Beyond West Africa|Election

Authorities in Cameroon say hundreds of Central African Republic (CAR) civilians have fled across the border in the past few days, to escape election-related violence.  The country is expected to hold elections this month and those fleeing into Cameroon say,…

Cameroon conducted regional elections on Sunday with residents voting for the first time for members of the country’s upper House of legislature. Local representatives voted to appoint councils in all 10 regions made up of delegates and traditional rulers. It…

Despite threats of attacks by separatists in its English-speaking regions, Cameroon has begun the campaign season for its December 6 regional council elections. The separatists, who have vowed to disrupt the polls, attacked several military convoys dispatched to protect voters.…

In East Africa, tensions are mounting in Uganda as the presidential candidate of the National Unity Platform NUP party, Robert Kyagulanyi also known as Bobi Wine was arrested during a campaign trail. Kyagulanyi, was on Wednesday arrested by the police…