INEC Chairman Joash Amupitan explains whether Atiku Abubakar can participate in the 2027 presidential election if the ADC chieftain loses his court battle.
Canada has announced plans to grant permanent residency to 100,000 foreign workers already living and working in the country under a new immigration initiative.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Thursday for Egypt to free political prisoners as leaders prepare to visit for the global climate summit. Rights groups estimate that some 60,000 political prisoners are behind bars in Egypt, which starting next week will welcome more than 90 world leaders including President Joe Biden for COP27.
Equatorial Guinea's President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, who has ruled his country with an iron fist for 43 years, launched his bid for a sixth term on Thursday in a first campaign event. "An old friend is better than a new one," added the president's deputy and son, Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue.
Senegal's main opposition leader appeared in a Dakar court over rape accusations for the first time on Thursday, with a lawyer calling the case a state "conspiracy" that should be dropped. Sonko hopes the case will be dropped entirely due to the "non-existent acts" he is accused of, Ly added.
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