Tag: campaign
Nigerian soldier deaths used in election campaigning
Hundreds of Nigerian soldiers killed in recent months by Islamist militants who the president vowed to defeat when voted into power in...
Sudan still committed to Yemen military campaign
Sudan remains committed to a Saudi-led alliance fighting in Yemen state news agency SUNA quoted President Omar al-Bashir as saying, three weeks...
Sinai campaign not stopping food, medicine supplies – Egypt
An Egyptian military campaign to defeat Islamic State militants in northern Sinai Peninsula is choking essential food and medical supplies to residents...
Kenyan president launches re-election campaign
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta kicked off his official campaign for re-election with a rally in Nairobi, echoing a call by main challenger...
Mauritania intensifies crackdown on anti-slavery campaigners
Mauritanian anti-slavery activists jailed last month have been tortured in detention and transferred to a remote desert location in an "intensification of...
Migrants tell of horrors or voyage in Italian media campaign
Italy launched an internet, TV and radio campaign on Thursday to discourage Africans from setting out on the often deadly voyage to...
Liberia challenger warns of turmoil unless poll
Liberia could tip into chaos not seen since its civil war if a presidential run-off election set for Tuesday is not delayed...
Obama criticizes tone of early 2012 campaigning
US President Barack Obama struck back against his political rivals seeking the Republican presidential nomination, saying they were attacking his economic record...
