New President of Mozambique takes office on January 15
On December 23, Mozambique’s Constitutional Council (CC), the highest authority in electoral disputes, declared Daniel Chapo the winner of the presidential election with 65.17% of […]
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Mozambique: Constitutional Council expects election results to be announced by December 23
The Mozambican Constitutional Council (CC) announced on November 25 that it is “working hard” to ensure “electoral truth” regarding the October general elections, with final […]
Mozambique: CNE announces results this Thursday on day of demonstrations called by Mondlane
The Mozambican National Elections Commission (CNE) is set to announce the results of the October 9 general elections this Thursday, October 24, a process that […]
Senegal’s Highest Court Confirms Bassirou Diomaye Faye’s Election Win
Senegal’s Constitutional Council recently confirmed Bassirou Diomaye Faye as the president-elect, clearing the path for him to become the country’s fifth president with his inauguration […]
Chad’s Key Opposition Figures Barred Amid Election Clearances for Leaders
Chad’s authorities have approved 10 candidates for the upcoming presidential election but have disqualified two prominent critics of the military government from running. The Constitutional […]
Senegalese Leaders Propose June Elections Following Court Rejection of President’s 10-Month Delay
Senegal’s government announced a new date, March 24, for the delayed presidential election after President Macky Sall’s earlier decision to postpone it by 10 months […]
Mozambican Government approves repeat elections in four municipalities on December 10
Mozambique’s Council of Ministers on Tuesday November 28 approved the decree that sets December 10 as the date for a repeat of the local elections […]
Senegal: The main leaders of the coalition “Yewi askan wi” dismissed from the legislative
A decision of the Constitutional Council on the evening of Friday, June 3, dismissed Ousmane Sonko and others. The latter were asking for the cancellation […]
Senegal-Legislative elections: Constitutional Council’s decision on validity of lists after appeals filed by the opposition
Senegal is experiencing an intense debate about the validity of some lists for the July 31 legislative elections. The Constitutional Council published its decisions on […]
Burkina Faso: Three years of transition before elections
The transition period before a return to constitutional order in Burkina Faso, where a coup d’état took place on January 24, was set at three […]