Direct contracting in Mozambique increased by more than 4.5 thousand ME
The Centre for Public Integrity (CIP), a Mozambican non-governmental organization (NGO), estimates the additional cost of direct state contracting in an election year at 318 […]
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Sierra Leone: President pledges to enforce agreement with opposition
Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio has pledged to fully implement an internationally-brokered agreement with the opposition to overcome tensions exacerbated by his disputed re-election. […]
Liberia: Runoff election imminent as NEC releases nearly 93% of presidential results
The National Elections Commission has released up to 92.98% of the total votes for the presidential elections, making it certain that Liberia will go for […]
Ghana: New Patriotic Party qualifies former Minister for Trade and Industry’s resignation of disappointing and premeditated
Former Minister for Trade and Industry, Alan Kyerematen in a shocking turn of events resigned from the New Patriotic Party (NPP) on September 25. His […]
Zimbabwe’s president Mnangagwa re-elected in controversial vote, opposition rejects results
Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been re-elected for a second and final five-year term in office, with the elections commission saying the incumbent won 52.6% […]
Zimbabwe elections: Opposition outcry after dozens of observers arrested
Zimbabwe’s triple presidential, legislative and local elections continued for a second day on Thursday August 24, particularly in the capital. While the opposition was already […]
South Sudan: President promises first elections next year
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir pledged on Tuesday that elections, previously postponed and now scheduled for next year, would go ahead as planned, and that […]
NDC selects John D. Mahama for Ghana’s 2024 Presidential election
Former Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama was nominated on Sunday as the main opposition party’s candidate for the 2024 presidential election, following the primaries of […]
Nigerian court explained why it ordered postponement of Governors’ election
Nigeria’s Electoral Commission announced on Wednesday that it would postpone by a week the elections for local Governors and deputies scheduled normally for the 11th […]
Zimbabwe: UN experts call for rejection of law restricting NGOs
UN experts on Tuesday urged Zimbabwe’s president to reject a law that “severely restricts” freedoms by placing NGOs under government control and under heavy sanctions, […]