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African Union Criticizes Gambian President Over Rejected Election Results

The African Union is calling on Gambian President Yahya Jammeh to accept the results of the presidential election earlier this month as he said he would. AU Commission Chairperson Nkosozana Dlamini-Zuma said, "The chairperson of the commission strongly urges President Yahya Jammeh to facilitate a...

Somalia explorer loses partnership deal

By:Christopher Williams, chief business correspondent The embattled energy explorer Soma Oil has failed to seal a deal with the Italian giant ENI to fund the next phase of its effort to open up Somali oil fields. Talks between the two for a “farm-in” partnership to share the...

Finn Fadumo Dayib withdraws candidacy from Somalia presidential race

Dayib refuses to participate in an election that has been ”marred by corruption, rigging, intimidation, violence and blatant disregard for the rule of law”. Finnish-Somali Fadumo Dayib is pulling out of the Somali presidential election. She announced her withdrawal on Twitter yesterday, Friday. Dayib writes that...

Agency defers Somali presidential election

The National Leadership Forum has moved the Somali presidential election from November 30 to December 28. The forum came up with the recommendation after a two-day meeting in capital Mogadishu. The elections were to be held on October 30 but were shifted to November 30 before...

WATCH AU DEBATE: Contesters for AU post plan to move away from foreign funding

Africa’s target of ending violent conflict by 2020 may be a pipedream if member countries do not finance the organisation. Candidates seeking to become the next chairperson for the African Union Commission argued in their first ever pre-election debate that financial constraints facing the continental...

Sweden and the Netherlands partner with UNDP Africa on development response to growth of violent extremism

The Governments of Sweden and the Netherlands have made financial contributions of USD 3.3 million and USD 800,000 respectively towards UNDP’s regional initiative on preventing and responding to the growth of violent extremism in Africa through a development lens. The project also received an earlier...

7 Al-Shabaab militants arrested in southern Somalia

The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) backed by Somalia National Security Forces (SNSS) on Friday arrested seven Al-Shabaab militants in Kismayo, southern Somalia during a security operation. The pan African body's mission said an improvised explosive device (IED) factory was destroyed and several weapons...

Gambia’s longtime ruler Yahya Jammeh refuses to bow out, demands fresh polls

BANJUL - Gambia's leader of some 22 years Yahya Jammeh announced late Friday he would no longer accept defeat in recent elections, plunging the West African country into turmoil with a demand for fresh polls. Investigations into the December 1 vote have revealed a string...

Ghana:President Mahama concedes defeat to former foreign minister Akufo-Addo

Ghana's main opposition leader, Nana Akufo-Addo, has won the country's national election after President John Mahama conceded defeat. Akufo-Addo said on Twitter that Mahama had called him "congratulating me on winning the 2016 Presidential Election". https://twitter.com/NAkufoAddo/status/807319465876721664 Ghana's state television has also confirmed Maham's concession. Crowds of jubilant supporters...

Somalia:UN official urges Somali leaders to reach “clear decisions” on election malpractices,complaints By electoral disputes body

Horndiplomat-Top UN official urges Somali leaders to reach "clear decisions" on election malpractices, complaints received by the electoral disputes body Look Below Official Press Statement From The Office of the   United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary General for Somalia Amb.Micheal Keating   SOURCE:HORNDIPLOMAT