Elections

Politics: Dread of ethno-political clashes in Ivory Coast Western district

The condition of Ivory Coast is chaotic at the moment. A few days ago, there were several violence and brutality…

October 23, 2020

Presidential Elections Begins In Seychelles

Presidential Election has begun in Seychelles as voters has started casting votes for the next president of the country and…

October 22, 2020

Guinea: UN Advises Against Hate Speech

As Guinea elections approaches the United Nations (UN) has advised against the use of ethnic hate speach in the wake…

October 15, 2020

Politics: Opposition Unites With Anti-Ouattara Rally in Ivory Coast

Political opposition leaders and their supporters joined forces in a united front at a rally of over 30,000 at the…

October 11, 2020

News: Elections Without Credible Opposition Sees Democratic Setback in Benin

Auhoritinaism in Benin? Opponents and members of civil society in Benin have denounced the six-month away presidential election which they…

October 10, 2020

NEWS: Opposition Denounces “De facto House Arrest” House Arrest in Cameroon

The chief of the Movement for the Rebirth of Cameroon (MRC) party, Maurice Kamto, is traumatic an clarification from the…

September 29, 2020

NEWS: Guinea begins the distribution of voting cards ahead of the elections in October

Distribution of balloting cards started on Saturday, in what will be one of the most watched elections in Western Africa.…

September 20, 2020

Guinea: Anti-Condé ranks split over voter turnout

The presidential election in Guinea is unfolding amid political tensions. The president Alpha Condé, who is 82, is looking for…

September 10, 2020

Politics: Voters take part in ‘illegal’ election in Ethiopia’s Tigray region

Ageing war veterans and university students joined long pre-dawn lines in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region to vote Wednesday in parliamentary…

September 9, 2020

Gbagbo and Soro Officially Back in the Presidential Race

Initial Bid Rejection Two more candidates are officially in the running to be president in Cote d’Ivoire in time for…

September 1, 2020

Business: AfDB Unanimously Reelected Adesina As President

Still in Position Akinwumi Adesina - a 60-year-old former Nigerian agriculture minister, was unanimously re-elected to serve as the President…

August 28, 2020

Somali leaders decide on the blueprint for elections

Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed alongside with three state leaders and the mayor of Mogadishu have reached an agreement on…

August 21, 2020

Breaking: Police fire tear gas at Sudan protesters, on anniversary of power-sharing deal

Thousands of protesters took to the streets in Khartoum on Monday, marking a year since a transitional power-sharing deal was…

August 18, 2020

The World: New Zealand postpones elections after new virus outbreak

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has delayed New Zealand's elections by 4 weeks due to the coronavirus outbreak in Auckland. The…

August 17, 2020

The World: Trump ‘shocked’ by Biden’s choice of vice president

US President Donald Trump weighed in on Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s choice of Senator Kamala Harris as his running…

August 12, 2020

Ivory Coast: Ouattara declares candidacy for 3rd term

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara introduced Thursday that he will run for a 1/3 term, no matter in the past…

August 7, 2020

The World: Donald Trump floats delaying election

Later the previous day afternoon, Trump doubled down on his until now statement, tweeting: “Must know Election outcomes on the…

July 31, 2020

Uganda: Muntu blast EC, Clergy over ‘silence amidst turbulences’

“The silence of the Electoral Commission (EC) and the clergy amidst a looming crisis is deafening,” Alliance for National Transformation…

July 31, 2020

Politics: President Ouattara nominated as candidate by RHDP party in Ivory Coast

President of Ivory Coast, Alassane Ouattara, has decided to reserve his decision to seek a third mandate for now. Without…

July 30, 2020

Nigeria: ‘Obaseki will lose because of bad performance’ – Ebegbulem

Imo State Commissioner for Special Projects Simon Ebegbulem has said Governor Godwin Obaseki will lose the September 19 election for…

July 22, 2020

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