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French court rejects Le Pen's challenge to electoral rules

France’s highest administrative court has rejected an appeal by far-right leader Marine Le Pen, dealing a major setback to her efforts to remain eligible for the 2027 presidential race.

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Côte d'Ivoire presidential election 2025: What's at stake?

Côte d'Ivoire's presidential election campaign is taking shape, with four challengers hoping to defeat longtime incumbent Alassane Ouattara in the 25 October vote, but no candidates from the country's two main opposition parties. For Spotlight on Africa, analyst Paul Melly underlines that the run-up has so far been peaceful, but…

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Cameroon's 92-year-old President Poised For Eighth Term

Cameroonians voted Sunday in an election expected to return 92-year-old Paul Biya, the world's oldest serving head of state, to office after 43 years in power.

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Côte d’Ivoire presidential race begins amid rising tensions

Campaigning in Cote d'Ivoire's presidential election kicked off on Friday. The five candidates approved by the Constitutional Council have two weeks to win over voters ahead of the 25 October polls. RFI's correspondent Bineta Diagne is following the campaign trail.

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Robert Badinter, who ended France's guillotine era, enters the Panthéon

Robert Badinter, the lawyer and former justice minister who led France to end the death penalty, will be inducted into the Panthéon in Paris on Thursday – 44 years to the day after the abolition law took effect.

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Côte d'Ivoire bans protests after opposition leaders barred from vote

In a statement released on Thursday, the National Security Council announced it would ban any public gatherings aimed at challenging the Constitutional Council's ruling barring two opposition leaders from standing in this month's election – a move that analysts say could backfire.

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Ouattara will face four other candidates in Côte d'Ivoire presidential election

The constitutional court in Côte d'Ivoire has definitively barred two top opposition leaders, ex-president Laurent Gbagbo and former banker Tidjane Thiam, from standing in the presidential election on the grounds they have been removed from the electoral roll.

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Macron signs agriculture law, upholds ban on controversial pesticide

French President Emmanuel Macron has signed into law a modified agriculture bill that bars a banned pesticide from being reintroduced. The move comes after the Constitutional Council – the country’s highest court – struck down the clause last week, ruling it violated France’s environmental charter.

Radio France Internationale

French court to rule on agriculture law that poses threat to bees and nature

France’s top court will rule on Thursday whether to approve a controversial law that could bring back a banned pesticide. More than two million people have signed a petition calling for the legislation to be scrapped, while doctors, scientists and environmental groups have raised serious health concerns.

Radio France Internationale

Outcry in Cameroon as opposition leader Kamto barred from presidential race

Cameroon’s Constitutional Council has confirmed opposition leader Maurice Kamto will not be allowed to run in the October presidential election.

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French Health Experts Speak Out Against Bee-killing Pesticide

French health experts and patient associations on Tuesday urged authorities to protect the public from a bee-killing pesticide, saying the chemical could also harm children and adults.

International Business Times

France Le Pen Eyes 2027 Vote, Says Swift Appeal 'Good News'

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen said in an interview published Wednesday that she would use all possible legal avenues to stand in 2027 elections despite a ban on her running and hailed the promise of a speedy appeal of her criminal conviction.

International Business Times

At least 21 killed in Mozambique unrest after top court’s election decision

After Monday’s ratification of contested October elections, a new wave of protests is under way.

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Mozambique's highest court confirms Frelimo election victory

The highest court in Mozambique, the Constitutional Council, confirmed the disputed October election results that extended the Frelimo party's 50-year grip on power.

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Mozambique’s controversial election result upheld: What to know

Country’s top electoral court confirms ruling Frelimo party’s win, raising fears as opposition promises more protests.

The Independent UK

Mozambique court upholds the governing party's presidential election victory as protests flare again

Mozambique’s highest court has upheld the governing party’s win in the October presidential election following weeks of opposition protests in which more than 100 people have died

International Business Times

Mozambique On Edge As Judges Rule On Disputed Election

Tension was mounting in Mozambique Monday with judges about to rule on its disputed election, with the opposition leader vowing "chaos" if the ruling party is confirmed as the winner in a standoff that has already claimed at least 130 lives.

France 24

How does France's lower house National Assembly work?

French President Emmanuel Macron has called for snap legislative elections, with the two rounds set to take place on June 30 and July 7. But what is the role of those elected to the lower house National Assembly?

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Anger and frustration in France's overseas territories ahead of snap polls

President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to call snap legislative elections has provoked frustration in French overseas territories, where the short timeframe to organise the polls has been challenged at the Constitutional Council. There is also anger over the fact that key parliamentary projects for overseas France have come to a standstill.

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Chad’s Mahamat Deby doubles down on authoritarian rule in wake of election victory

The official results of Chad’s presidential elections in May 2024 confirmed the long-term consolidation of power by Mahamat Déby.

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Who gets to be remembered under France's contentious 'memory laws'?

In France, 24 April is a national day of remembrance for the Armenian genocide of 1915, when Ottoman troops killed hundreds of thousands of Armenians. Other groups who were victimised want their plight recognised too – but getting a place in France's "memory laws" is controversial, and not an easy…

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Senegal opposition candidate Faye won 54 percent in presidential vote

The full provisional results are expected to be confirmed by the Constitutional Council in the coming days.

France 24

How Senegal's presidential election was postponed, reinstated and moved up

Voters in Senegal go to the polls on Sunday to elect a new president in the most wide-open election in the country’s history. The vote comes a few weeks after the explosion of a profound political crisis triggered by its cancellation and then delay by President Macky Sall. FRANCE 24…

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Senegal kicks off shortened election campaign after poll delays

Senegalese presidential candidates launched their shortened campaigns on Saturday, two days after a court confirmed the election would be held on March 24, ending weeks of uncertainty and kick-starting a competition that remains wide open.

International Business Times UK

What Do the Elections in Senegal and Indonesia Mean for the Nations' Citizens?

Senegal and Indonesia are currently undergoing major political change, and the outcome will have far-reaching consequences for the citizens of each country.

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