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NAIROBI – Kenyan police fired tear gas and water cannon on Monday at stone-throwing protesters in Nairobi who had gathered to demand that a body supervising next year’s elections resign, a Reuters witness said.[9] Check also: How To Solve Africa’s Life President Problem The presidential and parliamentary polls are more than a year away but politicians are already lining up ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo erupted in protest in recent weeks after its president,[5] Joseph Kabila, refused to rule out seeking an unconstitutional third term in office. Security forces cracked down on the protesters, and 40 people died in the ensuing violence.[1] Check also: President Yoweri Museveni Re-Election And Uganda’s Future Kabila, the DRC’s leader for the past 15 years, ...

Uganda’s President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni ascended to power on January 29, 1986. He is credited with bringing Uganda to both political and economic stability after years of civil wars in the 1970s and early 80s.[2] Check also: Russia is happy Uganda’s president, Museveni was re-elected but the USA and EU arent so sure His strong hold on power for three ...

Unlike the last week’s tense presidential election, which was marred by late delivery of voting materials and election-day unrest, local elections got off to a mostly smooth start Wednesday in Kampala. Check also: Ugandan presidential election of 2016 is not yet over, says Kiiza Besigye At most voting centers, materials arrived within an hour or two of polls opening. And ...

KAMPALA— Six Ugandan presidential candidates waited for several minutes after being introduced at Saturday evening’s debate before President Yoweri Museveni appeared belatedly on stage. Check also: Uganda Among The First African Countries To Build A Successful Commercial Solar Powered Cars Because Museveni has never participated in such a debate during his 30 years in office, the moment was historic. The ...