Elections Archives | This is Africa https://thisisafrica.me/tag/elections/ Opinion, Lifestyle, Arts, Music #TIA Fri, 18 Aug 2023 13:56:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://i0.wp.com/thisisafrica.me/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-logo-512x512-2.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Elections Archives | This is Africa https://thisisafrica.me/tag/elections/ 32 32 67616479 Zimbabwe heads to the polls amid high inflation, a slumping currency and a cost of living crisis https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/without-governance-reforms-zimbabwe-will-continue-to-face-an-economic-crisis/ https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/without-governance-reforms-zimbabwe-will-continue-to-face-an-economic-crisis/?noamp=mobile#respond Fri, 18 Aug 2023 13:56:40 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=573252 Without governance reforms, Zimbabwe will continue to face an economic crisis.

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/without-governance-reforms-zimbabwe-will-continue-to-face-an-economic-crisis/feed/ 0 573252 Senegal: behind the protests is a fight for democratic freedoms https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/senegal-behind-the-protests-is-a-fight-for-democratic-freedoms/ https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/senegal-behind-the-protests-is-a-fight-for-democratic-freedoms/?noamp=mobile#respond Thu, 06 Jul 2023 13:40:01 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=573131 President Macky Sall’s previous ambiguity on a third-term bid, perception of a weaponised justice system and arbitrary detention of opposition are the drivers of political violence in Senegal.

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/senegal-behind-the-protests-is-a-fight-for-democratic-freedoms/feed/ 0 573131 Africans Rising welcomes announcement by Pres Macky Sall not to run for a third term https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/africans-rising-welcomes-the-move-as-president-macky-sall-bows-out-of-2024-presidential-elections/ https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/africans-rising-welcomes-the-move-as-president-macky-sall-bows-out-of-2024-presidential-elections/?noamp=mobile#respond Thu, 06 Jul 2023 13:27:33 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=573128 Africans Rising welcomes the move as President Macky Sall bows out of 2024 presidential elections

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/africans-rising-welcomes-the-move-as-president-macky-sall-bows-out-of-2024-presidential-elections/feed/ 0 573128 Solidarity Message – Africans Rising calls for free, fair and peaceful election in Sierra Leone https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/solidarity-message-africans-rising-calls-for-free-fair-and-peaceful-election-in-sierra-leone/ https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/solidarity-message-africans-rising-calls-for-free-fair-and-peaceful-election-in-sierra-leone/?noamp=mobile#respond Wed, 21 Jun 2023 17:49:35 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=573107 Sierra Leone prepares to go to the polls on Saturday, June 24th to elect a new government, Africans Rising for Unity, Justice, Peace and Dignity calls for free, fair and peaceful elections that reflect the will of the people.

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/solidarity-message-africans-rising-calls-for-free-fair-and-peaceful-election-in-sierra-leone/feed/ 0 573107 Equatorial Guinea: how not to rig, or observe an election https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/equatorial-guinea-how-not-to-rig-or-observe-an-election/ https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/equatorial-guinea-how-not-to-rig-or-observe-an-election/?noamp=mobile#respond Mon, 28 Nov 2022 08:24:25 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=72519 As President Obiang heads for another implausible 90%+ win, what value is there in bland election observer reports?

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