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Nominations for candidates contesting Zambia’s National Assembly and mayoral elections running from 20-22 May.
This follows sustained pressure from the opposition, civil society groups and the international community demanding accountability.
The African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV), the main opposition party on the island, won the parliamentary elections held over the weekend.
Nominations for presidential candidates in Zambia’s 2026 general elections opened on Monday, a key milestone in the run‑up to August poll.
Algeria’s political landscape appears calm on the surface ahead of crucial parliamentary elections in July but officials are not taking chances.
Zambia’s National Assembly adjourns indefinitely, bringing the Fifth Session of the 13th Parliament to a close ahead of its formal dissolution on 15 May.
Tripoli is seeking €10 million in damages in the case of alleged Libyan financing of the 2007 French presidential campaign.
The EU rues the absence of a political consensus and lack of adequate preparations barely seven months to the vote scheduled for December.
Ramaphosa announces that South Africa’s 2026 local government polls will be held on 4 November, with a national voter‑registration weekend set for June.
Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah has expressed support for the UN-led political “mini-dialogue,” while also calling for the acceleration of…