Former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo, currently on trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC) for crimes against humanity, has been chosen to head the dissident wing of the Ivorian People's Party (FPI), the party he created. Gbagbo, 73, was the only candidate for the position and won 97.5 percent of 5,325 votes cast, said Franck Ande ...
Supporters of DR Congo President Joseph Kabila were making final adjustments on Saturday, four days before they must choose their candidate for a December 23 presidential election, a government spokesman said. We are not talking about an heir apparent to please foreigners. Our platform's candidate for the Common Front for Congo (FCC) will be ...
Ex-rebel DR Congo leader Jean-Pierre Bemba will head back to Europe after returning to the African country this week to launch his bid for the presidency in December's long-delayed elections, a leader of his party said Saturday. The former DRC vice president arrived in the capital Kinshasa on Wednesday after 11 years abroad -- a decade of it beh ...
Comoran President Azali Assoumani has promised to hold a presidential election as soon as the Indian Ocean archipelago is able to afford one, probably early next year. The announcement comes after voters overwhelmingly backed controversial constitutional reforms that would allow Assoumani to run for another term in a referendum boycotted by the ...
Richie Mo'unga pulled all the strings as the Canterbury Crusaders beat the Golden Lions 37-18 to claim a ninth Super Rugby title and their second in a row on Saturday. The defending champions, who started as red-hot favourites in Christchurch, produced an heroic defensive effort with Mo'unga clinically engineering the points when chances arose. ...
Gaganjeet Bhullar held a one shot lead after the third round of the Fiji International on Saturday as Ernie Els began his charge at the Natadola Bay Golf Club. Ben Campbell, who started the day with a four-shot lead, held on to top spot for most of the day before a late stumble with a bogey and double bogey saw him slip two shots off the pace. ...
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