West African nations sever links with Mali over election delay

West African nations will close their borders with Mali, sever diplomatic ties and impose tough economic sanctions in response to its “unacceptable” delay in holding elections following a 2020 ... Read More

Mali Political Parties Request Elections After Junta Shuns Transition Promise

Mali's military rulers already failed on a first promise to hold elections in February 2022, prompting stiff sanctions from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). That damaged ... Read More

Putin Discusses Security Cooperation With West and Central African Leaders

The Kremlin confirmed the call and said the two leaders agreed to forge closer ties. Mali has in ... Putin has made with West and Central African leaders since his re-election earlier this month. Read More

Elections tracker 2024: every vote and why it matters

In the months leading up to the election, tens of thousands of opposition leaders ... elections last year, is seeking a second five-year term. He has overseen the West African country’s relative ... Read More

2024 Elections

The former president’s claim ahead of a pivotal Supreme Court hearing that he was protecting the election system rather than subverting it is part of a pattern of shaping his own reality. Read More

Parties and NGOs demand elections in Mali

In tonight's edition: Dozens of political, civilian and human rights groups call on Mali's ruling military junta to arrange democratic elections as soon as possible. Also, Tunisians are one of the ... Read More

Republicans Are Overperforming in Recent Elections

2024 in West Palm Beach, Florida. Republicans appear to be overperforming in special elections this year... Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump arrives for an ... Read More

Cameroon opposition: Senegal is example for fair elections, ousting entrenched leader

Members of Cameroon’s opposition parties are encouraging citizens to learn from Senegal, where a 44-year-old politician was elected last week as the youngest leader on the African continent. Read More

Israeli opposition leader calls for elections “as early as possible”

Israeli war cabinet minister Benny Gantz, a main political rival of Benjamin Netanyahu, calls for parliamentary elections in September. Sonia Sotomayor's Retirement Is A 'Personal Decision': White ... Read More

Farmers corner EU leaders ahead of elections

The stakes are high ahead of European Parliament elections in June and one of the ... Europe's Farmers whose months of protests have forced leaders to take note Caitlin Clark addresses creepy ... Read More