Benin Votes to Choose Successor to President Yayi
07/03/2016Benin has recently started counting votes after an election on Sunday to choose a successor to President Thomas Boni Yayi, who is stepping down after two terms, leaving 33 candidates.
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Zimbabwe: Gov’t to take over all diamond operations
04/03/2016Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe has recently said that his government would take possession of all diamond operations because existing miners had robbed the country of its wealth.
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Zuma to address Nigeria’s National Assembly
03/03/2016At the invitation of President Muhammadu Buhari, President Jacob Zuma will be accompanied by at least six members of his cabinet when he heads to Nigeria for a two-day state.
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CAR Constitutional Court Confirms Touadera President
02/03/2016Central African Republic’s constitutional court has recently confirmed former Mathematics Professor Faustin-Archange Touadera as the elected president, according to reports from the national radio, setting the stage for Touadera to.
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Gabon President Bongo to Seek Second Term
01/03/2016Gabon President Ali Bongo has recently said he would run for a second term in elections later this year, seeking to extend his party’s near 50-year rule over the oil-producing.
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Zimbabwe:Ex. Vice President Launches New Political Party to Challenge Mugabe
01/03/2016Zimbabwe’s former vice president Joice Mujuru, who was Robert Mugabe’s long time deputy until she was fired in 2014, has recently said she had launched a new political party to.
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Burundi Accepts Deployment of AU Military Monitors
29/02/2016Burundi has recently agreed to the deployment of observers and military monitors from the African Union (AU) as part of peace restoring efforts. “The AU will deploy 100 human rights.
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Rwanda: President Kagame reacts to Referendum critics
29/02/2016Rwandan President Paul Kagame has recently reacted to critics of a December referendum that could allow him to extend his time in office through 2034. The United States and Western.
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Niger: Issoufou Leads Presidential Election Count
26/02/2016Niger’s President Mahamadou Issoufou enjoyed a strong lead in his quest for a second term as leader of the uranium-rich West African nation, according to partial results.
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Ghana: Rawlings Urges Transparent in 2016 Elections
23/02/2016Ghana’s former President, Flt Lt Jerry John Rawlings has in a meeting with the new American Ambassador to Ghana, Robert Porter Jackson, called on all stakeholders in the forthcoming Presidential.
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