Africa elections

By Ismail D. Osman On Wednesday February 22, 2017, at an inauguration ceremony attended by over 1200 people including two presidents, a prime minister and more than 100 diplomats, Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo, the ninth President of…

The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) says all systems and preparations are in place for the institution to preside over the 2019 general elections. Granville Abrahams, the senior manager responsible for election matters,…

The Nigerian Union of local government Employees is to cooperate with the Kaduna state government, northwest Nigeria to ensure the success and peaceful conduct of the local government elections scheduled for this Saturday. The…

The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Ekiti, Prof. Abdulganiyu Raji, on Thursday alleged a threat to his life by  unknown persons. The INEC boss, who spoke at a stakeholders forum held in Ado-Ekiti ahead of the July 14…

The ECOWAS Observation Mission has advised  the Sierra Leone’s National Electoral Commission (NEC) to ensure  that the Saturday run-off presidential election was concluded with fairness. “The Mission urges the National Electoral…

Egypt began the second of a three-day presidential election on Tuesday with President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi set for an easy victory, after authorities urged people to cast their ballots to provide a strong mandate for the former…

No fewer than 30 registered Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Sierra Leone have resolved that the country’s Presidential Run-off Election must be held on March 27 as scheduled, in spite of an interim court order putting it on…

The President of ECOWAS Commission, Jean-Claude Brou, has called for the peaceful and successful completion of the Sierra Leone presidential run-off election scheduled for March 27. Mr Paul Ejime, a member of the ECOWAS Observer…