Egypt's former intelligence chief Omar Suleiman, a Hosni Mubarak loyalist who is close to the ruling military, announced his bid for Egypt's presidency in the late May first-round vote just minutes ahead of a registration deadline on Sunday.
Ivory Coast's incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo (pictured) said Friday that he was ready to "sit down and talk" with rival Alassane Ouattara, who has garnered international support as the legitimate winner of disputed Nov. 28 elections.
In this edition: 'Shiite propaganda' worries Moroccan government, the tensions in Mauritania even as the military regime vows to hold democratic elections and the Constitutional Council in Algeria rejects an opposition complaint of fraud.
Algeria's opposition rejects the results of an April 9 ballot that gave President Abdelaziz Bouteflika a third term with 90 percent of the vote. Opposition leader Said Sadi (pictured) told FRANCE 24 that his party is taking the matter to court.
In this edition: the landslide victory for the incumbent Abdelaziz Bouteflika in Algeria's elections does not satisfy the opposition; Morocco clamps down on counterfeit products; the fight against the desert continues in Mauritania.
Algeria's incumbent President Abdelaziz Bouteflika won a third term on Friday with 90.24 percent of the votes cast. Bouteflika, in power since 1999, won more votes in this election than in the 2004 presidential election.
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika won a third term with 90.24% of the votes cast but the opposition cried foul saying the election on 09 April was marred by voter intimidation and that the 74.54 percent turnout was inflated.
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika won a third term after claiming 90% of the vote in an election marred by violence and boycotted by adversaries. The opposition contested official turnout figures of 74.54%.
Algeria's incumbent President Abdelaziz Bouteflika is set to win a third term on Friday. Authorities claim turnout reached 74.11 percent despite opposition calls for a boycott.
Algeria has the world's fifteenth biggest oil reserves and provides 20 per cent of the European Union's gas but has been badly hit by falling energy prices.
