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Sierra Leone on Monday counted the presidential election votes following violence and the death of an opposition party volunteer. However, international observers voiced concern about the lack of transparency in tallying ballots. Provisional results are expected within 48 hours of Saturday’s vote, in which incumbent President Julius Maada Bio ran for a second term against a backdrop of public frustration over growing economic hardship in the West African nation. Samuel Kamara, the head of the main opposition All People’s Congress (APC) party, is seen as Mr Bio’s main rival. Police fired tear gas at supporters who gathered at APC headquarters…

Not long ago, my favorite propagandist Dima Vorobiev expressed the view that Putin’s best exit strategy from the war in Ukraine would be for some enemy of the state to depose him. This would give Putin cover to “save the country” and exit Ukraine without also exiting this mortal coil, as any kind of outright defeat would unquestionably sign his own death warrant. Hard to be a meme when you’re dead Right now, it’s hard to say anything concrete about Prigozhin and Wagner’s actions. Many of his previous statements can be regarded as theatrical, and his actions have yet to…

If you’ve ever dreamed of leaving everything behind and living on a remote island, now might be your chance. Ireland will give you a grant of up to 84,000 euros ($92,297) if you settle one of the country’s coastal islands. But there are conditions attached to the deal, as well as a few factors that may deter people from making the move. The islands in question are cut off from the mainland by the tide on a daily basis, and aren’t connected to it by bridges or causeways, according to the Irish government. Around 300,000 visitors come to these islands…

Economic freedom is the fundamental right of every human to control their labour and property. In economically free societies, individuals are free to work, produce, consume, and invest in any way they please. These countries have implemented pro-business policies, have diverse economies, and stable political environments, but still face challenges such as high levels of debt, corruption, and political instability. Here are the top 10 African countries for economic freedom in 2023: Mauritius: Mauritius ranks first in Africa with an overall score of 70.6 out of 100. Mauritius has implemented various measures to promote economic freedom, including having a well-developed…

Greeks are voting for a second time in little more than a month to elect a new parliament, with voters expected to give former Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s conservative party a second term in office. Polling stations across the country opened at 7am (04:00 GMT) on Sunday and will close 12 hours later, with results expected by about 17:00 GMT. The vote is overshadowed by a boat wreck off the coast of western Greece about a week ago in which hundreds of refugees and migrants either died or went missing. But the disaster is unlikely to significantly affect the overall…

A count of 3,374,258 voters out of an estimated population of 8.7 million went to the polls on Saturday, June 24, 2023 to elect a new President, Members of Parliament and Local Councilors. Thirteen candidates from 17 registered political parties are running for the Presidency, while 135 seats in Parliament and 493 in the Local Council are also in contention. The participating International Observers from the African Union (AU), the European Union, the Commonwealth, the Carter Foundation, the ECOWAS Network of Electoral Commissions (RESEAO/ECONEC) and Sierra Leonean Civil Society reported no major incidents throughout the polls. Voting took place in…

    THE East African Community (EAC) has stepped up the push for member states to adopt local currencies in trading with one another, in the latest push to drop the bullish US dollar that is hurting economies in the region.     David Ole Sankok, a Kenyan member of the East African Legislative Assembly (Eala), has tabled a resolution recommending the EAC use local currencies to boost cross-border trade.     The legislator’s recommendation to the EAC’s council of ministers and partner states adds to the push by emerging and frontier economies to dump the use of dollars in…

There have been no reports to the Namibian government of the country’s expatriates, particularly the Ovaherero, being harassed, stigmatized, or criminalized as trespassers and delinquents in the United Kingdom (UK). However, international relations minister Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah said the ministry was only made aware of the potential of Namibian asylum seekers facing deportation from the UK. Nandi-Ndaitwah told parliament last week her ministry has been engaging the British High Commission on the matter of the Namibian asylum seekers. She said they are in the process of “negotiating the most amicable process that is in line with Namibian rules and regulations, as…