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About 7.5 million Nigerian voters are expected to vote in the presidential and legislative elections on Sunday, December 27. The 26,000 polling stations opened around 8 a.m. with a slight delay, and about thirty candidates are running to succeed Mahamadou Issoufou. Mohamed Bazoum, from the ruling Nigerian Party for Democracy and Socialism (PNDS), is one of 30 candidates to run in the first round on Sunday.…

The heads of state of Central Africa met on Saturday, December 26, at a video conference to discuss the Central African Republic, just before the presidential election, as they urged voters to "go massively to the polls". In its final press release, the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), which met on the initiative of Congo-Brazzaville, also condemned "with the greatest energy" the…

On the eve of the presidential and legislative elections in the Central African Republic, the fighting between the coalition between rebel groups and government forces continues. This Friday, following the interruption of a ceasefire unilaterally adopted by the rebels, three peacekeepers from Burundi were killed in Doka, 250 kilometers north of Bangui by unidentified armed fighters. Votes were raised to…

Somalia's bid to amend the constitution was delayed before the vote MOGADISHU, Somalia - Planned vote by Somali legislators on changes to the interim constitution has been canceled at the last minute as Parliament's four-year term expires this month. The decision was taken after Farmajo signed a presidential decree postponing the approval of the amendment to the interim constitution after the outgoing…

D-3 before the day of the presidential and legislative elections in the Central African Republic. The authorities are determined to hold the vote on the scheduled date, this Sunday 27 December, despite pressure from armed groups to try to disrupt the vote, amid tensions and rumors. French President Emmanuel Macron gave support to Central African President Touadera exchange announced on Wednesday in a…

The United International locations acknowledged on Wednesday it turned into "deeply involved" by means of unrest within the Central African Republic, which it acknowledged posed a major risk to public safety and to imminent elections. The Central African Republic's fourth greatest metropolis, Bambari, turned into seized by means of rebels on Tuesday prior to presidential and legislative polls scheduled for Sunday. It's miles now again underneath the regulate of UN peacekeepers and nationwide safety…

A few days before the presidential and legislative elections in Niger, Moden Fa Lumana gives her voting instructions. The party's candidate, Hama Amadou, had his candidacy annulled by the Constitutional Court because of his convictions. The opposition party therefore calls on its supporters to vote for former President Mahamane Ousmane.…

While early in the morning, yesterday, Saturday 19 December, the Speaker of the Central African Government accused the former head of state, François Bozizé, of leading a coalition of armed men determined to march on Bangui to attempt a coup, Faustin Archange Touadéra held an afternoon meeting at the largest arena in Bangui. Despite the current crisis, he reaffirmed his determination to hold the vote on…

The outgoing Ghanaian president Nana Akufo-Addo was re-elected in the first round, according to preliminary results announced on Wednesday night in Accra by the election commission. The head of state won against his rival John Dramani Mahama with 51.59% of the vote against 47.63%. Nana Akufo-Addo was re-elected on Wednesday,…

In Ghana, polling stations opened on Tuesday, December 1, for workers mobilized for the election: soldiers, observers and journalists. Anyone who will not be able to vote on the day of the presidential and legislative elections on 7 December could therefore vote in this early vote, which took place in peace. From our special…