Uganda Election 2021: What’s At Stake?
Advertisement Continue reading the main story Supported by Continue reading the main storyWhat to Know about Uganda’s Presidential Election Voting is underway in the
West Africa: Democracy ‘a constant process’ top UN official tells Security Council
While elections are one-time events, “democracy is a constant process of deliberation and consultation” where dialogue provides an “important arena for the building of national consensus”, the top UN official in West Africa told the Security Council on Monday.
Foresight Africa: Top priorities for the continent in 2021
Beyond the staggering tragedy that is the death and illness of thousands of people the world over, the COVID-19 pandemic
UN condemns back-to-back attacks in Central African Republic
The UN mission in the Central African Republic (CAR) condemned, in the strongest terms, succeeding assaults launched by armed groups in Damara on Saturday and Bangassou on Sunday.
Niger heads to polls in search of first democratic transition
Some 7.4 million people are registered to vote for the new president.
Polls open in Central African Republic under threat of violence
UN ‘determined’ to help CAR vote on Sunday as rebel alliance resumes march on the capital, Bangui.
Uganda election: False claims about Joe Biden and others
shareSharenocloseShare pagelinkCopy linkAbout sharing image copyrightGetty Images With Uganda’s elections due in January, there’s plenty of misinformation being shared in a heated campaign which has seen serious violence. President Yoweri Museveni, in power since
Ethiopia’s Tigray Conflict Is Dominating Africa Headline News
Tensions in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region have gone from talking about the potential for conflict into what is now the aftermath of a war between the country’s federal government in Addis Ababa and the regional government in Tigray. An estimated six million people live in the Tigray region. Since fighting began on November 4,…
Africa in the news: Elections in Ghana, US relations with Somalia and Morocco, and trade in East Africa
Incumbent President Nana Akufo-Addo declared winner of Ghanaian elections On Wednesday, December 9, Ghana’s incumbent president Nana Akufo-Addo won a second term in office, winning 51.59 percent of the vote in general elections that took place on Monday. Opposition leader
Kenyan Court Awards Compensation to Victims of 2007 Election Violence
NAIROBI — A Kenyan court awarded compensation to four women who were sexually abused during the violence that followed the disputed 2007 presidential election. Thursday’s judgment marks the first time a Kenyan court has recognized victims of sexual abuse from