Election

The Botswana Democratic Party suffered a humiliating defeat in last week’s parliamentary elections

Outgoing President Filipe Nyusi’s Frelimo party has held power since independence from Portugal in 1975

As the 14 days to announce a coalition government commences, investors are nervous and the rand is flat

Despite all the shiny new legislation, don’t think that party funding issues have disappeared

The Mail & Guardian in partnership with the University of Fort Hare will host a National Election Town Hall on the 17th April 2024.

These kinds of amendments are regressive and driven by political expediency for short-term gains

All too frequently, the solutions provided in manifestos are simplistic, time-consuming and expensive to implement

The incoming head of state has promised the country profound change and left-wing pan-Africanism

The president’s official reason for postponing the upcoming election has been met with suspicion. Analysts say: follow the money

Although the West African country has not experienced a coup, unlike others in the region, the February vote could be marred by violence

Much of the region is prey to armed groups, an aftermath of regional wars in the 1990s and 2000s

Is there any weight behind the Zambian president’s warning?

Both the country’s president and the man who would replace him agree the election would be determined by the cost-of-living struggle

Despite the sultan of Istanbul being at the helm of power for 20 years and counting, he managed to come through in a heavily contested general election of 2023

Nigerian reporters and analysts give their view of Tinubu and what his presidency will bring