Dakar, Senegal — AFP A cacophony of horns and cheers erupted as the only woman standing in Senegal’s presidential election emerged from the sunroof of her SUV in the outskirts of the capital Dakar. Anta Babacar Ngom was on her third day of the campaign trail and, like the other 18 candidates in the race, […]
Muslim Network TV Ex-President Donald Trump has promised he will free individuals imprisoned for attacking the Capitol Building on Jan 6, 2021, upon returning to office. The prisoners face charges ranging from assault to seditious conspiracy. Critics have condemned Trump’s stance. They highlight the potential danger of pardoning those in...
Muslim Network TV A group of Republicans has launched an initiative to make sure ex-president Donald Trump is not re-elected in November. Republican Voters Against Trump’s $50 million campaign plans to showcase testimonial videos from Trump supporters sharing why they will not vote for him this time. Led by strategist Sarah Longwell, it will t...
HOUSTON, US (AA) – US President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are headed for a rematch after both clinched their respective party’s nominations on Tuesday. Both candidates were projected to win their primaries in the states of Georgia, Mississippi and Washington, giving them the magic numbers they needed to clinch, accordin...
CAIRO (AA) – Libyan leaders agreed Sunday on the necessity to form a unified government that would supervise the country’s long-delayed elections. The heads of East Libya-based parliament, Tripoli-based High Council of State and the country’s Presidency Council met in Cairo for talks aimed at bridging gaps to hold the Libyan elections, the Ara...
Islamabad, Pakistan – AFP Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of Pakistan’s slain first female leader Benazir Bhutto, was voted in as president for a second time Saturday, after elections marred by rigging claims. Zardari was voted in with 411 votes to 181 for the opposition-backed candidate, the Election Commission of Pakistan announced...
Dakar, Senegal – AFP Campaigning got underway in a festive atmosphere on Saturday for Senegal’s March 24 presidential election, after weeks of turmoil caused by its delay, as one of the leading contenders met voters. Khalifa Sall, a former mayor of Dakar, toured different neighbourhoods of the capital in the evening, greeting sever...
Karachi, Pakistan – AFP A shadowy political party that ruled Karachi for more than three decades, overseeing the city’s descent into a swamp of organised crime, has risen from the ashes in Pakistan’s tainted elections. The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) ran the city through a pervasive network of street enforcers and elected ...
Islamabad, Pakistan – AFP Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of Pakistan’s slain first female premier Benazir Bhutto, is set to become president for a second time. Initially a background character as Bhutto’s consort, Zardari was stained by a bevy of corruption and other allegations, including absurd kidnapping plots and taking ki...
KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) – Voters in Senegal will choose their next president on March 24, President Macky Sall announced Wednesday, signaling an end to weeks of political chaos which engulfed the West African country following the postponement of elections originally scheduled for Feb. 25. Sall announced the new poll date on the same day the Const...
