Africa Elections 2024 Bound

West Africa’s New Rulers Use the Same Same Old Playbook of Their Predecessors

West Africa’s latest elections—including Guinea and Côte d’Ivoire—are marked by steep entry fees, stage-managed rallies, and entrenched support for incumbents. Despite the promise of fresh leadership, the region’s new faces continue delivering the same old politics.

Senegal: Disgraced President leaves office to find shelter in Marrakesh

By MondAfrique: A short video circulating on social media shows outgoing Senegalese President Macky Sall's departure for Morocco on April 2, the day of the inauguration of his rival Bassirou Diomaye Faye. Morocco officially welcomed the former President of Senegal...

Africa’s 2024 Elections Off to a Bad Start

By Arezki Daoud: It’s an election year in Africa and it already started badly. The East African island of Comoros in the Indian Ocean opened the election cycle on 14 January, with autocratic figure Azali Assoumani “re-elected” for a third term, presumably winning 63%...

Senegal President Suspends Presidential Election, Pushes Country into Chaos

By Nicolas Beau | MondAfrique: The specter of an unprecedented political crisis looms over Senegal with President Macky Sall’s decision to suspend the presidential election scheduled February 25. The latter’s desire to impose his protege Amadou Ba at all costs as his...

Africa Elections 2024 Bound

West Africa’s New Rulers Use the Same Same Old Playbook of Their Predecessors

Senegal: Disgraced President leaves office to find shelter in Marrakesh

Africa’s 2024 Elections Off to a Bad Start

Senegal President Suspends Presidential Election, Pushes Country into Chaos

Senegal: Disgraced President leaves office to find shelter in Marrakesh

Africa’s 2024 Elections Off to a Bad Start

Senegal President Suspends Presidential Election, Pushes Country into Chaos

Comoros: First African election ends in disaster, opens door for more drama in the continent

South Africa: A weakened ruling ANC party

Botswana: Incumbent expected to win with help from dominant ruling party

Namibia: A dominant ruling party to push for outgoing president’s protege, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah

Mozambique: President ends term, but ruling FRELIMO maintains grip on power

Madagascar: Forthcoming legislative elections unlikely to be fair

Mauritius: Prime Minister to be picked by dirty money and corruption in November elections

South Sudan: First lesson on elections but don’t expect democracy to settle yet

Rwanda: President Paul Kagame already “declared winner” in upcoming July election

Togo: President Gnassingbe likely to prevail amid ineffective opposition

Somaliland: An unrecognized state in search of legitimacy

Ghana headed to healthy election competition with three candidates

Algeria’s incumbent president and military working to clear path before vote by eliminating opposition

Guinea-Bissau: Uncertainty dominates with incumbent president breaking all rules and laws

Senegal: Outgoing president seeks to impose his protege

Chad: The Deby family will continue to reign with terror and violence

Burkina Faso: Junta likely to maintain grip, despite beginning of discontent at junta Chief Traore

Mali’s election scheduled for 4 February 2024 will not happen after all

Mauritania: Non-existent opposition and push for popular reforms to guarantee reelection of incumbent president

Tunisia: Controversial incumbent Kais Said favored to win second term