Polls Africa: Looking at Elections in Africa differently

Polls Africa

Looking at elections
in Africa differently

Elections are about numbers.
Numbers speak to us explicitly.

When combined with words, the story becomes
more comprehensive. At the heart of Polls Africa
is deep data analysis and regular publications
from well-informed journalists. We’ll expound for you the parties, candidates,campaigns, history and all that pertains to elections for every single country in Africa.

Comoros elections; the same old

January 2024 | By Africa Center for Strategic Studies

President Assoumani’s evasion of term limits has eroded that democratic progress and stability.

President Assoumani sidestepped term limits

Madagascar. Crucial presidential poll

Novermber 2023 | By Joseph Siegle and Candace Cook

The island nation’s 30 million citizens are handicapped with a political system that has concentrated power in the executive branch.

There is a lot at stake

Africa watch 2023

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Comoros Election Exercise Promises More of the Same

Polls Africa - January 17, 2024

Comoros held elections on Sunday in an election where the incumbent President Azali Assoumani is likely to win.

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Madagascar’s presidential election. Crucial but rocky

Joseph Siegle, Candace Cook -

The Madagascar 2023 presidential election is a reminder that democracy is far more than just holding elections.

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Liberia 2023 Elections. What the runoff entails

Thuo TK -

Both major candidates did not receive a majority in the first round, which paves way for a runoff rematch on 7 November 2023.

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Liberia 2023 Elections A Major Turning Point

Polls Africa -

The frontrunners are President George Weah of the Congress for Democratic Change and Joseph Boakai of the Unity Party.

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Zimbabwe Presidential and Legislative Elections, August 23

Joseph Siegle, Candace Cook -

ZANU-PF has held a stranglehold on the presidency since Zimbabwe’s independence in 1980.

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Sierra Leone presidential elections, June 24

Joseph Siegle, Candace Cook -

Sierra Leone enters this election season under the strain of heightened economic and political tensions.

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Nigeria: economy and a delayed census

Thuo TK -

The oil and gas industry makes up a major portion of Nigeria's economy, contributing more than 50% of all government revenue and almost 85% of all export earnings.

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NewsApril 14, 2023

Nigeria: economy and a delayed census

The oil and gas industry makes up a major portion of Nigeria's economy, contributing more than 50% of all government revenue and almost 85% of all export earnings.

NewsFebruary 21, 2023

Nigeria’s key historical moments

Nigeria is not only the most populous country in Africa, but it is also the largest Black nation in the world. One out of every five persons on African origin in the world is Nigerian.

NewsSeptember 5, 2022

Angola’s peculiar electoral system needs reforms. How it could be done

Angola uses a closed-list proportional representation electoral system. Voters cast ballots for lists of candidates drawn up by political parties.

Africa elections timetable 2023

*	Country	Date
	Nigeria	February
	Sierra Leone	June
	Zimbabwe	July
	Gabon	August
	Liberia	October

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