Politics – African Development Magazine

AFRICA: DRC’s President Tshisekedi reshuffles cabinet ahead of election

by Adewale Adenrele on March 25, 2023

The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi has appointed the country’s former vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba, who was imprisoned for more than 10 years for war crimes, as

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DRC schedules presidential elections for Dec 2023

by Adewale Adenrele on November 27, 2022

The Democratic Republic of Congo said it will hold presidential and parliamentary elections on Dec. 20, 2023, kicking off a

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Political Puzzle: Can Nigeria’s northern cabal convince Kwankwaso to partner with Atiku?

by Adewale Adenrele on September 16, 2022

With the Nigerian presidential race in 2023 already taking on ethno-religious overtones, speculation has been rife about the deals leading

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POLITICS: Former first lady Simone Gbagbo launches new political party in Ivory coast

by Adewale Adenrele on August 21, 2022

Former Ivorian first lady Simone Gbagbo formally launched her political party three years before the presidential election. Only candidate, Simone

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KENYA: IEBC upgrades technology to avoid voter fraud

by Adewale Adenrele on August 8, 2022

Kenyans head to the polls Tuesday, and the country will rely heavily on technology to verify voter identity and transmit

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MALI: Coalition of Political parties demand junta respect transition schedule

by Adewale Adenrele on November 10, 2021

A coalition of political parties sat in Bamako Saturday to demand the country's junta organize elections next year. Mali's army rulers have been accused of dragging their feet on the

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POLITICS: Ex-Ivory Coast president Gbagbo launches new party in Abidjan

by Adewale Adenrele on October 17, 2021

Laurent Gbagbo, with a decade-long exile behind him, this weekend embarks on a path he hopes will return him to

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ECOWAS Deploys 55 Observers to the Presidential Election in Cabo Verde

by Adewale Adenrele on October 17, 2021

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has deployed fifty five observers for the ECOWAS Election Observation Mission (ECOWAS-EOM)

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EKITI 2022: APC’s Demola Popoola Joins Guber Race

by Adewale Adenrele on July 29, 2021

An All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain and Governorship aspirant in Ekiti State, Otunba Demola Popoola, has revealed his desire to