Tagged: Presidential Elections
Conrad Omodiagbe
Ruling Party in Tanzania backs Incumbent
Ahead of the general elections scheduled for October 2020, the Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) Party in Tanzania has endorsed the candidature of controversial incumbent President John Magufuli for a second run at the country’s highest political office. The Party made and announced its decision following a National Congress held in the administrative capital of Dodoma […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Iceland President wins Re-election bid
The President of Iceland, Gudni Johannesson, has emerged as the winner of the country’s recently held presidential elections securing a second term in office in a landslide victory that saw him claim victory with 92% of total votes cast. According to the final results released on Sunday, the former history professor earned another four-year term […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Ghana Election: Here’s What You Need to Know
As the people of Ghana prepare to visit the polls on the 7th of December this year for the West African nation’s general elections, Ghana’s governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has formally announced its decision to go with incumbent President Nana Akufo-Addo as its presidential candidate for the upcoming presidential elections, pitting him against former […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
The Ivory Coast Presidential Race Just Revved Up
As Ivory Coast prepares for presidential elections scheduled to hold in October this year, former president Henri Konan Bedie has announced his intention to run for office again, after holding on to the presidential seat from 1993 -1999. With several other candidates already in the ring, Bedie’s announcement shakes t the Ivorian presidential race. Announcing […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Uganda fixes Election Date, bans Campaign Rallies
After months of indecision, the electoral body in Uganda, the Electoral Commission (EC), has announced that the country will hold its presidential election between January 10 and February 8, 2021. It also introduced restrictions it hopes would slow the spread of the new coronavirus and ensure the safety of voters. Making the announcement on Tuesday, […]
Farida Adamu
Burundi: Now That Nkurunziza Has Passed Away
On the 9th June 2020, the government of Burundi announced the demise of its 55-year old ruler. Pierre Nkurunziza reportedly died from a cardiac arrest after failed attempts to resuscitate him at the Fiftieth Anniversary Hospital in Karuzi, centre-east of the country. A Long Road to Nowhere The former Hutu rebel leader came into office in […]
Farida Adamu
Ivory Coast: Ex-President Gbagbo is Coming Home
Former President of Ivory Coast, Laurent Gbagbo was acquitted by the International Criminal Court (ICC), in January last year after seven years in custody for the violence that followed the 2010 presidential election which he lost. Some 3000 people were killed in that post-electoral violence. He was charged alongside Charles Blé Goudé, his former minister for sports and […]