February 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. Somalia President Mohamed Abdullahi “Farmajo,”… Read More
February 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. Somalia’s Port of Mogadishu. Photo… Read More
Category: Uncategorized Tags: Benin, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Chad, Djibouti, Gambia, Mali, Mauritius, Republic of the Congo, São Tomé and Príncipe, Somalia, Somaliland, South Africa, Uganda
December 5, 2020: Kuwait Kuwait Parliamentary Elections Kuwait held parliamentary elections on December 5. Turnout was high. More than half of the incumbents lost their seats, but that is a common occurrence in Kuwaiti elections. Moreover, analysts say… Read More
Category: Monthly Calendar Tags: Bangladesh, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Ghana, Indonesia, Kuwait, Liberia, Niger, Romania, Somalia, Thailand, Venezuela
December 7, 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. Central Accra, Ghana. Photo credit:… Read More
Category: This Week Tags: Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Ghana, Liberia, Mali, Namibia, Niger, Somalia, South Africa, Uganda
November 30, 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. The clay pan at Sossusvlei, one… Read More
Category: This Week Tags: Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Niger, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda
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
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
Somali members of Parliament line up in the Mogadishu Airport hangar to vote in the indirect presidential election on February 8, 2017. Photo credit: Flickr/Ilyas Ahmed, UN (public domain) KEY FACTS Freedom House Rating Not Free Government Type Federal… Read More
Category: This Week Tags: Benin, Botswana, Cameroon, Chad, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Somalia, Uganda
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
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Africa This Week: February 22, 2021
Last Updated: March 3, 2021 by 21votes Leave a Comment
February 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. Somalia President Mohamed Abdullahi “Farmajo,”… Read More
Category: This Week Tags: Benin, Chad, Ethiopia, Gambia, Niger, Republic of the Congo, Somalia, Uganda
Africa This Week: February 15, 2021
Last Updated: February 23, 2021 by 21votes Leave a Comment
February 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. Somalia’s Port of Mogadishu. Photo… Read More
Category: Uncategorized Tags: Benin, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Chad, Djibouti, Gambia, Mali, Mauritius, Republic of the Congo, São Tomé and Príncipe, Somalia, Somaliland, South Africa, Uganda
December 2020 Election Outlook
Last Updated: February 23, 2021 by 21votes Leave a Comment
December 5, 2020: Kuwait Kuwait Parliamentary Elections Kuwait held parliamentary elections on December 5. Turnout was high. More than half of the incumbents lost their seats, but that is a common occurrence in Kuwaiti elections. Moreover, analysts say… Read More
Category: Monthly Calendar Tags: Bangladesh, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Ghana, Indonesia, Kuwait, Liberia, Niger, Romania, Somalia, Thailand, Venezuela
Africa This Week: December 7, 2020
Last Updated: February 17, 2021 by 21votes Leave a Comment
December 7, 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. Central Accra, Ghana. Photo credit:… Read More
Category: This Week Tags: Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Ghana, Liberia, Mali, Namibia, Niger, Somalia, South Africa, Uganda
Africa This Week: November 30, 2020
Last Updated: December 9, 2020 by 21votes Leave a Comment
November 30, 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. The clay pan at Sossusvlei, one… Read More
Category: This Week Tags: Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Niger, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda
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
Somalia, Indirect Legislative Elections: Due, Indirect Presidential Election: By February 25, 2022 (tentative – preceded by indirect legislative elections)
Last Updated: January 18, 2022 by 21votes Leave a Comment
Somali members of Parliament line up in the Mogadishu Airport hangar to vote in the indirect presidential election on February 8, 2017. Photo credit: Flickr/Ilyas Ahmed, UN (public domain) KEY FACTS Freedom House Rating Not Free Government Type Federal… Read More
Category: Overview Tags: Somalia
Africa This Week – October 7, 2019
Last Updated: October 18, 2019 by 21votes Leave a Comment
Category: This Week Tags: Benin, Botswana, Cameroon, Chad, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Somalia, 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