ELECTIONS
Conrad Omodiagbe
Madagascar’s Rajoelina and Ravalomanana Declare Victory Ahead of Results Announcement
With the closing of the polls on Wednesday, Madagascar officially ended its presidential run-off elections between Andry Rajoelina and Marc Ravalomanana. While results are expected to be released in about a week, both camps seem to have declared themselves winners of the run-offs via recent statements made to the press, signalling a tense period ahead […]
Asari Ndem
Madagascar: Run-Off Elections and the Showdown Between Ex-Presidents
On the 19th of December, voters in Madagascar cast their ballots across the Indian Ocean island nation in a bid to select a new president in a run off election that pits two former presidents against each other. The two candidates, Marc Ravalomanana, 69, president from 2002 to 2009, and Andry Rajoelina, 44, president from […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
South Africa to Consider New Bill Allowing Independent Candidates Run for Office
A bill set to change South Africa’s electoral process has been announced by Mosiuoa Lekota, the president of the Congress of the People (COPE), in a Government Gazette. Last month, Lekota declared his intention to push a Private Member’s Bill to parliament. The bill will allow for people who are not affiliated with any political […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Fire Guts DRC Electoral Commission Destroying over 8,000 Voting Machines
With just 9 days left to the December 23rd presidential election in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a fire has reportedly destroyed over 8,000 voting machines in the country’s capital of Kinshasha, according to the nation’s electoral body. The country’s National Election Commission (CENI) reported that the fire broke out in the early hours of […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Appeal Court Rules in Favour of Restoring Nigerian Prisoners’ Right to Vote
The rights of incarcerated criminals to vote, despite their inability to be voted for, has been a touchy subject across the world with strong arguments existing on both sides of the matter and Nigerian courts have just waded into the matter. Adding to the debate, the Court of Appeal in Benin city, Edo state has […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
4th Time’s Not the Charm: Buhari Rejects New Electoral Bill, Again
With just 70 days to Nigeria’s next general elections, President Muhammadu Buhari has withheld his assent to the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2018, for the fourth time. The bill, which was forwarded to the President by the National Assembly following reassessment by the joint Senate and House of Representatives Committee on Independent National Electoral Commission […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
2019 Nigerian Presidential Candidates Sign Peace Accord
A peace pact, designed to ensure a peaceful election process ahead of the 2019 general elections in Nigeria, has been signed by a large majority of the presidential candidates from various political parties at the International Conference Centre Abuja, Nigeria. A similar peace accord was also signed in 2015 ahead of the general elections and […]