Tag: opposition
World
Chad attributes deadly attack on security agency to opposition
The Chad government reported that numerous individuals were killed in an assault on the National Security Agency headquarters in Chad. "The government said everything...
Independent Africa
Junta leader from Gabon meets with the opposition
Gabon's military leader, General Brice Oligui Nguema, has engaged in discussions with the opposition candidate, Albert Ondo Ossa, as part of consultations aimed at...
Independent Africa
Zimbabwean police detain 40 opposition members ahead of elections
Zimbabwean authorities have reported the apprehension of 40 members affiliated with the primary opposition party on grounds of obstructing traffic and inciting disorder during...
Independent Africa
Zimbabwe arrests two in connection with death of opposition supporter
Two individuals have been arrested by the police in Zimbabwe following the death of an opposition supporter during political clashes at a campaign rally...
Independent Africa
2 deaths reported in Senegal’s opposition protests
The interior ministry of Senegal has reported that two individuals lost their lives in Ziguinchor during protests opposing the detention of the prominent opposition...
World
Reporter in Tunisia in police grips for insulting president
A well-known Tunisian journalist has been detained for allegedly insulting President Kais Said.A judge ordered the detention of Zied el-Heni ahead of a trial...
Independent Africa
Prominent Algerian opposition figure arrested again
A leader and political opponent, Karim Tabbou, of the pro-democracy Hirak movement, was detained at his house on Tuesday evening and taken into police...
Independent Africa
Opposition in South Africa request probe into ministers’ luxury homes
The biggest opposition party in South Africa says it has requested an investigation into what it claims are overpriced contracts for maintaining ministers' opulent...
World
Erdogan’s defeat in Turkey’s election is a dream of opposition
Erdogan, the all-powerful president of Turkey, is engaged in the battle of his life with a unified opposition ahead of elections on Sunday.His main...
Independent Africa
South Africa re-elects Steenhuisen as main opposition leader
In an effort to remove the African National Party (ANC) as the country's ruling party in the national elections to be held next year 2024, the Democratic Alliance, which is the the largest opposition party in South Africa, re-elected John Steenhuisen as its head on Sunday April 1 2023.In order to defeat his opponent, former Johannesburg executive mayor Mpho Phalatse, who received only 17% of the vote, Mr. Steenhuisen received 83% of the vote.He will lead the party for the next three years.In his...