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Africa East Africa World 

Uganda’s Bobi Wine ‘arrested and brutalized’

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– – Ugandan presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has been arrested by police. On Tuesday he was cleared by the electoral commission to run for President. But minutes later he was taken by the police and driven away. His supporters had gathered outside the nomination venue and along the road to the centre. Bobi Wine will… Read More
Africa Ivory Coast West Africa World 

Ivory Coast: Alassane Ouattara wins re-election with 94% of votes

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He secured 94% of the total votes cast with the results expected to be confirmed by the Constitutional Council. Main opposition candidates Pascal Affi N’Guessan and Henri Konan Bédié who boycotted the election got 1% and 2% respectively. The fourth candidate, Kouadio Konan Bertin, also got 2%, according to the official results. African Elections have become a mere formality, electoral… Read More
Africa East Africa Featured World 

Uganda: Bobi Wine cleared to run for president

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– – Ugandan opposition lawmaker Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has been cleared by the electoral commission to contest for president. He can now start official campaigns for the presidency, according to local media report. Bobi Wine will challenge nine other contenders including incumbent President Yoweri Museveni who has been in power since 1986. Police earlier in the… Read More
Africa World 

WHO chief goes into quarantine after Covid-19 contact

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– – The director general of the World Health Organization (WHO) has gone into self-quarantine after coming into contact with someone who tested positive for Covid-19. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a statement that he had no symptoms but is isolating according to health protocols. “I have been identified as a contact of someone who has tested positive for Covid-19.… Read More
Africa Ivory Coast West Africa World 

Ivory Coast Election: At least five dead as vote counting gets under way

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– – At least five people have been killed on Saturday during voting in Ivory Coast’s controversial presidential election. Votes are now being counted in a presidential election which was also boycotted by the opposition. Former president, Henri Konan Bédié, and the former prime minister, Pascal Affi N’Guessan, decided to boycott the election which they claim amounts to electoral coup.… Read More
Africa Featured North Africa World 

Algerians vote for presidential term limits

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– – Algerians are voting on presidential term limits and creation of a new anti-corruption body. To win the referendum, either the “yes” or “no” camp needs at least 51% of the vote. Results are to be announced on Monday November 2, 2020. The referendum is expected to cement changes made after long-time President Abdelaziz Bouteflika. He was forced to… Read More
Africa Central Africa Featured World 

Rebels kill more than 20 in the Democratic Republic of Congo

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– – More than 20 civilians have been killed in an attack on a village in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Authorities in the DRC have blamed the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebel group for the attack. Reports say the rebels first attacked a rival group of Congolese militia members before killing inhabitants in the village of Lisasa. Local administrator Donat… Read More
Africa East Africa World 

Boy commits suicide after impregnating 15-year-old girl

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– – A 16 year-old student in Uganda has committed suicide after allegedly impregnating a 15-year-old girl. Police in Rakai District say they are now investigating circumstances under which the boy died. Kennedy Ssempijja, 16 and the 15-year-old girl got involved in a relationship this year, according to local media. A brother to the deceased, said that his brother took… Read More
Africa Ivory Coast West Africa World 

Ivorians vote in crucial polls amid opposition boycott

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– – Ivorians are voting in a controversial presidential election which has been boycotted by the opposition. Former president, Henri Konan Bédié, and the former prime minister, Pascal Affi N’Guessan, decided to boycott the election weeks ago. They have also asked their supporters to disrupt the electoral process which they claim amounts to electoral coup. Laurent Gbagbo and a former… Read More
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