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Azimio's Kenya poll challenge faces uphill battle

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KENYA

The Azimio motion is one of nine petitions challenging the election result. The Court must deliver a final verdict by September 5.

Ghana's Akufo-Addo holds poll advantage over old foe

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GHANA

This is the third time Akufo-Addo and Mahama have faced each other: Akufo-Addo lost to Mahama in 2012 but won in 2016. The appearance of two well-known candidates may contribute…

Apathy will weaken Central African bloc's rescue plan

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CENTRAL AFRICA

Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) fiscal and monetary pressures

Tanzania will resist pressure over social conservatism

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TANZANIA

Social conservatism in Tanzania.

South African electoral reform may prove a sideshow

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SOUTH AFRICA

The defiance of the party whip by party members implicitly goes against South Africa’s proportional representation (PR) list electoral system, where party bosses have substantial…

South Africa's Ramaphosa will struggle to reform ANC

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SOUTH AFRICA

The intervention by new President Cyril Ramaphosa's follows recent debilitating public protests and public-sector strikes. Demonstrators have demanded the resignation of embattled…

South Africa's ANC will hinder Ramaphosa’s reform plan

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SOUTH AFRICA

As general elections approach on May 8, recurring ‘load shedding’ (power outages) by state-owned power utility Eskom and damaging ‘state capture’ (corruption) revelations against…

Nigeria’s state polls will sustain fragile status quo

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NIGERIA

Incumbents and incumbent parties fared well in most states, and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) won 15 states while the main opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP…

Gabon’s ruling circle will emphasise stability

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GABON

The president is currently in Morocco recuperating from a suspected stroke he suffered in Saudi Arabia in October. While the authorities insist Bongo is making a full recovery…

Malawi set for closely contested polls

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MALAWI

Mutharika and the DPP are facing a strengthened opposition front, with former President Joyce Banda (2012-14) and her People’s Party (PP) formally entering into an alliance with…