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Burundi voting ends in calm despite fraud allegation
Voting in Burundi’s presidential election passed calmly on Wednesday despite simmering political violence, the coronavirus pandemic and the opposition accusing the authorities of fraud.
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No voting material for 19 Kinshasa districts after fire
A fire at a Democratic Republic of Congo electoral commission warehouse destroyed voting materials for 19 of 24 polling districts Kinshasa, the commission said.
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Voting machines for DR Congo election go up in flames
A fire overnight at a warehouse in Kinshasa destroyed thousands of voting machines and ballot boxes due to be used in the December 23...
First DR Congo voting “machines” arrive
DR Congo deputy prime minister said tablet-like voting machines for December's election were made to order and will finish arriving this month,...
Separatist unrest marks Cameroon polls
Cameroon saw isolated incidents of unrest in separatist Anglophone regions during voting in an election expected to extend the rule of President...
As Cameroon votes, thousands are silenced by violence
Nine corpses left on the roadside after a gunfight made Honrne Waba flee her village in north-west Cameroon in May and hide...
Violence disrupts Mali voting
Attacks by gunmen or other violence disrupted around 20% of Mali's polling stations during Sunday's presidential election, with about three percent unable...
Voting opens in Zimbabwe
Polls opened on Monday in Zimbabwe's first election since the removal of Robert Mugabe, a watershed vote Zimbabweans hope will rid the...
Egyptian voters slow to the polls
Egyptian authorities pressed for a high turnout on the second day of a presidential election expected to give President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi...
Kenyan lawmakers propose electoral reforms after weeks of protests
Kenya's parliament has proposed giving the Supreme Court more time to hear petitions against future presidential votes, after weeks of protests by...
Voting extended in Niger
Voting in Niger's presidential and legislative elections stretched into a second day on Monday in areas where logistical problems prevented polling the...
Voting underway in Uganda amid long delays
Ugandans started casting their votes on Thursday to decide whether to give Yoweri Museveni, in power for three decades, another term in...
Sudan votes in elections boycotted by opposition groups
Sudanese begin voting on Monday in an election boycotted by the main opposition parties which looks set to extend President Omar Hassan...
Gunmen kill 15 in Nigeria during tense election
Gunmen killed at least 15 people including an opposition politician near polling stations in northeast Nigeria on Saturday, casting an ominous shadow...
Sisi on brink of presidency as Egyptians vote
Egyptians voted on Monday in a presidential election expected to sweep former army chief Abdel Fatah al-Sisi into office, with supporters brushing...
Kenya election officials charged over faulty vote count equipment
The chief executive of Kenya's electoral commission was charged on Wednesday over a $15 million tender for equipment that was meant to...
European, African observers say Madagascar election credible
Madagascar's first presidential election since a military-backed coup was free and fair, European Union (EU) and Southern African observers said on Sunday,...
Madagascar votes in first presidential election since 2009 coup
The people of Madagascar began voting on Friday in a presidential election they hope will end a five-year crisis and rebuild investor...
International observers denounce Guinea voting flaws
International observers have denounced voting flaws in Guinea's parliamentary election, saying they may undermine the results of a poll meant to seal...
Guinea election calm but voting lists flawed – EU observers
Guinea's long-delayed elections passed calmly but were marred by organisational problems and flawed voting lists, European Union observers said on Monday.
Voters turned...
Cape Verde presidential vote to be decided in runoff
Cape Verde's presidential election will be decided in an Aug. 21 runoff after the leading candidates failed to win outright victory in...
High stakes as Nigerians vote for state governors
After a parliamentary vote delayed by administrative chaos and a presidential election that triggered deadly rioting, Nigerians head to the polls today...