Amid cries of foul about the way the election was carried out and murmurs of authoritarianism, Paul Kagame insists he will not be seeking another run for the presidency in Rwanda. Read more »
Rwanda's official opposition parties that participated in the Monday's poll, were required - by law - to contest the out come of the tally within 48 hours, but just hours after the ... Read more »
Burundi's main opposition bloc, the Democratic Alliance for Change, has announced it will operate as extra-parliamentary opposition. Read more »
Nigeria's Senate has adopted a budget of U.S. $585 million for the Independent National Electoral Commission to organize next year's polls. Read more »
South Sudan's referendum on independence, scheduled for January, is nearing amidst concerns of insufficient time and citizenship. Read more »
South African President, Jacob Zuma, has kept the pressure on the leadership with his special envoy returning to Harare to hold consultations with President Robert Mugabe, Prime ... Read more »
Less than 12 hours after the polls closed, provisional results show supporters of a new constitution are heading for a landslide win. Read more »
A new date has been set for Côte d' Ivoire's election that has seen repeated delays since 2005. Read more »
The Constitutional Outreach program which was supposed to peacefully create a new people-driven constitution for Zimbabwe, has instead often brought little more than renewed ... Read more »
There are growing fears that increasing numbers of women candidates and voters may not participate in the 2011 general elections because of an upsurge in election-related violence. Read more »
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