Despite widespread false claims on social media, there are several mechanisms in place to help keep elections free and fair.

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Voters were busy across the globe in 2024 and more than a dozen countries in Africa staged presidential, parliamentary or local elections. While some of Africa’s longtime dominant ruling parties ...

This project seeks to track, analyze, and report on elections across Africa, many of which shape the continent’s trajectory in global politics in the coming decades. Across Africa, elections are too ...

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — In Southern Africa, where democracy remains relatively stable, elections held in 2024 saw long-governing liberation parties struggling to survive. Across Africa, power ...

Africa’s Latest Elections End With Crackdowns on Opposition and Disputed Results ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The latest elections in different African countries have ended with the same outcome: sidelined ...

Uganda’s Yoweri Museveni is expected to continue his iron-fist rule; Benin’s Patrice Talon will likely step down. As discontent towards the ‘old’ rulers is rising in Africa, will the new generation be ...

Concession speeches play a crucial role in validating election outcomes, strengthening democracies and, in many instances, preventing post-election violence in Africa. We compile some of the most ...

A Democracy Older Than the Ballot BoxEvery election season, much of East Africa braces itself. Incumbents amend constitutions to erase term limits, and citizens wait to see whether power will change ...

Central African Republic's Incumbent President, a Russian Ally, Eyes a Third Term in Key Elections BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Voters in the Central African Republic cast their ballots to ...