Tense calm in Darfur as troops deployed after clashes kill 155
Sudanese government deploys military units to western region to restore order after three days of interethnic violence. A tense calm has been reported in Sudan’s Darfur region after a heavy deployment of soldiers in the wake of days of interethnic violence that killed at least 155 people, wounded scores more and displaced tens of thousands. […]
Uganda votes in tense presidential election: Live news
Longtime President Yoweri Museveni faces strong challenge from pop star-turned-opposition leader Bobi Wine as he seeks a sixth term. Voting is under way in Uganda, in a tense presidential election pitting longtime President Yoweri Museveni against opposition frontrunner Bobi Wine, a pop star-turned-opposition leader. The run-up to Thursday’s vote was plagued by the worst political […]
In Pictures: Indian army patrols tense border with Pakistan
From sandbagged Indian army bunkers dug deep into the Pir Panjal mountains in the Himalayas, villages on the Pakistan-administered side of Kashmir appear precariously close, on the other side of the Line of Control (LoC) that for the past 73 years has divided the region between the two nuclear-armed rivals. Tens of thousands of soldiers […]
Ivorians await results after tense presidential ballot #duzline #duzlinenews #follow4follow
Opposition leaders accuse electoral commission and constitutional court of favouring gov’t, making fair vote impossible. Ivory Coast officials have tallied results on Sunday after a tense presidential ballot marked by an opposition boycott and protests over President Alassane’s Ouattara bid for a third term. Scattered protests, clashes, vandalised voting material, and some closed polling stations […]
A tense calm in Guinea – but trouble is on the horizon #duzline #duzlinenews #follow4follow
Guinea’s President Alpha Conde was prepared to risk it all and seek a controversial third term. Over the past year, the 82-year-old defied massive protests to push through a new constitution in a March referendum that critics denounced as a plot to sidestep a two-term limit on presidential mandates. As tensions rose in the lead-up […]
Tense calm in Nigeria after days of unrest #duzline #duzlinenews #follow4follow
Abuja, Nigeria – Relative calm has returned to Nigerian cities after more than two weeks of deadly protests against police brutality and widespread anger over the shooting of peaceful demonstrators. In Lagos, the country’s commercial hub and the epicentre of the protests, authorities on Saturday eased a 24-hour curfew, while the streets of the capital, […]
Guinea: Vote count begins after tense election #duzline #duzlinenews #follow4follow
Main opposition candidate Diallo suggests President Conde may ‘cheat’ in order to ‘grant himself a presidency for life’. Vote counting is under way after Guinea’s high-stakes election in which the 82-year-old President Alpha Conde is seeking a controversial third term. Sunday’s vote follows months of political unrest, where dozens of people were killed during security […]
Guineans set to vote in tense presidential election #duzline #duzlinenews #follow4follow
After months of unrest and divisive politics, voters in Guinea set to cast ballots to elect country’s next president. Voters in Guinea will head to the polls on Sunday to elect the country’s next president, in a tense election that comes after months of deadly unrest. Nearly five million voters are eligible to cast ballots […]