All Change for Archange: The Central African Republic held a constitutional referendum earlier this year, which, among other things, would allow President Faustin-Archange…

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

The country’s shiny new banknotes are only a cosmetic solution to Sierra Leone’s dire economic crisis, say critics

Travel bans issued to Ernest Bai Koroma and dozens of top officials as Sierra Leonean corruption investigation gathers momentum

The country has experienced violent incidents of unrest in recent weeks

Correctional centres across Africa are struggling to react to the pandemic and its effects on inmates

President Julius Bio has raised the maximum punishment for rape of a minor and called on the country to address its rape "scourge"

Many attacks go unpunished, and those that are reported often fail to end in indictments or make it through the judicial system, rights groups say

The poor country epitomises the step-by-step realisation of democracy taking place in Africa

But the losing candidate promises to challenge the legality of the election

Second round of voting pits APC’s Sumara Kamara against SLPP’s Julius Maada Bio

“There are complaints from the opposition that the ruling party’s partisans are stuffing ballots”

There are sixteen candidates vying for Ernest Bai Koroma’s post after he steps down after two terms

Much of the EFF’s campaign culture seems to be borrowed from the ANC; displays of ostentation, for one, and the prominence of a figurehead.

Sierra Leone’s main opposition party has conceded defeat to President Ernest Bai Koroma, weeks after complaining the election was marred by fraud.

Sierra Leone People’s Party has called on members to boycott government proceedings, claiming electoral fraud had undermined the recent elections.