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Elections au Gabon : Ali Bongo Ondimba, le candidat du système, brigue un troisième mandat

Elections au Gabon : Ali Bongo Ondimba, le candidat du système, brigue un troisième mandat: Le président du Gabon Ali Bongo Ondimba s'exprime lors de la conférence 2018 sur le commerce illégal d'espèces sauvages, le 11 octobre 2018 à Londres, en Angleterre. Photo : Chris Jackson/Getty Images Ali Bongo Ondimba, agé de 64 ans, est …

Gabon elections: how the Bongo family’s 56-year rule has hurt the country and divided the opposition

Gabon elections: how the Bongo family’s 56-year rule has hurt the country and divided the opposition: Gabon President Ali Bongo Ondimba speaks during a trade conference in London in 2018. Chris Jackson/Getty Images Gabon’s president Ali Bongo Ondimba (2009-present) recently announced his intention to stand for re-election in the country’s presidential poll scheduled for 26 …

Elections au Gabon : comment les 56 ans de règne de la famille Bongo ont nui au pays et divisé l’opposition

Elections au Gabon : comment les 56 ans de règne de la famille Bongo ont nui au pays et divisé l’opposition: Une personne manifeste, le 7 août 2009 à Paris, pour demander au candidat à la présidence Ali Ben Bongo de démissionner de son poste de ministre de la défense. PIERRE VERDY/AFP via Getty Images …

South Africa’s ANC controls eight of nine provinces – why the Western Cape will remain elusive in the 2024 elections

South Africa’s ANC controls eight of nine provinces – why the Western Cape will remain elusive in the 2024 elections: President Cyril Ramaphosa congratulates the new leaders of the ANC in the Western Cape. Jaco Marais/Die Burger/Gallo Images via Getty Images The African National Congress (ANC), which governs South Africa, finally held its postponed Western …

Plaid Cymru’s new leader faces tough challenges ahead of next elections

Plaid Cymru’s new leader faces tough challenges ahead of next elections: You can read the Welsh version of this article here. Rhun ap Iorwerth was appointed as Plaid Cymru’s new leader mid-June 2023. He replaced Adam Price, who stood down in response to a damaging report which found evidence of a culture of sexual harassment, …

Elections can lead to conflict if they are not free and fair – what role observers play to make sure they are

Elections can lead to conflict if they are not free and fair – what role observers play to make sure they are: European Union election observers in Zimbabwe during the 2018 general elections. MarcoLongari/AFP via Getty Images At least two dozen presidential, national, regional and local elections are held across the African continent each year. …

Elections en Sierra Leone : une enquête révèle ce qui intéresse le plus les électeurs

Elections en Sierra Leone : une enquête révèle ce qui intéresse le plus les électeurs: Un homme vote dans un bureau de vote à Freetown lors des élections générales de 2018. Issouf Sanogo/AFP via Getty Images Les Sierra-Léonais se rendront à nouveau aux urnes le 24 juin, pour la cinquième élection post-conflit du pays. Depuis …

Sierra Leone elections: survey reveals what voters care about most

Sierra Leone elections: survey reveals what voters care about most: A man casts his vote at a polling station in Freetown during the 2018 general elections. Issouf Sanogo/AFP via Getty Images Sierra Leoneans go to the polls again on 24 June, in the country’s fifth post-conflict electoral contest. For more than two decades following its …

Somaliland crisis: delayed elections and armed conflict threaten dream of statehood

Somaliland crisis: delayed elections and armed conflict threaten dream of statehood: Workers next to the Independence Monument, depicting a hand holding a map of the country, in the city of Hargeisa, Somaliland, in September 2021. Eduardo Soteras/AFP via Getty Images With a presidential election delayed for months and deadly clashes between security forces and clan …

Local elections: Labour gains suggest the tide has turned in many marginal constituencies

Local elections: Labour gains suggest the tide has turned in many marginal constituencies: The 2023 local council elections are potentially the last major test of public opinion before the next general election, which is most likely to occur some time next year. These votes are of course shaped by local issues but national influences are …

Nigeria’s elections faced five serious challenges – how to fix them before the next polls

Nigeria’s elections faced five serious challenges – how to fix them before the next polls: Counting of votes during the 2023 presidential elections at a polling station in Lagos. Benson Ibeabuchi/AFP via Getty Images Nigerians will see their new president-elect, Bola Tinubu, sworn in late May. A number of court cases are still being pursued …

Local elections: what does a good night look like for Keir Starmer’s Labour or Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives?

Local elections: what does a good night look like for Keir Starmer’s Labour or Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives?: Thursday May 4 sees one of the biggest English local elections in recent memory. These are huge contests, covering 237 councils, of which 151 are holding all-out elections, with every seat up for grabs. In the other 86, …

Estonian elections: conquered by Russia for centuries, why this Baltic country is worried about the Ukraine war

Estonian elections: conquered by Russia for centuries, why this Baltic country is worried about the Ukraine war: Russia’s war in Ukraine has quickly refocused the politics of its Baltic neighbours. Renewed threats to national security have swiftly risen to the top of each nation’s priorities. In autumn 2022, Estonia like other Baltic countries, restricted travel …