Kenya has now two men who call themselves the country’s president. How did this happen? BY ASSOCIATED PRESS In a ceremony that Kenya’s government warned would be treason, opposition leader Raila Odinga on Tuesday was sworn in as “the people’s president” during a mock inauguration protesting President Uhuru Kenyatta’s new term after months of deadly […]
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Amid huge cases of corruption, Somalia prepares itself for Wednesday’s presidential elections. But is this really an election? By Mohamed Olad Hassan | VOA News, Election observers in Somalia say corruption is running rampant ahead of Wednesday’s presidential election, with candidates giving gifts and large sums of cash to lawmakers to secure their votes. Twenty-three candidates […]
Continue ReadingBy Sudan Tribune, Sudanese president Omer Hassan Al-Bashir has reiterated his intention to step at the end of his term in 2015, saying Sudan is in need of “fresh blood”. In an interview with Qatar’s Al Shraq newspaper due to be published on Wednesday, Bashir said deliberations were now underway within the National Congress Party (NCP) to […]
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