Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India will be sworn in to his second term on Thursday, following the announcement of election results released last week. Among the global leaders planning to attend the ceremony is Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth of Mauritius, who is of Indian origin and whose Indian Ocean…
Felix Tshisekedi was sworn into office in Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday, during a ceremony interrupted for 12 minutes as the new president was briefly upset in the moment. “Ça ne va pas,” he said, without any further explanation of what was “not right.” The broadcast of the inauguration…
China confirms that it is sending a special envoy to Mali for President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta’s inauguration on Saturday. Zheng Jianbang, the Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, will represent President Xi Jinping in Bamako at Keïta’s invitation. “China and Mali enjoy profound…
In Zimbabwe, the inauguration of President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been postponed following a legal challenge to the July 30 election that gave Mnangagwa a narrow win. “Our legal team successfully filed our court papers,” said Nelson Chamisa, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Alliance candidate who has consistently refused to…
In Sierra Leone, at least one person has died and another 20 were injured during the inauguration ceremony for President Julius Maada Bio in Freetown on Saturday. “The death figure may rise because we are still taking injured people from the stadium,” a Red Cross official, Unisa Carew, told Agence…
Botswana’s new president is now sworn into office following Sunday inauguration ceremonies in Gaborone, and he promises to continue the legacy of the outgoing Ian Khama in developing the country into one of Africa’s most stable and progressive nations. “It is because of the peace and tranquility that our leaders…
Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga’s symbolic swearing-in ceremony in Nairobi is considered “a well- choreographed attempt to subvert or overthrow the legally constituted Government of the Republic of Kenya,” according to a statement released Wednesday. Interior Minister Fred Matiang’i said full investigations into Odinga and his Nasa “co-conspirators and facilitators” are…
President Uhuru Kenyatta was inaugurated for a second term Tuesday in Nairobi, as Kenyans packed into the Safaricom Stadium for the ceremonies. Kenyatta promised to be the leader of all Kenyans in a speech that promoted unity following this year’s divisive electoral contest, while laying out his plans for the…
President Uhuru Kenyatta will be inaugurated for another term on Tuesday following an arduous election process, one that has political opponents refusing to honor his presidency and a wider Kenya deeply divided. Kenyatta’s ceremony begins at 10 a.m. at Safaricom Stadium in the Kasarani district of Nairobi. Guests include President…
Emmerson Mnangagwa was inaugurated as president Friday in Zimbabwe, before packed crowds at the National Sports Stadium in Harare. Mnangagwa replaces the 93-year-old Robert Mugabe, whose resignation after 37 years in power was forced by a political crisis within his Zanu PF party and backed by the nation’s military last…
A triumphant President Paul Kagame of Rwanda was inaugurated to his third term in Kigali on Friday, in a ceremony attended by African leaders and heads of state that included Sudan’s Omar al-Bashir, President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda, Ali Bongo of Gabon and African Union Commission head Moussa Faki Mahamat….
The estranged wife of new Lesotho Prime Minister Thomas Thabane has died on the eve of his inauguration, following a fatal shooting attack on the family. Local media reports said family members had confirmed the death of Lipolelo Thabane, who was shot while returning to her home. South African radio…
Former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh finally left Banjul with his wife on Saturday, flying aboard the plane of President Alpha Conde of Guinea. Jammeh had announced on state television that he would step down, saying that he believes it is “not necessary that a single drop of blood be shed”…
A rally organized by Biafran activists to celebrate the Friday inauguration of United States President Donald Trump spun into violence in the city of Port Harcourt, local media and activists report. The rally, planned by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) separatists, attracted large crowds of pro-Trump supporters waving both…
President Adama Barrow has been sworn in as the new leader of The Gambia, after taking his oath of office at the Gambian embassy in neighboring Senegal. Barrow’s inauguration was attended by African heads of state and diplomats gathered in Dakar, where the new president had remained this week for…