept. 7
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune decided Thursday to advance the presidential elections to September instead of the originally scheduled date in…
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