Ghana’s former president Nana Akufo-Addo has been appointed to lead the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Electoral Observation Mission for Benin’s upcoming presidential election, scheduled for April 12. The vote will determine the successor to incumbent Patrice Talon, who is constitutionally barred from seeking a third term. Analysts…
Djibouti’s long-serving President Ismail Omar Guelleh, who has governed the Horn of Africa nation for nearly 30 years, is set to run for a sixth term in the upcoming presidential election on April 10, facing only one minor challenger, according to an official decree published Wednesday. The 78-year-old incumbent secured…
Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has intensified political mobilisation efforts in Senegal, holding a series of high-level meetings over the weekend aimed at consolidating his support base ahead of the 2027 local elections and the 2029 presidential race. The meetings mark a significant step in structuring his political camp, even as…
Life in the Republic of the Congo is gradually returning to normal following a high-stakes presidential election widely expected to extend the decades-long rule of President Denis Sassou Nguesso. While the vote proceeded without widespread violence, it has drawn criticism over transparency concerns, particularly after a nationwide internet blackout on…
Tensions between older and younger generations are surfacing in rural communities across Republic of the Congo as the country prepares for a presidential election widely expected to extend the long rule of incumbent leader Denis Sassou Nguesso. In the small village of Mayitoukou, located about 30 kilometres from the capital…
Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo – Voters in the Republic of the Congo are set to head to the polls on Sunday in a presidential election widely expected to extend the rule of longtime leader Denis Sassou Nguesso. Sassou Nguesso, 82, has dominated the country’s political landscape for decades, having…
Port-au-Prince, Haiti – A record 280 political parties had registered by Thursday’s deadline to participate in Haiti’s first general election in a decade, according to the country’s Provisional Electoral Council (CEP). While not all parties are expected to make the final cut, the registrations signal broad interest among Haitians eager…
As the Republic of Congo prepares for its presidential election on Sunday, streets across the capital Brazzaville and other cities are lined with campaign posters and banners urging the nation’s 2.6 million registered voters to head to the polls. Home to approximately six million people and one of Africa’s major…
Millions of voters across Nepal cast their ballots in a pivotal general election on March 5, marking the country’s first nationwide vote since violent youth-led protests forced the collapse of the government last September. The election comes at a critical moment for the Himalayan nation, where widespread anger over corruption,…
The march to the US midterm elections, which will determine control of Congress for the second half of Donald Trump’s presidency, is officially under way. Voters in several states went to the polls on Tuesday to select Democratic and Republican candidates for the November general election, with Texas drawing the…