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Tensions and technical gaps cloud Somali poll outlook
The president is pressing ahead with electoral reform plans despite political opposition and technical challenges
SomaliaClashes will fuel South Sudan transition fears
Fighting erupted overnight in the capital Juba when soldiers tried to arrest the former national security chief
South SudanRuling party looks vulnerable in Namibia elections
The ruling SWAPO party faces the prospect of losing power for the first time since independence in 1990
NamibiaCongo anti-reform bloc faces management challenge
Opposition groups have formed a broad-based front to oppose the president’s constitutional reform plans
Congo-KinshasaMali's junta may sideline civilian allies
The ruling junta has replaced civilian Prime Minister Choguel Maiga with Major General Abdoulaye Maiga
MaliOndo state poll win will boost Nigeria's ruling APC
The ruling party has won an overwhelming victory in the Ondo state gubernatorial election
NigeriaUganda’s arrest of Besigye will stoke popular anger
Authorities have arraigned the opposition leader in a military court, after reportedly arresting him in Kenya
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