South Africa’s 2026 Local Government Elections have been declared free and fair, with turnout rising to 52% from 45.9% in 2021. The African National Congress remained the country’s largest party, securing 30.76%…
Few government decisions affect daily life as directly as those made by municipal councils, whose representatives are chosen in Local Government Elections…
Russia says its military campaign in Ukraine will continue unabated despite planned US-brokered negotiations on ending the war, although Moscow has indicated…
As South Africa’s local government elections approach, voters are once again hearing familiar promises: councillors will fix potholes, end water outages and…
Jowhar (AX) — The Justice and Unity Party (JSP), led by President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, emerged as the dominant force in Hirshabelle’s…
Thousands of voters headed to polling stations Wednesday across Galmudug and Hirshabelle, taking part in direct elections for regional assemblies and local…
A fresh showdown between Ethiopia’s federal government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front is raising fears that the country’s northern region could…
Fourteen children were killed when fire tore through a maternity ward in Pakistan’s capital this morning, according to the Islamabad district office.…
Mogadishu (AX) — Two Al-Shabaab commanders were killed in separate operations by local forces in Somalia’s Middle Shabelle region on Aug. 21,…
Mogadishu (AX) — Elections for Hirshabelle’s House of Representatives and local councils will not go ahead on Thursday, Aug. 20, after Somalia’s…
Somalia’s ruling Justice and Solidarity Party has secured a decisive win in local council elections in the central state of Galmudug, a…
