Gabon’s President Bongo Sworn In After Disputed Elections
28/09/2016Ali Bongo Ondimba was sworn in Tuesday as Gabon’s president for a second seven-year term, after winning re-election by a slim margin in a disputed vote. At the swearing-in.
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South African Union Backs Ramaphosa to Succeed Zuma as ANC Leader
26/09/2016A powerful South Africa mining union on Monday backed Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa to succeed President Jacob Zuma as the next leader of the ruling African National Congress (ANC). Zuma.
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Gabon Constitutional Court Starts Hearing on Disputed Election
23/09/2016Gabon’s Constitutional Court began hearing arguments on Thursday in advance of its ruling on an election that opposition leader Jean Ping said was rigged to give President Ali Bongo victory..
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Gabon President Seeks Talks with Opposition Ahead of Election Ruling
21/09/2016Gabon President Ali Bongo wants talks with opposition leader Jean Ping to forestall any possible violence when the Constitutional Court makes a crucial ruling on the country’s disputed Aug. 27.
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Twelve Liberian Political Parties Join Forces against the Ruling Liberty Party
19/09/2016A dozen political parties in Liberia are joining forces to take on the ruling Liberty Party in the 2017 presidential election, Senator Prince Johnson told VOA Daybreak Africa. “We want.
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Congo Government Strikes Deal With Some Opponents on Elections Sequence
15/09/2016Backers of Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila and part of the opposition agreed on Wednesday on the sequence of a series of upcoming elections, potentially removing a major.
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Why U.S. Believe Machar Should Not Return to S. Sudan Post
08/09/2016The United States does not believe Riek Machar, South Sudan’s former first vice president should return to his government position, given continuing instability in the country, Washington’s special.
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Finland Embassy in Nigeria, Nordic Africa Institute, hosts Policy Dialogue on Economic Integration for Peace
07/09/2016About 70 researchers and policy makers recently gathered in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital for a two-day policy dialogue on how regional economic communities, like ECOWAS and IGAD, can promote peace in.
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French PM Calls for Recount in Disputed Gabon Election
06/09/2016French Prime Minister Manuel Valls has joined others in voicing concern over Gabon’s recent disputed presidential election. During an interview on French radio Tuesday, Valls said the country should.
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African Union Says to Mediate in Gabon Election Crisis
06/09/2016The African Union has recently said it would send a delegation to help resolve a standoff over presidential election results in Gabon that triggered days of deadly riots. Official results.
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