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Analysis: Angola’s election race is between continuity and change
Angola’s opposition is looking to capitalise on growing dissent against the government, to secure power.
Published On 16 Aug 2022
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Now that Ruto is Kenya’s president-elect, what happens next?
Legal battles and political intrigue are expected in the coming days, now that William Ruto has won the Kenyan election.
Published On 16 Aug 2022
‘David fighting Goliath’: Drama as Ruto wins Kenyan election
There was drama and disagreement in parts of the capital after Deputy President Ruto was declared president-elect.
Published On 15 Aug 2022
US sanctions 3 senior Liberian officials for alleged corruption
All three of the government officials have contributed to Liberia’s worsening corruption, the Treasury Department said.
Published On 15 Aug 2022

Chaos emerged before the declaration as four election commissioners said they could not support the ‘opaque’ result.

S Korean leader marks 77th anniversary of liberation from Japanese colonial rule with appeals for peace with neighbours.

The bill has breathed life into the Democratic Party’s ambitions to retain control of Congress in upcoming elections.

Public health officials announced that the polio virus has been detected in the city’s wastewater and urged vaccination.

Hugo Velazquez Moreno has said he will resign and end his plans to run for president, but will fight the accusations.

The vote is seen as a key test of stability for East African powerhouse and a referendum on the president’s legacy.

In Kenya, where majority are Christians, politicians and clerics are invoking religion ahead of Tuesday’s crucial vote.

The spy-turned-law professor is seen as joker, literally and figuratively, but has cultivated a small band of followers.

The events in Kibera were part of a weekend full of initiatives to promote peace ahead of Kenya’s elections on Tuesday.

US Republicans view Orban’s Hungary as a conservative, anti-woke paradise.

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