Tagged: Opposition parties

Conrad Omodiagbe

Opposition in Burundi Pick Presidential Candidate

Ahead of the presidential elections scheduled for May 20, 2020, the main opposition party in Burundi, the National Congress for Liberty – known by its French acronym CNL, has found its official candidate in former rebel leader, Agathon Rwasa. The party announced the 56-year old’s nomination news through a post on Twitter. The former rebel […]

The Election Network

Rwanda’s opposition parties are gearing up for the presidential elections

In a bid to create some competition for incumbent president Paul Kagame, Independent candidate Diane Shima Rwigara has declared her interest to run for the presidency ahead of Rwanda’s election in August. She revealed her ambitious manifesto which entails eradicating poverty in the East African nation. “I will be tackling poverty, I will be tackling […]