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2 August 2018 by AFP
Tense Zimbabwe awaits vote results after troops fire on protestors Zimbabwe was Thursday on edge awaiting the results of its historic presidential election after troops opened fire on protests against alleged electoral fraud, denting hopes of a new era for the country following the ousting of Rob [...]
1 August 2018 by AFP
ZANU-PF wins most seats in Zimbabwe parliament: poll body Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU-PF party won the most seats in parliament, official results showed Wednesday, as the count continued in the presidential race and the opposition MDC cried foul, alleging widespread fraud. EU observers are du [...]
1 August 2018 by AFP
Three Russians 'carrying press cards' killed in Central Africa Three Russians carrying press cards have been killed in the troubled Central African Republic (CAR), Russia's foreign ministry said Tuesday. "According to information received on July 30 (Monday), three people were killed not far [...]
31 July 2018 by Houda Mzioudet, independent journalist
Mobilizing for social justice: Black Tunisian activism in transitional justice Introduction:   With the end of authoritarianism in Tunisia, transitional justice has become the backbone of a battle for social justice, in particular for long-forgotten minorities including Jews, Amazighs and Blacks. The Tunisia [...]
31 July 2018 by AFP
Zimbabwe rivals both say on course for election victory Zimbabwe's two rival presidential candidates on Tuesday both claimed they were heading for victory as votes were counted in the country's first election since long-time ruler Robert Mugabe was ousted from power. President Emmerson [...]
31 July 2018 by AFP
Zimbabwe opposition leader says winning election 'resoundingly' Zimbabwe opposition leader Nelson Chamisa said Tuesday that he was "winning resoundingly" in the election count and that his MDC party had results from 10,000 polling stations. "Winning resoundingly... We've done exceedingly well, [...]
30 July 2018 by AFP
West, central African states meet over security threats Twenty-six countries were to hold a joint summit on Monday to discuss security threats in western and central Africa, beset by ethnic and jihadist violence.  "Discussions will focus on peace, security, stability and the fight agai [...]
30 July 2018 by Ephrem RUGIRIRIZA, JusticeInfo.Net
Week in Review: Mali elections raise hopes The eyes of the world are on Mali, where voters went to the polls on Sunday July 29 in presidential elections. It is hoped these polls will help the country emerge from its current stalemate in implementation of the 2015 peace acc [...]
30 July 2018 by AFP
Zimbabwe votes in first post-Mugabe election Zimbabwe goes to the polls Monday in its first election since authoritarian leader Robert Mugabe was ousted last year, with alleged ballot fraud and the likelihood of a disputed result clouding voting day. President Emmerson Mnang [...]
30 July 2018 by AFP
Comoros votes in referendum to increase president's power Voters in the Comoros go to the polls on Monday in a politically explosive referendum that could change the constitution and allow President Azali Assoumani to rule beyond 2012, his current term limit. Burdened by a long history o [...]
29 July 2018 by AFP
Mali votes in key election for violence-hit Sahel Mali went to the polls on Sunday, with President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita seeking a second 5-year term in the fragile Sahel state beset by deadly ethnic and jihadist violence. After a campaign marred by violent incidents, 23,000 pol [...]
29 July 2018 by AFP
Mali votes in presidential election after violence-marred campaign More than eight million Malians will go to the polls on Sunday in a key electoral test for the fragile Sahel state, battling a wave of ethnic violence and jihadism. President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, 71, leads a crowded field of 24 [...]
28 July 2018 by AFP
Comoros heads into violence-tarred referendum on constitution Voters in the Comoros go to the polls on Monday for a politically explosive referendum overshadowed by a clampdown and an attempted assassination just days before the vote. Burdened by a long history of turbulence, the Indian Ocea [...]
28 July 2018 by AFP
Clinging to power in Africa via constitutional reforms Monday's controversial referendum in the Comoros could allow its president, Azali Assoumani, to seek re-election and retain power beyond 2021, when his currently non-renewable term would otherwise end. Several other African leader [...]
28 July 2018 by AFP
As Zimbabwe prepares to vote, what happened to Mugabe? Robert Mugabe has not appeared in public since his once-impregnable regime came crashing down last November as Zimbabweans watched in amazement -- and often delight -- at the fall of the only leader the country had ever known. So [...]
27 July 2018 by AFP
Uganda's Museveni set for 'life presidency' after court ruling A lawyer for a group of Ugandan opposition leaders has warned that President Yoweri Museveni, 73, is heading for a "life presidency" after a court upheld a constitutional amendment scrapping presidential age limits. Previously the [...]
27 July 2018 by TRIAL International
DRC: High Military Court confirms all condemnations in child rape case On July  26, 2018, the High Military Court of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (HMC) has confirmed the condemnation of all 11 accused in the Kavumu case. The first instance judgment had seen them condemned for rape as crimes a [...]
27 July 2018 by AFP
Mali holds key polls overshadowed by jihadist violence Mali holds crucial polls on Sunday with President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita seeking re-election in a country reeling from jihadist violence and ethnic attacks. The international community hopes the poll will strengthen a 2015 accord [...]
27 July 2018 by AFP
Uganda court clears way for Museveni to run for sixth term A court in Uganda cleared the way for President Yoweri Museveni, 73, to run for a sixth term when it upheld on Thursday a constitutional change that scrapped presidential age limits. Previously the law required presidential conten [...]