Protests erupt in Niger after Bazoum wins presidential run-off vote
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Burundians react to death of president Nkurunziza
Sadness, gratitude and respect were some of the emotions that greeted news of the death of President Pierre Nkurunziza in…
Tanzania PM visits hospitalized opposition chief
Tanzania’s government has offered its support to an opposition leader who was hospitalised after being assaulted late on Monday. Prime…
Malawi's president Mutharika to appeal court decision for fresh polls
Malawi’s president Peter Mutharika will challenge the Constitutional Court’s decision to nullify results of the 2019 presidential election, his spokesperson…
Tanzania’s ruling party responds to U.S criticisms over by-election
Tanzania’s ruling party on Saturday responded to criticisms by the United States over its August 12 by-election, saying it is…
Liberia’s vice-president Joseph Boakai seeks to replace Sirleaf [The Morning Call]
Liberia’s outgoing President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf will step down as Africa’s first female head of state following more than a…
South Africa confident over DRC’s Dec. polls
South Africa has expressed confidence in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s December elections saying the polls would be peaceful. South…
Mali: Looking ahead at president Boubacar Keita’s second term
Mali’s president-elect Ibrahim Boubacar Keita was sworn-in for a second five-year term on Tuesday, in a low-key ceremony that was…
DR Congo electoral register stirs debate
A few months before a much anticipated election in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the electoral register has been…
Burundi police threaten opposition to constitution change
Police in Burundi have threatened to arrest anyone campaigning prematurely against a referendum to revise the constitution, which if passed…
Counting underway after Zimbabwe polls, turnout put at 75%
Counting began in Zimbabwe on Monday in the first election since the removal of former president Robert Mugabe, a watershed…
U.S sanctions still hang over Zimbabwe
The United States of America has maintained travel and financial sanctions on Zimbabwe’s senior ruling party officials, including President Emmerson…
Zimbabwe gov’t warns opposition over declaring early win
Zimbabwe’s ruling party has been angered by the opposition’s early victory claim in the July 30th presidential elections. The opposition…
Zimbabwe: Chamisa to pursue legal challenge over presidential poll results
Zimbabwe opposition leader Nelson Chamisa said on Friday that he would pursue all legal and constitutional means of challenging this…
Mauritania: Voting underway in general elections
With presidential election scheduled for next year, Mauritanians went to the polls on Saturday to vote in the country’s legislative,…
DR Congo bars Pierre-Bemba from presidential ballot
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Independent National Electoral Commission, CENI, has excluded opposition leader Jean-Pierre Bemba from a preliminary ……
Malians eagerly await Sunday’s run-off poll
Malians await results of Sunday’s presidential election run-off which was characterized by violence, amidst accusations of fraud by the opposition…
Mali presidential runoff: Vote counting underway [The Morning Call]
Malians went the polls on Sunday August 12, 2018 in the presidential runoff that observers say was mostly peaceful though…
Zimbabweans ready to vote in landmark presidential poll on Monday
Zimbabweans are eagerly awaiting the opportunity to cast their ballots on Monday in what will be the first election to…
Mali’s constitutional court rejects opposition appeal
Cheick Modibo Diarra, the unsuccessful presidential candidate in Mali’s first round elections says he will not instruct his supporters on…
Mali opposition says poll set for run-off, incumbent president claims lead
The main opposition candidate in Mali’s presidential election Soumaila Cisse said Monday that the poll would go to a run-off.…
African elections: the cost of democracy [The Morning Call]
Africa is paying expensively to democratize. As states look to reap the benefits of democracy such as stability, economic growth…
Zimbabwe’s youth hope election outcome will end biting unemployment
As Zimbabweans head to the polls on Monday, the youth will be hoping a definite change from the Robert Mugabe…
Exiled Congolese politician Moise Katumbi holds peaceful rally via video link
Exiled opposition leader Moise Katumbi used a video link on Saturday to address thousands of opponents of President Joseph Kabila…
Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa tells investors ZANU-PF will remain in power
Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa told foreign investors on Friday that his ruling ZANU-PF party would still be in power after…
Nigeria’s ruling party APC splits, new faction emerges [The Morning Call]
The hopes of Nigeria’s ruling party the All progressives Congress (APC) of securing a second term in the 2019 general…
Mali president confirms he will seek second term in July 2018 polls
Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita announced on state TV on Monday that he would run for re-election in a poll…
Liberia’s Nimba precincts vote today ahead of run-off declaration
Liberia’s National Elections Commission (NEC) confirmed on Monday that two polling stations in the Nimba county would be voting today.…
Kenya opposition postpones Odinga’s December 12 swearing in
Kenya’s main opposition coalition, the National Super Alliance (NASA) has announced a postponement of the swearing-in ceremony of its leader…
Liberians hopeful for change, vow to vote overwhelmingly
Flagba, a slum community in Liberia’s capital Monrovia is home to several hundreds of low-income earning Liberians. Sitting on the…
Zimbabwe officially applies to rejoin Commonwealth
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has officially applied for Zimbabwe to re-join the Commonwealth it left in 2003 and has invited the…
Voting underway in Kenya’s re-run presidential election [The Morning Call]
Voting is taking place in Kenya’s repeat presidential polls in the east african country. Controversy had surrounded the possibility of…
Liberians await results of presidential elections [The Morning Call]
Votes are being counted across Liberia to determine the country’s next president and legislators. Unofficial reports from the Liberia Broadcasting…
Violence, boycott mar Kenya’s rerun [The Morning Call]
Marred by isolated clashes and a boycott by the main opposition, Kenya’s presidential election re-run has been held. Thousands of…
Zimbabwe govt workers reject salary increase, further talks ongoing
Zimbabwe’s public sector workers have rejected an improved salary offer of 15 percent from President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government and want…
Angola: President Lourenco kicks off with tough economic warning
Angola’s first new president in almost four decades vowed to rebuild an economy devastated by falling oil prices and fight…
President George Weah lays out his agenda for Liberians
While George Weah has made global headlines since his first presidential bid in 2006, many have criticised the media for…
Liberia Supreme Court to rule on election challenge on Monday
Liberia’s apex court has reserved ruling on the poll challenge for Monday after listening to submissions by presidential aspirant and…
Liberia’s ruling party accuses Sirleaf of interfering in polls, challenges results
Liberia’s ruling party, whose candidate finished runner-up in the first round of this month’s presidential election, said on Sunday it…
ECOWAS mission satisfied with conduct of Liberia’s run-off poll
The ECOWAS Observation Mission in Liberia has praised Liberians for their patience, determination and peaceful conduct of the presidential run-off…
‘I’ll be president for all Sierra Leoneans’ – Maada Bio after swearing in
Julius Maada Bio, Sierra Leone’s new president as required by law was sworn into office Wednesday evening by the Chief…
Sierra Leone Election: President Baï Koroma defends choice of successor
Sierra Leone’s outgoing President Ernest Baï Koroma has defended the presidential candidate widely seen as his handpicked successor. The nation’s…
Sierra Leoneans await official runoff results as APC, SLPP claim victory
The opposition Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) said on Monday that its candidate Julius Maada Bio had won a presidential…
Opposition protests continue in Kenya hours to election rerun
Kenyan police used bullets and teargas on Tuesday to disperse a small demonstration in Nairobi two days before elections, as…
Kenya’s president leads by a wide margin in early results
Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta has won over 96 percent of the votes counted so far from Thursday’s re-run election, according…
Possible recount in ANC vote as members celebrate Ramaphosa’s win
A member of the top organ of South Africa’s governing party (ANC) has confirmed to a local media portal, Eye…
Rwanda’s emerging economic growth [Business Africa]
Rwanda’s emerging economic growth Rwanda is heading to the polls to elect a new president. Almost 6.8 million voters are…
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf touts legacy as she prepares to step down
Havard-trained economist Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was the first democratically elected woman president in Africa when she won the Liberian elections…
Election observers give Kenyans thumbs up for smooth voting
Election observers from the African Union and European Union have commended Kenyans for the smooth start of the elections which…
Egypt’s ex-PM rescinds decision to run for presidency
Former Egyptian prime minister Ahmed Shafik is no longer considering running for president in this year’s elections, he said in…
Sierra Leone presidential hopefuls commit to violence-free process
Sierra Leone’s election organizing body, the National Electoral Commission (NEC) has announced preparations to send ballot papers into districts for…
African Union to hep Zimbabwe attain credible elections
The chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat said the organization will help Zimbabwe attain credible elections later…
Zimbabwean activist casts doubts over credibility of July elections
Zimbabwean activist Evan Mawarire has cast doubts over the regularity of the upcoming presidential elections in the Southern African nation.…
Zimbabwe’s youth calls for change ahead of elections [No Comment]
Young voters in Zimbabwe hope the first election without Robert Mugabe will mark a change in a country where most…