THE TOP OPPOSITION FIGURES IN AFRICA

Maurice Kamto
Maurice Kamto is a Cameroonian politician, professor and barrister. He is one of the founders of the Cameroon Renaissance Movement. He was a member of the International Law Commission of the United Nations from 1999 to 2016.
In 2018, Kamto, pronounced himself the winner of the 2018 general elections before even the first results were announced -- leading the government to brand him an outlaw -- Mr Kamto alleged that six of the 11 members of the Constitutional Council were biased in President Paul Biya's favour who has been in power since 1982 making him the longest serving African President.
Diane Rwigara
Diane Shima Rwigara is a Rwandan businesswoman and accountant who stood as an independent candidate in the 2017 Rwandan presidential election.
The former financial accountant faced a 22-year spell in jail for "inciting insurrection" and "forgery" after she tried to run in the 2017 presidential election against Rwanda's long-time president Paul Kagame.
Her mother, Adeline, also faced a 22-year term after sending messages that were critical of the government on WhatsApp to her sister and a couple of her friends.
But in a surprise judgment, the court found that both members of the Rwigara family were innocent.
Martin Fayulu
Martin Madidi Fayulu is a businessman and lawmaker from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He is the leader of the Engagement for Citizenship and Development party.
In 2018 general elections, according to the National Electoral Commission (Ceni), Martin Fayulu got 6.4 million votes thereby losing to Felix Tshisekedi who got 7 million votes equating to 38.5% of the votes.
The voter turnout was reported to be 48%.
Atiku Abubakar
Atiku Abubakar GCON is a Nigerian politician and businessman who served as the Vice President of Nigeria from 1999 to 2007 during the presidency of Olusegun Obasanjo.
He belongs to the People's Democratic Party (DPP).
Since his entry into politics in 1993, Atiku Abubakar has unsuccessfully contested five times for the Office of President of Nigeria in 1993, 2007, 2011, 2015 and 2019.
John Mahama
John Dramani Mahama, born 29 November 1958, is a Ghanaian politician who served as President of Ghana from 24 July 2012 to 7 January 2017.
He previously served as Vice President of Ghana from January 2009 to July 2012, and took office as president on 24 July 2012 following the death of his predecessor, John Atta Mills.
Mahama is a communication expert, historian, and writer. He is a member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
After the 2020 general elections, Mr. Mahama claimed that numerous steps had been taken to manipulate the results of the election in favour of the incumbent.
A day earlier, the electoral commission had said that President Akufo-Addo had won 51.59 percent of the vote ahead of Mahama with 47.36 percent.
Mahama rejected those numbers.
Raila Olinga
Raila Amolo Odinga is a Kenyan politician who served as the Prime Minister of Kenya from 2008 to 2013. He is assumed as the Leader of Opposition in Kenya since 2013 as the New Constitution of Kenya does not prescribe for such a position.
He was born in Maseno, Kenya on January 7, 1945 and belongs to the Orange Democratic Movement.
Raila Odinga has contested four times for presidency of Kenya and withdrawn once in the 2017 October polls.
Julius Malema
Julius Sello Malema is a South African politician and activist who is a Member of Parliament and the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Economic Freedom Fighters, a South African political party, which he founded in July 2013.
In 2015 during the Presidential state of the nation address session in parliament, Julius Malema loudly demanded the then president, Jacob Zuma to pay back the money from the upgrade to his home but the speaker ordered him to leave.
Malema refused, and suddenly several dozen white-shirted security officials were pouring into the room. They crowded around the EFF and began to pull the MPs out of the chamber.
There were scuffles and loud shouts in the Parliament. Shirts were torn.
Within a few minutes all the EFF MPs had been removed from parliament and the ANC majority began cheering in their seats.
Mr Malema defended his MPs' actions, calling it a legitimate attempt to defend democracy, adding that seven of his party had been injured and would be pressing charges.
Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu
Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu known by his stage name Bobi Wine, is a Ugandan politician, singer, and actor.
Mr. Kyagulanyi is a former Member of Parliament for Kyadondo County East constituency in Wakiso District, in Uganda's Central Region.
He also leads the National Unity Platform political party.
He participated in the 2021 election where he lost to the incumbent Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, a result which Kyagulanyi strongly disputed.
The electoral commission declared that Mr Kyagulanyi had got 3,631,437 votes which was 35.08% thereby losing to Yoweri Museveni who got 6,042,898 votes making 58.38%.