Election|West Africa

The United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) has appealed to the judiciary in Ghana to ensure that cases brought before it concerning the just-ended 2020 general elections are handled transparently and credibly such that its decisions…

Barely 48 hours after the activation of Guinea’s new government following the swearing in of President Alpha Conde, the main opposition leader – Cellou Dalein Diallo has reaffirmed his continuous legal battle over the disputed results of the October 18…

Preliminary results from the December 8 referendum in Liberia indicate that the “Yes” Vote” is in the lead. The election featured eight propositions on the ballot including reducing the tenures of president, Senators and representatives. The constitution states that each…

In Niger, the double municipal and regional elections held last Sunday saw a significant participation of women in the vote.  A particularity welcomed by several political actors and women's rights organizations. Adolphus Mawolo reports.

Members of Parliament for the largest opposition political party in Ghana, the National democratic congress NDC, have served notice they are ready to take over the leadership of the next parliament.  This follows a contentious election in which the opposition…

Sierra Leone’s two traditional Political parties – main opposition All People’s Congress {APC} and the ruling Sierra Leone People’s Party {SLPP} have shared two out of the three vacant Parliamentary seats. While the Constituency 078 by-election in Bo district, south of…

Guinea President Alpha Conde will be sworn in today for a third term following controversial elections on October 18. Conde had changed the constitution in a referendum earlier this year, to allow him to stand for a third term –…

Amnesty International said Tuesday that the use of excessive force by Guinean security force in the weeks following the country’s presidential election, has led to more than a dozen killed including a 62-year-old man presumably from torture. It said in…

In Liberia, several opposition candidates have taken an early lead in the just ended December 8, 2020 midterm senate elections and a constitutional referendum. According to electoral officials, provisional results coming in especially in President George Weah’s stronghold Montserrado puts…

The presidential candidate of the largest opposition political party in Ghana, the National Democratic Congress says he is unwilling to accept the results of the 2020 presidential and parliamentary elections declared by the Electoral Commission (EC).  The result which was…

Demonstrations have continued in parts of Ghana, days after the electoral commission declared President Nana Akufo-Addo winner of the December 7 elections. The keenly contested election in which former president Mahama emerged second has been challenged by his party the…

Several electoral workers in Liberia are under siege after two rival candidates accused them of ballot stuffing in the just ended December 8 midterm senate election. According to the head of Liberia's electoral commission, the rival supporters are accusing the…