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Freeman Mbowe, the chairman of the Party for Democracy and Progress, commonly known as Chadema, has lost his parliamentary seat in the Hai constituency of the…

Voting to decide the next president of Tanzania has officially closed across the over 85,000 polling centres in the East African country. The opposition has, however,…

A Rolls-Royce Phantom, which was stolen by a former Uganda dictator – Idi Amin Dada Oumee, has finally been returned to its rightful owners: the Buganda…

Voting in Tanzania’s presidential election began on Wednesday, with an opposition leader who survived being shot 16 times facing off against an incumbent who claims prayer…

Botswana President Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi on Tuesday sent a congratulatory message to Seychelles’ newly-elected President Wavel Ramkalawan. Masisi, also chair of the Southern African Development…

The new Cabinet formed includes eight women – four ministers, a State minister and three deputy ministers.

Opposition’s candidate, Wavel Ramkalawan, has been declared the winner of the Seychelles presidential election. The last time an opposition candidate won the election was in 1977…

No fewer than 75 per cent of eligible voters across Seychelles’ three main islands participated in the islandic nation’s presidential and National Assembly elections on Saturday.…

With only four days to go before Tanzania’s hotly contested presidential election on October 28, the Tanzania Communication Regulatory Authority (TCRA) has ordered telco service providers to suspend…

The Emir of Qatar, His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, has congratulated Zambian President, Edgar Chagwa Lungu, on the anniversary of the East…