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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…

There was a mixed reception at the just concluded electoral campaigns of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the opposition People's Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River state, South-south Nigeria. While…

The People's Democratic Party (PDP) has celebrated with Nigerians on the occasion of the New Year while calling on President Muhammadu Buhari to ensure a free, fair, and credible electoral process where Nigerians can freely and peacefully…

Tunisians are going to the polls on 17th December to vote in parliamentary elections that parties opposed to President Kais Saied are boycotting. The country's parliament last convened in July 2021, and in March of this year was…

Candidates for Libya's presidential and legislative elections slated for 24th December can start registering from Monday, the electoral commission said. "This is the real start of the electoral process," aimed at turning the page on a…

In a few days’ time, the people of Ogun State will be heading to the polls to freely elect councillorship and council chairmanship candidates of their choice. Happily, with Governor Abiodun’s push for transparency within the Ogun APC and…