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Labour Party And The Future Of Radical Politics In Nigeria
Needless to say, the 2023 elections happened amid overwhelming disillusionment with the system and popular discontent with the major establishment political parties—the ruling All Progressives Congress and the People's...
Cameroon’s main opposition leader reports assassination attempt
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Thousands Denied Healthcare In Cameroon As Suspension On Medical Charity Persists
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Zimbabwe Government Pounded by Fresh Divisions
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Protests Hit Uganda After Politicians Arrest
Kampala, November 20 — Dozens of people have been killed in raucous street clashes pitting supporters of presidential candidate Bobi wine and security forces, the country’s worst election-related violence since President Yoweri...
South Africa’s Violence Shows It Is Just Another African Country
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Ghana’s Opposition Leader John Mahama Heads To Court To Force Re-run Of Polls
Ghana’s main opposition presidential candidate in the December 2020 elections has filed a petition at the country’s Supreme Court seeking to annul President Nana Akufo-Addo's re-election.
John Mahama of the...
Tanzania’s Opposition Presidential Candidate Intimidated As Tension Rise Ahead Of Polls
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania — The convoys of Tanzania’s opposition presidential candidate and his running mate were on different occasion subjected to a hail of teargas canisters and live...
South Africa’s Ruling Party Snubs Opposition In Zimbabwe
Harare, September 9 — A delegation from South Africa’s governing African National Congress party has evaded meeting Zimbabwe’s opposition political parties and civil societies which anticipated to brief the...
Africa’s Rebirth At 60: Carrying Noble Ideas That Nobody Is Willing To Implement
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Violent 2023 Polls In The Offing In Zimbabwe
Harare, Zimbabwe — There are mounting fears of violent 2023 elections after government on Tuesday announced the return of the notorious National Youth Service dubbed the ‘Green Bombers’.
The militia...
S.A Delegation Blocked From Meeting Opposition In Zimbabwe
Harare, September 8 — South Africa’s delegation from the country’s governing Africa National Congress (ANC) dispatched by the country’s President Cyril Ramaphosa to meet Zimbabwe’s governing party and opposition...
Economic Sanctions: Zimbabweans Pin Hope On United States President-elect Joe Biden
On the 20th of January, United States (U.S) President-elect Joe Biden will be sworn in as the 46th president of America.
Biden’s win was recently confirmed by the US Congress...
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Over 17 million Ghanaians are heading to the polls for an eighth straight democratic election on Monday, December 7.
Once again, the incumbent President Nana Akufo-Addo and former President John...
Uganda Elections: Bobi Wine Withdraws Election Petition Against Museveni
Uganda’s youthful musician turned opposition politician, Robert Kyagulanyi has ended his long shot suit aiming to overturn President Yoweri Museveni’s disputed victory in the January 14 election, clearing the...
Tinubu’s Inauguration: End Of An Error, The Dawn Of Calamity
"I am confident that I am leaving office with Nigeria better in 2023 than in 2015." President Buhari ended his farewell speech with this remark on the 28th of...
Political Instability, Intra-state Conflicts, And Threats To AfCFTA Agreement’s ‘Made In Africa’ Aspirations
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is arguably the African Union’s (AU) biggest project since the launch of the continent’s Agenda 2063 in January 2015. Launched in March...
Market Reacted Positively As Zambia’s New President Took Oath
Zambia’s newly elected president Hakainde Hichilema assumed office last week Tuesday as the economy showed a positive reaction to his victory over outgoing president Edgar Lungu.
The 59-year-old was declared...
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