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Liberians said "yes" to amendments by President George Weah to reduce the head of states term and allow dual citizenship, according to partial results for a third of the countrys regions announced Tuesday. At the same time, voters inflicted a serious setback on the ruling party in the senatorial vote held on the same day. The opposition has won 15 out of 30 senate seats, including the one for Montserrado County, the most populous county in the country, which includes the capital Monrovia. About...

SA congratulates Guinea’s Alpha Condé on winning 3rd term By Jehran Naidoo Durban - South Africa has congratulated newly elected Guinea President, Alpha Condé. Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu attended Condé’s inauguration in the Guinean capital city of Conakry on behalf of President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday. “On behalf of President Ramaphosa, we congratulate President Condé on his successful election as President of the Republic of Guinea and further wish...

15 December 2020, 07:53 UTC • Re-elected President Alpha Condé is sworn in today • At least 16 shot dead in October • A 62-year-old man tortured The use of excessive force by Guinean security force in the weeks following the country’s presidential election, has led to more than a dozen killed including a 62-year-old man presumably from torture, and the arrest of hundreds during protests or police operations in pro-opposition neighborhoods,  Amnesty International said today. President ...

2 minute read A man wearing a T-shirt that reads “Don’t touch my Constitution !” takes part in a protest against President Alpha Condé’s plan to stay in office for a third term, in Conakry, Guinea, 6 January 2020, CELLOU BINANI/AFP via Getty Images The inauguration of Alpha Condé for his controversial third term as president for Guinea is being held against the backdrop of a violent crackdown on opposition leaders and supporters. This statement was originally publi...

The use of excessive force by Guinean security force in the weeks following the country’s presidential election, has led to more than a dozen killed including a 62-year-old man presumably from torture, and the arrest of hundreds during protests or police operations in pro-opposition neighborhoods,  Amnesty International said on Tuesday. President Alpha Condé was re-elected on October 18 for a third term and will be sworn in today. Amnesty International is highlighting new evidence, includin...

November 10, 2020 09:43:39 am The Supreme Court of Guinea confirmed Saturday that Alpha Condé won a third term as president. Condé’s rivals had raised allegations of voter fraud, which the court rejected. Condé’s victory comes after a highly contested election. According to official results, he received 59.5 percent of the vote, with an estimated 78.88 percent voter turnout. Cellou Dalein Diallo, leader of the opposition party Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea (UDFG), won 33.5 percen...

Ghana-President-Diplomacy December 14, 2020 to 15:00 698 APA – Accra (Ghana) President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is today attending the swearing in ceremony of President-elect of Cote dIvoire, Alassane Ouattara, in Abidjan as the Chairman of the ECOWAS Heads of State and Governments. According to local media reports in Accra on Monday, President Akufo-Addo, who left Accra on Sunday, is also e...

Angop  240 vizualizações  0  08h05 Luanda - A massage from Angolan president João Lourenço to the president elect of Cote DÂŽIvoire, Alassane Ouattara, will be handed over by vice President Bornito de Sousa this Monday. Bornito de Sousa has been in Abidjan since last Sunday, on behalf of the Angolan Head of State, to witness the inauguration of the President-elect of CÃŽte dIvoire, Alassane Ouattara. The messa...

Security forces and protesters clashed in Conakry, Guinea’s capital, on March 22, 2020, during a constitutional referendum whose results paved the way for President Alpha Conde to run for a third term. © 2020 Cellou Binani/AFP via Getty Images As Guinea’s President Alpha Condé prepares to be sworn in for a controversial third term on December 15, scores of opposition leaders, supporters, and others perceived to be close to the opposition are locked up, fa...

Liberian President George Weah came to power in January 2018 [File: Reuters/Thierry Gouegnon] In a confusing about-face last month, Liberia’s Supreme Court undermined its own ruling that a controversial referendum, scheduled for December 8 alongside the nation-wide legislative elections, is unconstitutional. Instead of explicitly cancelling the referendum, as most Liberian opposition parties and civil society actors have urged for weeks, the Supreme Court recommended instead that the eight ...