High nomination fees locks out Zimbabwean women from vying for top elective positions
On June 2023, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) published an Extraordinary Government Gazette Vol. Cl, No.64 with the final list of successful […]
Zanu-PF questions opposition’s sources of campaign finance
Zimbabwe’s ruling party ZANU-PF spokesperson Christopher Mutsvangwa is questioning the legality of the sources of campaign finance for the opposition Citizens Coalition […]
Inconsistencies flagged in official results released by Sierra Leone’s Electoral Commission
Sierra Leone independent election watchdog – the National Election Watch (NEW) is flagging significant inconsistencies in the turnout and vote shares between […]
Museveni to punish government officials involved in electoral crimes
Five police officers have already been arrested following president Yoweri Museveni‘s directive to investigate electoral crimes committed by Government officials during local […]
African Election Groups join National Election Watch (NEW) in demanding for publishing of polling station results
African regional citizen election observers’ networks are continuing express solidarity with the National Election Watch (NEW) of Sierra Leone in execution of […]
Zimbabwe Electoral Commission dilly-dallying to accredit citizen observers
Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) is procrastinating to accredit citizen election observers to conduct voter education and long-term observation of the campaign process. […]
Exorbitant nomination fees dwindle number of presidential candidates in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe Electoral Commission has nominated eleven (11) presidential candidates out of twenty-one (21) that aspired to contest for the country’s highest office. […]
Constitutional reforms cement incumbent president Ali Bongo’s tenure ahead of August polls
The Republic of Gabon is set to hold presidential, legislative, and local elections on August 26. The incumbent President, Ali Bongo Ondimba […]
Electoral observers in Zimbabwe must pay for accreditation before deadline
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) invited persons and organisations wishing to observe the electoral processes, the conduct of polling on Election Day […]
Uganda’s local community calls on government to curb commercialisation of politics
The community of Banyakigezi in Uganda called on President Yoweri Museveni to curb commercialisation and monetisation of politics. This was one of […]
Veritas faults increase In Zimbabwe’s nomination fees.
Legislative and Election watchdog, Veritas, is reporting that in August 2022 the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission [ZEC], with the approval of the Minister […]
Independent watchdog calls out Mnangagwa government on shifting electoral goal posts
Zimbabwe’s independent legislative and election watchdog, Veritas, is flagging illegal and outrageous, the two statutory instruments that were published less than a […]