Tagged: Presidential Elections
Conrad Omodiagbe
These Re-elected Presidents Will Stay In Office
Despite ongoing protests and allegations of widespread irregularities at the polls, Constitutional Courts in Ivory Coast and Guinea have confirmed the re-election of the countries’ incumbent presidents, President Alassane Ouattara and President Alpha Conde, amidst a rising death toll. Ouattara Gets The Green Light The Constitutional Council of Cote d’Ivoire, on Monday, confirmed the re-election […]
Farida Adamu
Ivory Coast: Incumbent Coasts To Victory
The electoral commission of Ivory Coast has announced President Alassane Ouattara of the Rally of the Republicans as the winner of the just-concluded and highly controversial October 31 elections. President Ouattara reportedly scored 94.27 per cent of the vote, which had a 54 per cent voter turnout. Opposition candidates Pascal Affi N’Guessan and Kouadio Konan Berti both scored 2% of the vote […]
Farida Adamu
Tanzania Election: What Happened?
The incumbent president of Tanzania, John Magufuli of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi (Revolutionary Party), has been declared the winner of the presidential elections which held on the 28th of October 2020 after securing more than 84% of the votes. His main opponent, Tundu Lissu, earned just 13% of the vote, according to the official count. Voter turnout was pegged at 50.7% with 15 million out of the 29 million registered […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Social Media Restriction Ahead Of Tanzanian Polls
As Tanzanians prepare for a hotly contested election that will see incumbent President John Magufuli go up against 14 other presidential hopefuls, the East African state faces a tough democratic journey to the polls fraught with alleged internet shutdowns and killings of opposition. More than 29 million people have registered to cast their ballots as […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Ivory Coast Opposition To Boycott Polls
The two leading opposition candidates in the Ivory Coast presidential vote, scheduled to hold on the 31st of October, have asked their supporters to actively boycott the electoral process. This comes as the West African nation officially begins its 2020 presidential campaign. The candidates, Pascal Affi N’Guessan, a former prime minister, and Henri Konan Bedie, […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Ghana: Five Presidential Candidates Disqualified
The Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC), has announced that 12 presidential aspirants have been given the green light to contest in the country’s upcoming general elections scheduled for December 7, 2020. Speaking at a press conference in Accra, the Chairperson for the Commission, Jean Mensa, made the announcement for the clearance and disqualification of candidates […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Guinea: Opposition Candidate Claims Victory
The opposition candidate in Guinea, Cellou Dalein Diallo, has declared himself the winner of the recently concluded presidential elections which took place in the West African state on Saturday. This move has now set the stage for a showdown between him and the country’s incumbent, President Alpha Condé. Diallo made the announcement the Monday after […]