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Chad election: Campaigns start as opposition candidates lament violations


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In the capital Ndjamena, the billboards and posters promoting the candidacies of junta leader Mahamat Idriss Deby and Prime Minister Succes Masra are already up despite the official start of campaigns for the presidential election still…

Togolese opposition rejects constitutional reform, calls for protests


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Activists and opposition leaders in Togo called on Wednesday for protests to stop the country's president from signing off on a new constitution that would scrap future presidential elections and could see Faure Gnassingbé extend his rule.…

Cameroonian government warns two opposition groups ahead 2025 election


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The Cameroonian government has described two political groups seeking to create opposition coalitions as illegal. A statement from the Territorial Administration Minister Paul Atanga Nji named "The Political Alliance for Change (APC) and…

Zimbabwean opposition activist lay to rest


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Two years after she was brutally murdered, Zimbabwean opposition activist Moreblessing Ali was finally laid to rest in the town of Chitungwiza on the outskirts of Harare. Ali, a member of the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change…

Chadian opposition leader Yaya Dillo shoots dead


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An Opposition leader in Chad Yaya Dillo has been killed in a clash with security forces in Chad, officials report. Dillo was accused by the government of involvement in a deadly attack on the country's security agency, which he denied.…

Senegalese President Sall’s opposition rivals reject talks


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Senegalese opposition presidential candidates have rejected an invitation to join talks that President Macky Sall says are necessary before a delayed presidential election can be scheduled. On Thursday, Sall promised to step down when…

Tunisian opposition figure bags 6 months imprisonment


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A Tunisian court has sentenced prominent opposition figure Jawher Ben Mbarek to six months in prison after he criticised the 2022 parliamentary election, his lawyer and sister Dalila Ben Mbarek said. Ben Mbarek, a fierce critic of…

Tunisian opposition leader Ghannouchi begins hunger strike in prison


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Tunisian opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi went on hunger strike in solidarity with other anti-government figures waging a protest fast. The imprisoned Ghannouchi, a fierce critic of President Kais Saied and head of the Ennahda main…

South African main opposition party to unseat ANC


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Thousands of South Africans have gathered in the capital to show support for the country’s biggest opposition party as it prepares for a much-anticipated national election in which it hopes to wrest control of the government from the ruling…

South African opposition leader renews solidarity with Palestine


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The leader of South Africa's third largest political party has addressed a packed 56,000-capacity Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban on Saturday. Julius Malema who launched the EFF's election manifesto renewed his commitment towards the…