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Will South Africa have a new government or president after election?

29 May 2024

By Anait Miridzhanian JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africans vote in national and provincial elections on May 29 with opinion polls suggesting the governing African National Congress will lose its majority for the first time in the democratic era, while remaining the largest party. Under South Africa’s constitution, voters elect 400 members of the National Assembly, …

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Factbox-How does South Africa’s 2024 election work?

29 May 2024

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africans vote in national and provincial elections on May 29 that polls suggest could loosen the African National Congress’ 30-year grip on power. After the vote, the new National Assembly will choose the country’s next president from among its members. Below are facts about the election and the voting process. HOW DOES …

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South Africans start voting in election that could see ANC lose majority

29 May 2024

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africans started voting on Wednesday in an election that could mark a big political shift if the governing African National Congress party loses its majority as opinion polls suggest. Voters are electing nine provincial legislatures and a new national parliament, which will then choose the country’s next president. If the ANC …

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Egypt, UAE talks continuing over Ras El Hekma land deal

28 May 2024

By Pesha Magid RIYADH (Reuters) – Egypt and the United Arab Emirates are still negotiating contracts for the massive Ras El Hekma development project on Egypt’s Mediterranean coast, a prominent representative of the Egyptian tourism sector said. Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund ADQ in February agreed to pay $24 billion for the rights to develop …

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Mass wedding plans deferred in Nigeria, some girls, women marry privately

28 May 2024

By Ahmed Kingimi MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Religious leaders and a state lawmaker suspended their plans for a mass wedding of 100 girls and young women in northwest Nigeria after it sparked outrage, but some were married in private ceremonies, the state assembly speaker and one of the girls said on Tuesday. The wedding plans …

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South Africa’s ANC support around 42% days before election, poll finds

28 May 2024

By Bhargav Acharya and Tannur Anders JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Support for South Africa’s governing African National Congress (ANC) has settled around 42% in the days leading up to Wednesday’s election, an opinion poll showed, suggesting that an increase in support seen earlier this month has fizzled out. Opinion polls released in March and April estimated …

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Togo’s President Gnassingbe set to switch job to stay in power

28 May 2024

LOME (Reuters) – Togo’s President Faure Gnassingbe is set to become president of the council of ministers, a position introduced by the new constitution, which will allow him to extend his 19-year-old rule, a minister said late on Monday. The new charter adopted in March introduced a parliamentary system of government and created the role …

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Egypt to host conference for Sudan’s civilian political groups in June

28 May 2024

CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt will host a conference next month bringing together Sudan’s civilian political groups with other regional and global parties, the Egyptian foreign ministry said on Tuesday. The conference aims to produce an agreement between Sudan’s civilian groups on ways to build a comprehensive and permanent peace, the statement added. Sudan has been …

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Zimbabwe to look East for trophy hunting export markets

28 May 2024

By Nyasha Chingono LIVINGSTONE, Zambia (Reuters) – Zimbabwean wildlife authorities are eyeing trophy hunting export markets in the East as some European countries move to ban trophy imports, an official said on Tuesday. The European Parliament called in 2022 for a ban on the import of trophies derived from species listed by CITES, an international …

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