Tanzania presidential elections Stories
Interior PS Omollo said that the Kenyan Embassy in Dar es Salaam has been engaged to coordinate arrangements for recovering Ogutu’s body for autopsy a...
The State Department of Foreign Affairs urged Kenyans to share the names and contacts of those at risk through its official channels to enable quick a...
Guinea’s military leader, General Doumbouya, enters December presidential election after new constitution clears the way, sparking nationwide attentio...
Samia said the unrest was not homegrown and the acts were inconsistent with Tanzanian values.
In her victory speech, Suluhu described the election as "free and democratic" and referred to the protesters who challenged the results as "unpatrioti...
Journalists and human rights groups have yet to confirm the number of post-election deaths so far, but the opposition, CHADEMA, has alleged that about...
The society expressed concern over reports of fatalities, injuries and mass arrests following the October 29 General Election, noting that the actions...
Party Leader Oburu Oginga maintained that the party will only negotiate for top positions from a position of strength, and not desperation.
Article 41(7) of the Constitution states that once a candidate is declared the winner by the Electoral Commission, “no court of law shall have any jur...
The party urged the international community not to recognise Samia’s victory, citing widespread electoral fraud, intimidation of opposition parties an...
The party said Heche has been held at Mtumba Police Station for three days without food and is suffering from severe heart pain, high fever and extrem...
Hundreds of demonstrators, reportedly from the Tanzanian side, barricaded roads, lit bonfires, and hurled stones at buildings in the border town.
The PS noted that Tanzania, as a friendly neighbour, has its own mechanisms to handle internal matters, adding that Kenya wishes the country well as i...
Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara won an election that has been marred by protests against bans imposed on his long-time rivals.
With opposition figures barred and regional instability looming, Ivory Coast’s 2025 presidential vote tests the resilience of its democracy and the su...
With 97 per cent of ballots counted, Paz had won 54.5 per cent of the vote in Sunday’s run-off race, well ahead of right-wing former interim President...
The announcement comes as Cameroonians await the official declaration from the electoral commission, heightening tensions across the country. Tchiroma...
Official results placed opposition candidate Patrick Herminie in the lead with 48.8 per cent, while incumbent President Wavel Ramkalawan followed clos...
Official figures show that at least 89 per cent of Guinean voters approved the new constitution, which brings major changes to the country’s political...
Eight candidates are contesting the presidency, including incumbent President Wavel Ramkalawan of the Seychellois Democratic Alliance (Linyon Demokrat...
Museveni and his government have amended the constitution twice to remove age and term limits, allowing him to remain in office for four decades.
Partial results place the Democratic Progressive Party candidate well ahead of incumbent President Lazarus Chakwera, whose pastor-turned-politician im...
Millie Odhiambo reminded observers that all political directions remain open and negotiable, emphasising that future political alliances will depend o...
Cameroon's national electoral body, Elecam, approved only 13 out of the 83 applications, leaving out Maurice Kamto, who was the runner-up in the hotly...
Kamto previously contested the presidency under the Cameroon Resistance Movement (CRM), but has not yet publicly commented on his latest disqualificat...
In a statement announcing his candidacy, Biya, who has been in power since 1982, stated that he was responding to numerous calls to throw his hat in t...
Maraga said Kenya’s political system has locked out many young people from leadership by allowing money to dominate politics.
Responding to claims that he is straddling the line between government and opposition, Odinga dismissed the suggestions, saying his current political...
In her inaugural speech, Nandi Ndaitwah recognized the significance of her historic election, emphasizing that Namibians chose her based on her compet...
Samia, Tanzania's first female president, named Chama Cha Mapinduzi Secretary-General Emmanuel Nchimbi as her running mate for the upcoming elections.
