On 24th June 2012, Ghana lost a sitting president for the first time in its existence as a state. That same day, John Mahama, his deputy,...
Guinea-Bissau’s electoral commission says Jose Mario Vaz has won the presidential election. The commission says Vaz, the candidate of the ruling PAIGC party, received 61.9 percent...
Jean Louis Robinson – a former health minister in Madagascar backed by ousted President Marc Ravalomanana took the lead in early vote counting in presidential elections,...
Preliminary results collated by journalists in polling stations gave a clear early lead to former premier Ibrahim Boubacar Keita (IBK) in Mali’s presidential elections, sparking celebrations...
Simba Makoni. PHOTO/File Zimbabwe presidential contender Simba Makoni has withdrawn his candidacy in a bid to back a single candidate that will run and possibly defeat...
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe said on Sunday he will abide by a court ruling to hold crucial elections before the end of July despite objections from...
Mali’s government announced on Monday that much-anticipated presidential elections will be held July 28, in a communique that set the dates for the campaign period and...
Uhuru Kenyatta on the campaign trail With over 50 percent of the ballots counted, Uhuru Kenyatta and his running mate have established a wide lead. The...
Kenya’s Presidential Candidates The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) of Kenya has indicated that it will release the final list of eligible voters on Monday...
Kenya is in the process of holding its first presidential debate between all eight candidates leading up to the March 4 general elections. Incumbent president, Mwai...
Outgoing Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki East Africa’s largest economy, Kenya, goes to the polls on March 4 to elect a new president, elect new governors, and...
Ghana President John Mahama (l) and Challenger Nana Akufo-Addo. PHOTO/File The presidential and parliamentary elections in Ghana set for Friday are expected to be close. Under...
President Barack Obama arrives for a campaign rally at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Va., Saturday, May 5, 2012. PHOTO/Steve Helber/AP President Barack Obama plunged into...
U.S. President Barack Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and Former President Bill Clinton. PHOTO/UPI/Kristoffer Tripplaar Once a tense rivalry, the relationship between President Barack Obama...
U.S. President Barack Obama. PHOTO/File (Reuters) – A payroll tax cut for 160 million Americans, set to expire at the end of this month, would be...
The Obama administration is trying to fix a stubborn drag on the economy by allowing all homeowners to refinance their mortgages at lower interest rates even...
Declaring the American middle class in jeopardy, President Barack Obama on Tuesday outlined a populist economic vision that will drive his re-election bid, insisting the United...
NEWS ONE - According to a new BlackPlanet/NewsOne poll, 88 percent of African-Americans said President Barack Obama should be reelected while 12 percent said he shouldn't...
