Mnangagwa, Chamisa Receiving Positive Information on Election Results
Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa said on Tuesday that the ruling party was receiving “extremely positive” information from their representatives, a day after the first election since Robert Mugabe resigned following a bloodless coup. Mnangagwa said on Twitter that he was delighted by the high voter turnout, which the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission put at 75 percent. […]
Low turnout for Mali election as violence mars poll
Malians went to the polls on Sunday in a crucial presidential election as attacks disrupted voting in areas already beset by deadly ethnic and jihadist violence. Counting has started in some of the 23,000 polling stations which closed at 1800 GMT. First results are expected within 48 hours and the official outcome is set to […]
Zimbabwe votes in first election of post-Mugabe era
Polls have closed after high turnout in key elections in Zimbabwe, which on Monday held its first vote since Robert Mugabe was toppled following 37 years in power. Zimbabwe goes to the polls Monday in its first election since authoritarian leader Robert Mugabe was ousted last year, with alleged ballot fraud and the likelihood of […]
Dr Charles Kangai: Open letter to our Zimbabwe leadership before the crucial upcoming election
Further to my article last week about the situation in Zimbabwe, which you can find on the nehandaradio.com website here, I would like to say a few words about the election that’s happening in just under two weeks. The upcoming election is a great opportunity for Zimbabweans in general, for the current political leadership, and […]
Election Campaigning Underway in Congo Brazzaville As Opposition Calls for Delay
Campaigning for presidential elections in the Republic of Congo officially got underway on Friday, although the opposition have criticised the choice of date since it coincides with deadly explosions in Brazzaville four years ago. President Denis Sassou Nguesso is vying for a third term in office after a controversial modification to the country’s constitution. The […]
Guinea Heads For Presidential Election Amidst Fears Of Post-Election Violence
As the Guinean presidential election draws closer, the population is growing increasingly nervous. Many fear a repetition of the 2010 unrest and violent clashes in the capital Conakry. On October 11 some six million Guineans, about half the population of the West African nation, will elect a new president. There are eight candidates, including incumbent […]
Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza’s CNDD-FDD party wins election
The ruling party in Burundi has won the parliamentary election boycotted by the main opposition parties. The UN has said media restrictions and violence meant the environment was not conducive to free, credible elections. Unrest started in April after President Pierre Nkurunziza said he would run for a third term – something protesters say is […]
UN Declares Burundi Election ‘Not Free and Credible’
Burundi’s parliamentary election has been declared neither fair nor free by UN monitors. Monday’s poll was boycotted by opposition parties. The USA says Burundi’s July 15 presidential election should be delayed. In a preliminary report published on Friday, UN observers said this week’s poll took place in a climate of fear that was “not conducive […]
I have no brains: Lungu
President Edgar Lungu on Saturday told Masaiti residents that he does not have wisdom of his own and that he begs for knowledge from ordinary people, which has made him a successful President. Addressing a rally ahead of tomorrow’s parliamentary by-election, President Lungu said he could not travel from Lusaka to tell the residents that […]
Nigeria Election Commission Insists Vote Will Be Well Organized, free and fair!
Nigeria’s top election official promised that this weekend’s national vote, which pits incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan against former military ruler Muhammadu Buhari, would be well organized, credible and peaceful. The comments by Attahiru Jega, chairman of the Independent National Election Commission, come amid rising fears about whether Saturday’s vote, which also includes both presidential and […]
