ELECTIONS
Conrad Omodiagbe
Tunisia Picks October and November for National Elections
Joining an already packed election year for the African continent, the Tunisian Independent Electoral Committee (ISIE) has announced that the country’s parliamentary and presidential polls will hold on October 6 and November 10, respectively. According to a report by Aljazeera.com, the announcement is in line with the country’s constitution, which dictates that legislative polls must […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Malawi’s Joyce Banda Pulls out of Presidential Race
Former Malawian president, Joyce Banda, has announced her decision to withdraw herself from the 2019 presidential race, and support the candidate running under the Malawi Congress Party (MCP), Lazarus Chakwera. Banda, who was the country’s first female president upon assumption of office in 2012, confirmed her decision to the AFP saying, “Yes, it is true.” […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
EU Observers Accuse Nigerian Military of Compromising Transparency
The European Union Election Observation Mission in Nigeria has accused military personnel stationed in certain parts of the country of voter intimidation, barring observers from doing their jobs and the overall militarisation of the March 9 Gubernatorial and State House of Assembly elections. In a preliminary report presented to the press and other relevant stakeholders […]
Asari Ndem
Algeria’s Bouteflika Drops Fifth Term Bid, Postpones 2019 Presidential Elections
Following recent protests in Algeria, the country’s president, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, has announced his intention to drop out of the presidential race, retiring his initial intention to seek a shorter fifth term. Bouteflika, who has been the Algerian President for 20 years, has rarely been seen in the country since he suffered a stroke in 2013. […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
UN Urges Malawi to Conduct Credible Elections in May
In a recent statement released by the United Nations (UN), the organisation called on the government of Malawi to do all it can to ensure that the country’s tripartite elections, scheduled to hold on May 21, is conducted in a peaceful and credible manner. According to a report by Nyasa Times, the statement was made […]
Asari Ndem
Former Ghanaian President Nominated to Contest in 2020
Ghana’s main opposition party, the National Democratic Congress, has nominated ex President John Mahama to contest in the country’s presidential election scheduled for next year. This will be the third consecutive time Mahama and President Nana Akufo-Addo meet at the polls. Last month, the Electoral Commission of Ghana announced that the NDC chose 60-year-old Mahama, […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Violence, Voter Suppression and Apathy Mar Nigeria’s Gubernatorial Election
The verdict passed on Nigeria’s gubernatorial election shows little to no improvement from the presidential election conducted last month. Prevalent issues recorded during the Presidential and National Assembly elections either remained the same or worsened. While incidents of electoral malpractice and violence were recorded at the last election, the country’s electoral commission (the Independent National […]