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The Election Network
Nigeria and South Africa: How Both Polls Differ
Two months after Nigeria held what has been termed the most controversial election in recent times, its counterpart in the south of the continent gets ready to decide its fate in a similar fashion. Nigeria’s elections suffered major setbacks from its sudden postponement to widespread reports of violence and electoral malpractice, marring the exercise. South […]
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. […]
The Election Network
Disenfranchised: The Internally Displaced Persons who will not vote in Nigeria’s upcoming elections
Audu Andrew, 45, stood under the Moringa tree arms akimbo while his little son tugged at his pants for attention. Audu’s attention rather, was on the conversations among his fellow Internally Displaced Persons (originally from Logo and Guma Local Government Areas in Benue), bothering on the upcoming 2019 elections. Audu, a private school teacher from […]
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
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
Trump is Now a Cautionary Tale in the European Parliament Elections, Here’s How
An image likened to that of America’s 45th President, Donald Trump, has popped up around the French city of Strasbourg ahead of the European Parliamentary polls, with an aim to remind voters of the consequences of sitting out elections. The posters, according to Agence France-Presse, feature an image of President Trump with a star shaped […]
Staff Writer
Afghans Defy Taliban, Vote in Parliamentary Elections
Afghans have voted in a long-delayed parliamentary election which has been marred by high-profile Taliban attacks and intimidation. As the country’s electoral commission prepares to release the results of the election, many are criticising the government for being too weak to conduct the exercise credibly. After a three-year delay due to several issues including widespread […]