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Byline: Rfi South Sudan said Friday that long-awaited elections would be postponed for a further two years, once again extending a transitional period agreed in a peace deal. Citizens have [...]

Byline: John Steenhuisen MP - Leader of the Democratic Alliance The Democratic Alliance (DA) is delighted to announce a resounding success in the by-elections held yesterday, contesting 17 wards across [...]

The commission said the candidates could start their political campaign. The Anambra State Independent Electoral Commission (ANSIEC) has released the final list of qualified candidates ahead of the 28 September [...]

Byline: Lyson Sibande UTM recruitment approach is about fronting technocrats that are youthful, graduates from prestigious universities, with colorful Curricula Vitae and proven leadership from the corporate world to appeal [...]

CHAIRPERSON of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC), Priscilla Chigumba, is lucky to be alive after her official vehicle was involved in a road traffic accident Sunday afternoon. The crash involving [...]

Namibians are for the first time poorer on average during an election year than they were during 2015. This was revealed by economist Robin Sherbourne, who was speaking yesterday at [...]

Byline: Phidel Kizito President William Ruto has advocated for a win-win formula in elections during his Nyanza tour. The head of state who spoke during the homecoming of Treasury Cabinet [...]

Byline: John Steenhuisen MP - Leader of the Democratic Alliance These victories are more than just electoral successes; they are a powerful vote of confidence in the DA's policies, leadership, [...]

Chaos continue to rock Zimbabwe Red Cross Society elections with Harare district elections called off over the weekend in Highfields. There is severe disgruntlement within the humanitarian organisation amid massive [...]

The LP candidate said he would only engage the governor and his government in constructive criticism. Udengs Eradiri, the Labour Party (LP) candidate for the November 2023 governorship election in [...]

Byline: Abigail Kabandula Elections are pivotal milestones in (https://doi.org/10.1080/13510340902884689) post-conflict countries - and nowhere is voter anticipation felt more keenly than in South Sudan, the (https://www.undp.org/blog/south-sudan-worlds-youngest-nation-crossroads) world's youngest nation. The [...]

Byline: Agency Report 'The party has absolute control over how it will prepare for the elections,' the APC chair said. The All Progressives Congress (APC) has placed an embargo on [...]

Byline: Lovejoy Mutongwiza Imagine this: you're planning a big event, a grand wedding, perhaps. The date is set, the venue booked, the guests invited, and then--boom! Someone tells you, 'We [...]

Byline: Sam Ibanda Mugabi Government to unveil the 2026 election roadmap next week, outlining key preparations and electoral plans. Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja has announced that the Minister of Justice [...]

The UN continues to support an enabling environment for general elections in South Sudan, but the date remains elusive, the Secretary-General's Special Representative for the country told the Security Council [...]

Byline: Oryem Nyeko Respect Rights of Opposition; Release Those Wrongfully Detained Over the past week, Tanzanian police have (https://x.com/tanpol/status/1823185296604926322) arbitrarily arrested 375 members and supporters of the country's main opposition [...]

Byline: Chinagorom Ugwu The scheduled election will be the first time such an exercise would be held in the last 10 years in Anambra State. The Anambra State Independent Electoral [...]

Byline: Jerome Saye Sehyi Clan -- The Forestry Development Authority (FDA) represented by the Technical Manager of the Community Forest (CF), Weedor H. Gray, has called on officials of the [...]

Despite obstacles, Cameroon maintains immense potential to foster social change and promote civic engagement in their upcoming 2025 and 2026 elections, stressed the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker [...]

THE running mate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Professor Jane Naana Opoku- Agyemang, has called on the electorates to reject any vote-buying inducements by the ruling party. She warned [...]

Byline: Abbas Jimoh The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that 177,914 new registrants will be added to the list of eligible voters for the off-cycle governorship elections in [...]

Credible elections are needed at the grassroots' level of government Worried by the deteriorating governance and democratic decline at the grassroots level, many Nigerians have been seeking constitutional backing to [...]

Byline: Nii Marmah Boye Her remarks on the 24-hour economy was in response to concerns raised by the chief of Denkyira Bibianiha, Nana Appiah Kubi, about the high rate of [...]

Byline: Moses Chrispus Okello Even if it had another decade, the country is unlikely to be ready for elections in a manner that would satisfy most stakeholders. South Sudan's polls [...]

Byline: Nii Marmah Boye The Chief of Defense Staff, Lieutenant General Thomas Oppong-Peprah, assured the nation that the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) will continue to maintain peace and security ahead [...]

Byline: Linda M. Kagire As Rwandans head to the polls to elect the President and Members of Parliament this Monday, July 15, it is fair to say that more than [...]

Byline: Alice Kagina Paul Kagame, the Chairman of RPF-Inkotanyi, and First Lady Jeanette Kagame, on July 15, cast their votes in presidential and parliamentary elections that unfolded across the country. [...]

Byline: Aurore Teta Ufitiwabo Frank Habineza, the presidential candidate of the Democratic Green Party of Rwanda, has expressed confidence about the upcoming election results, hoping to secure at least 55 [...]

Byline: Moise M. Bahati Paul Kagame, Leading the RPF Inkotanyi coalition, has won over 99.15 per cent of votes in the Monday, July 15 presidential and parliamentary elections, according to [...]

The party also clinched 499 of the 500 councillorship seats. The (https://twitter.com/OfficialPDPNig) Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has won all 25 local government chairmanship seats in the Delta Local Government election [...]

By Sunday evening, July 14, polling stations across Kigali City were finalising preparations for the July 15 presidential and parliamentary elections. It is the country's first synchronised elections. When The [...]

Byline: Shallon Mwiza The National Electoral Commission (NEC) has introduced measures - including braille ballot papers - to guarantee persons with disabilities' full participation in the electoral process as the [...]

Byline: Michel Nkurunziza The campaign period for political parties and independent candidates for parliamentary seats and president began on June 22 and are set to close this Friday on July [...]

Byline: John Lichenya Austin Liabunya, a renowned Malawian Senior Prophet, has foretold that Malawi Congress Party (MCP) incumbent president and torchbearer for the 2025 general elections, Dr Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera [...]

Byline: Joan Mbabazi Students of voting age who will do their national examinations during the July 14-16 elections will be facilitated to vote, according to the National Examination and School [...]

Byline: Nii Marmah Boye Meeting with Journalists in Accra, the NDC flagbearer, John Mahama pledged to tackle corruption without bias and promote accountability in governance if elected, learning from his [...]

Byline: Nii Marmah Boye According to John Mahama, he will punish corrupt officials in the NPP administration and promise to hold them accountable and recover stolen assets if elected. Former [...]

Byline: Gifty Danso The comments also follow recent concerns with the sale of a 60% stake in four SSNIT hotels to Bryan Acheampong, an MP and cabinet minister in the [...]

Byline: Melissa Chemam With RFI As the National Rally emerged victorious in France's early legislative elections on Sunday, reactions poured in from around the world. In Africa, concerns are mainly [...]

Byline: Clement a. Oloyede Voters in the United Kingdom will go to the polls tomorrow in what some analysts have described as a defining moment for one of the countries [...]

Byline: Nii Marmah Boye According to Alan Kyerematen, he's dedicated to improving the lives of Ghanaians including those within his former party. Presidential hopeful Alan Kyerematen has expressed confidence in [...]

Byline: Oppong Baah The hitherto unknown group marched to Dr. Bawumia's campaign office in Kumasi on July 1 to request a running mate who embodies humility and approachability for the [...]

Byline: Our Reporter As the battle for the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) convention intensifies, Finance Minister Simplex Chithyola Banda faces accusations of bribing councilors to secure votes for his preferred [...]

Byline: Oppong Baah 'What we seek to do differently is to rely on small donations from all Ghanaians across the country' The Flagbearer and Leader of the New Patriotic Party [...]

Byline: Alois Vinga SEED manufacturing giant SeedCo has bemoaned the liquidity dry spell which characterized the country's economy post-2023 elections on the back of tough operating conditions. Presenting the group's [...]

Byline: Agency Report Cases of severe gastroenteritis, an inflammation of the stomach and intestine confirmed to be caused by cholera, have been detected in Kirikiri Medium Security Prison in Lagos [...]

Byline: Saviour Imukudo The announcement is coming less than two weeks after Governor Fubara inaugurated caretaker committees for the 23 local councils in the The Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission [...]