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
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari will run for re-election in February 2019 against former vice president Atiku Abubakar
Muhammadu Buhari will run for a second term in polls scheduled for February 2019
If Jair Bolsonaro gets more than 50% of the vote to lead the field of 13 candidates, he will win the presidency outright
One of Africa’s longest serving leaders, Biya has made Yaounde’s Etoudi presidential palace his home since 1982
"One South Africa for all" was announced as the campaign slogan
Opposition activists in the tiny southern African country formerly known as Swaziland say Friday’s election is a mockery of democracy
Chamisa, who heads the Movement for Democratic Change, narrowly lost to Emmerson Mnangagwa in Zimbabwe’s first election
SADC’s silence on Zimbabwe is bad news for the DRC
Soumaila Cisse: ‘We have a large lead. We do not accept that our voice is stolen. This is why there are results we will not accept’
On the eve of voting, authorities said they had disrupted a plot to carry out "targeted attacks" in the capital Bamako
After the July 29 first-round vote the pool of candidates was reduced from 24 to two
Eight candidates including at least three from the opposition have already submitted their names
In the north and centre of the country — shaken by jihadist violence and lawlessness — tension has been sharpened by the vote
Police with assault rifles were on duty in the court precinct, with a truck of other officers stationed outside
‘The only thing holding Zimbabwe together is the indomitable spirit of Zimbabweans themselves’
The parliamentary results strengthened the chances of President Emmerson Mnangagwa holding power
Gabriel, the ghost of corruption past, won’t rest until his demands are met. But Mnangagwa stays ready.
The count has begun in Mali after an election marred by violence
Opposition fears that slow queues in urban areas could discourage voters
A fair trial? There’s a good chance the ex-president’s new heavyweights will claim he won’t get a fair trial and we focus on BRICS and Zim elections
The former president has slammed his successor in a scathing press conference on the eve of Zimbabwe’s election
While Zanu-PF and President Mnangagwa have created some distance between itself and their former leader, Chamisa seems to have embraced Mugabe
For better or worse, it is time to discover what the ‘new Zimbabwe’ really looks like
‘Of particular concern is the independence — or lack thereof — of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission’
The vote is meant to be a rare democratic transition of power in the nuclear-armed country