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About 68 million eligible voters in the Philippines are heading to the polls in mid-term elections. Over 18,000 national and local government positions are being contested in an election overshadowed by rising tensions between the…

Senegalese are votes in a key legislative election that's set to determine if the country's newly-elected president can carry out ambitious reforms. Voters in Senegal are choosing today 165 lawmakers in the nation's assembly, where the…

The government of Mauritius banned access to social media websites ahead of parliamentary elections on November 10th. The directive was announced by the national communications regulator, which said social media sites will be banned…

Botswana goes to the polls on Wednesday in a vote that will determine whether the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) will extend its 58-year hold on power. Analysts say, however, that this time round it is hard to predict the outcome…

Professor Ibrahim Gambari is to lead ECOWAS Observation Mission for the Senegalese Presidential election fixed for 24th March, this year. The ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace, and Security, Ambassador Abdel-Fatau Musah,…

The party of Senegal’s jailed opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko, says it was sponsoring its number two politician, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, as candidate for the 25th February presidential election. The announcement came just days after the…

The ruling Sierra Leone People’s Party SLPP has won the June 24 legislative elections, according to results read Saturday by the electoral commission's chairman Mohamed Kenewui Konneh. The SLPP secured 81 seats while the opposition All…

The participating International Observers from the African Union (AU), the European Union, the Commonwealth, the Carter Foundation, the ECOWAS Network of Electoral Commissions (RESEAO/ECONEC) and Sierra Leonean Civil Society reported no…

The ruling party in Mauritania scored a comfortable victory in last week's legislative and local elections, according to official results on Sunday, a litmus test for the veteran head of state ahead of next year's presidential poll. The…

Rwanda plans to amend its constitution to allow for presidential and parliamentary elections to be held at the same time, according to a statement outlining cabinet resolutions. The statement said that the cabinet on Friday approved a…