Regardless of how the elections are conducted on the new dates announced, losing parties will blame the postponement for their defeat
Muhammadu Buhari is seeking a second term but is facing a strong challenge from Atiku Abubakar who has campaigned largely against his record in office
The magistrate found enough evidence that the baby died as a result of injuries inflicted by the police.
Nigerians must not put up with attempts by Nigerian President Buhari to steal the February 16 elections like his predecessors did, says the author
The former government minister was arrested in the economic capital Douala on January 28
President Abdelaziz Bouteflika uses a wheelchair and has rarely been seen in public since suffering a stroke in 2013
Popular support is crucial for the president in this election. If the ANC loses seats, Ramaphosa is in peril; if the party gains voters, he’s safe
Choosing not to vote is a democratic choice, which can send a powerful message to those who harp on about those who died to make it possible
South Africa will head to the polls in 90 days as announced by President Ramaphosa during his Sona speech
Given the crises caused by the ANC, the DA and the EFF should eat into the ruling party’s vote
Several political movements in the Western Cape are calling for greater autonomy for the province
The party confirmed Gwen Ngwenya’s resignation as head of policy but said she would continue to serve the party as a member of Parliament
In his first speech since the December 30 presidential election, Kabila said he was ‘calling for a grand coalition of all the progressive forces’
If the Ramaphosa faction in the ANC wants to retain power, it has to level with voters
Indications are that even an ANC victory at the polls is unlikely to reverse the party’s decline in popular support
Announcing the final results of the much-delayed poll, the Constitutional Court said Tshisekedi had won by a simple majority
The IEC announced in a statement on Friday that it had approved election deposits for the 2019 national and provincial elections
"Public relations specialist Suzann Prinsloo, of Purple Word Box, says the human element is missing from both parties’ election slogans."
Parliament says there’ll be no rush to finalise an amendment to section 25 of the Constitution before the legislature dissolves before the elections
The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Constitutional Court said it would start hearing on Tuesday an appeal against the presidential election results
The African National Congress faces two big challenges: fewer South Africans trust it, while its electoral support has been waning
The vote crowns two years of turmoil, sharpening worries that the fragile giant of central Africa may once more spiral into violence
Subsistence diggers scraping a living outside the mining capital of Lubumbashi say they hope the long-delayed poll will bring political change
Presidential, legislative and provincial elections had been scheduled for Sunday but on Thursday the election commission ordered the postponement
The clash between Marc Ravalomanana and Andry Rajoelina could revive instability in the country if the result is rejected by the losing candidate
Election number crunching ignores the power of civil society institutions
Herron resigned from the Democratic Alliance in November
Surveys shows that the majority of Africans prefer democracy, despite its flaws, to the alternatives
At stake in the vote is political stewardship of a mineral-rich country that has never known a peaceful transition of power since independence
Officials say vacancies for senior officials, including directors general, won’t be filled
Facebook and WhatsApp — hugely popular in the Latin American nation — have been thrust into the spotlight for being used to traffic in disinformation
The Constitutional Council, dominated by Biya loyalists, on Monday said the 85-year-old leader had won 71.3% of the ballot