Tagged: Africa

Farida Adamu

Ethiopian Party Merger Ahead of 2020 Elections

Ethiopia’s ruling coalition, the Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), has approved the merger of three of its four ethnic-based parties into a single national party (the Prosperity Party) ahead of the 2020 elections. A Brief History of the Coalition The EPRDF was formed by the union of the Tigray Peoples Liberation Front (TPLF), the […]
Mojisola Salaudeen

Guinea-Bissau Presidential Election

Former Prime Minister Domingos Simoes Pereira has come out on top in the first round of the presidential election held in Guinea-Bissau on the 24th of November. He received 40 per cent of the votes cast and is trailed by former Prime Minister Umaro Sissoco Embalo, who received 27 per cent of the votes. Incumbent […]
Farida Adamu

Ethiopia: Sidama People Vote for New Region

Over 98% of the people in the Sidama region of Ethiopia have voted positively in a referendum that will allow Ethiopia to have its tenth regional state. The National Elections Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) announced that out of 2,280,147 registered voters, the number of people who voted YES were 2,277,063, representing 98.52 per cent while […]
Farida Adamu

Guinea-Bissau Set to Hold Presidential Elections

Presidential elections are set to hold in Guinea-Bissau on the 24th of November 2019, with a second-round planned for 29 December if no candidate receives more than 50% of the votes in the first round. Vaz Does Not Want To Leave About nineteen people have expressed interest in the November 24 polls, including incumbent President […]
Mojisola Salaudeen

Should Nigerian Parties Be Disqualified After An Election?

In the build-up to the two Nigerian gubernatorial polls slated for the 16th of November, the Nigerian Senate has faulted Nigeria’s electoral umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the number of political parties running in the elections. INEC’s Fault In a meeting with the leadership of INEC, the chairman of the Senate Committee […]
Farida Adamu

Quick Facts on Nigeria’s Upcoming Elections

On the 9th of March this year, 29 out of 36 states in Nigeria held gubernatorial elections. The remaining states are expected to hold their elections at later dates with approval from the country’s electoral body, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Kogi and Bayelsa states in the North Central and South-South region of the […]
Farida Adamu

Guinea’s President Stalls on Election, More

Guinea’s President Condé has asked his government to start consultations on constitutional changes ahead of elections next year, a process that could enable him seek a third term in office. This has caused delays in scheduling elections, buying the president more time to get enough votes to endorse the proposed constitution amendment and call for […]