AFRICA
Farida Adamu
Cameroon Sets December Election Date
The President of Cameroon, Paul Biya, has announced December 6 for regional elections to hold in Cameroon, an election in which 90 councillors will be elected. This is the first regional elections to ever hold in the West African country, as a move towards decentralisation of power which has mostly been domiciled in francophone Cameroon. Issues […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Nigeria: Fire destroys Card Readers in Ondo State
Less than a month to the state governorship elections in the south-west state of Ondo in Nigeria, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has revealed that over 5,000 card readers have been destroyed in a fire at its office in the state’s capital of Akure where it was preparing for the conduct of the poll. […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Nigeria: Candidates Will Sign Peace Accord
Candidates in the upcoming governorship elections in Nigeria will sign a peace accord ahead of the hotly contested polls. As part of the efforts to douse tensions leading up to the September 19 governorship election in Edo state and also prevent further violence and destruction of property, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has announced […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Nigeria: Opposition Accepts Defeat
Following months of back and forth and a highly publicised court case in Nigeria, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the 2019 governorship election in Kogi State, Musa Wada, has finally conceded defeat to his main rival, the state Governor Yahaya Bello following a recent decision by the Supreme Court. Wada, who released a […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
South Africa Outlines Changes to Election Laws
The Home Affairs Minister of South Africa, Aaron Motsoaledi, has announced his intention to introduce the Electoral Laws Amendment Bill which includes the possible introduction of electronic voting to the National Assembly According to Motsoaledi’s statement, if the proposed laws are passed, South Africans on the international segment of the voters’ roll who are eligible […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Uganda Is Still Trying To Stifle Its Press
Ahead of its upcoming elections, Uganda has asked bloggers and other media channels publishing or broadcasting political content online to register with authorities in the country in order to continue operations. This move has drawn further criticism from observers who view it as another attempt at stifling free speech in the country. Making this known […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Ethiopia: Parliament rules against Elections
Tensions appear to be running high in Ethiopia as the country’s upper house rules against elections scheduled to hold next week in the northern Tigray region. Calling the polls unconstitutional, this decision places further strain on the already volatile relationship between the federal government and powerful officials in the region. The ruling party in the […]