Fire in Party Office Raises Tensions as Cameroon Awaits Election Results
The blaze and arrests of protesters highlight the strife in the country, whose longtime president faced rare electoral opposition.
The blaze and arrests of protesters highlight the strife in the country, whose longtime president faced rare electoral opposition.
President Paul Biya of Cameroon would be nearly 100 years old by the time he completed his eighth term, but he has promised that “the best is still to come.”
Joseph Kabila, who was president of the Democratic Republic of Congo for 18 years, was convicted of treason by a court in Kinshasa.
Despite reports of irregularities at the polls, President Lazarus Chakwera said that Peter Mutharika had an insurmountable lead after partial vote counts were released.
Peter Mutharika, an 85-year-old Yale-educated law professor, looked on course to defeat the incumbent, Lazarus Chakwera.
The decision by the country’s top court to overturn the last presidential race was hailed as a victory for democracy. But there are fears corruption will taint the vote on…
The decision by the country’s top court to overturn the last presidential race was hailed as a victory for democracy. But there are fears corruption will taint the vote on…
Mr. Lungu, who was recently barred by a court ruling from running for president again, left a checkered legacy, with allegations that he eroded freedoms while in office.
Electorate in Gabon are i’m ready to pick out their then president on Saturday, and on paper they’ve enough quantity of choices: anti-French firebrands, a basic who staged a coup,…
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