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Yahya Jammeh rejects Gambia Election Results “in totality”, shortly after promoting Army Officials
The Gambia is in for another shock tonight. President Yahya Jammeh who shocked observers all over the world after conceding defeat to opposition candidate, Adamma Barrow has just reversed himself according to reports out of the country. Jammeh appearing in a broadcast to the nation televised on the state run GRTS announced his rejection of the […]
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Here’s what you need to know about Ghana’s election
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Ghanaians head to the polls in country’s symbolic elections
15.8 million Ghanaian voters will head to the polls to vote in 28,992 polling stations across the country. The 2016 polls is shaping up to be one of the country’s most competitive elections in recent years. It’s only the third time opposition candidate, Nana-Akufo Addo is running for president, but the elections this year is […]
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Ghana’s Electoral Commission launches mobile app for real-time results
The Electoral Commission (EC) has launched an app for voters to have real-time access to officially certified results of the 7 December polls. In addition to broadcasting the results collation process live on television, and publishing the results on the commission’s website, the EC will give the public real-time access to the officially declared results. […]
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Gambia’s polls close despite internet shutdown and ban on international calls
The long awaited polls in the Gambia closed amidst a total shutdown of the internet and international calls into the country. Gambians woke up to the realisation that they could not contact family and friends outside Gambia or share their experiences about the general elections. This is regular practice in Gambia during general elections, but […]
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Vanuatu’s Snap Elections
52 seats were at stake in Vanuatu’s parliamentary election. In the Parliament, fifty-two members are elected in 8-single seat and 10-multi seat constituencies by single non-transferable vote to serve a four-year term. In any election, each voter casts one vote for one candidate in a multi-candidate race for multiple offices. The candidates with the most […]