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Equatorial Guinean Parliament authorizes early presidential elections in 2022

September 8, 2022 Steven Addamah 0

Initially scheduled for the first quarter of 2023, the presidential election in Equatorial Guinea will instead take place towards the end of this year, an […]

Raila Odinga calls Kenya’s presidential election result a “travesty’’

August 17, 2022 Steven Addamah 0

Raila Odinga on Tuesday rejected the results of Kenya’s August 9 presidential election, announced the day before and which gave his rival William Ruto a […]

Benin releases thirty opposition activists

July 29, 2022 Geraldine Boechat 0

The judiciary decided on Wednesday 27 July to release and place under judicial supervision 30 opposition activists, detained for acts committed during the presidential election […]

Malians adopt electoral calendar ahead of ECOWAS summit

July 1, 2022 Geraldine Boechat 0

The Malian government has adopted a transitional electoral timetable three days before a summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) which is […]

Nigeria’s Buhari asks ministers with political ambition to resign

May 12, 2022 Steven Addamah 0

As Nigeria’s February 2023 presidential election approaches, the number of candidates to succeed Muhammadu Buhari is increasing. Tunde Bakare, a popular Pentecostal minister, and Godwin […]

Somali presidential election set for May 15

May 6, 2022 Steven Addamah 0

The presidential election expected for more than a year in Somalia will be held on May 15, announced Thursday on public television, citing the Parliamentary […]

DRC 2023 presidential election: Former Prime Minister Matata Ponyo candidate

May 4, 2022 Geraldine Boechat 0

The former Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo, currently a senator, Augustin Matata Ponyo, announced on Tuesday that he will be a candidate […]

Nigerian Vice-President to run for President in 2023

April 12, 2022 Steven Addamah 0

Nigerian Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo announced on Monday that he is entering the race for the February 2023 presidential election in Africa’s most populous country and […]

Malawi: Court to Hear Appeal for Cancellation of 2020 Presidential Election

August 27, 2021 Steven Addamah 0

Malawi’s Constitutional Court has agreed to hear an appeal by the former ruling party to annul the 2020 presidential election. Last year, the same court […]