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A total of 79 individuals, including the jailed opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, are reported to have filed their candidacy for the February 2024 presidential election in Senegal before the Tuesday (26 December) deadline amid allegations that the Senegalese authorities have been intensifying repression ahead of the vote. When Macky Sall, President of Senegal since 2012, […]
Zimbabwe’s presidential elections due to be held on 23 August will be contested by a total of 11 candidates, but according to analysts, it will be a race between incumbent Emmerson Mnangagwa and the main opposition leader Nelson Chamisa. Campaigns are in full swing in Zimbabwe as political parties gear up for a general election […]
Libya’s Public Prosecutor Siddiq Al-Sur announced the discovery of 3,329 forged voter registration cards in Libya’s election database system, as calls for elections come mainstream. Al-Sur made the announcement Wednesday during a press conference regarding the development of investigations into the national number system and the database of those registered to vote in the elections. […]
Tunisia’s independent electoral commission, ISIE, Tuesday said it will sue any person who accuses it of having cooked results of the unpopular July 25 referendum that adopted President Kais Saied-proposed new constitution. Farouk Bouaskar, President of the body, also said during a press conference any attack on the commission members will be subject to lawsuit. […]
Tunisia’s independent electoral commission, ISIE, has fired its chief of staff for professional mistakes in connection with figures of the July 25 referendum that was largely boycotted. Maher Jedidi, Deputy President of the body, told local Mozaique FM radio that the chief of staff was guilty of serious professional misconduct, requiring sanctions. The sanction comes […]