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KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Voting began Thursday in Uganda’s presidential election despite a days-long internet shutdown that has been…

Ugandans under the age of 40 - and that is more than three-quarters of the population - have only known one president. Yoweri Museveni…

Chile's presidential election has been big on musical and other surprises, from a 72-year-old candidate's ill-advised foray into rap to a…

Ghana's former First Lady Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings has died at the age of 76. She was the widow of Ghana's longest-serving leader,…

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The father of Miguel Uribe, the Colombian presidential candidate fatally shot at a political rally earlier this…

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian authorities on Tuesday charged a 15-year-old with attempted murder for the assasination attempt on…

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A prominent opposition figure jailed in Uganda for allegedly threatening state security is unwell and in need of…

Mozambique's main opposition leader, Venâncio Mondlane, has declared that he will install himself as president on 15 January after…

Zambia's top court has barred former President Edgar Lungu from standing for re-election in 2026. The Constitutional Court ruled that the…

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania’s defiant far-right presidential candidate Calin Georgescu on Sunday stood outside a closed polling…

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romanians are casting ballots in a parliamentary election on Sunday sandwiched between a two-round presidential…