Authorities have not released an official death toll, but unconfirmed reports suggest the number of fatalities could exceed 1 000
Tanzanian political parties are winding up their bids to win over the 37.6 million people expected to vote on Wednesday
Tanzanians are using social media to call for mass demonstrations before Wednesday’s poll
He has vowed to continue his legal fight and his party is still campaigning for the election in two weeks’ time
Mpina filed an appeal last month against his removal from the race by the Independent National Electoral Commission
Former army chief and incumbent president Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani won just over 56% of the vote
There will be enormous logistical problems given that 18 parties are contesting, the number of contestants at various levels, and the security issues
Local elections are fiercely contested in Nigeria, as governors generally have more impact on ordinary people’s day-to-day lives
Most domestic and international observers said last month’s presidential vote was credible, despite well-documented problems. But tensions remain high
‘Still, we cannot allow the noise to overwhelm the signal as a nation. We have been here before’
Only hours before polls were to open, Nigeria’s electoral commission postponed elections scheduled for February 16 by a week
The two main candidates — President Muhammadu Buhari and Atiku Abubakar — both called for calm as a one-week delay was announced
The incumbent governor, Willie Obiano was announced the victor on Sunday, scoring a widely-expected win in Nigeria’s Anambra state.
A joint statement from major Congolese opposition parties cites irregularities in the recent election and rejects early results showing Kabila on top.
Togo’s Prime Minister, Yawovi Agboyibo, on Tuesday said he had tendered his resignation to President Faure Gnassingbe ahead of the formation of a new, post-elections government.…
Landmark weekend parliamentary elections in Togo were ”free, fair and open”, observers from the Economic Community of West African States concluded in a report on Tuesday. ”In…
