Maureen Kyalya Ex-Museveni Advisor to Run for President
Maureen Kyalya, an outspoken former senior presidential advisor on poverty alleviation in Busoga, announced on Monday that she will run for president in 2016. So far Kyalya becomes the first woman to declare a run for the presidency going into the 2016 general election. Kyalya has lately been in the United Kingdom, after she abandoned […]
Turkey votes in crucial election
Turks are voting in a general election on Sunday which will determine whether the ruling party can change the constitution. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who first came to power as prime minister in 2003, is seeking a big enough majority to turn Turkey into a presidential republic. However the pro-Kurdish HDP may cross the 10% […]
Burundi Postpones Parliamentary Elections
After over a month of unrest, officials have announced that Burundi’s parliamentary polls will be postponed. The country was plunged into violence after president Nkurunziza’s decision to seek a third presidential term. Burundi’s electoral body announced Wednesday it will delay scheduled local and parliamentary elections after more than a month of sometimes violent protests against […]
Uganda Opposition Demands For Independent Electoral Commission
Uganda’s largest opposition party has threatened to prevent presidential elections from being held early next year, if the government rejects its demand for an independent electoral commission. Francis Mwijukye, deputy spokesman for Forum for Democratic Change (FDC), said on Tuesday that the party wanted the commission to compile a new and accurate voter register before […]
African Leaders Urge Burundi to Postpone Elections
East African leaders have urged Burundi’s president to postpone elections due in June. They have also called for an end to the violence sparked by President Pierre Nkurunziza’s decision to stand for a third term. Their statement was made after a summit of the East African Community in the Tanzanian city of Dar es Salaam. […]
All Year Registration Start As New Seychelles Elections Act Comes Into Force
Victoria — A new voter registration system begins today, Monday May 18, allowing year-round voter registration and inspection of the electoral roll. This follows the implementation of new elections regulations, as the amended Elections Act of 2014 along with the amended Political (Registration and Regulation) Act 2014 came into effect on Friday May 15, as […]
Benin President Praises Jonathan’s Handling of Elections
Abuja — President of Benin Republic, Boni Yayi, Thursday lauded President Goodluck Jonathan for the way he handled the general election adjudged globally as peaceful. Yayi, who paid a congratulatory visit to Jonathan at the Presidential Villa, told State House correspondents after their meeting that Jonathan’s contribution to the development of democracy in Africa was […]
Elections in Ethiopia – Beyond Winning (and Losing)
Part I 1 . Introduction Election fever is gaining momentum in Ethiopia. It is ‘Election 2015’, the 5th general election since Ethiopia’s formal adoption of the more (or less) liberal constitution of 1995 that ended the hesitant ‘transition’ from the Derg’s military rule to a western-style representative democracy[1]. The projected aim of the transition was […]
Burundi president ‘fails to return’
Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza’s attempt to return home to tackle a coup has failed and he has returned to Tanzania where he was attending a summit, officials there told the BBC. Another source said the plane turned back after 10 minutes as it would have been unable to land safely in Burundi. The coup announced […]
Ghana Togo boarder closing ahead of elections
The Ghana border with Togo will be closed by midnight ahead of Saturday’s Presidential elections in the West African country. Ghanaian officials have already set up a joint border patrol team to secure the border and nearby communities. Incumbent President Faure Gnassingbe is facing stiff opposition from an economics graduate and former newspaper editor, Jean-Pierre […]
