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