world news Guinea-Bissau to hold delayed elections Former Portuguese colony has been in political deadlock since 2015 17/02/2019
Democratic Republic Of Congo African Union calls on Congo to delay release of final vote In a rare move, African Union calls on Congo to delay the release of the final vote due to "doubts" over provisional results. 17/01/2019
Zimbabwe 27 Zimbabwe opposition members charged Twenty-seven members of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) appeared in a Zimbabwe court facing public violence charges on Saturday after six people were killed in post-election protests that were met by a military crackdown. 04/08/2018
Zimbabwe Zimbabweans unite over anti-violence sentiment, regardless of political stance | The Cube 02/08/2018
Africanews Kenya Votes 2017: Have a look at the electoral system Among the requirements to be a candidate includes having a post-secondary school qualification and having no conviction of an election offence during the preceding five years. 25/10/2017
Africanews [LIVE] Weah, VP Boakai to face off in November 7 Liberia election run-off Ex-football star, George Weah of the Congress For Democratic Change (CDC) will face current vice-president, Joseph Boakai of the ruling Unity Party (UP) in a race to succeed Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. 16/10/2017
Liberia Liberia braces for election results, opposition party cries foul One of Liberia's main parties complains of fraud in Tuesday's presidential election, for which preliminary results are due any time. 12/10/2017
Liberia Vote counting underway in Liberia's landmark election Many queued before dawn on Tuesday to elect a successor to President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and a new parliament. 11/10/2017
Africanews We are ready for elections, there is no room for cheating - Liberia EC The NEC Director of Communications Henry Boyd Flomo told Africanews that every one will have access to the results and by Wednesday, they will announce the provisional results. 10/10/2017
Liberia Optimism ahead of Liberia's election Liberians are optimistic about their first power transfer for 73 years. 09/10/2017
Africanews Elections history in Africa's oldest democratic republic: Liberia The first governor Thomas Buchanan was succeeded by the first black governor Joseph Jenkins Roberts who was elected as the first black president upon independence in 1847. 08/10/2017
Kenya Kenya sets new date for presidential election rerun Kenya's election commission has set October 17 as the date for a new vote ordered by the Supreme Court when it annulled an August poll won by President Uhuru Kenyatta. 04/09/2017
world news Renewed tensions in Kenya after Supreme Court annuls election result Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta says he disagrees with an historic Supreme Court decision to annul the result of last month's presidential election, citing irregularities. 01/09/2017
Africanews [LIVE] Kenya Elections 2017: Odinga boycott unheeded, peace calls intensify President Uhuru Kenyatta was declared winner with 8,203,290 votes (54.3%), beating main opposition leader Raila Odinga who garnered 6,762,224 votes (44.7%). 11/08/2017
Kenya Several die in election violence in Kenya Violence erupts in opposition strongholds in Nairobi as counting continues from Tuesday's election 09/08/2017
Kenya Senior election official found dead in Kenya Exactly a week before Kenya goes to the polls to elect a new president the lead official in charge of electronic voting was found dead on Monday after being missing for three days. 31/07/2017