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Two opposition candidates for Democratic Republic of Congos presidential election next month said on Monday they would drop out and back another opposition candidate, Moise Katumbi, following a...

A West African regional court on Friday backed the government of Senegal in a legal battle with jailed opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, who had filed a case claming the state violated his human rights. Sonko, 49, has faced a flurry of court cases over the past two years for charges including libel and rape, which he denies. Now a court of the West African political bloc ECOWAS has rejected Sonko's claim that the state has treated him unfairly.

The former chief executive of Credit Suisse, Tidjane Thiam, on Friday submitted his candidacy to lead one of Ivory Coasts main opposition parties, which could put him in the running for the 2025... -November 17, 2023 at 10:09 am EST - MarketScreener

DAKAR (Reuters) - The presidential ambitions of jailed Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko suffered two setbacks on Friday after the Supreme Court annulled a lower court's decision ordering his reinstatement in the voter roll.

DAKAR (Reuters) - A West African regional court on Friday backed the government of Senegal in a legal battle with jailed opposition leader Ousmane Son...

DAKAR (Reuters) -At least 70 civilians have been killed, mainly elderly people and children, in an attack on a village in northern Burkina Faso earlier this month, a prosecutor said in a statement on Monday.

Democratic Republic of Congo's electoral commission on Monday said it was ready to provide fair and credible polls next month despite a spiralling security crisis in the east and concerns about transparency in the run-up to the Dec. 20 general election. Campaigning is scheduled to begin next week after a tense and delayed registration period that opposition candidates deemed flawed and favours the ruling coalition. Last month, several presidential candidates demanded measures from the com...

KINSHASA (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congos electoral commission on Monday said it was ready to provide fair and credible polls next month ...

DAKAR (Reuters) - At least 70 civilians have been killed, mainly elderly people and children, in an attack on a village in northern Burkina Faso on No...

KINSHASA (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo's electoral commission on Monday said it was ready to provide fair and credible polls next month despite a spiralling security crisis in the east and concerns about transparency in the run-up to the Dec. 20 general election.