In Central African Republic, the opposition is boycotting polls in December, saying the election body is not independent.

Hassan will effectively be running unopposed. Tundu Lissu, the chair of Chadema, Tanzania’s main opposition party, has been ...

Speaker Alban Bagbin has received bipartisan praise from Members of Parliament (MPs) following his election as Chairperson of the 52-member Africa Geopolitical Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union ...

President Alassane Ouattara won Cote d'Ivoire's presidential election in a landslide, but the opposition says the country is regressing democratically, and demands an election re-run.The announcement ...

President Alassane Ouattara won 89.77 percent of the vote, but critics called the elections flawed after two main challengers were barred from running.

The main opposition candidates in the Ivory Coast’s presidential election have been barred from the race. Critics say the ...

The case could clear the way for more challenges ahead of the midterm elections. A majority of the Supreme Court signaled on Wednesday that it would allow candidates for federal office to more freely ...

DAKAR/LONDON, July 24 (Reuters) - Senegal is grappling with billions of dollars in debt that was hidden by the previous administration. Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko is expected to present a ...

Accra, March 26, GNA – The successful conduct of elections in Ghana and Senegal in 2024, has gone a long way to strengthen democracy in West Africa, Mrs Levinia Addae-Mensah, the Executive Director of ...

Elections aren't just a space for politicians to set the agenda around the world. Artists often weigh in on elections through their work. In Senegal, hip-hop artists have long played a key role in ...