Comoros’ 2024 Presidential Elections: Get Familiar with the 6 Presidential Candidates
January 12, 2024The African Elections Project takes a look at the profiles of the presidential candidates in the upcoming presidential elections.
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
Congo election marred by protest and delays, opposition alleges fraud
December 20, 2023In Bunia, also in eastern Congo, security forces fired warning shots to disperse protesters after a voting centre was vandalised …
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Polls officially open as Congolese vote to elect new leaders
December 20, 2023This election could mark the country’s second peaceful transition of power since gaining independence from Belgium in 1960.
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Meet the female presidential candidates in the 2023 DRC Elections
December 19, 2023Although Article 13 of the 2022 electoral law paved the way for gender parity, the current political landscape in DRC paints a di…
Ghana
District Level Elections Rescheduled in parts of Ashanti and Eastern Regions
December 19, 2023The election spans 6,215 electoral areas across 216 metropolitan, municipal, and district assemblies.
Ghana
Polls open as Ghanaians vote in Assembly and Unit Committee Elections
December 19, 2023Polls opened at 7am GMT and are expected to close at 5 pm GMT across 6,215 electoral areas in 216 Metropolitan, Municipal and Dis…
Egypt
President el-Sisi declared victorious in Egypt election
December 18, 2023Sisi won 89.6 percent of the vote, the National Elections Authority said on Monday.
Egypt
Egypt’s Presidential Election results to be announced today
December 18, 2023Ballot sorting at many polling stations has revealed that Sisi is leading the polls, while candidates Zahran and Omar are competi…
South Africa
Former South Africa president Jacob Zuma 'won't vote for ANC', forms his own party
December 17, 2023Mr 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…
Ghana
3 Proposals put forward by the Electoral Commission ahead of Election 2024
December 16, 2023The proposals are already raising eyebrows among the country’s two major political parties: the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the…
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