ELECTIONS
Asari Ndem
Nigerian CSO launches tool to help citizens know their candidates
A Civil Society Organisation (CSO) operating in Nigeria has launched a tool to help Nigerian citizens understand their candidates better. Civic Monitor, the CSO pushing this new drive for better democratic processes, has released its Know-Your-Candidate (KYC) tool in an effort to help Nigerians get the facts they need to make an informed decision in […]
The Election Network
Nigeria’s public universities strike is a huge threat to its general elections
Nigeria’s 2019 election is just by the corner. Key institutions with roles in the process are priming up for it, with the exception of the country’s public universities which are currently on a prolonged strike. With under two months into the polls, this is a worrying situation which the electoral management body, the Independent National […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
DRC Decides: Internet cuts and the effects it may have on the final results
After several delays, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) held its first major democratic election since 2011 on the 30th of December, 2018. As expected, most roads leading to the elections were tainted by controversy and the election itself was not without its own share of drama. Over 46 million Congolese citizens registered with the […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Nigeria: Opposition Unhappy with New Head of Collation Centre
In preparation for next month’s elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Thursday, inaugurated two ad hoc committees for the elections. However, the appointment of Amina Zakari as Head of the Collation Committee has reignited allegations of fraud from the major opposition, the People’s Democratic Party. The committees were inaugurated by INEC Chairman, Prof. […]
Asari Ndem
Bangladesh elections marred by violence
On Sunday the 30th of December 2018, Bangladesh held what has been billed its most competitive election in ten years. Millions of citizens gathered to vote for members of a new parliament in the middle of reports of violent clashes between supporters of the ruling party and its fiercest opposition. Polling stations in the country […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Gabon Trade Union Protested Constitutional Changes with 3-Day Nationwide Strike
Protesting against a suspected plot to keep President Ali Bongo in power, members and workers of the National Trade Union in Gabon, embarked on a three-day strike between the 11th and 13th of December in a bid to kick against recent constitutional changes. The trade union, the largest in the country, called on its members […]
The Election Network
6 riskiest states ahead of the 2019 general elections – key issues raised by the International Crisis Group
The latest report by the International Crisis Group portrays a grim prospect for the upcoming 2019 general elections in Nigeria. The ICG predicts that loss of lives as a result of electoral violence could surpass the scale of the 2015 polls which saw about 100 deaths. In 2019, with parts of the country in turmoil, violence […]