Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has explained why he announced his re-election bid early this year.
On Friday he revealed that his decision was to cool...
Ghana’s former President John Mahama is leading a Commonwealth group to observe Zimbabwe’s general elections on July 30.
The Commonwealth Secretariat says Mr. Mahama will...
Opposition leader in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Jean-Pierre Bemba has been nominated by his party for the December poll.
He will be leading the...
Opposition supporters in Zimbabwe on Wednesday staged a street protest in the capital Harare demanding electoral reforms.
The supporters mobilized by their leaders marched to the...
Nigeria's ruling All Progressives Congress has split after some aggrieved members announced the formation of a new party.
The newly formed party the Reformed All...
Zimbabwe’s main opposition party has threatened to boycott this month's elections due to disagreements over ballot papers.
Nelson Chamisa who leads the Movement for Democratic Change...
Joseph Kabila has been President of the Democratic Republic of Congo since 2001 after succeeding his father Laurent.
His father was assassinated and young Joseph had to...
Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa and rival Nelson Chamisa seem ready to do battle in next month's poll.
Considered the biggest and crucial election in Zimbabwe's...
The embattled president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Joseph Kabila will not be participating in upcoming elections.
Kabila's second term officially ended in 2016...
Gambians will on Saturday vote for new mayors for various assemblies in the West African nation, the first time such an election is taking place since Yahya Jammeh was ousted in 2017.
Some new apartments built at the residence of the Nigerian High Commissioner in Ghana’s capital city Accra, have been demolished by bulldozers.
The apartments have been constructed to...
Ghanaian health officials on Saturday said over 10,000 persons infected with the coronavirus have now recovered.
The significant number of recoveries means the country now...
Zimbabwe's Health Minister Obadiah Moyo has been arrested over corruption allegations related to procurement of medical equipment worth $60 million.
Moyo is accused of illegally...
