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Ivory Coast candidate Billon concedes as partial results favour Ouattara

Billon was among four opposition candidates running against Ouattara, the 83-year-old former International Monetary Fund executiv…

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Millions in Côte d'Ivoire head to polls after tense presidential campaign

Ivorians are heading to the polls on Saturday in one of the most watched presidential elections in West Africa. Incumbent Alassan…

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Cameroon Decides 2025: The Battle Between Continuity and Change in Africa’s Longest-Running Presidency

At the heart of the 2025 contest is Paul Biya, who has held the presidency since 1982. In 2008, a constitutional amendment remove…

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Back To the Polls: Seychelles Votes in Crucial Runoff Elections to Elect New Leader

The Electoral Commission announced that no candidate had secured the required 50% plus one vote needed for an outright victory in…

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Côte d’Ivoire’s High Stakes Presidential Election: Who are the contenders?

In a country where one half yearns for continuity and the other for change, Ouattara must persuade those skeptical of power endur…

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Seychelles to hold presidential run-off after vote fails to produce clear winner

Opposition leader Patrick Herminie received 48.8% of the vote against the incumbent President Wavel Ramkalawan who garnered 46.4%…

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Malawi's 2025 Presidential Contest: who are the contenders?

The election pits incumbent President Lazarus Chakwera of the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) against former President Peter Mutharik…

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Côte d’Ivoire Presidential Election: All You Need to Know

Opposition ranks have been weakened by the exclusion of key figures, including former president Laurent Gbagbo and ex-Credit Suis…

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172 Ivorians flee to Ghana amid election tensions

The Ghana Refugee Board’s Executive Secretary, Tetteh Padi, confirmed the influx, noting that the asylum seekers believe the curr…

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Akwatia By-election: What are the stakes?

As the D-day approaches, two candidates have emerged to contest the seat as NPP seeks to bolster its paltry parliamentary numbers…

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