Africa votes in 2016 Country Date Type Uganda February General Yoweri Museveni repressed opposition and fixed vote CAR February-March Presidential & legislative Sporadic organisational problems Niger February-March Presidential & legislative Mahamadou Issoufou won presidential vote in 2nd round after fixes Cape Verde March Legislative Widely seen as credible Benin March Presidential Over 30 contenders and credible poll Congo-Brazzaville March Presidential Denis Sassou-Nguesso pushed constitutional changes fixed election Tanzania (Zanzibar) March Regional Zanzibar election rerun widely condemned Senegal March Referendum Credible vote after hesitation on reforms Comoros February-April Presidential Constitutional court to decide on 2nd round vote Sudan April Referendum on Darfur Omer el Beshir repressed opposition fixed vote threatens new offensive Equatorial Guinea April Presidential Teodoro Obiang repressed opposition and fixed vote Chad April Presidential Idriss Déby Itno repressed opposition and fixed vote Djibouti April Presidential Ismaïl Omar Guelleh repressed opposition and fixed vote Gabon August Presidential Ali Ben Bongo in tight race history of fixing Zambia August Presidential Edgar Lungu in tight race; his supporters threaten opposition Cape Verde August Presidential Shootings raise tension South Africa August Local elections Critical test of Jacob Zuma's leadership...
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From the glass-fronted VIP section of the main stand President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo had a perfect view as crowd violence in the Nuevo Estadio de Malabo spiralled out of control on 5 February...
Hosting the Africa Cup of Nations has enabled President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo to improve his country's image and raise his regional profile...
President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo announced on 29 August his plans to hold a dialogue with members of the opposition but they are highly sceptical that it will lead to any progress...
Yet to the frustration of human rights and anti-corruption campaigners some of whom held demonstrations outside the State Department for the duration of the summit other long-stay leaders such as Equatorial Guinea's Teodoro Obiang Congo-Brazzaville's Denis Sassou-Nguesso Cameroon's Paul Biya Uganda's Yoweri Museveni and Burkina Faso's Blaise Compaoré were accorded full diplomatic honours and more discreetly feted by local business groups and lobbyists...
Spanish media focused on a clash between Equatorial Guinea's Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo and Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy Brey...
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President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo's argument that the Spanish government under Prime Minister José María Aznar may have supported the 2004 ‘wonga coup' (AC Vol 45 No 6 All in the family & Malabo imbroglio) gained new credence in July...
The elections on 26 May showed just how far President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo will go to stifle democratic opposition...
After President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo expressed interest in learning from Angola's experiences with oil GEPetrol is aiming to get involved in the insurance business...
As President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo’s government rails against foreign influences seeking to destabilise Equatorial Guinea it is none too pleased with the latest decisions by prosecutors in Valencia Spain...