Guinea’s tense electoral campaign enters the final stretch

[ad_1] Guinea’s capital Conakry echoed with honking horns and sirens on Thursday as supporters of President Alpha Conde, who is seeking a controversial third term, toured the city in a caravan. After weeks of combative campaigning, the 82-year-old president returned to Conakry ahead of Sunday’s tense elections, which follow months …

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Events that led to the boycott of the I.Coast voting process

[ad_1] Leading opposition figures on Thursday called on their supporters to boycott Côte d’Ivoire’s electoral process after President Alassane Ouattara shook the country by declaring that he would run for a third term. The president’s U-turn, having said he would step aside, sparked a violent response on the streets that …

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