Tag: Elections

DRC elections: voters pin hope for jobs and peace, as violence threatens vote

December 19, 2023

As citizens in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) prepare to head to the polls on Wednesday (20 December), Congolese authorities need to act urgently ... Read More

Gabon: Junta sets August 2025 as end of transition through elections

November 14, 2023

The junta in power in Gabon known as the Committee for the Transition and Restoration of Institutions (CTRI) unveiled Monday November 13 a timeline for ... Read More

Gabon elections: Bongo aims for third term; opposition optimistic of victory

August 28, 2023

Voters in Gabon are awaiting results from Saturday’s (26 August) triple election — in which President Ali Bongo Ondimba is seeking a third term after ... Read More

Zimbabwe at crossroads: stakes will be high in country’s upcoming elections

August 23, 2023

When six million registered Zimbabwean voters go to the polls this Wednesday (23 August), they will choose the country’s next president from a dozen candidates, ... Read More

Morocco to host new round of Libyan election talks

May 18, 2023

Morocco will host a meeting of the Libyan steering committee to prepare for elections on which hopes are pinned to break the deadlock that left ... Read More

Nigeria elections: ‘nervous mood’ in Lagos as senate candidate killed ahead of the vote

February 23, 2023

Oyibo Chukwu, a senatorial candidate from the opposition Labor Party, has been killed by unknown gunmen in an attack on his convoy in southeastern Enugu ... Read More

Libya has little chance of holding elections this year – Fathi Bashagha

June 22, 2022

Fathi Bashagha, one of Libya’s rival Prime Ministers, has said that the oil-rich African country has little chance of holding elections this year. Without a ... Read More

Elections in Lebanon: Arab League mission to be headed by Moroccan diplomat

May 10, 2022

The Arab League has appointed Moroccan diplomat Ahmed Rachid Khattabi to head its mission to observe the legislative elections in Lebanon, due on May 15. ... Read More

Kais Saied announces national dialogue to adopt new Republic

May 4, 2022

Tunisia President Kais Saied Sunday announced a national dialogue in the foreseeable future in a view of establishing a new Republic and bringing some correction ... Read More

Morocco calls on Libyan parties to commit to holding elections on scheduled date

September 3, 2021

Morocco, which is hosting several Libyan officials this week, has called on the various Libyan parties to engage in the organization of presidential and legislative ... Read More