By Marina Chauffaille, Life News Today Reporter   Located on the West African coast between Senegal and Guinea, Guinea-Bissau voted to reelect incumbent President Umaro Sissoco Embaló on Nov. 23, according to preliminary counts that have not yet been officially certified by electoral authorities. Voters in Bissau and across rural regions participated in presidential and parliamentary voting that determined the country’s leadership structure for the next term. The election als

By Marina Chauffaille, Reporter Chile held its presidential election on Nov. 16, producing no outright winner and sending the country to a runoff that will determine its next president. Voters across the country participated in the first round to choose who will lead the nation for the next four years, but none of the candidates obtained the majority required under Chilean law to win in a single round. According to the preliminary vote count published by the Servicio Electora

Zanzibar held its presidential election on Oct. 29, 2025, reelecting Dr. Hussein Ali Mwinyi to a second five-year term. Representing the Chama cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party, Mwinyi first assumed office in November 2020 and campaigned on stability, infrastructure expansion, and economic development.

by Marina Chauffaille Tanzania held its general election on Oct. 29, 2025, to choose the president and members of the National Assembly. The National Electoral Commission (NEC) declared President Samia Suluhu Hassan the winner, extending her leadership for another five-year term. Hassan first assumed office on March 19, 2021, after the death of President John Magufuli, and completed the remainder of his term through 2025. Her reelection marked her first full mandate as head o

Côte d’Ivoire held its presidential election on Oct. 25, 2025, where President Alassane Ouattara won a fourth term with about 89.7% of the vote, according to results released by the Independent Electoral Commission. The victory extends Ouattara’s rule through 2030 and reinforces his position as one of the most influential political figures in West Africa.

WASHINGTON— Ireland held its presidential elections on Oct. 24 and Catherine Martina Ann Connolly, a longtime independent legislator from Galway, was elected as the new president, ending Michael D. Higgins’ 14-year tenure.

Japan’s parliament, known as the National Diet (ND), voted to elect Sanae Takaichi as the country’s new prime minister on Oct. 21, 2025. She becomes Japan’s first female prime minister, succeeding Shigeru Ishiba, who resigned in September 2025 after his party suffered internal divisions and declining public approval. Her election comes in a country where women hold fewer than 10% of seats in the House of Representatives, according to Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and C

Cameroon’s Elections Paul Biya declared provisional winner after 43 years in power

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By Gabriela Casais Life News Today DAVAO ORIENTAL, Philippines (Oct. 10, 2025) — Two powerful offshore earthquakes struck eastern Mindanao on Friday, toppling homes, cutting power and prompting brief tsunami alerts along the Pacific coast. The twin shocks, known as a “doublet,” left at least seven people dead and dozens injured across Davao Oriental and nearby provinces, according to local officials. The first quake, with a magnitude of 7.4, struck at 9:43 a.m. local time abo

Victoria, Seychelles (Sept. 25–27, 2025) — In the postcard-perfect islands of Seychelles, voters this week faced a choice that went far...

Malawians delivered a dramatic political comeback this month, electing former president Peter Mutharika and unseating incumbent Lazarus Chakwera in a vote widely seen as a referendum on government performance and economic survival. Once the British protectorate of Nyasaland, Malawi gained independence in 1964 and adopted a 1994 constitution establishing a presidential republic with an independent judiciary and electoral commission. Its democracy has been tested repeatedly, in

Bougainvilleans turned out in force this week for an election that could shape the region’s final steps toward independence from Papua New Guinea. The vote for president and a new House of Representatives comes six years after the 2019 referendum, when an overwhelming 98.3 percent of voters endorsed independence — a result that still awaits ratification by PNG’s national parliament before full sovereignty can be achieved. The region’s path has been marked by decades of strugg

Guyana’s September 1 general election served as both a test of democracy and a measure of how the country manages its oil-fueled economic boom, which has made it one of the fastest-growing economies in the world. Once known as British Guiana, the nation gained independence in 1966 and became a republic in 1970. Its politics have long been shaped by ethnic divisions — with Indo-Guyanese voters generally backing the People’s Progressive Party/Civic, and Afro-Guyanese supporting

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