Tagged: Africa
Farida Adamu
Togo Appoints First Female Prime Minister
Victoire Tomegah Dogbé has been named the first female prime minister of Togo by President Faure Gnassingbé. This follows the resignation of the former prime minister Komi Selom Klasso and his entire government in a long-overdue political reshuffle. A close ally of President Gnassingbé, Ms Dogbé has had a long political history in Togo and particularly under Gnassingbé’s […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Ivory Coast Opposition calls for Civil Disobedience
Less than a week after the Constitutional Council cleared and released the names of candidates qualified to participate in the Ivory Coast presidential elections, the country’s main presidential challenger and other opposition parties have called for more protests against President Alassane Ouattara’s bid for a third term, as tensions continue to rise. The upcoming October […]
Farida Adamu
Ivory Coast: Only Four Candidates Approved
The Constitutional Council of Ivory Coast has cleared only 4 of the 44 candidates looking to run for office in the October 31 presidential election. “The final list of candidates for the election of the President of the Republic to be held on October 31st, 2020 is hereby adopted as follows: 1. Alassane Ouattara, 2. […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Somalia Scraps One-Person-One-Vote Plans
The President of Somalia, Mohammed Abdullahi, has announced the appointment of a new prime minister following a deal made with regional leaders. This deal appears to officially shut down the country’s proposed plan for a one-person-one-vote election model – the model used since 1969. The President’s office announced on Thursday in a surprise move that […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Nigeria: Opposition Accepts Defeat
Following months of back and forth and a highly publicised court case in Nigeria, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the 2019 governorship election in Kogi State, Musa Wada, has finally conceded defeat to his main rival, the state Governor Yahaya Bello following a recent decision by the Supreme Court. Wada, who released a […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
South Africa Outlines Changes to Election Laws
The Home Affairs Minister of South Africa, Aaron Motsoaledi, has announced his intention to introduce the Electoral Laws Amendment Bill which includes the possible introduction of electronic voting to the National Assembly According to Motsoaledi’s statement, if the proposed laws are passed, South Africans on the international segment of the voters’ roll who are eligible […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Campaign Season Kicks off in Tanzania
Campaign season has officially started in Tanzania ahead of the country’s October 28 general elections, with incumbent president and second term aspirant, President John Magufuli, facing a total of 14 other presidential hopefuls in the upcoming polls. The ruling party, Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM), launched its campaign and manifesto on Saturday in Dodoma. However, it […]