Regional observer mission prevented from attending elections in Burundi
The election observation mission of the East African Community (EAC), expected earlier this week, will probably not be in Burundi for the triple election scheduled […]
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Mali: The Constitutional Court publishes the final results of legislative elections
On 30 May, the Constitutional Court of Mali made public the final results of the second round of legislative elections held on 19 April, in […]
DR Congo gives EU rep 48 hours to leave before partial election
In Democratic Republic of Congo where voting has been further postponed into meaningless in some regions, Kinshasa has asked the European Union to recall its […]
DR Congo presidential election delayed until December 30
The Electoral Commission of the Democratic Republic of Congo has postponed to Dec. 30 the long-anticipated presidential vote scheduled for Sunday. The vote could mark […]
Peripheral US-staff ordered to leave crisis-wracked DRC ahead of polls
The US State Department had ordered non-emergency government staff and family members of government employees to leave Democratic Republic of Congo a week before a […]
Ex-rulers, favorites in Madagascar’s election
In Madagascar, about 10 million voters are eligible to select a president on Wednesday from a list of 36 candidates who include four former presidents, […]
Cameroon Election: Constitutional Council dismisses 16 petitions
Cameroon’s Constitutional Council on Tuesday dismissed sixteen of eighteen post-poll petitions presented before it by aggrieved opposition members and parties. Ruling Cameroon People’s Democratic Movement […]
Cameroon vote count begins, results expected within two weeks
Polls have closed in Cameroon on Sunday in an election widely expected to extend the rule of President Paul Biya, one of Africa’s last multi-decade […]
Canada warns citizens against traveling to Cameroon
The Canadian government has issued a travel advisory for Cameroon cautioning its citizens on the security situation ahead of October 7 presidential election. According to […]
Ghana: Another woman to head elections body
The Executive Director of the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), Jean Adukwei Mensa, has been nominated as the new Chairperson of the Electoral Commission of […]