April 5, 2021 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. The Ouémé River flowing into… Read More
Category: This Week Tags: Benin, Cabo Verde, Chad, Djibouti, Gambia, Mali, Niger, Republic of the Congo, Senegal, Somalia, Somaliland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
March 29, 2021 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. Lake Abbe, a salt lake… Read More
Category: This Week Tags: Benin, Cabo Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
March 22, 2021 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. The Grand Mosque in Porto-Novo,… Read More
Category: This Week Tags: Angola, Benin, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Ethiopia, Namibia, Niger, Republic of the Congo, Senegal, Somalia, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe
March 15, 2021 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 tailor selling traditional dresses… Read More
Category: This Week Tags: Angola, Benin, Cabo Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Niger, Republic of the Congo, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia
March 8, 2021 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. Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo,… Read More
Category: This Week Tags: Benin, Central African Republic, Chad, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Niger, Republic of the Congo, Senegal, Somalia, Uganda, Zimbabwe
Voters waiting to cast their ballots in Senegal’s 2019 presidential election. Photo credit: VOA/Seydina Aba Gueye (public domain) KEY FACTS Freedom House Rating Partly Free (down from Free in 2020) Government Type Semi-Presidential Republic Population 3.1 million UPCOMING… Read More
Category: This Week Tags: Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Chad, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda
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Upcoming ElectionsMauritania Presidential – June 22, 2019Mauritania’s incumbent came to power in a military coup and the country is rated “not free” by Freedom House, but some hope that political space could be opening up, albeit slowly. While… Read More
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Africa This Week: April 5, 2021
Last Updated: April 21, 2021 by 21votes Leave a Comment
April 5, 2021 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. The Ouémé River flowing into… Read More
Category: This Week Tags: Benin, Cabo Verde, Chad, Djibouti, Gambia, Mali, Niger, Republic of the Congo, Senegal, Somalia, Somaliland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Africa This Week: March 29, 2021
Last Updated: April 7, 2021 by 21votes Leave a Comment
March 29, 2021 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. Lake Abbe, a salt lake… Read More
Category: This Week Tags: Benin, Cabo Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Africa This Week: March 22, 2021
Last Updated: March 31, 2021 by 21votes Leave a Comment
March 22, 2021 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. The Grand Mosque in Porto-Novo,… Read More
Category: This Week Tags: Angola, Benin, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Ethiopia, Namibia, Niger, Republic of the Congo, Senegal, Somalia, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Africa This Week: March 15, 2021
Last Updated: March 23, 2021 by 21votes Leave a Comment
March 15, 2021 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 tailor selling traditional dresses… Read More
Category: This Week Tags: Angola, Benin, Cabo Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Niger, Republic of the Congo, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia
Africa This Week: March 8, 2021
Last Updated: March 16, 2021 by 21votes Leave a Comment
March 8, 2021 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. Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo,… Read More
Category: This Week Tags: Benin, Central African Republic, Chad, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Niger, Republic of the Congo, Senegal, Somalia, Uganda, Zimbabwe
Senegal Local Elections: January 23, 2022
Last Updated: January 17, 2022 by 21votes Leave a Comment
Voters waiting to cast their ballots in Senegal’s 2019 presidential election. Photo credit: VOA/Seydina Aba Gueye (public domain) KEY FACTS Freedom House Rating Partly Free (down from Free in 2020) Government Type Semi-Presidential Republic Population 3.1 million UPCOMING… Read More
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Africa This Week – November 4, 2019
Last Updated: November 13, 2019 by 21votes Leave a Comment
Category: This Week Tags: Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Chad, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda
Africa This Week – September 30, 2019
Last Updated: October 8, 2019 by 21votes Leave a Comment
Category: This Week Tags: Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda
Africa This Week – September 9, 2019
Last Updated: September 17, 2019 by 21votes Leave a Comment
Category: This Week Tags: Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Guinea, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Zimbabwe
Africa This Week – June 3, 2019
Last Updated: June 11, 2019 by 21votes Leave a Comment
Upcoming ElectionsMauritania Presidential – June 22, 2019Mauritania’s incumbent came to power in a military coup and the country is rated “not free” by Freedom House, but some hope that political space could be opening up, albeit slowly. While… Read More
Category: This Week Tags: Benin, Botswana, Cameroon, Guinea-Bissau, Malawi, Mauritania, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan