•Incumbent president, Adama Barrow The Gambia will hold its next presidential election on December 5, 2026, officials announced yesterday, as President Adama Barrow’s bid for a third term elicits mounting criticism. Barrow surprised Gambians earlier this year when he said he would seek a third term in office, reports AFP. The move is allowed u...
•Obasanjo Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has again refuted long-standing speculation that he sought a third term as Nigeria’s democratic president. Obasanjo, who ruled both as a military head of state and later as a civilian president from 1999 to 2007, clarified that he never had any intention of extending his tenure. In an exclusive inte...
•Re-elected Mayor of London Sadiq Khan London’s Labour mayor Sadiq Khan yesterday secured a record third term, dealing the Conservatives another damaging defeat in their worst local election results in recent memory months before an expected general election. Khan, 53, easily beat Tory challenger Susan Hall to scupper largely forlorn Tory hope...
•Sisi Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was sworn in today before parliament for his third term in office as leader of the Arab world’s most populous country. In power for the past decade, Sisi is set to remain president until 2030, after winning a December election with 89.6 percent of the vote against three relative […]

