Tagged: Africa

The Election Network

How Mamma Kandeh’s decision could offset Gambia’s opposition’s chances against Yahya Jammeh

Mamma Kandeh, leader of Gambia’s Democratic Congress (GDC), revealed to his supporters on the stump that he would not be joining the opposition coalition due to a lack of transparency and democracy in the selection of the coalition’s presidential candidate, Adama Barrow. Gambians on the continent and the diaspora have expressed concerns about the failure […]
Photo cred of Issoufou: Gael Cogne/AP
The Election Network

President Issoufou Wins Landslide Elections In Niger

The Nigerien general elections were held on 21 February 2016, with a run-off on 20 March. Incumbent President Mahamadou Issoufou ran for re-election with 15 candidates including opposition candidates Seynou Oumarou of the National Movement for the Development of Society and Hama Amadou of the Nigerien Democratic for an African Federation, who had been campaigning […]