AFRICA
Asari Ndem
Nigeria: Update On Diaspora Voting
As preparations for the 2023 general elections in Nigeria gradually kick-off, conversations surrounding diaspora voting have become popular, with 2019 presidential candidate, Kingsley Moghalu joining a long list of Nigerians demanding this reform. Mogahalu who contested but lost the presidential elections to incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari in February 2019, made his support for diaspora voting […]
Asari Ndem
Nigeria: Opposition Party Struggles With Zoning
The leading opposition political party in Nigeria, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has hinted at a plan to discard zoning as a criterion for picking its presidential candidate for the 2023 election cycle, causing conflict ahead of the much-anticipated polls. The party’s decision is motivated by the recommendation of a committee set up to investigate […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Algeria Gets New Election Date
The president of Algeria has announced early parliamentary elections set to take place on June 12, as part of his government’s efforts at addressing demands of pro-democracy protesters whose protests ousted his predecessor. President Abdelmajid Tebboune had announced last month that he would dissolve parliament to open the way for a new batch of candidates […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Ugandan Opposition Calls For Public Protest
Popular Ugandan opposition leader and former presidential candidate, Bobi Wine, has called upon the people of the country to hold nationwide protests against the recently held presidential elections, as well as violence inflicted by the Museveni-led government. Making the charge at a news conference at his party’s office in Kampala, Wine, born Robert Kyagulanyi, stated […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Nigeria: Women Of Ruling Party Demand Equality
The women of the ruling All Progressives Congress party (APC) political party in Nigeria have put out a demand for gender equality in the party’s constitution, structure and participation ahead of the 2023 general elections. Calling for equality and representation across the board, they have also called for the adoption of direct primary in electing […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Nigeria: Against The Expansion Of Polling Units
As the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Nigeria sets its sights on the 2023 general elections, political party, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has rejected plans by the Commission to create additional polling units. The Commission had, at the tail end of 2020, announced its plans to expand on polling units available to voters […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Egypt Accused Of Rigging Presidential Elections
An Egyptian representative has come forward to deny a recent statement made by Saudi Arabia’s former ambassador to Egypt, claiming that the United States pressured the Egyptian military to lie about the results of the elections in 2012. Former military intelligence officer, Tamer El-Shahawy, who was appointed to oversee the Egyptian presidential elections for the […]