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District Level Elections Rescheduled in parts of Ashanti and Eastern Regions

The election spans 6,215 electoral areas across 216 metropolitan, municipal, and district assemblies.

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Polls open as Ghanaians vote in Assembly and Unit Committee Elections

Polls opened at 7am GMT and are expected to close at 5 pm GMT across 6,215 electoral areas in 216 Metropolitan, Municipal and Dis…

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President el-Sisi declared victorious in Egypt election

Sisi won 89.6 percent of the vote, the National Elections Authority said on Monday.

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Egypt’s Presidential Election results to be announced today

Ballot sorting at many polling stations has revealed that Sisi is leading the polls, while candidates Zahran and Omar are competi…

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Former South Africa president Jacob Zuma 'won't vote for ANC', forms his own party

Mr Zuma's new party is named uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK), meaning spear of the nation, which is the same name as the former armed wing…

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3 Proposals put forward by the Electoral Commission ahead of Election 2024

The proposals are already raising eyebrows among the country’s two major political parties: the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the…

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The 2023 District Assembly Elections: A Comprehensive Analysis

According to the 2021 Population and Housing Census, women make up about 50.7% of the total population in Ghana. However, women's…

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DR Congo Elections 2023: 11 Facts and figures you should know

Given its central location, the outcome of this election will have significant ramifications for all of Africa.

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DR Congo Elections 2023: Get familiar with the main candidates

In all, 24 presidential candidates have been cleared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) to contest in the el…

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ECOWAS officially suspends Niger over coup

ECOWAS said in a statement on Thursday that a recent summit of its leaders in Nigeria “recognised” that Mr Bazoum’s government wa…

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