Tagged: Africa
Farida Adamu
Nigerian Tribunal Upholds 2019 General Elections
On the 11th of September this year, the Presidential Elections Tribunal in Nigeria rejected the opposition candidate Atiku Abubakar’s petition on grounds of insufficient proof, upholding the current Nigerian President’s victory at the polls. The verdict ended the six-month-long legal battle where Atiku and the opposition party sought to upturn President Buhari’s win at the […]
Mojisola Salaudeen
Highlights of Tunisia’s Presidential Election
Tunisia held its second democratic presidential election since 2011 on Sunday, the 15th of September, 2019. The election, which was brought forward following the death of the country’s first democratically president, Beji Caid Essebsi, was seen as a test of the country’s young democracy. The Campaign Twenty-six candidates were initially approved to contest in the […]
Farida Adamu
UN Says 2020 Burundi Elections Poses Great Risk
In a new report, the United Nations Commission of Inquiry on Burundi has expressed concerns over the country’s elections set for 2020, citing an atmosphere of fear and intimidation in the East African country. The investigators, who were denied access to Burundi, said they based their findings on more than 1,200 statements collected from victims, witnesses, […]
Tuduetso Madi
Quick Facts on the General Election in Botswana
On the 30th of August, a writ of elections in Botswana was issued, setting the date for elections in the southern African country. On the 23rd of October, Batswana will decide which party leads the country for the next 5 years. Who are the contenders? The ruling party, the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) led by […]
Mojisola Salaudeen
Guinea Bissau Presidential Poll Scheduled for November
According to a presidential decree published on Tuesday the 18th of June, Guinea Bissau will hold its presidential election on November 24th, 2019. A possible run-off is scheduled to take place on the 29th of December if no candidate receives more than 50% of the votes in the initial round. The announced date is later […]
Farida Adamu
2019 in African Presidential Elections
It happens to be a year of elections for Africa, as over 20 countries in the region are scheduled to hold elections this year. A few presidential elections have held in the first half of the year, while others are underway. Here’s a look at some of the major elections that have taken place in […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Cyclone Idai: Election Registration Delayed in Mozambique
The National Election Commission in Mozambique (Comissão Nacional de Eleições, CNE), has announced that registration for the country’s polls, which was due to start on the 1st of April, bas been delayed indefinitely. This is due to the devastating effects of the fatal cyclone Idai, which has killed at least 750 people in Mozambique, Malawi […]