Burundi holds election amid tensions

Terror alerts issued earlier in the week on social media sparked off panic yesterday, leading to stepped up security measures in regions said to be on the terrorists’ hit list.

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Thousands of Burundians flee as election tensions rise.
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Burundians seeking refuge in Tanzania arrive at Kibirizi port in Kigoma Region, as captured by our photographer yesterday. (Photo: Correspondent Emmanuel Matinde). The the number of Burundians crossing the border into Tanzania seeking refugee had ...

>As Nigeria approaches its most divisive and closely fought election since the end of military rule in 1999, its leaders are having to reassure voters that Africa’s most populous nation will remain in one piece.

After months of succession battles   that threatened to derail a peaceful transition, Zambians yesterday finally went to the polls to decide on their country’s next leader.

Tensions between Rwanda and Burundi continue to simmer following reports that dozens of Rwandans are being held incommunicado by Burundian authorities on suspicion of espionage, amid reports that Kigali has offered a safe haven to Burundian opposition members.

Last-ditch talks between Burundi’s government and opposition aimed at resolving a major political crisis over President Pierre Nkurunziza’s controversial re-election bid appear to be headed for failure, sources close to the negotiations said.

Tunisia, whose 2011 uprising inspired the Arab Spring, holds a presidential run-off with the winner becoming the country's first freely elected leader.

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Ruling party holds lead in Tanzania election
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Supporters of the opposition Chadema party celebrate outside a polling station in Dar es Salaam after the National Electoral Commission declared Chadema's candidate Halima Mdee winner of the Kawe parliamentary seat during the general elections on ...

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Constituent Assembly hits snag, holds repeat election
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Constituent Assembly members attend the first session of their 70-day meeting in Dodoma yesterday. (Photo: Selemani Mpochi). Members of the Constituent Assembly (CA) were yesterday forced to repeat the election of its Interim Chairman after the first votes ...
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