Election
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
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
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
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’
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
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
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'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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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?
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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’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
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
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....