The Gambian President, Yahya Jammeh, has hit out at regional mediators urging him to step down, saying he will not be intimidated. President Jammeh had earlier conceded defeat in the election, after a 22-year-rule, but…
Hopes of a deal to end DR Congo’s dangerous political crisis before Christmas were fast dissipating on Saturday after fruitless all-night talks over President Joseph Kabila’s refusal to quit power. Kabila’s second and final five-year…
Chiefs and traditional leaders have been advised to put an end to the attitude of publicly showing or declaring their support for leaders of political parties that visit their palaces during political campaign seasons. The…
Longtime strongman Yahya Jammeh has lost Gambia’s presidential election to businessman and political newcomer Adama Barrow. He is expected to make a concession speech later in the day. Following the Presidential election in Gambia where…
Somalia’s presidential elections, scheduled to begin this week, have been postponed for a third time, the electoral body said Monday. Omar Mohamed Abdulle, head of Somalia’s electoral body, said elections slated for Wednesday will not…
Lagos — Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has faulted President Muhammadu Buhari’s external borrowing plan saying “If we borrow some $30bn, in less than three years, we would have mortgaged the future of Nigeria for well…
WASHINGTON — Four years ago, Donald Trump declared that the U.S. Electoral College system of picking presidents “is a disaster for a democracy;” now he is headed to the White House because of it. As…
The prime minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo has resigned. Augustin Matata Ponyo stepped down Monday in accordance with a political deal that extends the presidency of Joseph Kabila in averting a political crisis….
Protests continued Monday in the United States against the election of billionaire real estate mogul Donald Trump as the country’s new president come January. Hundreds of students peacefully walked out of classes at a high…