Even as the polls closed Sunday in Guinea, where tensions ran high ahead of the contest between President Alpha Condé and challenger Cellou Dalein Diallo, neighboring Côte d’Ivoire saw fatal ethnic clashes ahead of its own bitterly disputed presidential elections. At least two people died in Bongouanou, where members of…
The political opposition in the West African nation of Guinea, denouncing the efforts of President Alpha Condé to seek a third term, has appealed to the African Union to intervene before Condé is successful at what they are calling a constitutional coup. The National Front for the Defense of the…
Zambia’s President Edgar Lungu is the latest African leader expected to make another bid to stay in power, after a constitutional court decision Friday that paves the way for a possible third term in 2021. Lungu, who has presided over an increasingly repressive Zambia since 2015, will be able to…
The political opposition in Côte d’Ivoire has responded quickly to the news that President Alassane Ouattara is not ruling out a third term in 2020, a comment the 76-year-old leader made during an interview with Jeune Afrique and reported by AFP and other international media. Ouattara told the French news…
Paul Kagame, Rwanda’s president, has announced that he is planning to run for re-election in 2017. Kagame is seeking a third term after a constitutional referendum approved the modifications that will enable him to run for three more terms which means he could stay ruling Rwanda until 2034. Initially, the…
Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza has officially been sworn into office for his controversial third term. The BBC’s reporter, Prime Ndikumagenge, said that the ceremony came as a surprise as Nkurunziza was expected to be sworn in next week. The decision which was taken a few months ago by the president…