Presidential Election
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Road to Tanzania’s presidential election paved with blood and fear
In recent months, there has been a spate of abductions, assaults, arrests and murders, the victims all being opponents or critics of President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s government
Senegal president pursues talks for new election date
Senegal’s Macky Sall has said what happens between his leaving office and the presidential election will also be discussed
Senegal crisis dents democracy and business, say Dakar residents
The West African country is now in the grip of its worst crisis in decades after President Macky Sall announced a delay to elections
Uganda: Bobi Wine’s crisis of confidence
Ugandan opposition leader’s popularity frightened Museveni into even greater autocracy
Judgments and jurisprudence: Presiding over presidential petitions in Africa
The verdicts handed down in Kenya and Malawi set a precedent that the quality of an election and the environment in which the election is held do matter and have a bearing on the…
Khaya Sithole: Trump’s mantra of ‘fake news’ harmed media
Viewers and readers need to trust that news outlets are accurate, balanced, fair and impartial
Bye-bye, Don. But is this the end of Trumpism?
If it hadn’t been for Covid-19, Donald Trump might have won the presidential election. Almost 48% of voting Americans believe in his brand of democracy, equality and justice.
Richard Calland: Biden needs a senate win to limit Trumpism
Joe Biden doesn’t have the mojo needed to restore the US – so he needs a full house to appoint those who do, writes Richard Calland.