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Next Step Unclear For Gabon’s Jean Ping

Gabon’s president Ali Bongo is due to be sworn in on Tuesday after the country’s highest court validated his...

International

Ping Rejects Court Ruling On Bongo Election Win

Announcing its decision in the early hours of Saturday morning, the Constitutional Court also partially changed the...

International

Gabon’s Bongo Asks National Unity After Re-Election Is Confirmed

Gabon's newly re-elected president, Ali Bongo, said Saturday that he would seek to form a new government based on a...

International

Thousands Take Part In Pro-Bongo Protests

Thousands of pro-Ali Bongo supporters marched in Gabon’s capital Libreville on Wednesday, as a show of solidarity...

International

President Zuma Refunds $500,000 Gov’t Fund

South African President Jacob Zuma has paid back more than $500,000 of public money spent on non-security improvements...

International

Zambia’s High Court Refuses To Block Lungu’s Inauguration

Zambia's High Court has rejected an application by the main opposition party to block President Edgar Lungu's...

International

Decision Time For Ping As Gabon Court Deadline Looms

All eyes in Gabon were on Jean Ping on Thursday, as the opposition leader had only a few hours left to take his claim...

International

Gabon’s Bongo Shrugs Off Calls For Vote Recount

Gabon's re-elected President Ali Bongo shrugged off international calls for a recount of last week's disputed vote,...

International

Thai Votes Back Military Constitution

A clear majority of Thai referendum voters have backed a draft constitution written by an army-appointed committee....

Africa & World

Uganda Court Annuls Anti-Homosexuality Law

Uganda's Constitutional Court has annulled the tough anti-gay legislation signed into law in February. It ruled that...