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Nigeria’s main opposition party has taken up the issue of insecurity, slamming President Goodluck Jonathan’s party for failing to stem the rising violence, ahead of what it calls “watershed” elections next year. Africa’s most populous country and biggest…

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Abdel Fattah al-Sisi sworn in as Egypt President

Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was sworn in as president on Sunday following a landslide election almost a year after he deposed Egypt’s first freely elected leader and crushed his Islamist supporters. The retired field marshal took the oath of office at the…

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al-Sisi Declared Egypt President-elect

Ex-army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi won 96.9 percent of votes in Egypt’s presidential election, the electoral commission announced Tuesday, almost a year after he overthrew elected Islamist leader Mohamed Morsi. Turnout in last week’s election, hastily…

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Peter Mutharika, the brother of Malawi’s former leader, was declared the winner of the country’s disputed presidential election Friday after garnering 36.4 percent of the votes cast. The electoral commission said the opposition politician came ahead…

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Dozens of opposition members have been arrested in Niger suspected of plotting a “military coup” in the west African nation, Interior Minister Hassoumi Massaoudou told AFP on Saturday. Close to 40 allies of parliament speaker Hama Amadou were detained…

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Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday defended his decision to cancel a visit to the town of Chibok from where more than 200 schoolgirls were kidnapped by Boko Haram Islamist militants more than a month ago. “What is of interest now is to…

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South Africa’a ruling ANC pledged to “radically” boost black economic power as counting of the final votes Friday showed the party headed for a resounding election victory. With fewer than two percent of voting districts still counting by midday Friday…

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Campaigning opened Saturday in Egypt for a presidential election likely to be won by the ex-army chief who deposed an elected Islamist leader, after deadly bombings underscored tensions gripping the country. The May 26-27 presidential poll, meant to…

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