Election updates: Madagascar and the DRCPolls closed Wednesday evening in Madagascar’s run-off of the presidential elections, which were contested by two of the country’s former presidents. In the first round, neither won the 50 percent required for a win—Rajoelina won 39 percent of the vote, while Ravalomanana won 35 percent; both candidates alleged they were victims of fraud and cheating. In an interview with the media, KPA Managing Director Daniel Manduku stated, “There is no risk of losing the port. There is precedent for such a takeover to occur, as witnessed in Sri Lanka where the government recently lost control of its Hambantota port to China. He has not given an exact figure of how many troops would be withdrawn.

Source: Ethiopian News December 22, 2018 14:03 UTC