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Jakarta Governor Race To Be Decided In April Run-Off

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The race for governor of Jakarta will be decided in a run-off, election authorities said Saturday, after incumbent Basuki Tjahaja Purnama failed to cross the 50 percent threshold. Purnama, who is on trial for blasphemy, topped the first round with 43 percent and will go head-to-head with Anies Baswedan who came second with 40 percent. … Read more

Mahama, Others To Meet Jammeh Over Election Controversy

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Ghana’s outgoing President, John Mahama will tomorrow [Tuesday], join other ECOWAS leaders in the Gambian capital of Banjul, to hold talks with the country’s outgoing leader, Yahya Jammeh, after he rejected results of that country’s election held earlier in December. Hours after President Mahama conceded defeat in Ghana’s election on December 9, news broke that … Read more