From palace to prison: Brazil’s ex-president Lula in dates
Brazil’s ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, better known as Lula, was Friday dealt a blow by an
Mali opposition not united for runoff presidential vote
Opposition candidates who fell short in Mali’s presidential election have refused to back either of
Congo’s Kabila to step down ahead of presidential election
DRC President Joseph Kabila will not stand in December’s presidential election, a spokesperson said
US says Zimbabwe vote marred by deadly violence
The United States on Friday said Zimbabwe’s recent presidential election was marred by violence in
Counting under way after Mali’s violence-marred poll
Counting was under way Monday in Mali following a key presidential election that saw balloting
Bemba plans to return to DR Congo
Congolese opposition leader Jean Pierre Bemba plans to return to Congo on Tuesday.
Madagascar presidential election hopefuls to submit names Aug 1-21
Candidates for Madagascar’s presidential elections in November will have a three-week period next
Trump says ‘might’ ask Putin to extradite accused Russian hackers
Donald Trump has said he may ask Vladimir Putin during their upcoming summit meeting to extradite to
Be like Pharaohs, Egyptians are told in last-minute appeal to vote
Egypt’s three-day presidential election drew to a close on Wednesday with little sign that
Egypt begins second day of voting as Sisi coasts towards victory
Egyptians in the country’s two largest cities, Alexandria and Cairo, went to vote on Tuesday (March
Observers monitoring Russia’s presidential election polling stations cry foul
Independent observers monitoring web streams of Russia’s presidential election polling stations have
Congo opposition leader Katumbi says he will return home by June
Exiled Congolese opposition leader Moise Katumbi said on Monday he would return to Democratic
Egypt’s Shafiq will not stand for president in 2018
Former Egyptian Premier Ahmed Shafiq on Sunday announced he will not stand in the 2018 presidential
Liberia’s election results expected
The first official results in Liberia’s landmark presidential election are expected later on
Counting under way in Liberia presidential run-off
Vote counting was under way in Liberia on Wednesday following a peaceful run-off election for a new
Trump backs US spy agencies on poll meddling
Donald Trump said on Sunday he backed United States intelligence agencies who concluded that Russia
On eve of vote, Angola’s Lourenco denies he’d be puppet president
João Lourenço, Angola’s ruling party candidate for president, said on Tuesday he would not be
Senegal picks MPs after tense election campaign
Senegal’s voters are set to elect a new parliament Sunday following campaigning wrought with