Kenyan poll body slams arrest of vote contractors
Nairobi – Kenya’s electoral authority has condemned the “brazen” arrest in Nairobi of three officials from a company supplying... Read more
22 Jul, 2022
Lesotho sets October 7 election date
Maseru – Lesotho says it will hold general elections on October 7, in the latest round of polling in... Read more
20 Jul, 2022
Showdown looms as Kenya rivals pick same venue for final election push
Nairobi – Kenya’s leading presidential candidates on Tuesday announced plans to make their final push for votes at the... Read more
20 Jul, 2022
Kenya challenger William Ruto dismisses rigging fears in bid for top job
Nairobi – Kenya is a democracy with free and fair elections, Deputy President William Ruto said on Monday in... Read more
19 Jul, 2022
Kenya’s election promises: an economist’s perspective
XN Iraki, University of Nairobi Kenya has four presidential candidates in the August 2022 general election. They recently launched... Read more
17 Jul, 2022
Nigeria’s opposition party wins key southwest state
Osogbo – Nigeria’s main opposition party has won the governorship election in southwest Osun state, the electoral commission said... Read more
17 Jul, 2022
Congo-Brazzaville ruling party wins parliamentary vote
Brazzaville – The Republic of Congo’s ruling party won a majority in last week’s parliamentary election, based on provisional... Read more
17 Jul, 2022
Old rivals set for rematch in southwest Nigeria election
Osogbo – Voters go to the polls on Saturday to elect a new governor for Nigeria’s southwest Osun state,... Read more
16 Jul, 2022
Choppers and wheelbarrows: Kenyan vote race highlights inequality
Nairobi – Seven helicopters lift off one by one in a cloud of dust from a remote region of... Read more
15 Jul, 2022
A referendum on electoral reform in South Africa might stir up trouble
Roger Southall, University of the Witwatersrand After 28 years of democracy, South Africa is having to reform its political... Read more
13 Jul, 2022
