Libyans began voting in a poll designed to shake off the legacy of Muammar Gaddafi but which risks being hijacked by autonomy demands in the east.
A single party dominated Mexico for most of the past century, and its loss 12 years ago proved to many that the country was finally a democracy.
Two presidential candidates face prosecution and ethnic lines have divided the country, writes Nastasya Tay.
Lesotho’s voters head to the polls in a tight election where bitter rivalries among the three main party leaders have overshadowed worries about jobs.
A court ruling that ousted the controversial president of Angola’s national electoral commission has been hailed by the country’s opposition parties.
Lesotho goes to the polls on May 26 and as 15 parties battle it out in the closely fought election, the country’s problems are largely ignored.
Mpumalanga ANC chair David Mabuza has been re-elected unopposed amid alliance partner claims that his pro-Zuma camp "corrupted the conference".
Guinea Bissau’s presidential hopeful, Carlos Gomes Junior says the country needs international rescue ahead of elections.
The government is "seriously exploring the need" to have a single election for national, provincial and local government, President Jacob Zuma says.
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe’s party was on Saturday set to back his push for elections in the country early next year.
The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday backed Alassane Ouattara as the winner of Côte d’Ivoire’s disputed November 28 presidential election.
Airport sources said Thabo Mbeki arrived on Sunday in Abidjan on an emergency mission to mediate after Côte d’Ivoire’s disputed presidential election.
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Burma opposition parties were heartened by an upsurge in applications for party membership, even though they won a few seats in November’s elections.
New electoral laws exclude iconic democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi by barring anybody serving a custodial sentence.
With polling day on Saturday, Australia’s first woman prime minister is working overtime to overcome a strong challenge for her opposer.
One is 78 years old and desperately trying to salvage his legacy. The other is 85 and past caring:Kenya’s president, Mwai Kibaki, and his predecessor.
Rwandans go to the polls on Monday to return to power what many analysts describe as a "minority ethnic dictatorship" lorded over by Paul Kagame.
Guinea’s first free election since independence was met with praise and relief on Tuesday, but observers warned the days to come were crucial.
Burundi’s peace deal and democratic ambitions will be put to the test on Monday, with the start of the first phase of an electoral marathon.
Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza hopes his personal brand of "grassroots development" and religious fervour will win him re-election next month.
Andry Rajoelina announced on Wednesday he won’t stand in Madagascar’s presidential election, in a major step towards resolving a political deadlock.
Cooperative Governance Minister Sicelo Shiceka will "take further consultations" on the possibility of holding a single election in the future.
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/ 23 February 2010
Mediators looked to have secured an end to Côte d’Ivoie’s political crisis on Monday after the key players agreed to salvage a political accord.
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/ 16 December 2009
Opposition parties in Namibia on Wednesday launched a court challenge to the result of last month’s election.
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/ 7 December 2009
Mozambique’s Constitutional Council has dismissed allegations by opposition party Renamo of voting rigging in elections which the ruling Frelimo won.
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/ 1 December 2009
Namibia’s ruling party was heading on Tuesday for a big election win but results so far showed the two-thirds majority is under threat.
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/ 1 December 2009
Millions of voters could be left out of Sudan’s first elections in 24 years, international observers said on Tuesday.
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/ 30 November 2009
First results from Namibia’s elections trickled in on Monday, but too few to show whether a new opposition would break up the ruling party’s majority.
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/ 20 November 2009
A new opposition party could score votes from disillusioned ‘born-frees’, writes John Grobler.
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/ 6 November 2009
Mozambique’s ruling party has taken more than two-thirds of the seats in parliament since 1975, writes Henrik Lomholt Rasmussen.
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/ 6 November 2009
Ebrahim Rasool has found himself relieved and vindicated by the admission that there had been some collusion between the DA and some ANC members.
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/ 30 October 2009
Support for Frelimo, Mozambique’s ruling party since independence in 1975, was the issue when about 9,5-million voters went to the polls on Wednesday.