Africa

Gabon president's party wins a third of legislative seats

The presidential party in Gabon got slightly more than a third of seats in parliament on Saturday, o

Seychelles opposition candidate wins presidential runoff, incumbent leader concedes defeat

Seychelles' opposition candidate Patrick Herminie has won the presidential run-off, electoral commis

Côte d'Ivoire opposition protests in Abidjan

Côte d'Ivoire, a nation of 32 million, is due to hold a presidential election in two weeks.

Moroccan king calls for reforms as youth movement suspends protests

Morocco's GenZ movement says it will temporarily suspend protests over the weekend after two weeks o

Seychelles president faces tight run-off after opposition's first round win

Polling stations opened shortly after 7am local time on Saturday and results are expected on Sunday.

Madagascar army contingent calls on security forces to 'refuse orders'

The army contingent called on soldiers in other camps to "refuse orders to shoot your friends" altho