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Senegalese call for peace during vote after chaotic politics


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It was voting day at last. Senegalese endured months of chaotic politics marred by violence, deaths and massive arrests. On Sunday thousands showed up to cast their ballots. Some voters called for calm and peace in this last hurdle to…

Senegal: Over 7 million to vote in presidential poll


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After delay and uncertainty, Senegal is set for presidential poll on 24th March, some 7.3 million Senegalese are registered to vote. In the alleyways of Dakar’s fabric market Wednesday 20th March, supporters of Ousmane Sonko's protege…

Senegal arrests three opposition lawmakers after disputed vote delay


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Three Senegalese opposition lawmakers were arrested amid the fallout from parliament's move to delay a presidential vote by 10 months that prompted West Africa's economic and political bloc to call for the re-establishment of the electoral…

Morocco wins vote to lead UN human rights body


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Morocco won a vote to lead the United Nations Human Rights Council after a heated showdown with South Africa, which said Rabat's human rights record made it unfit to preside over the body. The Moroccan candidate, Ambassador Omar Zniber,…

Chadian Supreme court approves referendum vote


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Chadian Supreme Court has definitively validated the results of the referendum for a new constitution organized by the military junta that has been in power for the past two and a half years, a key step intended to pave the way for…

Tunisians vote in local elections to fill new chamber


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This is the environment in which Tunisians vote on Sunday for the country's first local elections since President Kais Saied wrote a new constitution that voters approved last year. Voting will determine the composition of a new National…

DRC President Tshisekedi holds last rally ahead of vote


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The DR Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi held his last political rally ahead of Wednesday polls in a bid to retain his seat as the leader of the central African country. Just like all the other candidates, Tshisekedi has made similar…

Egyptian President Sissi re-elected with 89.6% vote


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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi has won the country's presidential election with 89.6% of the vote, securing himself a new six-year term, the National Elections Authority announced on Monday. The head of the Authority, Hazem…

UK lawmakers vote in favour of Rwanda migration bill


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British lawmakers voted to support the government’s plan to send some asylum-seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda, keeping alive a policy that has angered human rights groups and cost the U.K. at least $300 million, without a single flight…

Egypt begins Vote counting in presidential election


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Vote counting has began in Egypt on Tuesday evening after polls closed at 7PM GMT. Some 67 million Egyptians were registered to cast a ballot in the presidential election. The National Elections Authority, which is responsible for…