Candle light procession by the protestors (#EndSARS vigil in Lagos, Nigeria. - Copyright © afric

Nigerians remember those lost to police brutality in #EndSARS vigil

Politics Oct 20
Thousands of Nigerians gathered on Sunday for a vigil to remember those who lost their lives at the hands of the Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) — a police unit accused of brutality and human rights crimes.
Guinean Prime Minister Kassory seeks to avoid an electoral political crisis (Copyright © africanews)
Guinean PM urges candidates to avoid premature victory proclamations
Politics Oct 20

Tense Political Atmosphere

Vote counting under way in Guinea - Copyright © africanews AFP
Vote counting under way in Guinea’s Presidential election
Politics Oct 20
Polls closed in Guinea's presidential election on Sunday with the vote-counting process beginning immediately after as some 5.4 million people were registered to vote and mobilised at the polls in this year’s high stakes electoral process — which has been intense in light of current president Alpha Condé is seeking a controversial third term.
Judith Babirye, Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine and Kato Lubwama
Why celebrities are rushing into politics in Uganda
Politics Oct 19
In 2015, Judith Babirye, a popular gospel artiste, announced that she would contest for the Buikwe Woman MP seat in 2016.
Some officers blocked people from accessing a Mbogo Clan site at Mugulu Zigoti, Mityana District
Police fire teargas to disperse clan meeting, three arrested
Politics Oct 19
Police in Mityana District Saturday used teargas to disperse members of Buganda Kingdom’s Mbogo Clan.
Some 5.4 million registered voters are due to cast their ballot in Guinea
Guineans elect president in test vote for democracy
Politics Oct 19
Guineans go to the polls on Sunday to choose a president, with the 82-year-old incumbent bidding for a third term despite mass protests against the move and concerns about democratic backsliding.
Prayers being said for the late Abu Kamara
NPP Yapei-Kusawgu Parliamentary Candidate who died in car crash laid to rest
Politics Oct 18
The New Patriotic Party's Parliamentary Candidate for Yapei-Kusawugu, Abu Kamara who lost his life in a car accident Friday night has been laid to rest.