Politics

By Enyichukwu Enemanna Madagascar’s President Michael Randrianirina has announced that anyone seeking to serve as a minister in the country’s new government will be required to undergo a lie detector (polygraph) test as part of efforts...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna Polling stations in the Republic of Congo have closed following a presidential election Sunday in which the incumbent President Denis Sassou Nguesso is expected to extend his decades-long rule. This comes as observers...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot on Friday arrived in Bangui, capital of Central African Republic (CAR) on Friday for the first high-level French visit in eight years, declaring the "full restoration" of ties...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna Uganda's opposition leader Bobi Wine, who has been in hiding since the January 15 presidential election he alleged was rigged, on Saturday announced that he has left the East African country. “Fellow Ugandans...

By Emmanuel Nduka Obisue Nepal’s parliamentary elections are nearly complete, with just two percent of votes left to count, confirming Balendra Shah and his centrist Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) as the likely majority party. The 35-year-old...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna As Congo Republic goes to poll this Sunday, President Denis Sassou Nguesso appears ready to extend his four-decade rule despite his advanced age. The 82-year-old former paratrooper first took power in the oil-rich...