Kenya’s Supreme Court has ruled that William Ruto was properly elected president, dismissing several petitions seeking to annul the result of the 9 August election. His rival, Raila Odinga, and others had alleged that massive fraud, including tampering with results…
Mourners gather in Angola for funeral of former president Dos Santos amid election results dispute
Angolans and foreign dignitaries gathered on Sunday for the funeral of long-serving ex-leader José Eduardo dos Santos, who died in Spain in July, but whose burial was delayed by a family request for an autopsy. The funeral of Dos Santos,…
Kenya Elections 2022: Raila Odinga and William Ruto in tight race for president
Logistical delays and a failure of the identification kit in some parts of the country marred a largely peaceful election day in Kenya. Polls are now officially closed but voting has been extended in places which opened late. This vote…
Italian PM Mario Draghi resigns after week of turmoil
A year-and-a-half after he was appointed as Italy’s unelected head of a unity government, Mario Draghi has resigned as prime minister. He told President Sergio Mattarella he was standing down after three parties in his government refused to back him…
Opposition candidate Neves wins Cape Verde election
Opposition candidate and former Prime Minister Jose Maria Neves won Cape Verde’s presidential election on Sunday, as his main rival, the ruling party’s flagbearer Carlos Veiga, conceded defeat. Neves, 61, who served as prime minister from 2000-2016, will inherit the…
Elections are for kindling old flames
Everyone said I had to vote but I didn’t really see the need for the stress leading up to the polls owing to the tension of the postponement and the fact that I had long moved away from where I…
Buhari thanks Tinubu, Amaechi and Oshiomhole for victory
President Muhammadu Buhari has thanked the trio of Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Rotoimi Amaechi and Adams Oshiomhole for his victory in the presidential elections of Saturday February 23, 2019. In a 12 paragraph statement, Buhari who beat his main rival, Atiku…
#NigeriaDecides2019 -Election by the numbers
Starting at 8am today, Nigerians will troop out to their polling units to cast their votes. They will be voting to elect a new president as well as senators and members of the house of representatives. As the hour looms,…
Go out and vote! – Buhari urges Nigerians
President Muhammadu Buhari has called on all eligible voters in Nigeria to “go out vote” so that we can “better perfect our democracy.” The president also assured foreign observers and monitors of their safety. He made these comments in an…
