election

An alert and story on the date of Gabon's presidential election have been withdrawn. They were published in error; the interim president did not announce an election date in his speech on Thursday in which he discussed the transition to…

Mozambique's opposition leader said demonstrations against the outcome of the October 8th presidential election would be suspended this week to allow humanitarians and international bodies a chance to assess the state of human rights in the…

Mozambique’s Constitutional Council has declared Daniel Francisco Chapo the winner of the disputed October presidential election, despite acknowledging irregularities. Chapo secured 65.17% of the vote, ensuring another term for…

Namibia's main opposition party said on Saturday that it plans to file a legal challenge against the results of last month’s disputed election. The announcement by the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) came a day after a court granted…

A court in Namibia on Friday granted two opposition parties the right to inspect material from the country’s recent disputed election. They have claimed there were irregularities in the presidential and parliamentary polls held on 27…

Voters waited in long queues outside polling stations in Namibia's capital Windhoek to cast their ballots for a new president and parliament in what could be a tough election to win for the ruling SWAPO party. SWAPO has governed the…

Namibians will vote on Wednesday in what is expected to be the most competitive election yet for the ruling SWAPO party, which has governed the southern African nation for 34 years. If SWAPO candidate Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah wins, she…

Ghana’s Supreme Court delivered a pivotal ruling, declaring that the Speaker of Parliament’s decision to declare four parliamentary seats vacant was unconstitutional. This ruling restores the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) majority in the…

Former Ivorian Prime Minister Pascal Affi N'Guessan named candidate for the Popular Ivorian Front (FPI) in the 2025 presidential election. At a congress in Yamoussoukro, the Ivorian capital, N'Guessan was re-elected president of the FPI…

A series of African leaders have congratulated Donald Trump on winning the U.S. presidential election. They include the President of Guinea Bissau, Umaro Sissoco Embalo, who said he was looking forward to bolstering ties between the two…