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Conrad Omodiagbe
Four major differences between Senegal and Nigeria’s intense election weekend
The 23rd and 24th of February proved to be a very busy weekend for the African political scene, as Nigeria and Senegal both went to the polls to elect its leaders. Although Nigeria’s election was scheduled to hold earlier in , the country’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced a postponement of the polls, citing […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
DRC Runner-up, Martin Fayulu, Calls for Presidential Election Rematch
Nineteen days after Felix Tshisekedi’s inauguration as the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), election runner-up, Martin Fayulu, has proposed a rematch, asking for the polls to be held again in six months. In a letter addressed to the African Union (AU) Summit in Addis Ababa, the former presidential candidate reiterated his previous […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Cameroon: Opposition Leader Arrested for Protesting October Elections
Three months after the presidential elections in Cameroon, Maurice Kamto, leader and candidate of the Cameroonian Resistance Party (MRC), has been arrested by the police, for leading several protests against the results of the October polls. The results being challenged returned longtime President, Paul Biya, to power. In an event sure to affect the Central […]
Asari Ndem
Bangladesh Election Faces New Scrutiny
After what was billed the most competitive elections in decades, a new report prepared by Transparency International Bangladesh shows irregularities and alleged electoral malpractice in the country. On the 30th of December 2018, Bangladesh held a hotly contested election which was marred by violence in certain polling stations as millions of citizens gathered to vote […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
SADC Calls for Recount of votes in the DRC
The Southern African Development Community (SADC), a regional organisation for southern African states, has called for a recount of votes in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This comes after the DRC’s electoral body announced the provisional results of the December election, declaring Felix Tshisekedi the winner. In a statement released on Sunday, SADC announced that […]
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 […]
Asari Ndem
Bosnia Fixes Broken Election Law
While the Central Election Commission (CIK) in Bosnia counted and verified results from its October polls, the commission also had to contend with fixing a flaw in its election law which will enable the formation of a new government and prevent looming financial collapse in the country. According to the Balkan Insight, the old law […]