Election|West Africa

With most rivals in exile or sidelined, President Patrice Talon looks set to win a second term in office.  Benin is renowned as one of Africa most stable democracies.

Barely 8 months to the December 4th general elections in the Gambia, government and the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) are in a tussle about the 2020 Election Bill which was tabled before the National Assembly Members for debate and consideration.…

Liberia’s electoral empire said in a statement on Thursday, 1 April 2021 that a national referendum to grant dual citizenship to Liberians, reduce the tenure of elected public officials among others, had been rejected by the electorate at polls held…

The regional bloc, ECOWAS, says its observers will be in Benin to supervise the April 11 elections.  It said in a statement on Sunday that it is sending 90 observers, ten of whom have already made the trip to Cotonou…

Cote d’Ivoire’s electoral commission has announced that the country’s ruling party has won an absolute majority in parliament. The announcement comes days after the parliamentary vote. The weekends vote also comes just months after President Alhassane Ouattara won a third…

The ECOWAS Parliament says it will reassess its election monitoring mechanisms in order to strengthen the human and financial resources. This is part of the legislatures plan to achieve the objectives defined in the ECOWAS protocol on democracy and good…

Counting is underway in Côte d'Ivoire following the legislative election this weekend.  The election process was said to be calm and without major incidents associated insecurity as experienced during the October presidential polls. The March 6 legislative elections is the…

Ghana’s Supreme Court will this morning deliver its judgement on the December 2020 presidential election petition. 2020 presidential candidate of the largest opposition political party, the National Democratic Congress’ John Mahama took the Electoral Commission (EC) and President Nana Akufo-Addo…

Two people were reportedly killed in post-electoral violence in the Nigerien capital of Niamey on Thursday. Violence erupted in the country this week after provisional results of Sunday’s run-off presidential election indicate victory for the ruling party’s candidate. Journalist Alou…

The United Nations and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Thursday condemned the violence in Niger following the announcement of the provisional results of the second round of the presidential election on February 21. Abdullahi Hassan reports.

Ghana’s Supreme Court has fixed March 4, 2021, to deliver judgment on the ongoing 2020 presidential election petition. The panel of seven fixed the date on Monday, after disposing of all other pending motions. The March 4 date was set…

Seven members of the electoral commission in Niger have been killed in a landmine explosion. According to reports, the team's car drove over an explosive device in the Tillaberi region, located in the south-west of the country. While it is…