KIGALI, Rwanda | Xinhua | The East African Community (EAC), a regional bloc, launched its election observer mission Friday to monitor Rwanda’s upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections. Veronica Mueni Nduva, secretary general of the EAC, inaugurated the observer mission in Kigali, the Rwandan capital, where she appointed David Maraga, former …
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JOHANNESBURG | Xinhua | South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) has secured about 40 percent of votes with over 99 percent of ballot counting completed in the country’s general elections, the Independent Electoral Commission’s (IEC) results showed on Saturday. Millions of people went to the polls on Wednesday in …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Makerere University Guild elections were on Friday marred by technical glitches. Each college had a single link to the voting portal, which led to a page with a list of candidates who were specifically running for that college. These links were released by the …
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How Africa’s media covered Nigeria recent general elections and why it matters for the next coverage COMMENT | Azubuike Ishiekwene | Between February and March 2023, Nigerians went to the polls to elect a new President and parliament. This was the seventh national vote since Nigeria’s transition from military rule in 1999. …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has adopted a recommendation from its Committee on Human Rights that tasked the Electoral Commission to conduct presidential and parliamentary elections last in the cycle. Committee Chairperson, Fox Odoi Oywelowo said the changes will guarantee interest in the local government elections which have historically suffered …
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IGAD will deploy core team experts to follow up on the electoral preparations, assess the political dynamics and genuine competitiveness and fairness of the electoral campaign Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | The East African bloc, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), announced on Thursday it has deployed an electoral mission to …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY Poll says Museveni wouldn’t win election: But how accurate is that poll? THE LAST WORD NUP’s biggest dilemma: Why Bobi Wine’s new party will find it even more difficult to defeat Museveni in …
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Washington, US | XINHUA | U.S. President Donald Trump resumed his press briefing on the coronavirus pandemic on Tuesday, admitting that the situation in the country will “get worse.” “It will probably, unfortunately, get worse before it gets better — something I don’t like saying about things, but that’s the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY Is Justice Byabakama losing control of elections?: How unscientific reality is messing up ‘scientific election’ THE LAST WORD Elections in the age of COVID-19 : How a scientific election opens opportunities for the opposition …
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LILONGWE, Malawi | XINHUA | Thirteen months after Malawi held tripartite elections in May 2019, the country is going to conduct fresh presidential election Tuesday, June 23. This follows the monumental Feb. 3 court ruling which annulled the May 2019 presidential poll after a lengthy legal battle in …
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