presidential election

Troops kill assailant hours before Tunisia vote

Tunisian troops killed a gunman and captured three others on Sunday after they attacked soldiers…

Essebsi or Marzouki? Tunisians make their presidential choice today

Tunisians go to the polls Sunday to freely elect their president for the first time…

2015 Polls: Kwankwaso vows to back Buhari

Governor Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso of of the northern Nigerian state of Kano has expressed his…

Security fears mount as Buhari-Jonathan set for rematch

Former military ruler Muhammadu Buhari will face Goodluck Jonathan in Nigeria's presidential election next year,…

Namibia: Landslide victory for PM in Africa's first e-voting

WINDHOEK (AFP) - Namibian Prime Minister Hage Geingob has won the country's presidential election, the…

Tunisians electing new president, Octogenarian Essebsi favorite

Tunisians were voting Sunday in their first presidential election since the 2011 revolution that sparked…

Widow of Zambian leader wants to run for presidency

The widow of Zambia's President Michael Sata, Christine Kaseba, on Wednesday announced she will seek…

Abiola's wife sues PDP over Jonathan's sole candidacy

Eromosele Ebhomele Professor Akasoba Duke-Abiola, a founding member of Nigeria's Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and…

Muslim cleric urges Buhari, Jonathan not to run for presidency

Sheikh Ahmad Abubakar Gumi, a muslim cleric based in Kaduna has urged both President Goodluck…

Groups tip Buhari for APC presidential ticket

Some support groups for an APC presidential aspirant, Gen.