Banjul, Gambia (AFP): Hundreds of Gambians marched through the capital Banjul on Friday in what is believed to be the first opposition protest permitted in nearly three decades. “The principle reason for this peaceful protest is to demand greater transparency and accountability from the President Adama Barrow-led government,” Binta...
Bamako, Mali (AFP): Mali’s ruling junta will postpone a constitutional referendum but maintain a previously agreed timeline to return to civilian rule, a government spokesperson said in a statement read to the press Friday. “The transitional government informs national and international opinion that the date of the referendum sched...
MOSCOW (AA) – Uzbekistan’s parliament has decided to hold a nationwide referendum on constitutional amendments on April 30. “On March 10, after a detailed article-by-article study of all proposed additions and amendments to the current Constitution of Uzbekistan, the parliament decided to schedule a national referendum on the...
ANKARA (AA) – Türkiye’s presidential and parliamentary elections will be held on May 14, the country’s president has said. “With the authority given by Article 116 of our Constitution, I signed the decree for renewing the elections on May 14, which were scheduled to be held on June 18, 2023,” Recep Tayyip Erdogan said at [&he...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli police on Thursday arrested 13 protesters during rallies against government plans to introduce judicial changes. A police statement said seven protesters were arrested in West Jerusalem over suspicion of their chaotic behavior, which included the closure of a facility with iron wires. Six other protesters were taken in...
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AA) – Nigeria’s election commission has postponed the March 11 election for state governors, the country’s election commission said. “The commission has taken the difficult but necessary decision to reschedule the governorship and state House of Assembly elections which will now take place on Saturday 18th March...
TUNIS, Tunisia (AA) – Tunisia’s main opposition bloc on Wednesday called for the release of political prisoners amid a deep crisis in the North African country. Supporters of the National Salvation Front (NSF) staged a protest in the capital Tunis to demand the release of critics of policies of President Kais Saied. Protesters held pictures [&...
Abuja, Nigeria (AFP): Nigeria’s opposition leader Atiku Abubakar who came second in a February 25 presidential poll took to the streets on Monday along with his supporters to contest the election results. The electoral body last week declared Bola Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner to take over from Presid...
TRIPOLI, Libya (AA) – The head of Libya’s High Council of State (HCS) said Monday the assembly has not rejected a UN initiative for holding elections this year. “HCS is still studying the initiative of UN envoy Abdoulaye Bathily,” Khaled al-Mishri told a press conference in the capital Tripoli. “There is a possibility of mixing […]...
Abuja, Nigeria (AFP): Labour Party candidate Peter Obi has announced that he would challenge the outcome of Nigeria’s fiercely fought presidential elections after official results awarded victory to the ruling party’s champion, Bola Tinubu. “We will explore all legal and peaceful options to reclaim our mandate. We won the ele...
