August 19, 2024

A weekly review of news and analysis of elections in Africa, usually posted on Mondays and occasionally updated throughout the week.

The skyline of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Photo credit: Wikimedia/Arnold Tibaijuka (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Upcoming Africa Elections

Tanzania Local Elections: November 27, 2024

Isaac Kaledzi, DW (August 14, 2024): Has Tanzania’s protest crackdown dented democratic gains?

AFP (August 14, 2024): US Says ‘Appalled’ By Tanzania Police Violence, Opposition Arrests

RFI (August 14, 2024): Freed Tanzanian opposition leaders ‘beaten’ during mass arrests

Oryem Nyeko, Human Rights Watch (August 13, 2024): Tanzanian Arrests Bad Omen for Upcoming Elections

France24 (August 13, 2024): Leaders of Tanzania’s main opposition party released

Abdi Latif Dahir, New York Times (August 13, 2024): Tanzania Arrests 520 People in Mass Opposition Crackdown

Ghana Presidential and Legislative Elections: December 7, 2024

Moses Mozart Dzawu, Bloomberg (August 19, 2024): Ghana Presidential Hopeful Targets 6% Growth for Debt-Hit Nation

AFP (August 18, 2024): Ghana’s ruling party launches manifesto ahead of elections

South Sudan General Elections: December 22, 2024 (delays likely)

Edith M. Lederer, AP (August 14, 2024): UN envoy says South Sudan is not ready to hold its first post-independence elections in December

Gabon Elections: August 2025 (due)

Moki Edwin Kindzeka, Voice of America (August 15, 2024): Gabon Approaches First Anniversary of Coup – Leader’s Plans Questioned

Malawi Presidential and Legislative Elections: September 2025 (due)

Lenin Ndebele, News24 (August 19, 2024): Malawi’s former president Mutharika, 84, to challenge Chakwera in next year’s elections

James Butty, Voice of America (August 19, 2024): Malawi’s former President Mutharika vows to fix economy if elected in 2025

Somalia General Elections: Due in 2027

RFI (August 18, 2024): Somalia takes historic step towards universal suffrage after 55 years

Past Africa Elections

Senegal Presidential Election: March 24, 2024

Donna A. Patterson, African Arguments (August 14, 2024): Senegal’s Democracy Prevails

Nicolas Negoce and Wedaeli Chibelushi, BBC News (August 13, 2024): Senegal newspapers go dark amid press freedom warnings