AFRICA
Conrad Omodiagbe
Somalia Scraps One-Person-One-Vote Plans
The President of Somalia, Mohammed Abdullahi, has announced the appointment of a new prime minister following a deal made with regional leaders. This deal appears to officially shut down the country’s proposed plan for a one-person-one-vote election model – the model used since 1969. The President’s office announced on Thursday in a surprise move that […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Nigerian Ex-President Wants Electronic Voting
Against the backdrop of election malpractices recorded across the African continent, the former Nigerian president, Goodluck Jonathan, has identified electronic voting as the best way to ensure credible elections in the country and other parts of Africa. Jonathan disclosed this while speaking on the presidential panel of The Osasu Show Symposium 2020. “To me, if […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Nigeria: INEC Introduces New Election Device
As preparations for the upcoming Edo and Ondo State governorship elections reach its crescendo, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of Nigeria and the Nigerian Police Force, have announced strategic plans to protect the mandate of voters in the states with the deployment of new election technology and increased manpower. Both the Inspector General of […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Nigeria: Visa Ban As Consequence For Rigging
The international community is set to take action against Nigeria by imposing travel bans on individuals in response to cases of violence and election rigging. This includes cases of rigging in last November’s Kogi and Bayelsa state elections as well as in the run-up to the September and October 2020 Edo and Ondo state elections. […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Democracy Watch: Update on the Situation in Mali
As tensions continue to rise in Mali following last month’s military coup, the opposition coalition, M5-RFP, which led mass protests after the coup, has rejected an offer involving a transition charter that will see the military hold on to power for 18 months before the next civilian rule. Mali Military Proposes Solution Military leaders who […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Regional Elections Held in Ethiopia Despite Protest
Following disputes with the Federal Government in Ethiopia over whether or not to hold elections, Tigray People Liberation Front (TPLF) (the ruling party for one of Ethiopia’s autonomous states) has been declared the winner of the controversial regional election held on Wednesday, September 9, 2020. This comes in just a week after the Ethiopian House […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Ivory Coast Court Okays President’s 3rd Term Bid
The Constitutional Court in Ivory Coast has officially cleared the path for incumbent president Alassane Ouattara to seek a third term in next month’s presidential elections after rejecting the candidacy of two other key opposition leaders. Clearing only four of the 44 candidates for the October 31 presidential elections, the court cleared the incumbent and […]