Low voter turn out in Mali’s legislative polls

Officials in Mali said Thursday that voter turnout for the country;‘s legislative elections was just 36 percent. Mali’s territorial administration minister, Boubacar Alpha Bah said many chose to stay away from the ballot box due to threats of violence and COVID-19 pandemic. “A total of 797 out of 22,147 polling stations could not open, accounting […]

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Mali holds delayed legislative polls despite COVID-19, security threats

Malians vote Sunday in a long-delayed parliamentary election, despite a raging terrorist conflict, the recent kidnap of a leading opposition politician and the coronavirus pandemic. Experts see the vote as a key step towards leading the West African state out of its spiral of violence and closer to a political solution to stop the bloodshed. […]

I am not a dictator’: Togo’s president says ahead of polls

Togo’s president Faure Gnassingbe is confident of securing victory in Saturday’s elections, telling Knowafrika and Le Monde on Thursday that he is not a dictator. Gnassingbe is aiming to extend his family’s decades-long domination over the West African nation by claiming a fourth term in power. The country of 8 million goes to the polls […]