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On Monday, December 7, in Ghana, one of the most stable countries in West Africa, 17 million voters were expected to vote to choose from 12 candidates for the highest office and choose their 275 deputies. From our Accra correspondent,“NDC. NPP. NDC. NPP. The time is 17.15, the polling station has just closed. The bill…
an election day full of events
Nearly 7.5 million voters were called to the polls this Saturday, October 31, in Ivory Coast for the first round of presidential elections. A vote boycotted the opposition, which called for civil disobedience. Voting day in Côte d'Ivoire was marked by low turnout places and events. In Abidjan, between boycott and fear of…
uncertain calm the day after the publication of the results
It is an uncertain calm that prevails in Guinea the day after Cenis' proclamation of the preliminary results of the presidential election. The outgoing president, Alpha Condé, was re-elected with more than 59% of the vote. Cellou Dalein Diallo, leader and candidate of the UFDG, credited by Ceni with 33.5% of the vote, condemned "a freedom of choice". He intends to challenge them by seeing the courts,…
the balance of the voting day
In Guinea, the polling stations for the presidential election were to close on Sunday, October 18 at 18 local time. Outgoing President Alpha Condé, 82, is seeking a third term following the controversial adoption of a new constitution. In all, nearly 5.5 million voters were called to the polls to choose from among the twelve candidates.…
Again to high school day in Niger
A return to high school postponed for 2 weeks. For college students, final yr was disrupted as all over the place by the Covid-15 pandemic, so latest weeks' floods have eaten up a little bit extra faculty time. Households in emergency care at colleges have been relocated. New faculty buildings have been created. as reported…
World Mental Health Day: in Kenya, mentally ill people are locked up by their families
On World Mental Health Day, Saturday 10 October, NGO Human Rights Watch released a report. Globally, 792 million people have a mental health problem - one in 10 people and one in five children. And yet governments spend less than 2% of their health budget on mental health. In Kenya, there are only two psychiatrists per Million inhabitants. As a result, patients find themselves locked up, bound, or…
