Politics

Tunisia on Thursday commemorated the 10th anniversary since the flight into exile of iron-fisted President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, pushed from power in a popular revolt that foreshadowed strife and civil war in the region, known as the Arab Spring. But there were no festive celebrations marking the revolution …

Ugandans of voting age were called to the polls in order to choose their president and deputies. While we feared overflows in the country, the vote took place peacefully in Kampala. Most of the voters went to the poll earlier in the morning . Security forces were deployed near the …

The Nigerian singer, songwriter David Adeleke also known as Davido, has taken his Instagram account (@davido) to declare his support to the Ugandan Singer, politician, actor and businessman Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, a.k.a. Bobi Wine, in the ongoing Ugandan Presidential election set to hold on Thursday 14 January 2021. Bobi wine …

The Republic of Congo’s electoral commission has announced that the presidential election will take place on March 21. They further confirmed that the defense and security forces will vote on March 17, allowing the army and police to devote themselves to securing the voting process on Election Day. This is …

A court in Conakry, the capital of Guinea has sentenced two activists to one year imprisonment after they were arrested during pre-election demonstrations. Souleymane Condé and Youssouf Dioubaté were also fined 20m Guinean francs (1900,1300) each. They were arrested in September 2020 during protests against President Alpha Condé’s bid for …

Ethiopia said Wednesday its forces had killed three prominent members of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), whose leaders are the target of military operations in the country’s northern Tigray region. The dead included Seyoum Mesfin, who served as Ethiopia’s foreign minister for nearly two decades, along with former federal …

Ahead of Uganda’s heated election on Thursday, the government’s ordered internet service providers to block all social media platforms and messaging apps until further notice, according to a letter from the telecommunications regulator. In the letter, the director of the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC), Irene Sewankambo, ordered operators to “immediately …

The Nigerien opposition is studying the differents plans to gain power. A few weeks before the second round of the presidential election scheduled for February 21, calls to rally Mahamane Ousmane are increasing. Faced with Mohamed Bazoum, the candidate of power who came out on top, the opposition reflected seriously. Gathered within …

As a prelude to the general elections of Thursday January 14 , 2021 in Uganda, dozens of Facebook and Instagram accounts have been locked. According to the responsibles of these social networks, it is a group of coordinated account aiming to influence the public debate. “Fake and duplicate accounts presumed …

In the aftermath of the violence of the Capitol Hill in Washington, amazement gave way to anger. While Joe biden qualifies the rioters of “terrorists”, the democrate Nancy Pelosi claims the dismissal of Donald Trump, accusing him with his supporters of having participated to a Rebellion. “I join myself to …