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Ethiopia’s ruling party secures landslide win in general election
Ethiopia's ruling Prosperity Party (PP) of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has come out on top in the country's parliamentary elections held three weeks ago, according to official results published on...
Tanzanians mourn ex-speaker who resigned over debt row
Tanzanians are mourning veteran politician and former Speaker of Parliament Job Ndugai, who became the first to resign from the role after a public fallout with the president.Ndugai, who has...
Tanzanian PM to step down in surprise move
Tanzania's Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa has announced that he will not seek re-election in the forthcoming parliamentary elections, effectively preventing him from being re-appointed.Majaliwa had earlier said that he would...
Big shake-up in Nigerian politics as heavyweights join one party
Nigeria's two main opposition leaders have joined a new political party to challenge President BolaTinubu and his ruling party in the next election.Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi have chosen the...
Nigeria’s opposition leaders form alliance in effort to unseat the ruling party in 2027
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria's key opposition leaders on Wednesday unveiled a new coalition which they say is aimed at unseating the ruling party in Africa's biggest democracy ahead of...
Burundi’s ruling party wins every seat in poll as rivals say democracy ‘killed’
The president's party has tightened its 20-year grip on power [AFP via Getty Images]The ruling party in Burundi has won all 100 seats in a parliamentary election that the opposition...
Mexico’s ruling party headed toward control of newly elected Supreme Court, vote tallies show
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s ruling Morena party appeared to be heading toward control over the Supreme Court, preliminary vote tallies of the country's first judicial election indicated.While votes were...
Fiery Tanzanian politician Tundu Lissu elected to head opposition party
[AFP]Prominent Tanzanian politician Tundu Lissu has been elected chairman of the main opposition party Chadema, ousting long-running leader Freeman Mbowe in an intense race.Lissu campaigned for changes in the party...
Namibia will have its first female leader after the VP wins presidential election for ruling party
WINDHOEK, Namibia (AP) — Namibia has elected its first female leader, with Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah declared the winner Tuesday of last week’s presidential election as the long-ruling party remained...
Georgia Premier Says Doesn’t See Kyiv-Type ‘Maidan’ Amid Clashes
(Bloomberg) -- Georgia’s premier blamed “radicals and their foreign chiefs” for a second night of violent clashes between protesters and police in the capital, triggered after the ruling party said...
