July 31

• Zimbabwe: Polls Close in Harmonised Zimbabwe Elections

  Zimbabwe harmonized polls to elect a president, parliamentarians and other sub-national political officers has come to a close with the country's electoral commission providing an... Read more »

• Zimbabwe: Smooth, Peaceful but Long Queues

  There were hordes of registered voters braving the freezing Zimbabwe weather to queue at polling stations, some as early as 4am this morning, even before the official opening of... Read more »

• Zimbabwe: Polls Open in Fiercely Contested Zimbabwe Elections

  Millions of registered Zimbabwean voters will tomorrow are at the polls to elect a president among five candidates which includes the incumbent President, 89-year-old Robert... Read more »

July 30

• Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Votes in Harmonised Elections

  About 6.4 million registered Zimbabwean voters will tomorrow 31 July elect a president among five candidates which includes the country's current President, 89-year-old Robert... Read more »

July 25

• Togo: Nation Elects New Parliament

  About 3.3 million registered Togolese voters will cast ballots today in 7,600 polling stations to select 91 parliamentarians out of about 1,174 contesting candidates from the... Read more »

July 23

• Togo: Parliamentary Campaign Comes to a Close for Thursday Polls

  Campaign by political parties which started on July 6 for the parliamentary elections in Togo will come to a close at midnight on Tuesday, 24 hours ahead of Thursday's poll when... Read more »

July 22

• West Africa: Ecowas Observer Mission Seeks Peaceful Legislative Polls in Togo

  The head of the ECOWAS 80-member Observation Mission to Togo's 25 July legislative elections, Ambassador Leopold Ouedraogo, has called on all stakeholders, especially political... Read more »

• Zimbabwe: Citizen Platform for Elections Reporting Deployed

  An online reporting platform which allows citizens and observers to watch, comment and debate on the current and post electoral processes of Zimbabwe has been deployed by the... Read more »

July 19

• West Africa: Ecowas Call for Peaceful Elections in Mali, Guinea Bissau, Togo

  The 43rd ordinary session of the authority of the heads of state and government of the Economic Community of West African states (ECOWAS) rounded off on Thursday in Abuja with an... Read more »

July 18

• Zimbabwe: Special Votes Ballots to Be Opened in Public On Friday

  The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) says the ballot boxes of the recently held special vote will be opened in public this Friday in Harare in the presence of all political... Read more »

July 17

• Mali: Candidate Pulls Out of Presidential Race

  Tiébilé Dramé, one of the 28 candidates in the upcoming Malian presidential race slated for July 28 has withdrawn his candidature, siting lack of conducive... Read more »

July 10

• Egypt: Interim Leader Sets Timetable to Fresh Elections

  The military-backed interim leader of Egypt Adly Mansour on late Monday set out a six-month timetable for revising the country's constitution and holding fresh elections amid... Read more »

July 08

• Zimbabwe: Mugabe, Tsvangirai and Three Others Passed to Contest Presidency

  Incumbent president Robert Mugabe and current Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai have been passed by Zimbabwe's Nomination Court to contest the upcoming presidential elections slated... Read more »

July 05

• Zimbabwe: Special Voting Underway for Security and ZEC Officials

  Voting is underway for security personnel and officials who will be on duty and supervising the crucial Zimbabwe harmonized elections slated for July 31. Read more »

• Zimbabwe: NGO Decries Polls Chaos

  The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN), a coalition of CSOs observing the ongoing special voting for security personnel and Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) officials in... Read more »

• Mali: Elections - 'The Results Must be Respected' - Ban Ki-Moon

  The UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon during a press briefing in Paris on Monday says that although the presidential election scheduled to take place on July 28 to Mali is... Read more »

July 02

• Zimbabwe: Security Forces to Vote on July 14-15

  The Electoral Commission of Zimbabwe has set July 14 and 15 as days for special voting to allow those who will be on duty during the July 31 harmonised elections a chance to cast... Read more »

• Mali: Profiles of Mali's 2013 Presidential Candidates

  Despite security concerns and warnings that the country is not ready for elections, Mali goes to the polls on July 28 in the first presidential vote since last year's coup. FRANCE... Read more »

• Mali: President Campaigns Intensifies ahead of 28 July Poll

  The 28 Candidates vying for the presidential seat in Mali have intensified their campaign last Sunday ahead of the presidential elections slated to take place on the 28 of July... Read more »

June 28

• Zimbabwe: Mugabe and Tsvangirai Register for Presidential Race

  President Robert Mugabe ZANU-PF and rival Morgan Tsvangirai of Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T) on Friday registered to run for the presidential elections scheduled for July... Read more »

June 26

• Zimbabwe: Constitutional Court Postpones Election Date Hearing

  Zimbabwe's Constitutional court on Wednesday decided to postpone hearing cases on the country's election date to meet with the major contesting political parties in the country's... Read more »

June 18

• Zimbabwe: Zimbabweans Must Sort Out Election Row - AU

  The African Union says it is up to Zimbabweans to resolve disputes over election dates. At a press conference in Geneva on Monday, the chair of the commission, Nkosazana... Read more »

June 17

• Zimbabwe: Mugabe Postpones Elections to August 14

  Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has bowed to pressure from Southern African leaders to delay an upcoming election scheduled for July 31. Read more »

• Southern Africa: SADC Asks Zimbabwe to Postpone Elections

  The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has requested that the Zimbabwean Constitutional Court be petitioned to request a two week extension to allow the country to... Read more »

June 10

• Guinea: President Hints At Possible Delays in Elections

  Guinean President Alpha Conde said he could delay this month's legislative elections if authorities found technical problems, a possible concession to opposition groups who have... Read more »