The leading contender in Liberia’s presidential run-off election for next month, George Weah has received the support of an ex-warlord Prince Johnson.
Two human rights groups have stated that Kenya’s police forces have killed more than 33 people during street protests over the August 8 presidential election results.
Kenya’s government on Thursday announced a ban on political protests against the country’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) mostly staged by the opposition political party supporters.
The Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has said that he has no problem with the decision of the country’s opposition leader, Raila Odinga to withdraw from the repeat presidential election.
Election officials in Zimbabwe have stated that some 75 political parties have registered formally to contest next year’s general elections, with that figure expected to increase.
The opposition leader in Kenya, Raila Odinga on Thursday called on his supporters to demonstrate nationwide over proposed changes to the country’s election laws.
