Tag: election
Gambia police disperse protesters contesting president’s re-election
Gambian police fired tear gas on Monday to disperse supporters of losing presidential candidate Ousainou Darboe who had taken to the streets outside the...
World powers to push Libya election in Paris meeting
World powers will push for sanctions against anyone who disrupts Libya’s electoral process and political transition, according to draft conclusions of a conference they...
Libyan premier to run for president as election turmoil grows
The head of Libya's national unity government plans to run for president next month, according to a senior official, an apparent breach of a...
Mali tells UN it will confirm post-coup election date in December
Mali's interim authorities will confirm a date for post-coup elections after national reform consultations in December, a representative of a UN Security Council delegation...
Zambia counting votes with internet restrictions still in force
Zambia prepared on Friday to begin announcing results of a tight presidential election between top contenders President Edgar Lungu and main rival Hakainde Hichilema...
Somalia to hold indirect election on 10 October, Prime Minister says
Somalia will indirectly pick a new president on 10 October, the prime minister said on Tuesday, potentially easing a political crisis brought on by...
ISS: Zimbabwe’s notorious youth service revived ahead of election season
With anti-government activism on the rise, ZANU-PF sets its sights on winning the critical youth vote in 2023.
Zimbabwe’s infamous National Youth Service (NYS), dubbed...
Somalia’s opposition cease recognising president as election row escalates
An alliance of Somali opposition parties proposed the creation of a national council of lawmakers, opposition leaders and civil society to govern the Horn...
Ugandan opposition says troops raid its offices amid election challenge
Bobi Wine, leader of Uganda’s main opposition party, said troops raided its headquarters on Monday as staff tried to prepare a legal challenge to...
Uganda’s Museveni takes early election lead as rival alleges fraud
Long-time leader Yoweri Museveni took an early lead in Uganda’s presidential election according to preliminary results on Friday, though his main rival said there...
US cancels its observation of Uganda’s presidential election
The United States has cancelled its observation of Uganda’s presidential election because most of its accreditation requests were denied and said Thursday’s vote would...
Ten presidential candidates call for election re-run in Central African Republic
Ten defeated presidential candidates in the Central African Republic are calling for the result of a 27 December election to be annulled and the...
The main candidates in Uganda’s presidential election
Ugandans vote on 14 January in a presidential election that pits Yoweri Museveni, Africa’s fourth-longest ruling head of state, against ten other candidates, including...
Central African Republic President Touadera wins re-election
President Faustin-Archange Touadera has won Central African Republic’s 27 December presidential election by securing more than 53% of votes in the first round, according...
Burkina Faso holds election under looming threat of violence
Polls closed in Burkina Faso on Sunday after a presidential and parliamentary election dominated by the threat of Islamist violence that prevented voting in...
After Ivory Coast election, fighting comes to a once-calm town
Before last month’s presidential election, M’Batto in central Ivory Coast was a small, peaceful town where ethnic groups intermarried and churches and mosques existed...
ISS: Côte d’Ivoire should learn lessons from past election crises
A failure to link current and past electoral problems is leading the country down a democratic dead end.
The crisis in Côte d’Ivoire has considerably...
Guinea president retains election lead as protests turn deadly
Guinea’s President Alpha Conde retained his lead on Wednesday in provisional results from the 18 October election, beating his challengers in 14 constituencies out...
Somali president names newcomer Roble premier as elections loom
Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed has picked political newcomer Mohamed Hussein Roble as prime minister, his office said on Friday, cementing power around the...
Ivory Coast wants violence to end before election
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara’s government reached out to his main opponents and religious leaders to intervene and ease tensions following his decision to...
