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Angola’s MPLA Ruling Party Claims Victory, Opposition Rejects Results As White House Calls For Peace, Patience

Global UpfrontAug 27, 2022August 27, 20220

People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), the party that has ruled Angola continuously for nearly 50 years, claimed victory on Friday in this

Angola’s 2022 Election: An Unfair Contest The Ruling MPLA Is Sure To Win

Global UpfrontAug 20, 2022August 20, 20220

By Justin Pearce, The Conversation Angolans go to the polls on 24 August to vote in parliamentary elections. The leader of the party with the

Angola’s Young Voters Prepare To Call For Change In ‘Existential’ Election

Global UpfrontAug 20, 2022August 20, 20220

Jason Burke, Africa Correspondent, The Guardian A new generation could end decades of MPLA rule this week and serve notice on Africa’s veteran leaders in

Kenya’s Defeated Raila Odinga Rejects Results, Calls Presidential Election Outcome A ‘Travesty’

Global UpfrontAug 16, 2022August 16, 20220

Kenya’s Raila Odinga on Tuesday rejected the results of last week’s presidential election that delivered victory to his rival Deputy President William Ruto, describing the

Chaotic Scenes Emerge As Kenya Declares William Ruto President-elect

Global UpfrontAug 16, 2022August 16, 20220

Ruto won 50.49% of the vote, against Odinga’s 48.5% Rival Odinga fails in his fifth stab at presidency Four of the seven electoral commissioners dispute

Free, Transparent And Credible Elections Indispensable To Peace And Stability In West Africa, Says Buhari

Global UpfrontJul 26, 2022July 26, 20220

President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Monrovia, Liberia called on leaders in West Africa to do all within their powers to ensure that elections are conducted

Futility Of Attempt At A Political Conquest Of Nigeria By Any Of Her Ethnic Groups

Global UpfrontMay 25, 2022May 25, 20220

By Abuchi Obiora My intention in this discourse is to prove that it is both futile, a waste of time, resources and effort for any

Angola’s Ruling Party, Facing United Opposition In Upcoming Poll, Is Pushing Back

Global UpfrontMay 24, 2022May 24, 20220

The election of Angolan President João Lourenço in 2017 raised hopes of a shift from the authoritarian and corrupt era of his predecessor. This was

2023 Presidential Race: Ngige to Make Pronouncement on Tuesday

Global UpfrontApr 17, 2022April 17, 20220

Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, has said that he would make a pronouncement on his journey to the presidency on Tuesday. Ngige

Digital Technology Can Improve Nigeria’s Elections: Lessons From 2019

Global UpfrontFeb 14, 2022February 14, 20220

Digital technologies to improve the reliability of election results have become more widely used around the world in the past two decades. In African countries,