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Ivory Coast vote count begins after divisive legislative elections
2+ hour, 15+ min ago (291+ words) Vote counting is underway in Ivory Coast following legislative elections to choose the country's 255 members of the National Assembly, a vote shaped by deep political divisions and lingering tensions from the recent presidential poll. The parliamentary elections come just two…...
Central African Republic votes amid mostly peaceful election day
2+ hour, 26+ min ago (56+ words) Central African Republic votes amid mostly peaceful election day'africanews.com Roughly 2.3 million voters are casting ballots for president, legislators, and local offices, with provisional results expected by early January. The vote has drawn international attention due to ongoing questions about…...
Somalia leads international backlash against Israel over recognition of Somaliland
19+ hour, 41+ min ago (192+ words) Somalia is leading a growing international backlash against Israel over its recognition of Somaliland as an independent state." In a statement on on Friday, the Somali Prime Minister's office said the region is an integral, inseparable and inalienable part of…...
Polls open in Guinea with junta leader favoured to win first presidential vote since 2021 coup
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (548+ words) Polls opened in Guinea on Sunday in the country's first presidential election since the 2021 coup that ousted President Alpha Cond. The vote is being held under a new constitution approved in a referendum in September. It revokes a ban on…...
Somalia leads international backlash against Israel over recognition of Somaliland | Africanews
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (186+ words) Somalia is leading a growing international backlash against Israel over its recognition of Somaliland as an independent state. In a statement on on Friday, the Somali Prime Minister's office said the region is an integral, inseparable and inalienable part of…...
Fresh clashes reported in eastern DRC town of Uvira despite M23 promise to withdraw
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (197+ words) Hopes of peace in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo are fading after new clashes erupted in Uvira on Friday. Rwanda-backed M23 rebels captured the strategic town earlier this month just days after Kigali and Kinshasa reaffirmed their commitment to a…...
CAR general election gets underway as Touadéra seeks controversial third term
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (185+ words) and Joel Kouam with Reuters Central African Republic's general election got underway on Sunday as President Archange Touad'ra seeks a controversial third term in office. In 2023, he ushered in a constitutional amendment that scrapped presidential term limits. The move drew…...
Vote counting underway in Ivory Coast legislative elections amid political divisions
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (291+ words) Vote counting is underway in Ivory Coast following legislative elections to choose the country's 255 members of the National Assembly, a vote shaped by deep political divisions and lingering tensions from the recent presidential poll. The parliamentary elections come just two…...
US airstrikes deepen debate in Nigeria as analysts warn against quick fix
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (251+ words) US airstrikes deepen debate in Nigeria as analysts warn against quick fix'africanews.com The strikes came weeks after Washington publicly accused Nigeria's government of failing to curb attacks against Christians While some Nigerians have welcomed the action as a potential…...
Ivorians head to the polls as divisions from Presidential vote linger
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (213+ words) Ivorians at the polls this Saturday to elect the 255 members of C'te d'Ivoire's National Assembly, in a vote shaped by deep political divisions. The legislative elections come just two months after President Alassane Ouattara's re-election, where he secured 90 percent of…...