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On a sunny Saturday morning, President Muse Bihi Abdi from the Kulmiye party, Waddani's Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi Irro, and UCID's Faisal Ali Warabe officially secured their nominations, setting the stage for the upcoming election. Concerns are on the rise about possible electoral conflicts in the area, spotlighting the need for a tranquil and fair contest in Somaliland’s democratic journey. “The players are ready, and the game is on. We’ll compete and respect the commission’s decisions,” Irro stated with resolve.…

Somali presidential candidates reject lower house electoral procedures MOGADISHU, Somalia - The Union of Presidential Candidates in Somalia rejected electoral procedures recently prepared for the lower house elections, calling them "unconstitutional", which could delay ongoing preparations for elections in the country. In a statement, the union rejected new procedures that will govern the polls…

Somali presidential candidates lay down preconditions for lower house elections MOGADISHU, Somalia - The Union of Presidential Candidates on Monday issued preconditions for the lower house polls, which are expected to begin soon, and which will be critical for many candidates keen to oust incumbent President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo. Farmaajo's term expired on February 8, 2021 and since then…

KISMAYO, Somalia - Jubaland became the first state in Somalia to show goodwill in implementing the May 27, 2021 electoral accord, possibly paving the way for other states to break the deadlock, which looms large. the country's future in terms of stability. The electoral body of the federal state of southern Somalia began registering senatorial candidates running for four seats, a day before the upper house elections in the city of Kismayo, scheduled for July 29. The country was due to hold elections from July 25, but…

Three of the ten presidential candidates in Chad on April 11, who officially withdrew from the electoral process, but were held in the course of the country's highest court, have their names and photos in place on the by-elections handed out to the party. Opponent Saleh Kebzabo, one of these "candidates in spite of himself", as they are called, has launched a bizarre campaign in Mayo-Kebbi East…

Six years after the trial of the Ndjamena court on March 25, 201), the victims of the Hissène Habré regime are still asking about the application of the sentences: forced labor for about twenty former DDS agents and payment of "compensation" 75 billion CFAF. A few weeks before the presidential election, the victims want to be heard by the candidates and hope to make things happen. The whistles from the victims of the Hissène Habré regime are shouting at passers-by in the Chagoua district of Ndjamena. They ask the…

The presidential election will take place on April 11. Idriss Déby Itno is running for a 6th term. Opponent Saleh Kebzabo reiterated during a press conference on Friday, March 19, that he was not a candidate for this election and also called on the other candidates to resign. A call to which the ruling party immediately responded.…

Denis Sassou-Nguesso, outgoing president of Congo-Brazzaville, a candidate for his own row in the March 21 presidential election, held his last meeting in the Congolese capital, as did his two biggest contenders, former ministers who became opponents, Guy-Brice Parfait Kolélas and Mathias Dzon. as reported from Brazzaville,…

This Friday, December 25, is the last day of the campaign in Niger. The thirty candidates have until midnight to convince 7.5 million voters before the presidential and legislative elections on Sunday. The competing parties therefore organized the latest campaign events. With our Special Correspondent in Niamey, Magali…

This Friday, December 25, is the last day of the campaign for the team and presidential election on Sunday in the Central African Republic, against the background of uncertainty and excitement. On Thursday, six opposition candidates seized the constitutional court to ask for "resumption of elections", following the decision on Tuesday by Jean-Serge Bokassa to withdraw his candidacy.…