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Mauritania’s President Ghazouani on track for re-election, provisional results show/in /by
According to the provisional result released on Sunday, Mauritania's President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani is on track to secure a second mandate after positioning the country as a strategic ally of the West in a region swept by coups and violence.
Cyril Ramaphosa names ‘Unprecedented’ Government of National Unity cabinet/in /by
Late on Sunday night, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa named a new Cabinet after his African National Congress, the former main opposition party, and nine other parties agreed on the makeup of a coalition government following weeks of haggling
Kenya: The pain of the bereaved, calls for fresh protests/in /by
Emotions run high in Kenya. After days of bloody protests against proposed tax hikes and the removal of the bill, Kenyans were still shaken to the core.
Nigeria: Suspected female suicide bombers kill at least 18- Authorities/in /by
The first suicide bomber detonated an explosive device during a marriage celebration at about 3 p.m., Barkindo Saidu, director-general of Borno State Emergency Management Agency, told reporters.
UNESCO finds ISIS-era bombs in Mosul mosque walls/in /by
Iraqi authorities have requested UNESCO to halt all reconstruction operations at al-Nouri mosque and evacuate the entire complex until the devices are disarmed.
France: High-stakes election begins with anti-immigration party projected to dominate polls/in /by
49.5 million registered voters will choose 577 parliamentarians. This crucial snap election could put France’s government in the hands of nationalist, far-right parties for the first time since the military administration, during the Nazi era.
Vote counting underway in Mauritania/in /by
Saturday’s vote unfolded peacefully, according to observers. The turnout was 40% out of 2 million eligible voters, and partial results were expected on Sunday.
Iran to hold runoff election as no candidate secures 50% of votes/in /by
There’s been only one runoff presidential election in Iran’s history: in 2005, when hard-liner Mahmoud Ahmadinejad bested former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani.
Mauritania votes to elect new president/in /by
7 candidates are vying for the top office including incumbent president Mohamed Ould Ghazouani. Youth unemployment, the terrorist threat in neighbouring countries which drives displacement towards Mauritania and the cost of living are some of the voters’ concerns.
6.3 million people in need of humanitarian support and protection in Burkina Faso/in /by
Armed terrorist groups have severed humanitarian access in many localities across the country. Moreover, the Sahel region grapples with drought-related issues.