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Ivory Coast elections: Voters go to the polls amid opposition boycott
Votes are being cast in Ivory Coast’s controversial presidential election.
At least 14 people have been killed since riots broke out in August after President Alassane Ouattara said he would run again following the sudden death of his…
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US has ‘doubts’ about credibility of Tanzania election
The US said there were “serious doubts” about the credibility of Tanzania’s presidential election as early results suggest that President John Magufuli and his Chama Cha Mapenduzi (CCM) party had taken a clear lead.
The main opposition…
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Nigeria ‘too fragile for a second wave’ of COVID-19
Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, has said the country must do all it can to “avert a second wave of Covid-19”.
In a tweet, he said he did not want the number of people contracting the virus in Nigeria to increase again, because the…
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US Election 2020: Trump slams lockdowns, Biden accuses him of insulting victims
President Donald Trump has urged states to shun lockdowns as his Democratic rival Joe Biden said the pandemic could not be stopped by “flipping a switch”.
Continuing a whirlwind schedule of rallies in battleground states, Mr. Trump also…
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US concerned over ‘inconsistencies’ in Guinea poll results
The US has expressed concern over “inconsistencies” in preliminary results of Guinea’s presidential election.
In a statement, the US embassy spoke of a “lack of transparency in vote tabulations and inconsistencies between the announced…
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Senegal: Macky Sall dissolves government
Senegalese President Macky Sall has dissolved his government, according to a statement from the presidency.
President Sall has signed four decrees to that effect.
No reason was given for the move or when the new cabinet is likely to…
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Nigerian wins backing for WTO job despite US opposition
World Trade Organisation (WTO) ambassadors have put forward Nigeria’s ex-finance minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, as the next head of the institution.
If confirmed, she would be the first woman and the first African to lead the WTO.
But…
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Buhari urges peace as inquiry into shooting begins
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has appealed for peace as a judicial panel set up to investigate police abuses in the commercial hub of Lagos begins sittings on Monday.
The investigative panel was one of the demands of the…
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Nigeria #EndSARS protesters to elect leaders
The #EndSARS campaigners, who are protesting against police brutality in Nigeria, have now started the process of electing leaders and advisers.
The plan for elections was revealed by an unidentified group, BNI, which made provisions for…
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Jubilation as Chile votes to rewrite constitution
Chileans have voted overwhelmingly in support of rewriting their constitution, which dates to the dictatorship of Gen Augusto Pinochet.
With nearly 90% of the vote counted, 78% of people had voted “yes” in a referendum that was called…
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