insert_link Namibia Electoral Commission allocates N$269 million for November elections The Electoral Commission of Namibia has set aside N$269 million for the upcoming November elections. The allocation according to the Brief, focuses on the General Registration of Voters and the 2024 Presidential and National Assembly elections, with N$3.5 million reserved for potential by-elections. The funds are also aimed at ensuring the participation of voters in the electoral process. Meanwhile, the ECN unveiled the official timetable for the 2024 elections last […] todayApril 9, 2024 17
insert_link Africa 2024 Senegal election crisis points to deeper issues with Macky Sall and his preferred successor By Amy Niang, Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa The botched attempt by Senegalese president Macky Sall to postpone the presidential election has stirred unnecessary tension in an already strained electoral process. The move reflected deeper governance problems in the country. Sall’s decree, subsequently annulled by the Constitutional Council, was the latest in a range of government interventions that exceeded the scope of […] todayMarch 18, 2024 5
insert_link Africa Senegal avoids power vacuum with March 24 election plan Senegal's government has announced that the country's presidential election will take place on 24 March. The announcement, the BBC reports, follows tension in the country after President Macky Sall postponed the election last month, sparking widespread protests while Bloomberg News reports that the plan to hold the vote before Sall’s mandate expires on 2 April 2024 removes the risk of a power vacuum in the West African nation. todayMarch 7, 2024 8
insert_link World Nikki Haley beats Trump in Washington DC for first primary victory Nikki Haley has defeated Donald Trump in the Republican primary in Washington DC. This, according to the BBC, is her first victory over the former president in the 2024 campaign to become the Republican presidential candidate. She lost in South Carolina, her home state. But she is the first woman to win a Republican primary in US history. todayMarch 4, 2024 15
insert_link World Navalny dies in prison − but his blueprint for anti-Putin activism will live on The legacy of Alexei Navalny lives on. Ian Langsdon/AFP via Getty Images Regina Smyth, Indiana University Long lines of Russians endured subzero temperatures in January 2024 to demand that anti-Ukraine war candidate Boris Nadezhdin be allowed to run in the forthcoming presidential election. It was protest by petition – a tactic that reflects the legacy of Alexei Navalny, the longtime Russian pro-democracy campaigner. Authorities say Navalny, a persistent thorn in […] todayFebruary 19, 2024 8
insert_link World Cute grandpa or authoritarian in waiting: who is Prabowo Subianto, the favourite to win Indonesia’s presidential election? By Tim Lindsey, The University of Melbourne Ambitious and mercurial, with a dark past, former army general Prabowo Subianto has spent a lifetime vying for the ultimate prize in Indonesian politics. Now, with a large lead in the latest polls ahead of this week’s election, it looks as though the presidency is finally within his grasp. So, who is Prabowo and how will he change Indonesia if […] todayFebruary 15, 2024 7
insert_link World Indonesia election updates: Prabowo claims presidential race win The world’s biggest single-day polls taking place over six-hours have officially begun in Indonesia. Indonesian journalist, Karishma Vaswani who has lived through the transition from dictatorship to democracy in the country, explained to Bloomberg News what matters the most right now. Meanwhile, Al Jazeera reports that Prabowo Subianto has declared victory in the presidential race, citing unofficial tallies that showed him winning with more than 55 percent of the vote. […] todayFebruary 14, 2024 10
insert_link Africa DR Congo’s election – the key to Félix Tshisekedi’s victory By Albert Kasanda, Czech Academy of Sciences On Sunday 31 December 2023, the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) announced the preliminary results of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s presidential election held on 20 December. The incumbent president, Félix Tshisékédi, was declared the winner with 73.34% of the votes cast, while Moise Katumbi was credited with 18.03% and Martin Fayulu with 5.33%. There have been calls to cancel the elections […] todayJanuary 18, 2024 14
insert_link 7 7 Oshiwambo Ousmane Sonko gwa Senegal a tindilwa oku kutha ombinga momahogololo guupresitend Ompangu yopakotampango mo Senegal etitano oya tindi eindilo lyomuleli gompilameno Ousmane Sonko opo a kuthe ombinga momahgololo guupresitend momahogololo geliko omwedhi taguya omolwa omikanda dhimwe dhaaha wetike,shiikwatelela ku hahende gwe. Onzonkundana yo AFP oya lopota kutya etokolo olyayi moshipala ohokwe ye okuninga omupresitend,okugwedha natango kiipotha yompangu mbyoka yemu ndumbalela okuza sho a lundililwe ekwatonkonga mo 2021,,ashike oshipotha shoka osheekelwahi . Oshipotha shoka osha tukulutha omahololomadhiladhilo moshilongo. Ashike Sonko okwati iipotha […] todayJanuary 8, 2024 25 7 7
Paying it forward: Kenyan coastal doctor Bashrahil Mohammed Mafudh has made it his life’s work to care for the most vulnerable in his community, at no cost.
