Posts by Asari Ndem

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Ugandan Elections and the curious case of Bobi Wine

There is a new crop of young African politicians determined to break the status quo and challenge despots at the helm of affairs on the continent. One of these politicians is Uganda’s Bobi Wine, a musician, actor, businessman and parliamentarian representing the Kyaddondo East constituency in Wakiso District, in Uganda’s Central Region. But, who is […]
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West Virginia Voting Experiment Stirs Controversy

Cybersecurity and election integrity are set to intertwine in a brand new way next month during West Virginia’s legislative general election. Voting technology will embark on a brand new journey by allowing remote residents cast their ballots in the election via a smartphone app. On the 9th of May, West Virginia officials tested out the […]
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Tunisian Municipal Elections 2018

Local elections in Tunisia were held on the 6th of May 2018. The people headed to the polls to vote in the country’s first free municipal elections since the Tunisian revolution in 2011, where President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and his government were removed. To many analysts, Tunisia is seen as the only real […]
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#CameroonDecides: Polls closed, counting underway

The polls closed in Cameroon at 6pm on Sunday, the 7th of October, and counting is currently ongoing in an election where the incumbent is more than likely to win again. If he wins, this will be Paul Biya’s 7th re-election since he became the President in 1982. Results are expected to be announced within […]
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Unusual Violence in the Mali Presidential Election

There has been very little to no violence in Mali’s past elections, but this year’s poll nearly broke this tradition. On the 29th of July 2018 the first round of presidential elections were held in the country, unfortunately, neither of the top two candidates received more than 50% of the vote, leading to a second […]
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Third Time’s the Charm: DRC General Elections, Two Years Behind Schedule

With December 23rd set for the upcoming general elections for the highest seat of power in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the world wonders if maybe, just maybe, this will be the one that actually happens. Since November 2016, the government of the DRC has postponed its general elections at the request of the […]