Tag: election

Mali’s military tightens grip on power as Goita poised to rule until 2030 without election

June 13, 2025

Mali's transitional president, Colonel Assimi Goita, could remain in power until at least 2030 — without facing an election after a controversial bill approved by ... Read More

Mozambique faces international outcry over deadly post-election crackdown

April 17, 2025

Mozambique is under increasing international scrutiny following revelations that over 300 people were killed during a violent government crackdown on post-election protests between October 2024 ... Read More

Africa braces for challenges ahead after Trump’s foreign aid suspension

January 22, 2025

Africa may be facing uncertainty following the re-election of Donald Trump as US president who signed a flurry of executive orders on his first day ... Read More

Chad: vote counting underway in contentious elections amid opposition boycott

January 1, 2025

Polls closed Sunday (29 December) in Chad’s legislative, provincial and local elections after three years of military rule, but were boycotted by the opposition that ... Read More

Chad’s journalists protest online media ban, opposition calls for boycott of 29 Dec. election

December 25, 2024

The online media journalists in Chad are voicing dissatisfaction over the authorities' refusal to respect the Supreme Court's decision for a ban on the broadcasting ... Read More

Ghana’s ex-president John Mahama wins election, part of latest trend in Africa

December 9, 2024

Ghana’s vice president and ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) candidate, Mahamudu Bawumia, has conceded defeat in the country's highly contested presidential election and congratulated his ... Read More

Ghana’s 7 December election: economic hardship to be main issue for voters

December 5, 2024

As many as 18 million Ghanaians are expected to cast their vote on 7 December to elect the country's new president with concerns about inflation, ... Read More

Mozambique: Election tensions escalate with assassination of opposition officials; calls for nationwide strike

October 21, 2024

Gunmen in Mozambique have killed two opposition officials, escalating tensions following a disputed election. Elvino Dias, a lawyer for the Podemos party, and Paulo Guambe, ... Read More

Mozambique’s Election: Frelimo poised to extend 50-year rule amid challenges

October 9, 2024

Mozambique's upcoming election is likely to see the ruling Frelimo party maintain its half-century grip on power, despite facing a strong challenge from independent candidate ... Read More

King Mohammed VI: Democracy is a Gradual, Home-Grown Exercise Based on Pluralism and Diversity

January 17, 2024

King Mohammed VI has affirmed that democracy is not a ready-made recipe; nor is it a model to be imported but it is a gradual, ... Read More

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