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the result of the legislative and presidential elections is delayed

Ghana is still awaiting the verdict. The announcement of the results of the legislative and presidential elections was postponed on Tuesday night by the election commission, while the two main candidates for the highest office are already claiming victory. They waited for results that did not come. Ghanaian voters remained stuck in front of soap operas of regional bills announced in small quantities. And while partial figures came from the sixteen regions of the country, the capital Accra remained silent, but the…

Elections in Ghana: Christopher Fomunyoh (NDI) praises “a really nicely thought out electoral system”

On Monday, December 7, 17 million Ghanaian voters might be known as to the polls to elect their new president and their deputies. This English-speaking West African nation is among the many good college students in a area in full swing, a rumor that Monday's survey must be consolidated, Christopher Fomunyoh believes. He's the regional director with duty for Africa for the American NGO Nationwide Democratic Institute, which examines political rights and freedoms. He's current in Accra as a world observer and solutions…

for Cardinal Tumi, regional elections are not enough

The first regional elections must take place at the end of the week in Cameroon, in particular to give more autonomy to the English-speaking regions. For Cardinal Christian Tumi, former Archbishop of Douala, we must go further. It was a promise as a result of the great national debate a year ago in Cameroon. The first regional…

skepticism dominates among many Cameroonians before regional elections

Regional elections in Cameroon will take place at the end of the week, on Sunday 6 December. A historic vote with indirect voting rights: even if they are provided for in the 1996 Constitution, this will certainly be the first time that regional councils are set up with regional presidents. This is the last step in the decentralization introduced by the government. But in Yaoundé, the capital, few…

Uncertainty, the primary concern for elections in Burkina Faso

Almost 6.5 million Burkinabè voters are known as to the polls this Sunday, November 22, for the primary spherical of presidential elections, a vote mixed with legislative elections. The 21,000 polling stations open from 06:00 to 18:00 A complete of 13 candidates for the presidential election and 10,000 for the deputy. These decisions happen in a context of uncertainty.…