Anastacio Matavel from the Hall of Peace organization was gunned down by unknown assassins in the government stronghold of Gaza.

The killing of the Anastacio Matavel , as he left a training session in the Gaza capital Xai Xai, has been condemned by election observation groups from the Commonwealth, the African Union, the European Union and the Johannesburg-based Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa.

Two of his assassins were killed in a car crash minutes after fleeing the scene.

Another two escaped and are being hunted by police.

Mozambique’s election campaign has been marred by violence. 

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As the East  African power nervously awaits the official results of the poll, its electoral commission says there was an attempt hack its results system, but this had failed.

African Union and Commonwealth observers say Tuesday’s election in Kenya was credible.

Heading the AU team, former South African President Thabo Mbeki commends the electoral commission for a job well done.

The European Union says candidates should accept that losing is natural in a democratic contest.

Heading the EU team Marietje Schaake says elections should never be a matter of life and death.

Opposition presidential candidate Raila Odinga says Kenya’s witnessing the worst voter theft in its history.

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He’s called on this exiled by outgoing President Yayha Jammeh’s 22 years of authoritarian rule to come home and help him build a new country.

Property developer Adama Barrow says he’ll reverse outgoing president Yayha Jamme’s decisions to quit the Commonwealth and the International Criminal Court.

He believes the international tribunal advocates for good governance and does valuable work in countering impunity.

There were raucous celebrations when Jammeh surprisingly  conceded  defeat after polling  36,7% of the vote in last Thursday poll to Barrow’s 45,5%

The streets of the capital Banjul are now much calmer.

Barrow has been greeted with cheers, hugs and a local prayer singer.

He says his two wives, five children and mother will join him in Gambia’s State House when he moves in next month.

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