Tag: Elections

Cameroon opposition loses seats in parliament

March 2, 2020

In Cameroon, the opposition has lost 23 seats in the National Assembly following the results of the 9 February legislative elections. The ruling party of ... Read More

Cameroon’s elections held amid boycott, violence

February 10, 2020

In Cameroon, polls closed on Sunday in an election overshadowed by a partial opposition boycott and separatist violence that displaced hundreds of thousands in the ... Read More

Botswana: A fiercely contested presidential election

October 22, 2019

Election campaigns in Botswana close on Tuesday ahead of Wednesday's presidential, parliamentary and local elections that may unseat the ruling party of over five decades. ... Read More

Tunisia: Second round candidate’s demand for release from prison rejected

September 19, 2019

A judge has rejected a demand for the release of media mogul and candidate for the second round of Presidential elections who has been in ... Read More

Tunisia: EU to send 100 observers to monitor legislative, presidential elections

September 5, 2019

The European Union will send 100 observers for September snap presidential elections and October parliamentary polls at the demand of the Tunisian government and the ... Read More

Algeria: Army Chief presses for elections to be held before year’s end

September 3, 2019

Head of the Algerian army has called on electoral commission to hold presidential elections before end of the year as the country drags into political ... Read More

Mauritania: Reporters without Borders blasts internet blackout in wake of elections

June 26, 2019

Reporters without Borders (RSF) has condemned the cutting off of internet in Mauritania as part of moves to suppress protests that erupted following the victory ... Read More

Libya: Serraj announces elections by year’s end

March 6, 2019

Head of Tripoli-based Presidential Council Faiez Serraj announced Tuesday the holding of general elections in the crisis-stricken country by year’s end. Serraj, who made the ... Read More

Algeria: Police Chief replaced, Ramtane Lamamra returns to duty

February 14, 2019

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika Wednesday dismissed national police Chief Mustapha Lahbiri and named the former Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra, as his diplomatic adviser. A statement ... Read More

Mauritania’s Ruling Party Wins Parliamentary Elections

September 18, 2018

Mauritania's ruling Union for the Republic party (UPR) swept legislative polls entrenching its position as the victor. Led by President Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz, the party ... Read More