NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (AP) — Nearly 2 million people go to the polls on Saturday in Mauritania, a vast desert nation in West Africa which positions itself as a strategic ally of the West in a region swept by coups and violence, but has been denounced for rights abuses. President Mohamed …
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The opposition has its own problems. Many of its leaders are unpopular because of the corruption, ineptitude, political paralysis and economic stagnation when they were in government. The low voter turnout in Tunisia’s parliamentary elections reinforces the need for the country to “further expand political participation” in the coming months, …
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TUNIS, March 9 (Reuters) – A senior United Nations Libya official is seeking agreement this month on election laws and constitutional arrangements, she told Reuters on Wednesday, with rival factions locked in a dangerous stand-off. Stephanie Williams said she wanted the talks between members of the parliament and High State …
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Voters in the Central African Republic go to the polls for a second round of legislative elections on Sunday, amid an atmosphere of violence following a surge in fighting and attacks since presidential elections in December. Run-off votes will be held in 49 constituencies, and another 69 areas will hold …
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Museveni has won a sixth term as president of Uganda while his main challenger, Bobi Wine, has countered with allegations of vote-rigging. One of Africa’s longest-serving leaders, Yoweri Museveni, was declared the winner of Uganda’s presidential election by the country’s electoral commission on Saturday. Museveni, who first took power in …
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موقع وجه أفريقيا موقع وجه أفريقيا هو موقع مهتم بمتابعة التطورات في القارة الأفريقية