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MONROVIA -Liberia's electoral commission on Tuesday scheduled a presidential election run-off for November after results showed that the two frontrunners, President George Weah and opposition leader... -October 24, 2023 at 01:17 pm EDT - MarketScreener
Liberia's electoral commission on Tuesday scheduled a presidential election run-off for November after results showed that the two frontrunners, President George Weah and opposition leader Joseph Boakai, had failed to secure enough votes. Weah holds a slim lead at 43.83% of the vote, while Boakai has 43.44%, according to tallied results from 100% of polling places, the West African nation's election commission said.
MONROVIA (Reuters) - Liberia's electoral commission on Tuesday scheduled a presidential election run-off for November after results showed that the tw...
NIAMEY (Reuters) -Niger's junta said late on Thursday that 400 French soldiers based in the southwestern town of Ouallam would be the first to pack up in a withdrawal that is dealing a further blow to France's influence in the conflict-hit Sahel region. The departure of French forces from Niger has been a key demand of the military officers who seized power in July - one of a series of recent coups in West Africa's Sahel that has drastically reshaped its decade-long battle with insurgents linked to al Qaeda and Islamic State.
Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara has removed the prime minister and dissolved his government, the presidency's secretary general Aboudramane Cisse said on Friday. "The president expresses his gratitude to Prime Minister Patrick Achi and to all members of the government for their commitment to serving the nation over the past years," Cisse said. They will remain in temporary charge until a new prime minister and government are appointed, he added.