Pohamba wins Mo Ibrahim prize
Namibia’s outgoing President Hifikepunye Pohamba’s won the most prestigious prize for a democratically elected African leader who governed well and stepped down when his constitutional term-limit expired. The award’s gone unclaimed for five years because Sudanese philanthropist and telecoms billionaire Mo Ibrahim could not identify a deserving candidate. Former liberation fighter Hifikepunya Pohamba succeeed Namibia’s […]
Thabane takes and early lead in Lesotho poll
Incumbent Lesotho premier Tom Thabane has an early lead as results trickle from Saturday’s snap election. Two thirds of ballots from 1,2 million registered voters in the mountain kingdom has been tallied manually. Reports from the observer missions from the region, the continent and abroad are expected today. Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa, who’s the SADC […]
SADC endorses Lesotho election
The SADC election observation team’s given the thumbs up to Saturday’s poll in Lesotho. It’s urged the people of the mountain kingdom to accept the result and to exercise any challenges within the boundaries of the law. Heading the SADC observer mission to Lesotho, South Africa’s Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Maite Nkoana Mashebane’s […]