Ex-president Rajoelina wins Madagascar vote
Madagascar’s former president Andry Rajoelina has won the country’s presidential run-off vote, electoral commission said. The former leader gained 56% of votes to defeat another […]
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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 […]
Burundi sets May 17 for a vote on extending presidential terms
Burundi has set May 17 as the date for a referendum that could extend President Pierre Nkurunziza’s rule for at least a decade. A statement […]
Sierra Leone: run-off vote set for March 27
The chief commissioner of the National Electoral Commission in Sierra Leone on Tuesday declared the candidate of Sierra Leone People’s Party, Julius Maada Bio, winner […]
Liberians expect provisional election results as vote counting goes on
Vote counting is underway in Liberia as over two million voters await the results of the general elections held on Tuesday. Vice-President Joseph Boakai and […]
Kenyans vote in tight, hotly elections to elect President, MPs
More than 19 million Kenyan voters are heading this Tuesday to 40,883 polling stations across the East African nation to elect a president and a […]
Senegal: voters prevented from casting their ballots in parliamentary election
Hundreds of Senegalese voters were prevented from casting their ballots in parliamentary elections on Sunday, after a tense campaign between rival coalitions, local media reports. […]
Morocco: Citizens Vote to Renew Parliament, Polls Open in Peace
Around 16 million Moroccans are called to the polls this Friday to renew the 395-member parliament with political bout taking place between the ruling Justice […]
EU Calls Uganda to Publish Detailed Results of Feb. 18 Vote
European Union mission on Thursday called Uganda Electoral Commission to publish “without delay” the detailed results of last week’s presidential and parliamentary election, which the […]
Congo: Ex-army-general to challenge Sassou in March 20 election
Major General Jean-Marie Michel Mokoko, special representative to the chairperson of the commission of the African Union, has declared his candidacy for the March 20 […]