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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

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We are in need of a graphic designer who understands data visualization journalism. If you have a clue, and can work with our writers to create cool, appealing, clear, non-cluttered visualizations that complete their stories on elections across Africa, talk to us.

Send us an intro about yourself and links to your work or what you’d call your portfolio. Also let us know if there is any data visualization website(s) that inspires you or you admire.

Our email is info@pollsafrica.com

Writers

We are looking for freelancer journalists who can contribute articles on elections in various countries. Having read what Polls Africa is all about please follow this link, and get in touch.

Ghana’s December 7 elections. A look at the Candidates.

Burkina Faso: young democracy

Tanzania: intense campaigns

Seychelles: candidates ready

Malawi: historical events

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