“POLITICS” : 244 articles

• DRC’s elections won’t take place 2017-CENI

  The Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI), announced Friday in Kinshasa, that it was impossible to organize elections this year, in…

  Published on 08.07.2017 by APA News APA

• Nigeria pledges to support credible elections in West Africa

  Nigeria will continue to support and partner the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Network of Electoral Commissions (ECONEC)…

  Published on 08.07.2017 by APA News APA

• Mali’s political opposition claims victory over court ruling

  The Malian opposition considered that the Constitutional Court's ruling, which issued "reservations and observations" on a dozen articles of the…

  Published on 07.07.2017 by APA News APA

• Attacks, repression, killings set the scene for Rwanda’s poll-Amnesty

  Two decades of attacks on the political opposition, independent media and human rights defenders have created a climate of fear…

  Published on 07.07.2017 by APA News APA

• S/Africa should have arrested Sudanese leader Bashir – ICC

  South Africa was obliged, under the Rome Statute, to arrest genocide suspect and Sudanese President Omar al Bashir when he…

  Published on 07.07.2017 by APA News APA

• S/Africa’s ruling party more united after conference‚ says Zuma

  South African President Jacob Zuma has said that the ruling African National Congress party has ended its week-long discussions more…

  Published on 06.07.2017 by APA News APA

• Sierra Leone issues registration forms for new political parties

  Sierra Leone's Political Parties Registration Commission (PPRC) said Wednesday it has issued registration forms for 13 movements seeking political party…

  Published on 05.07.2017 by APA News APA

• Kenyan opposition leader to shun Presidential debate

  Opposition leader Raila Odinga on Wednesday announced he will not participate in the planned presidential debate, in July barely hours…

  Published on 05.07.2017 by APA News APA

• Tanzania: Opposition MP arrested for allegedly insulting President

  Police in the Tanzanian capital Dar es Salaam have arrested Opposition Member of Parliament Halima Mdee for allegedly insulting President…

  Published on 05.07.2017 by APA News APA

• Kenyan leader snubs Presidential debate

  Kenya's President Uhuru on Wednesday disclosed he will not participate in the planned Presidential debates slated for July 10 and…

  Published on 05.07.2017 by APA News APA

• Voting against Zuma in parliament is “political” suicide – Minister

  Any ruling African National Congress party lawmakers who vote with the opposition to oust South African President Jacob Zuma in…

  Published on 04.07.2017 by APA News APA

• Sierra Leone opposition presidential hopeful withdraws candidacy

  A leading presidential hopeful for the ticket of the main opposition party, the Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP), has withdrawn…

  Published on 03.07.2017 by APA News APA

• Togo: CSOs condemn ban on political rallies in northern city of Kara

  Fourteen Togolese civil society organizations (CSOs) on Monday decried the banning of political demonstrations in the town of Kara in…

  Published on 03.07.2017 by APA News APA

• Kenya: Rights group warns of intimidation of voters ahead of poll

  Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday urged the Kenyan government to urgently investigate allegations of threats and intimidation between community…

  Published on 03.07.2017 by APA News APA

• S/Africa: Motion of Zuma’s no confidence debate set for August – Speaker

  South Africa's Speaker of Parliament, Baleka Mbete has scheduled a debate on the motion of no confidence in President Jacob…

  Published on 03.07.2017 by APA News APA

• Congo Polls: Ruling PCT seeks majority to avoid ‘constitutional crisis’

  The secretary general of the ruling Congolese Labour Party (PCT), Pierre Ngolo, has called on his compatriots to mobilize and…

  Published on 02.07.2017 by APA News APA

• Main DRC opposition party stops recognizing Kabila as president

  The main opposition party in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS), says…

  Published on 01.07.2017 by APA News APA

• Zuma calls for cleansing ruling party at policy conference

  In spite of calls for him to step down from office due to scandals, South Africa's African National Congress (ANC)…

  Published on 01.07.2017 by APA News APA

• Sierra Leone ruling party to delay regional elections

  Sierra Leone's governing All People's Congress (APC) party has announced changes in its much anticipated primary elections calendar.The APC says…

  Published on 30.06.2017 by APA News APA

• Kenyan leader favourite to win elections-Poll

  An opinion poll released on Friday shows President Uhuru Kenyatta as the clear favourite to win the August 8 elections…

  Published on 30.06.2017 by APA News APA

• Buhari is on life support – Nigerian governor

  Nigeria's ailing President Mohammadu Buhari is currently on life support, according to a report by the Daily Nation quoting the…

  Published on 29.06.2017 by APA News APA

• First Lady wades into Namibia ‘founding father’ debate

  Namibian First Lady Monica Genigos on Wednesday waded into a fierce tug-of-war on social media over the legitimacy of first…

  Published on 28.06.2017 by APA News APA

• Zimbabwe court releases anti-Mugabe activist on bail

  A Zimbabwean pastor who has been the face of resistance to President Robert Mugabe's rule over the past two years…

  Published on 28.06.2017 by APA News APA

• Ethiopia: Afan Oromo to serve as working language in Addis-Official

  Ethiopia's council of ministers on Tuesday announced that Afan Oromo language will serve as a working language in Addis Ababa…

  Published on 28.06.2017 by APA News APA

• Egyptian opposition rejects transfer of Red Sea islands to S/Arabia

  Many political parties, civil society movements, activists and public figures in Egypt have expressed their opposition to the new maritime…

  Published on 27.06.2017 by APA News APA

• President Khama clashes with Masire’s family over burial date

  The family of the late former President of Botswana Sir Ketumile Masire has clashed with President Ian Khama over the…

  Published on 26.06.2017 by APA News APA

• Botswana announces state funeral for ex president Masire

  The government of Botswana said on Monday that the late former President Sir Ketumile Masire will be accorded a state…

  Published on 26.06.2017 by APA News APA

• Parliament upholds secret ballot for Zuma no confidence vote

  The South African Parliament has welcomed a ruling by the country's Constitutional Court regarding an application to hold a secret…

  Published on 26.06.2017 by APA News APA

• Senegal’s ex PM Habib Thiam dies

  Senegalese statesman and two-time Prime Minister, Habib Thiam,died on Monday at the age of 84, private Radio Futures Media reported.Specializing…

  Published on 26.06.2017 by APA News APA

• Buhari voice message released to debunk speech impairment claim

  The Office of the Nigerian Presidency has released President Muhammadu Buhari's Eid voice message in a bid to debunk claims…

  Published on 25.06.2017 by APA News APA