Bobi Wine officially declares bid to challenge Museveni for Uganda presidency

By VOA,

Ugandan pop star and opposition figure Bobi Wine formally launched his presidential bid for the 2021 election on Wednesday, calling the country's long...

Bobi Wine , President Yoweri Museveni , uganda

Facebook will ban ads that tell people in U.S. not to vote

By Reuters,

Facebook Inc will ban ads that discourage people from voting ahead of the 2020 U.S. presidential election, according to its second annual Civil Rights...

facebook , US Elections

Court allows IEBC-linked OT Morpho be barred from doing business in Kenya

By Dzuya Walter,

The High Court has declined to suspend implementation of a report by Parliament recommending French firm Idemia (formerly OT Morpho) be barred from co...

high court , IDEMIA , IEBC , Judge John Mativo , OT-MORPHO

Why firm that supplied Huduma Namba, IEBC kits could be blacklisted

By Francis Gachuri,

IDEMIA, formerly known as Safran Morpho, a French information technology company that supplied kits being used in the ongoing Huduma Namba registratio...

Huduma Namba , IDEMIA , SAFRAN-MORPHO

Indonesians to vote in world’s biggest single-day election

By Reuters,

Tens of millions of Indonesians will vote in presidential and parliamentary elections this week after campaigns focused on the economy, but with polit...

elections , Indonesia , Prabowo Subianto , President Joko Widodo

Trump picks former presidential candidate Herman Cain for Fed board

By VOA,

U.S. President Donald Trump plans to nominate former pizza chain executive and Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain for a seat on the Federal...

Herman Cain , Trump

Attacks reported in Nigeria before polls open; president votes

By VOA,

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari was among the first to cast a ballot in his hometown of Daura when the polls opened Saturday for the country’s d...

Nigeria

Scenarios: How U.S. shutdown over border wall fight might play out

By Reuters,

As the partial U.S. government shutdown neared the end of its 19th day, President Donald Trump and congressional Democrats were still divided over his...

One candidate clearly won Congo election: Catholic church

By Reuters,

Democratic Republic of Congo’s Catholic church said on Thursday it was clear which candidate won the country’s presidential election, and demanded...

Catholic Church , congo election , Democratic Republic of Congo. , Emmanuel Ramazani Shadary , President Joseph Kabila

Congo cuts internet for second day to avert ‘chaos’ before poll results

By Reuters,

Democratic Republic of Congo’s government cut internet connections and SMS services across the country for a second straight day on Tuesday as the c...

Congo elections , DRC Congo

Congo opposition cries foul after presidential poll blighted by mishaps

By Reuters,

The main opposition camps in Congo’s presidential election on Sunday complained of widespread irregularities after a chaotic vote disrupted by long ...

Congo elections , DRC Congo

On shutdown, Trump vows to wait as long as it takes for wall funding

By Reuters,

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he is prepared to wait as long as it takes to get $5 billion from taxpayers for his U.S.-Mexico border wall, ...

Chuck Schumer , Federal government shutdown , Iraq , Mark Meadows , Nancy Pelosi , President Donald Trump , U.S.-Mexico border

How the Uhuru-Raila Handshake changed Kenya

By Francis Gachuri,

The handshake between two erstwhile rivals in last year’s State House contest; Uhuru Kenyatta and Raila Odinga was one of the key highlights in 2018...

handshake , raila odinga , Uhuru kenyatta

Russia probe may be headed for climax in 2019

By VOA,

As 2018 draws to a close, the Russia investigation led by special counsel Robert Mueller appears to be gaining momentum, built on an assortment of gui...

Donald Trump , Doug Spencer , Judge Emmet Sullivan , Michael Cohen , MICHAEL FLYNN , Robert Mueller , Roger Stone , russia

Madagascar’s Rajoelina leads election runoff, Ravalomanana alleges fraud

By Reuters,

Madagascar presidential candidate Andry Rajoelina is leading an election runoff after nearly 90 percent of the votes were declared, the electoral comm...

Andry Rajoelina , Hery Rajaonarimampianina , Madagascar , Marc Ravalomanana

Government partially shut down in fight over Trump’s border wall

By Reuters,

The U.S. government was partially shut down early on Saturday in a fierce dispute over President Donald Trump’s demands that Congress assign $5 bill...

Chuck Schumer , congress , Mike Pence , President Donald Trump

Democratic Republic of the Congo postpones long-awaited presidential election

By CNN,

The Democratic Republic of the Congo's election to replace President Joseph Kabila, who has ruled the country for nearly 18 years, has been delayed by...

DRC Congo , Emmanuel Ramazani Shadary , Felix Tshisekedi , Laurent Kabila , Martin Fayulu , President Joseph Kabila

Candidates to succeed Kabila after Congo’s presidential election

By Reuters,

Democratic Republic of Congo will hold a presidential election on Sunday that could lead to the country’s first democratic transfer of power, follow...

Emmanuel Ramazani Shadary , Exxon Mobil , Felix Tshisekedi , Joseph Kabila , Martin Fayulu

Trump hails judge’s ruling against Obamacare as ‘great’

By Reuters,

President Donald Trump on Saturday hailed a court decision against Obamacare as “a great ruling for our country,” while a U.S. government official...

Obamacare , President Barack Obama , President Donald Trump , U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor , U.S. Supreme Court

Change or continuity? Congo faces pivotal poll

By VOA,

After two decades under the Kabila family, voters in the Democratic Republic of Congo face what appears to be a simple choice as they go to the polls ...

Andre-Alain Atundu , Emmanuel Ramazani Shadary , Felix Tshisekedi , Martin Fayulu , President Joseph Kabila