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Gabon awaits election results after massive turnout
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Gabon awaits election results after massive turnout

About 87.21% of registered voters had cast their ballots by 6:30 pm, the time polling stations closed, the interior ministry said Votes are being counted after Saturday's general election in Gabon that was marked by a massive turnout at polling stations across the country. About 87.21% of registe...

Tanzania main opposition party Chadema barred from upcoming elections
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Tanzania main opposition party Chadema barred from upcoming elections

The electoral body disqualified Chadema party from general election and all by-elections for the next five years. Tanzania ’s main opposition party Chadema has been disqualified from this year’s general election and all by-elections for the next five years after refusing to sign a new electoral c...

Ethiopia PM appoints Tigray ex-leader as minister sparking concerns
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Ethiopia PM appoints Tigray ex-leader as minister sparking concerns

Getachew Reda appointed as an "advisor on East African affairs to the Prime Minister with the rank of minister". Ethiopia on Friday appointed a former rebel and recently ousted Tigrayan leader as a government minister, a move analysts fear could exacerbate divisions in the increasingly restive no...