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Ahmad floors Hayatou, emerges new CAF President

It is a new dawn in African soccer as Issa Hayatou’s 29-year reign as head…

US presidential election: Russian hackers ‘identified’

The US has identified the Russian agents behind alleged hacking ahead of the presidential election…

I will not step down, Gambia’s Jammeh tells Buhari, others

Gambian President Yahya Jammeh said he would not step down and condemned mediation by West…

Ghana votes in hotly contested presidential elections

Ghanaians started lining up at voting stations on Wednesday to elect a president and parliament,…

UN asks Mahama, opposition to defuse tensions ahead of Ghana polls

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon has urged Ghana’s President John Mahama and the opposition leader, Nana…

Gabon: France calls for release of details of vote count

France has called on the Gabonese government to release details of local vote tallies after…

Gabon votes in elections set to extend 49-year-rule of Bongo family

Voters were lining up at polling stations in the Central African nation of Gabon on…

Sierra Leone: Umaru Wurie set for the Presidency

Sierra Leone’s former High Commissioner to Nigeria, Ambassador Umaru Wurie, has formally declared his intention…

Voting begins in Chad for Deby’s 5th term

Voting has begun  in a presidential election in Chad in which incumbent Idriss Deby Itno is…

Nguesso claims victory in Congo Brazzaville

Congo Republic President Denis Sassou Nguesso has won a new five-year term with 60.39 percent…