About 931,000 of the country’s 2.2 million people are registered to vote in the parliamentary and local elections GABORONE, Oct 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Botswana voted on Wednesday in a cliffhanger election set to test the decades-long dominance of the ruling party and challenge the country’s image of stability. The southern…

Women supporters show the Oromo protest gesture outside Jawar Mohammed’s house ADDIS ABABA, Oct 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Police fired gunshots and teargas as thousands protested in Ethiopia on Wednesday over the treatment of a prominent activist, accused of formenting unrest. More than a thousand supporters gathered in Addis Ababa outside…

WINDHOEK, Oct 24 (NNN-XINHUA) — The Namibian government has rejected a 2 billion Namibian dollars (about 136 million U.S. dollars) bailout request from Air Namibia, a senior government official said. The flagship Namibian airline will not get the requested financial bailout it requested as it is not sustainable and comes short of the quest to…

WINDHOEK, Oct 23 (NNN-ALLAFRICA) — Swapo presidential candidate for the upcoming presidential election President Hage Geingob asked for a fixed term of five more years. This he said is for the party to complete the programmes already started. Geingob made the request at a fully packed Kuisebmond Soccer Stadium at…

Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed ADDIS ABABA, Oct 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ethiopia will face problems if it delays its general election beyond the scheduled date of May next year, the prime minister said. “Democracy needs exercise. If we say we cannot hold elections now, it will bring a lot of…

People are voting in Botswana’s elections, with the opposition hoping to unseat the ruling BDP GABORONE, Oct 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Botswana holds an election on Wednesday that will present the first genuine challenge to the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) in its five decades of dominance over southern Africa’s wealthiest…