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April 17, 2021 No Responses

Chad’s Deby Takes Early Election Lead, Partial Results Show

N’DJAMENA, CHAD – Chad President Idriss Deby has taken a strong early lead and appeared poised to extend his three-decade rule, partial provisional results of the April 11 presidential election released by the election commission showed.   Deby has won...
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April 13, 2021 No Responses

Democracy Under Threat in Benin

As Benin awaits results from Sunday’s election, many hoped the small, West African country would continue its tradition as a beacon of democracy in the region. But analysts worry Benin is following the path of neighbors like Chad, which held elections...
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April 13, 2021 No Responses

Early Results of Benin Presidential Election Expected to Favor Incumbent

The early results of the first round of Benin’s presidential election are expected Tuesday, with President Patrice Talon set to win a second five-year term amid accusations of election fraud.Opposition leaders in the West African nation had called for ...
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April 11, 2021 No Responses

Benin Holds Presidential Election After Week of Violence

Benin voters are casting their ballots Sunday in a presidential election after a week of deadly violence against President Patrice Talon, who is seeking reelection.Opposition parties accuse Talon, who is expected to win a second term, of manipulating t...
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March 28, 2021 No Responses

Al-Shabab Issues Threats Ahead of Elections in Djibouti

The leader of Somalia’s al-Shabab militant group is calling for lone wolf attacks against American and French interests in Djibouti ahead of key presidential elections in the Horn of Africa country. In newly released audio, Ahmed Omar Abu Ubaidah accu...
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March 24, 2021 No Responses

Congo’s Longtime President Reelected in Landslide Win

The Republic of Congo’s Interior Minister announced Tuesday longtime incumbent President Denis Sassou Nguesso has won another five year term. Raymond Zephiri Mboulou said in a national address that Sassou Nguesso secured just more than 88 percent of th...
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March 23, 2021 No Responses

Congo President Appears Poised to Win a Fourth Term

Electoral officials in the Republic of Congo say results from the central African nation’s presidential election could be announced within days. Early results Monday indicate President Denis Sassou Nguesso is on pace to clinch a fourth term, winning 10...
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March 22, 2021 No Responses

Somalia’s Leaders Plan to Move Forward with Polls Following US Call

Somalia’s government says it is making a commitment to conduct delayed presidential and parliamentary polls after the U.S. urged the leadership to hold transparent elections. On Friday, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said leaders should set asi...
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March 22, 2021 No Responses

Sassou Expected to Extend 36-Year Rule as Congo Republic Votes

Polls opened in Congo Republic on Sunday, with President Denis Sassou Nguesso widely expected to extend his 36-year rule despite an economic crisis in the Central African oil producer. With Sassou's grip on power firm, diplomats and analysts doubt an...
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