Tag: presidential candidates
Guinea’s supreme court releases provisional list of presidential candidates
CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — Guinea’s supreme court has released a provisional list of presidential candidates for the December…
Protests in Tanzania enter a second day after disputed election
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Hundreds of protesters took to the streets for a second day of demonstrations in…
Djibouti lifts presidential age limit, paving way for sixth Guelleh term
Djibouti’s parliament has removed the constitutional age ceiling for presidential candidates, opening the door for Ismail Omar Guelleh…
Youth anger in Ivory Coast as the 83-year-old president seeks a fourth term
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Placide Konan has been using his slam poetry shows to speak out against…
Centrist Rodrigo Paz wins Bolivian presidency, ending nearly 20 years of leftist rule
By Lucinda Elliott and Monica MachicaoLA PAZ (Reuters) -Centrist Rodrigo Paz won Bolivia's presidential runoff on Sunday, defeating…
Bolivia votes in runoff election, marking pro-market shift and US embrace
By Lucinda Elliott and Monica MachicaoLA PAZ (Reuters) -Bolivians vote in a presidential runoff on Sunday that marks…
As Paul Biya set to win, what’s at stake?
Cameroon will hold presidential elections on Sunday, October 12, with the vote expected to go in favour of…
Teenage shooter of Colombian presidential hopeful sentenced to seven years
The 15-year-old shooter of Colombian presidential candidate Miguel Uribe, who was attacked in June and died in August,…
Bolivia heads to the polls as 20 years of leftist rule expected to end
People in Bolivia are headed to the polls to elect the next president as well as the members…
Blocked from Bolivia’s election, ex-leader Morales not sure how to respond to threats of arrest
LAUCA Ă‘, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivia's charismatic, long-serving ex-President Evo Morales told The Associated Press on Saturday that…
The killing of Senator Uribe could decide Colombia’s presidential election
The death of Miguel Uribe, two months after the attack against him, marks a return to the worst…
Colombia presidential hopeful dies after June rally shooting
Colombian presidential candidate Miguel Uribe has died two months after being shot at a campaign rally, his family…