Election|West Africa

With the approach of this election, part of the Beninese civil society is warning of the risks of violence in the country.  The National Electoral Response Group has listed some concerns that it considers worrying. This framework, which brings together…

Several women groupings in Liberia are appealing to members of the Legislature not to remove the 30 percent women representation clause from the New Elections law of Liberia.  In 2014, the legislature amended session 4.5 of the Elections Law mandating…

The 2020 Presidential Candidate for the National Democratic Congress of Ghana, John Mahama has filed an application at the Supreme Court seeking to be granted permission to inspect some documents of the Electoral Commission. The application, filed by his counsel…

There is heightened tension in the Nimba County of rural Liberia as the two leading candidates contest last year’s senatorial election result.  Opposition candidate Nimba Edith Gongloe-Weh and declared winner Jeremiah Koung both claim they garnered the most votes in…

The Gambia’s president Adama Barrow has launched a political party ahead of the December 4 polls. Christened the National People’s Party (NPP), the launch was described as largely successful. However some reservations have been raised about noncompliance with to covid-19…

Niger's Constitutional Court has confirmed that a second round of the presidential election will be held on February 21.  The court noted that no candidate had obtained an absolute majority of votes in the first round whose annulment, partial or…

Preparations are underway in the Gambia for this year’s presidential election, which is poised to see some old and new faces compete for the nation’s top seat. It will be the first post-Jammeh-era election to be conducted in the country.…

Members of the House of Representatives in Liberia today elected Counsellor Fonati Koffa as their new Deputy Speaker. Koffa replaces the former Deputy Speaker Prince Moye who was elected as senator in the December 8, midterm election. WADR’s Darlington Porkpa…

Ghana’s Electoral Commission has described the election petition filed by the National Democratic Congress’s John Dramani Mahama as incompetent and without merit. Recall that last month, the opposition political party, filed a petition at the Supreme Court, challenging the outcome…

The Independent Electoral Commission of the Gambia has postponed the January 14 general voter registration exercise ahead of presidential elections in December this year. The IEC cited logistical challenges beyond its control as a reason for the postponement. Sankulleh Janko…

The Government of The Gambia in a statement on Wednesday announced the annulment of the recently chosen deputy chairperson of the Country’s Independent Electoral commission. Mr. Oremi Joiner was removed from the post, less than 24 hours after his appointment…

Senegal’s main opposition party, PASTEF, says it violated no laws by asking Senegalese living abroad to take part in a fund drive for the party. The clarification comes after threats from the government to deregister the party for violating domestic…