insert_link Africa Tanzanians go to the polls in 2025: President Samia has changed the landscape, but Magufuli’s legacy persists By Nicodemus Minde, United States International University It’s been three years since the death of Tanzania’s president John Magufuli and the rise to power of current president Samia Suluhu Hassan. Magufuli was Tanzania’s fifth president. He came to power in 2015 and was re-elected in 2020 in a poll that was marred by controversy. Magufuli brought lasting changes to Tanzania’s political landscape during his six-year tenure. His […] todayApril 16, 2024 13
insert_link 4 1 Oshiwambo Omupombada wongudu yomilameno mo Ethiopia eli tuwa adipawa. Omukwateli komesho wongudu ya kula yomilaameno mo Ethiopia okwa lopotwa ayashwa okufya no lutu laye ola hangwa lelituwa molwaamba londjila yomudingonoko wodoropa omo hadi ya Meki, moshitopolwa shili moupyakadi womakuyunguto sha Oromia. Eelopota doikundaneki odati Bate Urgessa, 41, okwa kala omunyani akula wepangelo lili koshipundi, nokwa kala noku idililwa modolongo lwoikando ihapu. Ovapambele vanakufya ova lombwela oikundaneki kutya, efiku loshiningwanima okwa li akufwamo monduda yaye mohotela omo alimo oufiku wetivali […] todayApril 12, 2024 40 1 4
insert_link Africa Chad presidential election: assassination of main opposition figure casts doubt on country’s return to democracy By Helga Dickow, University of Freiburg The assassination of Chad’s main opposition leader, Yaya Dillo, is hanging heavy over presidential elections due in early May. Dillo was killed on 28 February when the headquarters of the opposition Party Socialiste sans Frontières (Party of Socialists without Borders) in the Chadian capital N'Djamena was besieged by the newly formed Rapid Reaction Force. It’s not the first violence meted out […] todayMarch 22, 2024 7
insert_link World Navalny dies in prison − but his blueprint for anti-Putin activism will live on The legacy of Alexei Navalny lives on. Ian Langsdon/AFP via Getty Images Regina Smyth, Indiana University Long lines of Russians endured subzero temperatures in January 2024 to demand that anti-Ukraine war candidate Boris Nadezhdin be allowed to run in the forthcoming presidential election. It was protest by petition – a tactic that reflects the legacy of Alexei Navalny, the longtime Russian pro-democracy campaigner. Authorities say Navalny, a persistent thorn in […] todayFebruary 19, 2024 19
insert_link Africa African diplomats in Senegal for crisis talks The West African regional bloc, Ecowas, has sent a diplomatic mission to Senegal to discuss the postponement of its presidential elections. According to the BBC, the delegation will meet local officials and politicians. Senegal's President Macky Sall decided to push back the polls earlier this month. The opposition described the move as a constitutional coup. todayFebruary 13, 2024 10
insert_link World Senegalese urged to turn out to oppose presidential election delay By Alice CHANCELLOR and Soule DIA Dakar, Feb 9, 2024 (AFP) - Senegalese were urged on Friday to turn out and show their opposition to a last-minute delay of presidential polls, in a test of the balance of power between President Macky Sall and opponents. On Monday parliament backed Sall's sudden decision to postpone the February 25 election by 10 months, sparking a fierce opposition backlash and international concern. […] todayFebruary 9, 2024 10
insert_link Africa Senegal postpones elections There's an uneasy calm in Senegal after opposition protesters clashed with police outside the National Assembly after lawmakers passed a contentious bill to extend President Macky Sall's tenure and delay the elections after he called off a planned election with just three weeks to go. Nabil Ahmed Rufai reports from Accra. todayFebruary 6, 2024 11
insert_link 7 4 Oshiwambo Bobi Wine ako ndekelwa meumbo kovanambelewa voku kalekapo eameno. Umukwateli komesho wongudu yomilameno yakula mo Uganda onghela metine okwati eumbo laye ola kondekwa kovanambelewa vopolifi opo aha djemo pefimbo ahangwa teli longekidile oku unganeka ehololo madilaadilo. Ovanapolitika veengudu domilameno moUganda ovali vena omafaneko oku kufa ombinga mehololo madilaadilo onghela, tava ulike vehe uditile ombili onghalo yeendjila danghundipala moshilongo. Wine, oo ali omushiki ngalo ashiivika nawa moshilongo, nomopaife okuli omunapolitika, okwati ovanambelewa vopolifi opamwe novakwaita vetanga leameno ova kondeka eumbo […] todayJanuary 19, 2024 25 4 7
insert_link Africa DR Congo’s election – the key to Félix Tshisekedi’s victory By Albert Kasanda, Czech Academy of Sciences On Sunday 31 December 2023, the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) announced the preliminary results of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s presidential election held on 20 December. The incumbent president, Félix Tshisékédi, was declared the winner with 73.34% of the votes cast, while Moise Katumbi was credited with 18.03% and Martin Fayulu with 5.33%. There have been calls to cancel the elections […] todayJanuary 18, 2024 23