Zambia row over ruling party sacking

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Tanzania Opposition Party to Take Ruling Party to Court
Voice of America
Tanzania's main opposition party, Chadema, says it will file a lawsuit Monday against the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) and its presidential candidate John Magufuli after accusing them of “stealing” the party's symbols, logo and manifesto. This, the ...

The Regional Consultative Committee (RCC), a body that oversees development projects in the region, was told last week that land experts had been deployed to work on the matter.

Zambia's high court declares that Defence Minister Edgar Lungu is the governing party's presidential candidate in next month's election.

The ruling party, CCM, has opined that the country will get its new Constitution even if members of the Coalition of Defenders of People’s Constitution (Ukawa) will not return to the Constituent Assembly (CA).

>The nomination of 201 members of the Constituent Assembly is likely to favour Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) in decisions to be made by the House that comes once in decades.

Samia Suluhu Hassan has become the first woman to be picked as the ruling party’s running mate.

Tanzanian Ruling Party Expects Two-Thirds of Seats in Parliament
Bloomberg
Tanzania's ruling party expects to win at least two thirds of the seats in parliament after Sunday's general election, deputy Communications Minister January Makamba said, as the opposition warned of unrest over the outcome. “From our in-house tallying ...

>Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) yesterday reiterated its support for the two-government structure arguing it would still be a better arrangement for a strong union

Burundi's ruling party wins 77 out of 100 elected seats in a parliamentary poll boycotted by the main opposition.