elections

Brexit Party minister ‘admits Cambridge Analytica role in Kenya election’

By BBC A British politician has admitted she secretly worked for the data firm Cambridge Analytica on a controversial 2017 election campaign in Kenya, according to an exclusive report by Read More

DRCONGO: Retour de Moise Katumbi en RDC : Pierre Lumbi sollicite l’implication de Joseph Kabila

Pierre Lumbi, cadre du Mouvement social pour le renouveau(MSR) à Kinshasa, le 05/11/2015 lors de l’ouverture du congrès extraordinaire de ce parti. Radio Okapi/Ph. John Bompengo GOOGLE TRANSLATION INTO ENGLISH Read More

TRUMP – US Senate Intelligence Committee calls Julian Assange to testify – WikiLeaks

US Senate Intelligence Committee calls Julian Assange to testify – WikiLeaks Julian Assange addresses a crowd from the balcony of the Ecuadorian embassy in London © Neil Hall / Reuters Read More

FACEBOOK: Zuckerberg says company working with Mueller probe

WASHINGTON (AP) — Apologetic Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg told senators Tuesday it had been “clearly a mistake” to believe the Trump-linked data-mining company Cambridge Analytica had discarded data that it Read More

DRCONGO: Civil Society casts doubt on upcoming elections

A voting machine in Kinshasa, Photographer: John Wessels/AFP via Getty Images New Congo Voting System Risks Election’s Credibility, Groups Say Electoral authorities procured, distributing poll technology; Fears system will undermine reliability Read More

SIERRA LEONE: New president Julius Maada Bio sworn in

Image copyrightREUTERSImage captionJulius Maada Bio has ruled the country briefly before BBC – Sierra Leone’s opposition candidate, Julius Maada Bio, has rushed to take his presidential oath in a hotel Read More

FACEBOOK: Data on 87 Million People May Have Been Shared

Facebook Says Data on 87 Million People May Have Been Shared BLOOMBERG – Facebook Inc. said that the data on as many as 87 million people, most of them in Read More

SIERRA LEON: Opposition claims presidential election win

ECOWAS said the presence of security forces at some polling stations intimidated voters and polling officials [Olivia Acland/Reuters] Sierra Leone People’s Party says Julius Maada Bio won the elections, according Read More

KENYA: Canada foreign aid; @JustinTrudeau @MigunaMiguna @uKenyatta @RailaOdinga blatant Human Rights abuses

Canadian international assistance in Kenya Kenya is the economic engine and key driver of stability in East Africa. Its strong private sector, infrastructure, and financial services contribute significantly to growth Read More

DRCONGO: 8 in 10 Congolese Disapprove of President Kabila, Poll Shows

FILE – Democratic Republic of Congo’s President Joseph Kabila addresses a news conference at the State House in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Jan. 26, 2018. DAKAR (Reuters via VOA) Read More