Tag: africa-politics
in the east of the DRC, elections at a minimum for the displaced
In Goma, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), hundreds of Congolese are waiting to vote in the general elections on December 20, 2023. ALEXIS HUGUET /…
“Ensure that the election will be inclusive and transparent, including with Ousmane Sonko”
Aminata Touré at her home in Dakar, in September 2022. JOHN WESSELS / AFP A new opposition coalition was formed on Saturday November 11, less than four months before the…
outgoing president, George Weah, facing veteran Joseph Boakai
Left: Liberian President George Weah. Right: his opponent Joseph Boakai. AHMAD GHARABLI, SEYLLOU / AFP Liberians are called to the polls on Tuesday, November 14, to say whether they return…
the President of the National Assembly calls on the SADC to emerge from the crisis
Supporters of Malagasy President Andry Rajoelina during a meeting in Toamasina, November 11, 2023. RIJASOLO / AFP No avenue will have been ruled out in an attempt to emerge from…
In Ghana, Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia hopes to succeed Nana Akufo-Addo
Ghanaian Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia during his victory in the New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential election primaries in Accra on November 4, 2023. NIPAH DENNIS / AFP This is the…
France’s silence sows trouble
Malagasy head of state Andry Rajoelina with French President Emmanuel Macron, June 9, 2023, at the Elysée, in Paris. LUDOVIC MARIN / AFP The two-page letter is addressed to several…