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African Youths Must Champion Peaceful, Credible Elections – Yakubu

African Youths Must Champion Peaceful, Credible Elections – Yakubu

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Mahmood Yakubu, on Tuesday charged African youths to take active roles in ensuring peaceful and credible elections across the continent. Yakubu, who gave the charge…

Gabon Election: Nguema Secures Landslide Victory

Gabon Election: Nguema Secures Landslide Victory

Brice Oligui Nguema, Gabon’s military leader, has won the country’s presidential election by an apparent landslide victory. Nguema, a former military leader who seized power in a 2023 coup, officially cemented his hold on the…

46 Killed As Sudan Military Plane Crashes In Residential Area

46 Killed As Sudan Military Plane Crashes In Residential Area

On Tuesday, Sudanese army plane crashed in a residential area near the Wadi Seidna military airport in northern Omdurman, killing no fewer than 46 people, including military personnel and civilians. The Antonov aircraft was said…

Mozambique Swears In President-Elect, Chapo

Mozambique Swears In President-Elect, Chapo

The President-elect of Mozambique, Daniel Chapo will on Wednesday, January 15 be sworn in after weeks of deadly political unrest in the country. The election’s disputed outcome has fueled months of protests, some peaceful and…

Zimbabwe President To Embark On Month-Long Annual Leave

Zimbabwe President To Embark On Month-Long Annual Leave

Zimbabwe’s President, Emmerson Mnangagwa has transferred power to his two Vice-Presidents as he proceeds on a month-long annual leave that began on Tuesday. According to the Cabinet Secretary, the president will remain in the country…

Mozambique Post-Election Violence Kills 125 In Three Days – NGO

Mozambique Post-Election Violence Kills 125 In Three Days – NGO

Violent clashes across Mozambique have resulted in the deaths of 125 people in just three days, following opposition-led protests over the recently confirmed presidential election results, a non-governmental organisation, Plataforma Decide. According to Thursday’s report,…

Libya’s Eastern Govt Agrees To End Fuel Subsidies

Libya’s Eastern Govt Agrees To End Fuel Subsidies

Libya’s Eastern-based Administration announced it had approved a proposal to abolish fuel subsidies and would begin developing a framework to implement the decision. The government, led by Osama Hamad, a rival to the internationally recognised…

Seven Killed In Mali Attack

Seven Killed In Mali Attack

No fewer than seven people were reportedly killed in an attack in central Mali on Sunday, December 15. Confirming the tragic incident, the diocese of the Mopti region said the attack which occured in Segue village…

Mahama’s Supporters Arrested In Post-Poll Chaos

Mahama’s Supporters Arrested In Post-Poll Chaos

No fewer than 100 persons who were supporters of Ghana’s President-elect, John Mahama have been arrested following post-election violence recorded in the just concluded election. New Telegraph reports that the presidential election held on Saturday…

Ghana Sets To Announce Winner After Tight Presidential Race

Ghana Sets To Announce Winner After Tight Presidential Race

On Saturday, the Ghanaian electorial commission counted the ballots after a tight electoral process with the ruling party’s Vice President, Mahamudu Bawumia trying to shake off anger over economic woes and rebuff a challenge by…