UNITED NATIONS, Jan 29 (IPS) – Franck Kuwonu, Africa Renewal Central African Republic and in Niger held their presidential and parliamentary elections on 27 December 2020 to round up a challenging year where despite fears of disruption from the COVID-19 pandemic, most countries in Africa managed to stick to their scheduled elections.
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