Tag: Election
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Tanzanian authorities have charged hundreds of people, including opposition officials and an influential preacher, with treason related to protests over disputed elections last month amid escalating political tensions and violence that may have resulted in over 1,000 deaths. Key opposition figures, such as Chadema’s leader Tundu Lissu and officials Brenda Rupia and John Mnyika, face…
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Tanzanian authorities are under growing criticism over post-election violence and killings, with the opposition accusing security forces of secretly dumping hundreds of bodies. Recall Protests erupted across the country after President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s landslide victory, which was marred by low turnout and the disqualification of main rivals. While Human Rights Watch condemned the use…
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Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud and four key opposition leaders have signed an agreement on the country’s upcoming elections, finalized on August 25, 2025. The framework, building on a 2024 electoral law that introduces universal suffrage for 2026, aims to shift towards a more inclusive electoral process, including the election of the President by Parliament…
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Group of Rivers State indigenes has filed a lawsuit at the Federal High Court in Abuja to stop the planned local government elections scheduled for August 30, 2025, by the Rivers State Government under Sole Administrator Vice Admiral Ibok Ete Ibas (retd.). The plaintiffs, represented by lawyer Sunday Ezema, argue that the ongoing state of…
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Central African Republic (CAR) will hold general elections on December 28, 2025, including presidential, parliamentary, regional, and municipal votes. Inclusively, President Faustin Archange Touadera, is seeking a controversial third term, as he announced his candidacy amid ongoing security improvements in a fragile overall situation. In the meantime, some Supporters have praised him for…
