Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Higher National Electoral Commission says published the electoral register for the elections of the first group of municipal councils in 60 municipalities Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - President Cyril Ramaphosa has offered his congratulations to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his re-election as Prime Minister of India, commending him for his dedication and commitment to the nation Full text...

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The president of Burkina Faso, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, Thursday congratulated Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his re-election Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Supporters of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) on Thursday protested against the party leaders who are meeting in Boksburg following their dismal performance during last week’s elections Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Police in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province are on high alert following former President Jacob Zuma's threat to the Independent Electoral Commission which declared last week’s national elections free and fair Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) on Monday confirmed that it has received court papers to set aside the nation’s  election results which were announced on Sunday night Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Millions of South Africans on Wednesday lined up to vote in what is expected to be the closest election since 1994 when Nelson Mandela was swept into power in the country’s first all-race elections Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has been heavily criticised for using a national television address calling on voters to exercise their democratic rights in Wednesday’s national elections Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African Cabinet Minister Zizi Kodwa has instructed government’s legal department to investigate legal steps to be taken against the official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) for its controversial “burning flag” television commercial Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) on Monday said it is confident that all systems are in place for the shipment of voting materials to enable citizens living abroad to cast their ballots in the 29 May elections

DIRCO and the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) have met and agreed on logistics for the dispatching of election materials Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - Ahead of the first round of the presidential election in Chad on 6 May, the Secretary-General calls on all Chadian stakeholders to ensure a peaceful, inclusive, transparent and credible electoral process Full text...

Lomé, Togo (PANA) - More than four million Togolese are voting on Monday to elect 113 MPs to the National Assembly and 179 regional councillors Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa on Saturday led the 2024 Freedom Day national celebrations at the Union Buildings in Pretoria Full text...

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The President of Mauritania, Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani, has announced his candidacy in the presidential election scheduled for 29 June in Mauritania, several media outlets have reported Full text...

Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Visiting South African President Cyril Ramaphosa met for talks with South Sudanese First Vice President Riek Machar in an effort to break a pre-election impasse facing the youngest African nation Full text...

Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States said on Tuesday that it remains concerned about ongoing reports of human rights violations, as well as inadequate investment in key  democratic institutions in South Sudan Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s Electoral Commission (IEC) on Thursday night approached the Constitutional Court on an urgent basis to appeal against Tuesday’s Electoral Court order which paved the way for former President Jacob Zuma to run in the May elections Full text...

Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo's parliamentary and regional elections have been postponed once again to allow the National Assembly to consult widely with national stakeholders Full text...

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The United States on Wednesday sent its congratulations to Senegalese President-elect Bassirou Diomaye Faye, following the publication on the same day of the official provisional results of last Sunday's presidential election by the National Commission for the census of votes Full text...

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The head of the European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM), Malin Björk, has welcomed the attitude of the other candidates in congratulating the winner of last Sunday's presidential election in Senegal, which has contributed greatly to a "peaceful post-election climate" Full text...

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The candidate of Senegal's ruling Benno Bokk Yaakaar coalition, Amadou Ba, has congratulated Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye (opposition) "on his victory" in Sunday's presidential election Full text...

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The government candidate, Amadou Ba, has congratulated the opposition candidate, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, who was declared winner in the first round of Sunday's Senegalese presidential election, according to the partial results published after the polls closed Full text...

Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo's Constitutional Court has published a list of 2,348 candidates for the legislative elections on 20 April Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, has agreed with the commander of the Libyan National Army based in the east, Marshal Khalifa Haftar, that all initiatives must be coordinated in advance and build on the steps already taken for elections Full text...

Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Governments of Norway, the United Kingdom, and the United States have reaffirmed their call for South Sudan’s leaders urgently to take steps necessary to ensure genuine and peaceful elections in December Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – With the national elections looming, the United States Embassy in South Africa has praised the Electoral Commission’s (IEC) ability to run free and fair elections Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in Libya, Abdoulahye Bathily, has urged the members of the High Council of State to continue their efforts for consensus for elections in the country Full text...

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - After announcing the dissolution of his government on Wednesday, Senegal's Prime Minister Amadou Ba pledged to devote himself fully to preparing for the presidential election, which he expects to win in the first round Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - With only nine months remaining before the polls in December, South Sudan is not ready to hold elections and a lot more needs to be done, the head of UN peace operations said on Tuesday Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid al-Dbaiba, has reaffirmed his support for all international efforts to organize elections in Libya Full text...

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Dozens of elections taking place this year around the world will likely be “free from hatred” and respect the will of the people, but there are warning signs that several polls may not, including Bangladesh, Chad, Hungary, Russia and Senegal, UN rights chief Volker Türk warned on Monday Full text...

Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has called on Mali’s transition government to honor its commitments to its citizens and hold free and fair elections Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's Deputy President Paul Mashatile on Tuesday launched guidelines for the use of digital and social media in African elections in Johannesburg Full text...

Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - South Sudan’s leaders must carefully navigate the conclusion of the elections set for December, which will mark the end of the political transition, to ensure that peace prevails, a UN rights official said on Monday Full text...

Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia opposition party,  United Democratic Party, has condemned Senegalese President Macky Sall’s announcement for postponement of the presidential election scheduled for 25th February, 2024, at the eleventh hour on 3rd February 2024 Full text...

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall announced on Saturday that he has repealed the decree calling for presidential election on 25 February, pending the results of a parliamentary commission of enquiry aimed at clarifying the conditions under which certain candidacies were declared inadmissible Full text...

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall on Saturday announced the repeal of a decree calling for elections on 25 February Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Libyan National Electoral Commission, Imad al-Sayeh, has hailed the role of the media in voter education in the country Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General's Special Representative in Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, has briefed the deputy Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa al-Kouni, on his recent meetings with the Libyan political parties to reconcile their points of view to overcome the political impasse and create the conditions necessary to maintain the electoral agenda Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - At a time when the Libyan political process is bogged down in a new impasse, a US delegation led by the US special envoy to Libya, Ambassador Richard Norland, has been holding a series of meetings with the players in the Libyan crisis since Tuesday Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan prime minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid al Dbaiba, has reaffirmed his acceptance of dialogue aimed at achieving elections in accordance with fair laws to end the transitional stages in Libya Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the government of national unity, Abdulhamid al Dbaiba, has reaffirmed his government's commitment to end the transitional phases via elections based on fair electoral laws Full text...

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday encouraged President Felix Tshisekedi of DR Congo to address the concerns raised by election observation missions during the controversial elections on 20 December 2023 by taking steps to promote confidence in the democratic process going forward Full text...

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The authorities in Senegal have cracked down on the opposition, media, and civil society, ahead of general elections scheduled for 25 February, 2024, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Monday Full text...

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has appealed for restraint in the wake of protests and heightened tensions following Sunday’s presidential election in the Comoros Full text...

Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - A seven-member Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) for Burundi has been sworn into office Full text...