Kenya’s Supreme Court is to present its ruling Saturday on the credibility of the March 4 presidential election, which was marred by technical problems. A court-ordered audit of polling stations has shown discrepancies in the vote tallying

Emeka Chiakwelu, the principal policy strategist at Afripol Organization has urged the government of His Excellency President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria to immortalize the late Prof. Chinua Achebe by placing his image inscriptions on Nigerian stamps and currency

Zambia’s main opposition, the Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD), has condemned the prosecution of former president Rupiah Banda for corruption. Mr. Banda was briefly arrested and released after the government’s Joint Investigations Team charged him with abuse of office in connection with a Nigeria oil procurement deal. Banda has rejected the charges as politically motivated

As an indication of the seriousness attached to the Supreme Court case challenging the validity of the results of the 2013 elections in Kenya, the Judges on Monday stated that they would sit on the case everyday till 12 midnight. They maintained that the case is not an ordinary civil action, but “one that affects the lives of the 40 million Kenyans”, assuring that no delay tactics would be countenanced

The European Union suspended most sanctions on Zimbabwe on Monday after voters there approved a new constitution paving the way for an election to decide whether President Robert Mugabe extends his 33-year rule

Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has nominated Counselor Jerome Kokoya as the next chairman of the country’s Elections Commission. But, the main opposition Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) said Kokoya’ s nomination should be withdrawn because he is a member of the ruling Unity Party

Mr Koichiro Matsuura, former Secretary General of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) on Monday said Japan had invested$ 3.4 billion in Africa in expanding business opportunities

Kenya’s defeated presidential contender has filed a legal challenge to his election loss last week. Raila Odinga filed the challenge Saturday in the capital, Nairobi, at the Supreme Court

As Zimbabwe heads to the polls this weekend to vote on a proposed new constitution, Amnesty International urges the authorities to allow eligible civil society organizations to observe the process without harassment and intimidation