The political antics of the coming months could set the tone for the next 20 years, writes Richard Calland.
African leaders are set to discuss economic recovery for countries affected by war and the Ebola virus at the African Union summit in Adis Ababa.
Botswana’s executive has accepted a high court ruling that protects "free and fair election" through a secret ballot, as opposed to a show of hands.
Midterm poll defeat will rattle presidential heir-apparent Hillary Clinton.
The left has run the country since 2003, but now is presented with a very real threat from the conservative elite.
Top politicians and businesspeople have been cited in a US court case over disputed mining rights in Guinea.
The Southern African Development Community’s guidelines lean towards election observation rather than election management, writes Webster Zambara.
The ‘blood election’ has been widely denounced
– but it strengthens Al-Assad’s regime regardless.
President Jacob Zuma has congratulated Peter Mutharika and assured him of South Africa’s commitment to strengthening bilateral relations with Malawi.
The final vote count in Malawi’s controversial elections will only be released once court challenges have been resolved.
An upstart political party made surprising gains in Spain’s European elections, but it has to turn its sudden success into long-term support.
Ukraine’s next president, Petro Poroshenko, will not negotiate with armed separatists but is open to dialogue, provided they reject violence.
A lack of trust in the mainstream leadership is driving EU voters to look at more radical options in this week’s polls.
Malawi, Botswana, Mozambique and Namibia will hold crucial polls this year, writes Webster Zambara.
In his e-book "No Country For The Poor", journalist Azad Essa tracks the path of two countries which head to the polls. Here is an excerpt.
Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan has vowed to "wipe out" the social media service, setting him against President Abdullah Gul and drawing public fury.
Two people have been killed after clashes between supporters of Malawi’s ruling party and its opposition.
Observers say elections in Southern Africa this year are vulnerable to manipulation and misuse of the military to clamp down on opponents.
As Mozambicans prepare to cast their ballots in local elections, there have been concerns that an upsurge in political violence will affect voting.
Guineans got to the polls in the first parliamentary elections for more than a decade in the troubled west African nation.
Chancellor Angela Merkel has captured a landslide victory in German elections for guiding Europe’s top economy unharmed through the debt crisis.
Angela Merkel is favoured to remain German chancellor for another four years as voting gets underway in the country.
South Africa’s transition to democracy is held up as an example but the old underlying problems endure, writes Jaap de Visser and Nico Steytler.
President Jacob Zuma seems impressed by his neighbour’s antics over the years, and is not ashamed to celebrate Robert Mugabe’s election, err, win.
Mali’s presidential election will go to a second round on August 11 after no candidate has managed to secure a majority in the crunch poll.
Mali’s presidential election will go to a second round on August 11, after no candidate secured a majority in the landmark poll.
The M&G Zimbabwe Elections voting trends site is an attempt to give citizens access to information, despite Zanu-PF’s claims to the contrary.
Vote counting is under way after Zim’s tightly fought election, which observers say was "orderly and fair", despite charges of vote-rigging.
Hassan Rouhani has a lead in Iran’s presidential election, garnering nearly 51% of the vote at 76% of polling stations, says the interior ministry.
Voters have begun registering for elections in Swaziland, Africa’s last absolute monarchy, with unions calling for a boycott of a "rubber-stamp" poll.
Pakistan’s cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan has injured his head after falling at a rally just days before national elections, say officials.
Malaysian politicians have made a last campaign push as Prime Minister Najib Razak’s coalition competes against the opposition ahead of the elections.