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Congo-Brazzaville Vote Marred by Nationwide Internet Disruption as Counting Begins

Observers say the outage weakened transparency in a race widely viewed as favoring President Denis Sassou Nguesso.

Vietnam Holds One-Party Parliamentary Vote Ahead of Leadership Confirmations

Congo Republic Votes in Election Poised to Extend Sassou Nguesso’s Rule

Congo’s Sassou Nguesso Poised to Prolong Four-Decade Rule in Sunday Vote

Xi Demands Absolute Party Loyalty From China’s Military at ‘Two Sessions’ as Anti-Graft Purge Deepens

Venezuelan Opposition Figure Reported Under House Arrest After Re-Detention

Jonathan Rauch Now Calls Trump’s Governance Fascist

Bobi Wine Speaks From Hiding After Uganda Army Chief’s Death Threats

Uganda Elections Marred by Internet Blackout and Hours-Long Voting Delays

Venezuela Claims 116 Political Prisoners Freed as NGOs Confirm Far Fewer

Trump Sets Washington Meeting With María Corina Machado as U.S. Tests Return to Caracas

Machado Skips Nobel Peace Ceremony as Daughter Accepts, Panel Tells Maduro to Step Down

Syria Marks One Year Since Assad’s Fall With Mass Rallies and Calls for Reconstruction

Hong Kong’s Patriots-Only Election Records 31.9% Turnout After Deadly High-Rise Fire

Pro-Schaparow Independents Sweep Kyrgyzstan’s Snap Parliamentary Vote

Japarov Allies Sweep Kyrgyzstan’s Snap Parliamentary Vote, Watchdog Flags Limits on Freedoms

Egypt Holds Second-Phase Parliamentary Vote Under Tight Security

Egypt Opens Two-Phase Parliamentary Vote

Two Held in South Africa Over Explosives as Reports Identify Zimbabwean Opposition Figure Job Sikhala

Paul Biya Sworn In for Eighth Term After Disputed Cameroon Election