US bloody number: Philadelphia’s ballot-counting warehouse fence is topped with barbed wire, Detroit and Atlanta offices protected by bullet-proof glass
Election officials say one of their biggest fears is a razor-close result where the outcome will hinge on court fights over small numbers of disputed ballots. The Republican National Committee has targeted election officials with dozens of lawsuits challenging various aspects of the voting process, a move seen by Democrats as a prelude to contesting a potential loss.
Sixty-five year old former Rwandan doctor to spend rest of his life in prison for 1994 genocide
Three decades after the genocide, several witnesses travelled to Paris for the four-week trial and gave graphic descriptions of the killings in the Butare region where Rwamucyo was at the time.
Fifty 50 years after the ‘Rumble in the Jungle’ Congolese youths still dream to scale heights of world boxing
As Congo marks the 50th anniversary of the Rumble-in-the Jungle on Wednesday, boxing dreams live on not only in the capital, Kinshasa – where the Ali-Foreman fight happened – but also in the grassroots promotions like Nyama’s out in Goma, a city in the heart of a region that has seen decades of conflict, displacement and crisis.
Poll fraud: Former Republican congressional candidate arrested for stealing ballots
Before turning himself in on Tuesday morning, Larry Savage said he was innocent and described the charges as “bumped up.”
Botswana election expected to back ruling BDP that has been in power since independence
Botswana has been held up as one of Africa’s success stories as a peaceful and stable democracy with one of the best standards of living in the region, but it is facing new economic challenges that have pushed the BDP to concede that policy change is needed.
CNN bans conservative writer after ‘beeper’ comment to Muslim commentator
CNN was having a heated discussion about the Trump rally, where the racist and other demeaning language was a sign of how tensions are coming to a boil with only a week to go until a highly contested and contentious Election Day that reflects the nation’s political and cultural fissures.
Harris: Trump is unstable, obsessed with revenge, consumed with grievance and out for unchecked power to be US president
Kamala Harris was flanked by American flags on stage and surrounded by blue and white banners that said “FREEDOM” with a well-lit White House behind her. The crowd included older people and college students, people from overseas, from New York and from nearby Virginia. Many women came in groups with other female friends.
Supreme Court overturns ruling of lower court that voided 2023 finance law, gives Kenya government tax nod
The finance bills form the main vehicle for the government to set out revenue-raising measures, and Ruto’s administration has been relying on the 2023 finance law to continue collecting taxes after the rollback of this year’s legislation.
