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Nigeria's ruling party has won a key governorship election in the bellwether state of Ekiti, the country's electoral commission said Sunday.
In May, Burundi held a presidential election which was won by Evariste Ndayishimiye, candidate of the ruling National Council for the Defense of Democracy - Forces for the Defense of Democracy (CNDD-FDD) party.
Ndayishimiye was hurriedly sworn in after the untimely death of president Pierre Nkurunziza in June.
Rights violations continue
The Council encouraged donor countries which had suspended aid to Burundi to continue dialogue towards resumption of development assistance.
A report by a UN watchdog in September said human rights violations were still being committed in Burundi, including sexual violence and murder.
The country was plunged into a crisis in April 2015 when Ndayishimiye’s predecessor Pierre Nkurunziza decided to run for a controversial third term, which he ultimately won in July 2015.
His candidature, which was opposed by the opposition and civil society groups, resulted in a wave of protests, violence and even a failed coup in May 2015.
Hundreds of people were killed and over 300,000 fled to neighboring countries.
By Julianne Malveaux Voters between 18 and 29 made history in the 2020 election. According to the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning & Engagement, or CIRCLE [https://circletufts.edu/2020-election-center], at least 52 percent of them, and perhaps as many as 55 percent, voted. That turnout is at least ten percentage points higher than in 2016, and […]
The Western Cape achieved a score of 441 for Mathematics, 67 points above the national average and 31 points above Gauteng in second place.
A Cape Town paramedic was shot while driving a patient to hospital in Mitchells Plain at 03:00 on Tuesday.
The arts fraternity is mourning the loss of theatre great Dawn Lindberg, who died at age 75
With the holiday season upon us and many adventure seekers preparing for December road trips, father-and-son team Kingsley and Ross Holgate offer some valuable pointers for those hitting the open road.
Media mogul Byron Allen's latest broadcast television network, TheGrio.TV will be distributed on 11 major market Fox owned-and-operated television station... View Article
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[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -- Zanzibar President Hussein Ali Mwinyi and opposition leader-cum-First Vice President Seif Sharif Hamad signalled a new beginning for Zanzibar on Tuesday when they spoke highly of the need to reconcile Zanzibaris after divisions brought about by the October General Election.
A man who shot and killed an off-duty police officer in Cape Town in 2013 has been sentenced to eight years in prison.
The US Congress has made a landmark decision by selecting Rep. Gregory Meeks to chair one of the most powerful committees in Congress. Meeks is the first black to chair this prestigious committee and he is well suited for the job.
A teenage boy, thought to be around 15 years old, has died after being knocked down by a car while seemingly crossing the N12 in Eldorado Park, Johannesburg.
The Jacob Zuma corruption trial has been postponed for the last time in 2020 and the matter now set to go ahead on 23 February 2021.
[Nation] Kenya is among top ranked countries of origin, departure and transit of trafficking of narcotic and psychotropic drugs.
[Nation] Kinshasa -- Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President Félix Tshisekedi has ended the coalition that has ruled the country for 16 months.
The Polokwane Magistrate Court heard that 57-year-old Thabo Leshabane admitted he hired hit men to take out his wife Makoena Mabusela-Leshabane and her friend.
