Politics

African presidents and notable foreign dignitaries have gathered in Nigeria to witness the inauguration of Bola Tinubu as the 16th president of the continent's most populous nation. The preparations for this momentous occasion have prompted security...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been re-elected as President after a historic runoff, unofficial data from state media indicates. With more than 98 percent of the votes counted on Sunday evening, Erdogan is leading the...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna Somalia says it will phase out indirect voting method for office of the President, where only lawmakers voted by clan heads and elders elect the country's head of government. The government also announced...

Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has urged the public to rally behind a groundbreaking initiative aimed at restoring universal suffrage in the country. The move would mark the end of a ten-year period characterized by indirect...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna At least one person has been reported dead while several others were injured following a clash between police and supporters of the opposition leader in Senegal, Ousmane Sonko, eyewitness told The Associated Press...

Rival Bolivian lawmakers engaged in a brawl and threw punches at one another on the floor of Parliament during a debate over the fate of a jailed governor described as a political prisoner by the opposition....