September 5, 2022
A weekly review of news and analysis of elections in Africa, usually posted on Mondays and occasionally updated throughout the week.
Kenya’s high court building. Photo credit: Wikimedia/K.Gituma (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Upcoming Africa Elections
Zimbabwe General Elections: July 2023
Frank Chikowore, Daily Maverick (September 4, 2022): Zimbabwe’s democratic reforms fraying at the edges?
Farai Mutsaka, AP (September 3, 2022): Zimbabwe government harasses opposition with arrests, jail
Marko Phiri, Mail and Guardian (September 2, 2022): Calls for Zimbabwe to deal with atrocities and intimidation before 2023 elections
Burkina Faso Elections: TBD, following coup
AFP (September 5, 2022): Burkina Junta Chief Stands By Handover Pledge In Key Trip
Chad Elections: TBD, following coup
Max Jeffrey, The Spectator (September 4, 2022): Will Chad become Africa’s next warzone?
Mali Presidential and Legislative Elections: TBD, following coup
Manon Laplace, Jeune Afrique (September 1, 2022 – in French): Mali: why the composition of the future electoral management body is already being debated
AFP (August 31, 2022): Mali’s civil society organizations call on military rulers to set up election body
Past Africa Elections
Angola General Elections: August 24, 2022
Arnaldo Vieira, The East African (September 4, 2022): Angola’s election increases opposition’s footprint
DW (September 2, 2022): Angola election: Opposition seeks to nullify results
Jaysim Hanspal, The Africa Report (September 2, 2022): Angola: UNITA continue to protest election results as reports of unlawful detentions grow
Henrique Almeida and Candido Mendes, Bloomberg (August 30, 2022): EU Urges Angola to Heed Vote Complaints as Opposition Objects
Kenya General Elections: August 9, 2022
Dickens Olewe, BBC (September 5, 2022): Kenya election 2022: Supreme Court confirms William Ruto’s victory against Raila Odinga
Andres Schipani, Financial Times (September 4, 2022): Kenya’s Supreme Court election decision tests judiciary’s credibility: Judges must decide whether to nullify presidential election results in a country with a history of post-election violence
Donna Brazile and Randy Scheunemann, The Hill (September 4, 2022): What the US can learn from Kenya’s fight for democracy
Regional Analysis
Keerthana Rajesh Nambiar, Observer Research Foundation (September 1, 2022): China’s scramble for Africa’s rare earth elements
RFI (August 31, 2022): How Gorbachev’s ‘perestroika’ resonated on the African continent
Harry Verhoeven, The Conversation (August 31, 2022): China has waived the debt of some African countries. But it’s not about refinancing
Africa Elections Coming Up in 2022 and 2023
Sao Tome and Principe Legislative Elections: September 25, 2022
Lesotho Parliamentary Elections: October 7, 2022
Central African Republic Local Elections: September 2022 (delayed – no new date set)
Somaliland Presidential Election: November 13, 2022
Equatorial Guinea Legislative and Local Elections: November 2022 (due)
Guinea-Bissau Snap Parliamentary Elections: December 18, 2022
Nigeria General Elections: February 18, 2023
Djibouti Legislative Elections: February 2023
Nigeria Gubernatorial Elections in Most States: March 2023 (due)
South Sudan General Elections: By March 2023 (tentative)
Sierra Leone Presidential Election: June 24, 2023
Zimbabwe General Elections: July 2023
Eswatini Parliamentary Elections: August 2023 (due)
Gabon Presidential Election: August 2023 (due)
Mauritania Parliamentary Elections: September 2023 (due)
Gabon Legislative Elections: October 2023 (due)
Liberia Presidential and Legislative Elections: October 2023 (due)
Nigeria, Gubernatorial Elections in Kogi and Bayelsa States: November 2023 (due)
Madagascar Presidential Election: November 2023 (due)
Democratic Republic of the Congo Presidential and Legislative Elections: December 2023 (due)
Togo Legislative and Regional Elections: December 2023 (due)
Côte d’Ivoire Local Elections: 2023
Mali Presidential and Legislative Elections: TBD, following coup
Chad General Elections: TBD, following coup
Burkina Faso Elections: TBD, following coup
Guinea Elections: TBD, following coup
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Africa This Week: September 5, 2022
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September 5, 2022
A weekly review of news and analysis of elections in Africa, usually posted on Mondays and occasionally updated throughout the week.
Upcoming Africa Elections
Zimbabwe General Elections: July 2023
Frank Chikowore, Daily Maverick (September 4, 2022): Zimbabwe’s democratic reforms fraying at the edges?
Farai Mutsaka, AP (September 3, 2022): Zimbabwe government harasses opposition with arrests, jail
Marko Phiri, Mail and Guardian (September 2, 2022): Calls for Zimbabwe to deal with atrocities and intimidation before 2023 elections
Burkina Faso Elections: TBD, following coup
AFP (September 5, 2022): Burkina Junta Chief Stands By Handover Pledge In Key Trip
Chad Elections: TBD, following coup
Max Jeffrey, The Spectator (September 4, 2022): Will Chad become Africa’s next warzone?
Mali Presidential and Legislative Elections: TBD, following coup
Manon Laplace, Jeune Afrique (September 1, 2022 – in French): Mali: why the composition of the future electoral management body is already being debated
AFP (August 31, 2022): Mali’s civil society organizations call on military rulers to set up election body
Past Africa Elections
Angola General Elections: August 24, 2022
Arnaldo Vieira, The East African (September 4, 2022): Angola’s election increases opposition’s footprint
DW (September 2, 2022): Angola election: Opposition seeks to nullify results
Jaysim Hanspal, The Africa Report (September 2, 2022): Angola: UNITA continue to protest election results as reports of unlawful detentions grow
Henrique Almeida and Candido Mendes, Bloomberg (August 30, 2022): EU Urges Angola to Heed Vote Complaints as Opposition Objects
Kenya General Elections: August 9, 2022
Dickens Olewe, BBC (September 5, 2022): Kenya election 2022: Supreme Court confirms William Ruto’s victory against Raila Odinga
Andres Schipani, Financial Times (September 4, 2022): Kenya’s Supreme Court election decision tests judiciary’s credibility: Judges must decide whether to nullify presidential election results in a country with a history of post-election violence
Donna Brazile and Randy Scheunemann, The Hill (September 4, 2022): What the US can learn from Kenya’s fight for democracy
Regional Analysis
Keerthana Rajesh Nambiar, Observer Research Foundation (September 1, 2022): China’s scramble for Africa’s rare earth elements
RFI (August 31, 2022): How Gorbachev’s ‘perestroika’ resonated on the African continent
Harry Verhoeven, The Conversation (August 31, 2022): China has waived the debt of some African countries. But it’s not about refinancing
Africa Elections Coming Up in 2022 and 2023
Sao Tome and Principe Legislative Elections: September 25, 2022
Lesotho Parliamentary Elections: October 7, 2022
Central African Republic Local Elections: September 2022 (delayed – no new date set)
Somaliland Presidential Election: November 13, 2022
Equatorial Guinea Legislative and Local Elections: November 2022 (due)
Guinea-Bissau Snap Parliamentary Elections: December 18, 2022
Nigeria General Elections: February 18, 2023
Djibouti Legislative Elections: February 2023
Nigeria Gubernatorial Elections in Most States: March 2023 (due)
South Sudan General Elections: By March 2023 (tentative)
Sierra Leone Presidential Election: June 24, 2023
Zimbabwe General Elections: July 2023
Eswatini Parliamentary Elections: August 2023 (due)
Gabon Presidential Election: August 2023 (due)
Mauritania Parliamentary Elections: September 2023 (due)
Gabon Legislative Elections: October 2023 (due)
Liberia Presidential and Legislative Elections: October 2023 (due)
Nigeria, Gubernatorial Elections in Kogi and Bayelsa States: November 2023 (due)
Madagascar Presidential Election: November 2023 (due)
Democratic Republic of the Congo Presidential and Legislative Elections: December 2023 (due)
Togo Legislative and Regional Elections: December 2023 (due)
Côte d’Ivoire Local Elections: 2023
Mali Presidential and Legislative Elections: TBD, following coup
Chad General Elections: TBD, following coup
Burkina Faso Elections: TBD, following coup
Guinea Elections: TBD, following coup
21votes does not necessarily agree with all of the opinions expressed in the linked articles; rather, our goal is to curate a wide range of voices. Furthermore, none of the individuals or organizations referenced have reviewed 21votes’ content. That is to say, their inclusion should not be taken to imply that they endorse us in any way. More on our approach here.
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