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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Nigerian Police Force have pledged a peaceful and credible governorship election in Kogi State come November 11. The Kogi State INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Dr.…

The re-election of President Emmerson Mnangagwa "shows that Zimbabweans are democratic" and that "a new confidence is being instilled" in the country, the ruling party ZANU-PF's spokesperson said. Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa…

Election officials extended the voting in Zimbabwe’s presidential election until Thursday after delays of up to 10 hours in mostly opposition strongholds as President Emmerson Mnangagwa seeks a second and final term in a country with a…

Former President Goodluck Jonathan will leave Abuja-Nigeria for Harare on Saturday to observe Zimbabwe’s general elections, scheduled to hold on August 23. Jonathan would be leading a joint observer mission of the Africa Union (AU) and…

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State, Mr Martins Sadoh, has said that capacity of candidates should determine the choice of successor to Governor Godwin Obaseki in 2024 and not ethnicity. Sadoh, a security…

Ahead of Sierra Leone's presidential elections on 24 June, supporters of the main opposition party, the All People's Congress (APC) gathered in the capital Freetown to protest the country's dire economic situation. The West African…

The leader of the opposition in Guinea-Bissau celebrated on Thursday after the PAI-Terra Ranka coalition, led by his party, PAIGC, won the majority of seats in parliament. The party of president Umaro Sissoco Embalo, Madem-G15, took 29 …

Nigeria's Vice-President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has accepted the offer of The Commonwealth to lead the Commonwealth Observer Group (COG) constituted by its Secretary-General, the Rt. Hon. Patricia Scotland KC, to observe the 24th June General…

The UN envoy to Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, has called for the rival administrations in the country to reach an agreement by mid-June and hold long-delayed elections by the end of the year. Libya remains split between a nominally interim…

The UN envoy for Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, has announced that the launch of an "initiative" for the organization of presidential and legislative elections in the country this year. "I have decided to launch an initiative aimed at…