Congo-Brazzaville’s 82-year-old President Denis Sassou Nguesso has signaled plans to prepare the country’s younger generation of leaders as he campaigns for re-election in the March 15 presidential poll. In an interview in the southern city of Dolisie, Sassou Nguesso emphasized that the current leadership is laying the foundation for a…
The campaign for next month’s presidential election in Congo-Brazzaville officially begins on Saturday, with 82-year-old President Denis Sassou Nguesso widely expected to extend his decades-long rule. The opening rally is being held in Pointe-Noire, the country’s economic and oil capital, under the banner of the ruling Congolese Labour Party (PCT).…
Yaoundé, Cameroon – President Paul Biya announced on Tuesday evening a “slight readjustment” of the timing of legislative and municipal elections, which had been expected to take place at the start of February. Originally scheduled for 2025, the elections had already been postponed once until early 2026. In his televised…
Dhaka, Bangladesh – Millions of young Bangladeshis will head to the polls on Thursday in a landmark election that will determine the country’s leadership following the 2024 student-led uprising that ended former prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s 15-year rule. Youth Power at the Ballot Young people aged 18 to 27 make…
Kenya’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has undergone multiple leadership transitions since 2017, each shaping public trust in the electoral process. From the resignation of commissioners after the disputed 2017 polls to the recent exit of CEO Marjan Hussein Marjan in 2026, these changes highlight the Commission’s ongoing struggle…
Guinea’s junta leader General Mamadi Doumbouya was officially sworn in as president on Saturday, capping a decisive win in December’s presidential election. The inauguration took place at a newly constructed 55,000-seat stadium on the outskirts of Conakry, with African leaders and representatives from the African Union and ECOWAS in attendance.…
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has been declared the winner of the country’s presidential election, securing a seventh term in office with 71.65 percent of the vote, according to official results announced on Saturday. The outcome extends Museveni’s rule to more than four decades, following a tightly watched contest marked by…
Polling stations in multiple parts of Uganda remained closed nearly two hours after voting was scheduled to begin on Thursday, according to AFP journalists and local sources. President Yoweri Museveni, 81, is seeking to extend his 40-year rule amid an internet shutdown and a heavy police presence targeting opposition supporters.…
Uganda, where President Yoweri Museveni is seeking a seventh term that would extend his four decades in power, enters a pivotal moment as voters head to the polls on Thursday. With one of the youngest populations in the world and significant expectations pinned on future oil production, the East African…
Uganda headed to the polls on Thursday amid heightened tension, as President Yoweri Museveni appeared set to extend his four-decade rule under conditions marked by an internet blackout and a heavy security clampdown on opposition groups. Public anxiety was evident across the country. The Daily Monitor published a full-page guide…