Politics
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Zimbabwe: Mugabe minister jailed for corruption
Harare, July 21, 2018,(AltAfrica) – A former minister who served under Zimbabwe’s ex president Robert Mugabe was found guilty of corruption and sentenced to four ... -
Ethiopia: Government offers amnesty to recently freed political prisoners
Addis Ababa, July 21, 2018,(AltAfrica) – Ethiopia has passed a law that grants amnesty to political prisoners who have been released recently and reverses decades ... -
Cameroon: Opposition Fails to Present Candidate to Challenge Pres. Biya
Yaounde, July 20, 2018,(AltAfrica) — Cameroon’s opposition has again failed to present a single presidential candidate to challenge Paul Biya who has been in office for ... -
Zimbabwe presidential election too close to call – poll
Harare, July 20, 2018,(AltAfrica) – Zimbabwe’s July 30 presidential election will provide no clear winner, with 40 percent of voters choosing President Emmerson Mnangagwa and ... -
Cameroon: 20-plus candidates seek presidency in October vote
YAOUNDE, July 20, 2018,(AltAfrica) — Cameroon’s election commission says more than 20 candidates have registered to run against longtime President Paul Biya in October elections. ... -
DRC’s Joseph Kabila Gives No Clues of His Future Plans
Kinshasa, July 20, 2018,(AltAfrica) – The president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Joseph Kabila, said Thursday that there would be a presidential election ... -
South Sudan’s president Kiir says ready to accept peace deal
Juba, July 19, 2018,(AltAfrica) – South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir said he is ready to accept a peace deal to end a civil war ... -
Eritrean troops withdraw from Ethiopia border – Eritrean Press
Asmara, July 19, 2018,(AltAfrica) – Eritrea has pulled troops back from its heavily militarised border with Ethiopia as a “gesture of reconciliation”, the pro-government Eritrean ... -
South Sudan enemies Fail to Reach Power-Sharing Deal
Khartoum, July 19, 2018,(AltAfrica) — The South Sudanese warring parties meeting in Khartoum on Wednesday failed to agree to a power-sharing deal.South Sudan Information Minister Michael ... -
Djibouti seeks United Nations help to end border dispute with Eritrea
Geneva, July 19, 2018,(AltAfrica) — Djibouti is asking Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to help peacefully resolve a border dispute with Eritrea following the recent end ...
