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Gambia’s historic elections: the aftermath
Gambia’s polls closed at 5pm throughout the 1,422 polling stations in 53 constituencies, within the seven administrative regions of Ghana. The elections were held amid a contentious political environment and ban on all forms of local and international communication. Polls opened early in the small West African nation with a total of over 880, 000 […]
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Gambia’s polls close despite internet shutdown and ban on international calls
The long awaited polls in the Gambia closed amidst a total shutdown of the internet and international calls into the country. Gambians woke up to the realisation that they could not contact family and friends outside Gambia or share their experiences about the general elections. This is regular practice in Gambia during general elections, but […]
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Ghana’s early voting and the case of missing names
Ghana’s early voting started off with great expectations under the new Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Charlotte Osei. The commission assured the public of it’s preparedness for the special voting exercise, but in reality the voters register for the special voters was bungled. Hundreds of security officials, electoral commission staff and media personnel showed up […]
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4 things you need to know about the controversy surrounding Ghana’s early voting
Early voting in Ghana will hold on December 1st, for key individuals who will play special roles on the December 7th general elections. Over 114,000 registered voters, consisting of the election security task force, police, immigration, prisons officials, national fire service, electoral commission officials and journalists are expected to cast their votes ahead of the […]
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Central African Republic declares first elected president in three years
Following the annulment of the results of the National Assembly by the Transitional Constitutional Court and the inability of candidates to receive more than 50% majority of the votes in the first round of the elections, a second round of the presidential elections and re-run of the parliamentary elections were held on 14 February 2016 […]