Voters in Ivory Coast cast ballots to elect new leader
Voters in Ivory Coast cast ballots Saturday to elect a new leader as longtime President Alassane Ouattara seeks a fourth term, while his key contenders were barred from the race. ...
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Bolivia turns page on Socialist era, elects great-nephew of 1952 revolution leader
Bolivians elected Rodrigo Paz as president, selecting the center-right senator and economist to address the country's worst economic crisis in 40 years. Paz, 58, campaigned on slashing public spending, especially ...
Stampede at state funeral for Kenya opposition leader Odinga kills two, injures dozens
Two people were killed and dozens were injured, many seriously, in a crowd surge at opposition leader Raila Odinga’s state funeral in the capital Nairobi on Friday, a day after ...
Madagascar coup leader Michael Randrianirina sworn in as president
Madagascar's coup leader Col. Michael Randrianirina was sworn in as president on Friday after the military took power in the Indian Ocean island nation. Randrianirina, the commander of an elite army unit, took ...
Argentina’s Congress curbs Milei’s decree powers in major blow to libertarian leader
Argentina's Congress on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly to restrict President Javier Milei's ability to govern by decree -- the latest in a string of setbacks for the right-wing leader. Milei, whose ...
Socialist party leader Olivier Faure says his camp wants a real left-wing government
Socialist Party leader Olivier Faure said there is no guarantee that France’s pension reform will be suspended, despite discussions with caretaker Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu. He also stated that the ...
Georgia arrests opposition leader amid crackdown on pro-EU voices
Georgian authorities on Thursday arrested Levan Khabeishvili, a leader of the country's largest opposition party, days after he had called for a "peaceful revolution" at municipal elections scheduled for next ...
South Africa reopens inquest into death of anti-apartheid leader Steve Biko
In tonight's edition: a South African court has reopened an inquest into the death of anti-apartheid leader Steve Biko, 48 years after he died of brain injuries in police custody. ...
Ivory Coast bars ex-president Gbagbo, opposition leader from presidential race
Ivory Coast’s constitutional council has excluded former president Laurent Gbagbo and opposition leader Tidjane Thiam from the October 25 presidential election. Both were removed from the electoral register – Thiam ...
Bosnia calls vote to replace banned leader of Serb statelet Milorad Dodik
Bosnia on Thursday called an early election in its autonomous Republika Srpska to replace outgoing president Milorad Dodik, who was stripped of his powers earlier this month after a court found ...