Tagged: election violence

Conrad Omodiagbe

Ghanaian Opposition Backs Out of By-Election over Shooting

A major party in the Ghanaian political sphere, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has removed its candidate from Accra’s Ayawaso West Wuogun district by-election. This follows two shooting incidents involving their candidate and six members of the party at a polling station on Thursday. Addressing pressmen and members of the public via Joy News in the […]
Conrad Omodiagbe

DRC Decides: Internet cuts and the effects it may have on the final results

After several delays, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) held its first major democratic election since 2011 on the 30th of December, 2018. As expected, most roads leading to the elections were tainted by controversy and the election itself was not without its own share of drama. Over 46 million Congolese citizens registered with the […]
Conrad Omodiagbe

Nigeria: Opposition Unhappy with New Head of Collation Centre

In preparation for next month’s elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Thursday, inaugurated two ad hoc committees for the elections. However, the appointment of Amina Zakari as Head of the Collation Committee has reignited allegations of fraud from the major opposition, the People’s Democratic Party. The committees were inaugurated by INEC Chairman, Prof. […]
Asari Ndem

Bangladesh elections marred by violence

On Sunday the 30th of December 2018, Bangladesh held what has been billed its most competitive election in ten years. Millions of citizens gathered to vote for members of a new parliament in the middle of reports of violent clashes between supporters of the ruling party and its fiercest opposition. Polling stations in the country […]
Conrad Omodiagbe

Madagascar’s Rajoelina and Ravalomanana Declare Victory Ahead of Results Announcement

With the closing of the polls on Wednesday, Madagascar officially ended its presidential run-off elections between Andry Rajoelina and Marc Ravalomanana. While results are expected to be released in about a week, both camps seem to have declared themselves winners of the run-offs via recent statements made to the press, signalling a tense period ahead […]
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 […]
Asari Ndem

Ugandan Elections and the curious case of Bobi Wine

There is a new crop of young African politicians determined to break the status quo and challenge despots at the helm of affairs on the continent. One of these politicians is Uganda’s Bobi Wine, a musician, actor, businessman and parliamentarian representing the Kyaddondo East constituency in Wakiso District, in Uganda’s Central Region. But, who is […]