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Africa This Week: November 23, 2020

Last Updated: December 2, 2020 by 21votes Leave a Comment

November 23, 2020 Your weekly roundup of news and analysis of elections in Africa, usually posted on Mondays and occasionally updated throughout the week. For a full electoral calendar and interactive map, click here. Downtown Windhoek, the capital of… Read More

Category: This Week Tags: Angola, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Ghana, Liberia, Namibia, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda

Africa This Week: November 16, 2020

Last Updated: November 25, 2020 by 21votes Leave a Comment

November 16, 2020 Your weekly roundup of news and analysis of elections in Africa, usually posted on Mondays and occasionally updated throughout the week. For a full electoral calendar and interactive map, click here. A scene at a… Read More

Category: This Week Tags: Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Chad, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Niger, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia

Africa This Week: November 9, 2020

Last Updated: November 21, 2020 by 21votes Leave a Comment

November 9, 2020 (Updated November 14, 2020) Your weekly roundup of news and analysis of elections in Africa. For a full electoral calendar and interactive map, click here. Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu, who has fled the country… Read More

Category: This Week Tags: Angola, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Liberia, Somaliland, Tanzania, Uganda

Burkina Faso Local Elections: May 2021 (due – delays possible)

Last Updated: January 15, 2022 by 21votes Leave a Comment

Counting votes during Burkina Faso’s 2015 elections, in the presence of election observers and political party monitors. Photo credit: VOA/E. Iob (public domain) KEY FACTS Freedom House Rating Partly Free Government Type Presidential Republic Population 19.7 million UPCOMING… Read More

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Africa This Week: November 11, 2019

Last Updated: November 25, 2020 by 21votes Leave a Comment

Upcoming Africa ElectionsNigeria Kogi and Bayelsa State Governorships and Niger State Local Government – November 16, 2019Freedom House Rating: Party FreeGovernment Type: Federal Presidential RepublicPopulation: Nigeria – 203.5 million; Kogi State – 3.1 million; Bayelsa State – 1.7 million; Niger… Read More

Category: This Week Tags: Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Sudan, Tanzania