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KIGALI, Rwanda | Xinhua | International election observers on Wednesday praised Rwanda for maintaining a “peaceful electoral environment” and meticulous management during the recently concluded general elections. In a joint statement read during a press conference in the Rwandan capital of Kigali, the observers, representing organizations such as the East …

KIGALI, Rwanda | Xinhua | Rwanda’s incumbent President Paul Kagame is leading by 99.15 percent of the vote in the presidential election on Monday, according to partial provisional results with a 79 percent vote count, the Rwanda National Electoral Commission said. National Electoral Commission (NEC) Executive Secretary Charles Munyaneza told …

Bushenyi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Election observers from the Ankole region have expressed concern about the violence they face while executing their duties. The observers, representing various Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), shared their challenges and views during a one-day workshop organized by the Western Ankole Civil Society Forum to prepare …

KIGALI, Rwanda | Xinhua | The East African Community (EAC), a regional bloc, launched its election observer mission Friday to monitor Rwanda’s upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections. Veronica Mueni Nduva, secretary general of the EAC, inaugurated the observer mission in Kigali, the Rwandan capital, where she appointed David Maraga, former …

* Throughout the election process, Pezeshkian has presented himself as a reformist. * As Pezeshkian rises to power, the Iranian people hope the new government can mitigate the domestic economic crisis, address escalating tensions with Israel, and promote prosperity and stability by enhancing ties with other countries. * Pezeshkian said …

* Iran is set for a runoff vote on July 5, as none of the candidates have secured the required 50 percent of votes in the first round of presidential elections. * According to Iranian authorities, over 61 million people are eligible to vote in the election, but the voter …

WASHINGTON | Xinhua | “It’s my honor,” said former U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday in the first video post of his account on TikTok, a social media platform he tried to ban as president on national security grounds, amassing 4.6 million followers. The post, which showed Trump, the Republican …

NEW DELHI | Xinhua | India’s Election Commission on Saturday said the country’s forthcoming general elections will be conducted in seven phases starting April 19. India’s Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar announced at a press conference the complete schedule of the elections which will run through June 1. According to …

A Trump presidency will mean less diplomacy and more violence in the Middle East COMMENT | RO KHANNA | As a member of the Biden-Harris 2024 national advisory board, I have spent the past year traveling the country talking with voters and hearing their concerns about the 2024 election. Americans are …

Now that the Electoral Commission is reconstituted, this Mail & Guardian article traces Uganda’s journey to accepting violence as the highest form of political organising. POLITICS | ANALYSIS |  In 1971, a young university student wrote a thesis on Frantz Fanon’s ideas on violence as the highest form of political organising. …