Category: Africa

Source: BBC  The military commander who has ruled Guinea since a coup four years ago has entered the presidential race ahead of next month’s election,

Source: BBC Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan is being sworn in shortly for a second term following an election marred by violent protests and rejected

Source: BBC  Ivory Coast’s President Alassane Ouattara has secured a fourth term following an election in which two of his biggest challengers were barred from

Source: BBC   Hundreds of protesters have clashed with security forces in several cities across Cameroon, a day before the results of a highly contested presidential

Source: Reuters  Ivory Coast is voting in a presidential election on Saturday, with incumbent Alassane Ouattara, 83, claiming credit for nearly 15 years of economic

Source: BBC  Judges in Cameroon have dismissed calls for the partial or total cancellation of the heavily disputed presidential election, saying they will announce the

Source: BBC  Passengers were forced to jump from carriages in a train crash that killed 15 people in eastern Ethiopia, a local official has told

Source: Reuters  A road accident involving two buses on one of Uganda’s busiest highways killed at least 63 people and left others injured, police said

Source: Reuters  Zimbabwe’s ruling ZANU-PF party plans to amend the constitution to extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s term by two years to 2030, a move opposition

Source: BBC  Col Michael Randrianirina has been sworn in as the new president of Madagascar, days after a military takeover on the Indian Ocean nation.