Election

Kenya’s Favorite Son Does It Again

Kenya’s Favorite Son Does It Again

In the dead of night, residents of Kogelo sat wrapped in blankets, staring anxiously at the only big screen in Obama’s ancestral home. They...
Political leader Nana Konadu Agyemang promise to transform Ghana

Political leader Nana Konadu Agyemang promise to transform Ghana

Nana Konadu Agyemang wife of ex-leader of Ghana, Jerry Rawling has been elected as one of the presidential candidates by a newly political party...
Inch’Allah Opposition delivers Cameroon to Biya on a Platter of silver

Inch’Allah Opposition delivers Cameroon to Biya on a Platter of silver

Nothing about Biya came as a surprise prior or during this year’s presidential election – Last minute announcement of election date, constitution of the...
2011 Presidential Election in Cameroon: Context, Risk and Conflict Prevention

2011 Presidential Election in Cameroon: Context, Risk and Conflict Prevention

Recently, several conflicts occurred in Kenya, Zimbabwe and Ivory Coast because of election results that were not accepted by the voters. As a result...
The Nigerian Youth Service- A Tribute to many ‘Unknown Soldiers’

The Nigerian Youth Service- A Tribute to many ‘Unknown Soldiers’

I do not want to write about the Nigerian elections. A million words have been written already . There's a glut of articles on...
US-Nigeria: ‘Trajectory of bad elections’ should be checked

US-Nigeria: ‘Trajectory of bad elections’ should be checked

The top U.S. diplomat to Africa urged Nigerians to demonstrate their ability to hold fair and democratic elections as the country prepares for legislative,...
Uganda opposition warned against planned protests

Uganda opposition warned against planned protests

Police in Uganda has warned opposition presidential candidates against holding planned protests in Kampala city. A group of unsuccessful Ugandan presidential candidates today, Wednesday, announced...
Uganda: President Museveni wins elections, Besigye decries rigged results

Uganda: President Museveni wins elections, Besigye decries rigged results

Uganda's incumbet president Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has won the recently held presidential and parliamentary elections. But opposition leader, Dr Kiiza Besigye, has rejected the results...
Uganda: Opposition leader rejects election results

Uganda: Opposition leader rejects election results

Ugandan opposition leader, Dr Kiiza Besigye, who stood against president Museveni in the just concluded elections has rejected the presidential election results being released...
Ugandans at polls to elect President and MPs amid delays

Ugandans at polls to elect President and MPs amid delays

Thousands of Ugandans were at polling centres as early as 6.00 am ready to cast their votes in the presidential and parliamentary elections taking...
Uganda: Museveni rejects winds of change

Uganda: Museveni rejects winds of change

As Ugandans prepare to cast their votes in the presidential and parliamentary elections on Friday, their president Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has assured them that...
Uganda: Bribery and voters’ register inflation evoked ahead of polls

Uganda: Bribery and voters’ register inflation evoked ahead of polls

Commonwealth Observer Group currently in Uganda will base their findings on the credibility of the electoral process and see whether the elections will be...
Salva Kiir wants CPA respected after release of Sudan referendum results

Salva Kiir wants CPA respected after release of Sudan referendum results

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on Monday accepted the existence of a South Sudan state, as he validated the results of the referendum on self-determination...
Zimbabwe: Youth votes blocked ahead of polls

Zimbabwe: Youth votes blocked ahead of polls

Youths in Zimbabwe who form the backbone of the country’s political parties are being systematically barred from registering as voters, for the country's impending...
Uganda: Museveni supporters protesting for money

Uganda: Museveni supporters protesting for money

A group of President Museveni's supporters, mostly youths, yesterday stormed his campaign headquarters in Kampala asking for money. According to one of the police officers...
Uganda: Heavy security deployment trigger concern

Uganda: Heavy security deployment trigger concern

Opposition parties in Uganda have complained about heavy deployment of security personnel in the East African country ahead of the February 18 presidential elections. Ugandan opposition...
Uganda: Museveni’s ‘gambler’ comments condemned

Uganda: Museveni’s ‘gambler’ comments condemned

President Yoweri Museveni has described opposition politicians who claim they also want to sit in the "chair" as gamblers who cannot solve Uganda’s problems. “When you want...
Sudan: Secession bid in danger?

Sudan: Secession bid in danger?

Provisional results for South Sudan’s referendum for independence has shown that the number of people who voted in some counties exceeded the number of...
Uganda: Opposition could “use force to remove” Museveni

Uganda: Opposition could “use force to remove” Museveni

Opposition in Uganda has warned president  President Yoweri Museveni against copying embattled Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo by refusing to handover power if he...
John Mahama: The Politics of Peace

John Mahama: The Politics of Peace

The practice and promotion of peace is a powerful tool of diplomacy that has all-too-often been misunderstood, especially in Africa. This became clear to...
Posting of Ethiopian South Sudan poll results begin

Posting of Ethiopian South Sudan poll results begin

Polling stations established in Ethiopia for the South Sudan referendum have began posting preliminary results. As South Sudan residents of Ethiopia await results from...
Tunisia’s rocky road ahead of presidential elections

Tunisia’s rocky road ahead of presidential elections

Tunisian Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi is prepared to implement a new national unity government which includes members of legal opposition parties, as Tunisians complain...
Ugandans angry as Kenyan Vice President joins Museveni campaigns

Ugandans angry as Kenyan Vice President joins Museveni campaigns

Opposition in Uganda has attacked president Museveni for involving foreign politicians in his campaigns. This comes after Kenyan Vice President Dr Steven Kalonzo Musyoka joined Museveni's campaign...
Uganda’s presidential campaign organized and disciplined

Uganda’s presidential campaign organized and disciplined

As the Uganda presidential election draws closer, several regional and international organizations have started laying strategies to ensure that the elections are free and...
South Sudan referendum to determine Khartoum-Washington relations

South Sudan referendum to determine Khartoum-Washington relations

The US has promised northern Sudan that as long as it did not "directly or indirectly" support terror groups, it would remove the soon-to-be...
Côte d’Ivoire: Laurent and Simone Gbagbo under financial sanctions

Côte d’Ivoire: Laurent and Simone Gbagbo under financial sanctions

The United States has imposed financial sanctions against former Côte d’Ivoire President Laurent Gbagbo, his wife, Simone Gbagbo, and three members of his inner...
Southern Sudan elections in Uganda

Southern Sudan elections in Uganda

Although the historic referendum in southern Sudan deals specifically with whether the region should become independent from Khartoum, in Uganda it is as if...
Sudan: US Senator lauds Sudan’s Khartoum government

Sudan: US Senator lauds Sudan’s Khartoum government

Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir may be wanted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes and crimes against humanity including genocide in Darfur, but...
Nigeria Electoral Commission tested in Delta gubernatorial election

Nigeria Electoral Commission tested in Delta gubernatorial election

Analysts in Nigeria have said the gubernatorial election in the Nigerian state of Delta was a test for the re-branded electoral commission ahead of...
Côte d’Ivoire political crisis challenges democracy

Côte d’Ivoire political crisis challenges democracy

The political crisis in Côte d’Ivoire stands as a challenge to democracy not only in that country but across West Africa and worldwide, U.S....