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International observers on Thursday praised the handling of Kenya's presidential election, with the European Union mission saying it had seen no sign of manipulation despite opposition complaints and scattered protests.

Angola has agreed to allow just four experts from the European Union to monitor its elections later this month, officials said on Monday, after...

The European Union has scrapped plans to observe elections in Angola next month, after Luanda failed to agree to a package of conditions, including...

Monitors from the European Union Election Observation Mission have warned of possible violence during Kenya's August 8 polls. Chief Observer Marietje Schaake noted that concerns...

Google has been fined 2.42bn euros ($2.7bn; £2.1bn) by the European Commission after it ruled the company had abused its power by promoting its own shopping comparison service at the top of search results. The amount is the regulator's largest penalty to date against a company accused of distorting the market. The ruling also orders Google to end its anti-competitive practices within 90 days or face a further penalty. The US firm said it may appeal.

West African countries have detained eight Chinese ships for fishing illegally and the boats' owners could be subject to millions of dollars in fines,...

European Council President Donald Tusk is due to issue draft guidelines on how the EU intends to negotiate the UK's departure from the bloc.

Thousands of EU laws on everything from workers' rights to the environment are to be transferred into UK law as the country gears up for Brexit.

Theresa May has signed the letter that will formally begin the UK's departure from the European Union.

The government of South Africa has announced it is suspending importation of meat from Brazil over the recent scandal in the South American country's meat processing industry.