Election|West Africa

Burkinabe President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré launched his campaign Thursday in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso's second largest city, promising "peace" in a country undermined by jihadist attacks over the past five years. This event which was originally scheduled for 31 October…

The Gambia will hold a by-election for the parliamentary seat in the Niami East Constituency, North of the country on Saturday. The seat became vacant after its occupant Demba Sowe of Gambia Democratic Congress (GDC) died in January after a…

In Côte d'Ivoire, the opposition announces the creation of a national transitional council following last Saturday’s election which incumbent Alassane Ouattara is said to be wining. The opposition says the transitional council will be chaired by the leader of the…

 The Government of Liberia distances itself from all acts of violence taking place in neighboring Cote d'Ivoire in the wake of Saturday's Polls. A statement from the government says the situation has already led a few thousands of Ivoirians to…

Presidential and general elections campaigns in Burkina Faso enter the fourth day with security and the economy topping the debates. Parts of the country remain out of government’s control and excluded from the election as jihadists reign terror in those…

The UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, says over three thousand Ivoirians fleeing violence have crossed into neighboring countries. It says the majority of the refugees sought safe locations inside Liberia. Violent clashes erupted after the presidential election that was held on…

In Burkina Faso, the electoral campaign for the presidential and legislative elections of November 22 began last Saturday.  13 candidates for the presidential election and more than 10,500 for the legislative elections are crisscrossing the country to woo voters.  The…

Provisional results from Saturday’s election in Cote d’Ivoire put Incumbent President Alassane Ouattara in a strong early lead as he seeks a third term in an election that has been marked by deadly violence. The results suggest that Ouattara won…

Ivory Coast is voting in tense election after an opposition boycott and clashes over President Alassane Ouattara’s contested attempt to secure a third term.  Polling stations opened at 8am (08:00 GMT) and will close at 6pm (18:00 GMT).   

The International Criminal Court (ICC), prosecutor Ms. Fatou Bensouda, has warned that the violence experienced in Côte d'Ivoire during the first pre- and post-election crisis of 2010 must not be repeated. In a statement on Wednesday, the ICC prosecutor expressed…

Liberia’s electoral commission has announced the arrival of a technical team from the Economic Community of West African States—ECOWAS to help clean-up the voter’s roll. The cleaning of the Country’s Voters Roll has been a major demand from the opposition…

A total of 35 Short Term Observers (OCTs) from several countries are deployed throughout Ivorian territory as part of the presidential election. Valdiodio Ndiaye, Resident Director of Joint International Election Observation Mission (MIOE), in a statement on Wednesday said the…