Countries

Myanmar pro-military party ‘winning’ junta-run poll first phase

Naypyidaw –  Myanmar’s dominant pro-military party is “winning a majority” in the first phase of junta-run elections, a party... Read more

yesterday

Countries

Honduran presidential candidate decries vote ‘theft’ in race against Trump-backed rival

Tegucigalpa –  Honduran right-wing presidential candidate Salvador Nasralla made allegations of electoral corruption on Monday after a stalled ballot... Read more

9 Dec

Countries

Guinea-Bissau leader launches campaigning in vote lacking main opposition

Bissau – Campaigning for Guinea-Bissau’s legislative and presidential elections officially started Saturday, as incumbent Umaro Sissoco Embalo rallied supporters... Read more

3 Nov

Cȏte d'Ivoire

Amnesty urges Ivory Coast to ‘stop stifling protests’ ahead of polls

Abidjan – Amnesty International on Thursday called on authorities in Ivory Coast to end a crackdown on opposition protests... Read more

16 Oct

Countries

Guinea-Bissau opposition leader excluded from presidential vote list

Bissau – Guinea-Bissau’s main opposition leader, former prime minister Domingos Simoes Pereira, was excluded from a provisional list of... Read more

14 Oct

Cameroon

Incumbent absent as Cameroon presidential campaigning picks up

Douala – Cameroon’s elderly president Paul Biya was absent from the country on Sunday as campaigning kicked into high... Read more

29 Sep

Countries

Seychelles votes amid concerns over hotel near marine reserve

Victoria – Citizens in the beach paradise of Seychelles vote this week in tightly fought elections amid concerns over... Read more

25 Sep

Countries

Malawi counts votes in tight race for president

Lilongwe – Malawi counted votes Wednesday after a general election dominated by economic hardships in the largely poor country... Read more

18 Sep

Countries

Malawi votes in a rematch between two presidents as economic crisis bites

Lilongwe – Malawi went to the polls Tuesday with the incumbent president and his predecessor vying for a second... Read more

16 Sep

Cȏte d'Ivoire

Ivory Coast bars two top opposition leaders from presidential vote

Abidjan – Ivory Coast on Monday barred two top opposition leaders, ex-president Laurent Gbagbo and former Credit Suisse CEO... Read more

9 Sep