Guinean President Mamady Doumbouya, through a decree read on national television on Tuesday, officially launched the electoral campaigns ahead of the legislative and local elections scheduled for May 24. According to the decree, the campaign for the legislative elections will begin on April 24 and end on May 21.Continue Reading
Legislative and municipal elections in Guinea will be held on May 24 across the country, said a presidential decree published on Friday. The decree calls on voters in all relevant constituencies to cast their ballots in both elections. Polling stations will be open nationwide from 0700 GMT toContinue Reading
Cape Verde will hold legislative elections on May 17 and a presidential election on Nov. 15, President Jose Maria Neves announced on Monday following a meeting of the Council of the Republic, an advisory body to the head of state. The setting of election dates is a constitutional requirement,Continue Reading
Vote counting began across Benin on Sunday after polling stations closed in the country’s combined legislative and municipal elections. Polling stations opened nationwide at around 7:00 a.m. local time (0600 GMT). In line with Benin’s newly enacted Electoral Code, voting lasted 10 hours from the opening of each pollingContinue Reading
Voting operations for Benin’s 2026 legislative and municipal elections officially began across the country on Sunday, though slight delays were reported at some polling stations. At the polling station located at the Vedoko public primary school in Cotonou, the country’s economic capital, Pierre Vihotogbe, a retired civil administrator, castContinue Reading
Burundian President Evariste Ndayishimiye on Friday officially launched the campaign for the country’s combined legislative and district elections, scheduled for June 5, in Gitega, the country’s political capital. In a first for Burundi, the launch featured a parade of nearly 10,000 candidates contesting the upcoming 2025 elections. Participants wore theirContinue Reading
