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South Africa salutes Tebboune on Algerian election victory
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African government has congratulated President Abdelmadjid Tebboune and the people of Algeria on the his successful re-election as President of Algeria, following the conclusion of the presidential election held on 7 September Full text...
No date yet for long-awaited South Sudan elections, UN Security Council told
New York, US (PANA) - The UN continues to support an enabling environment for general elections in South Sudan, but the date remains elusive, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for the country told the Security Council on Wednesday Full text...
Cameroon elections: Upcoming vote marks ‘key opportunity’ to commit to human rights: UN human rights chief
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - Despite obstacles, Cameroon maintains immense potential to foster social change and promote civic engagement in their upcoming 2025 and 2026 elections, stressed the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Wednesday at the end of a two-day visit to the country Full text...
Libyan officials discuss support for electoral process
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Deputy Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa al-Kouni, and the Chairman of the Libyan High National Electoral Commission (HNEC), Imad al-Sayeh, on Wednesday dicussed how to support the electoral operation and the Commission's readiness to implement the municipal elections Full text...
ECOWAS deploys pre-election fact-finding mission to Ghana
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ahead of Ghana’s General Elections scheduled for 7 December 2024, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has deployed a pre-election fact-finding mission to assess the country’s state of preparedness for the polls Full text...
RPF-led coalition wins 62% votes in Rwanda parliamentary polls
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – Rwanda’s RPF-Inkotanyi-led coalition of parties has secured majority votes in 15 July parliamentary general elections, according to partial results announced by the National Electoral Commission (NEC) on Wednesday Full text...
Kagame poised for landslide win in Rwanda presidential election
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - As vote counting is about end in Rwanda’s presidential election, incumbent Paul Kagame appears set for a resounding win Full text...
Rwandans head to the polls
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandans headed to polling stations on Monday to elect the country’s President and Members of Parliament Full text...
Breaking News: Mohamed El Ghazouani wins Mauritania's presidential election
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania's outgoing president Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani was declared winner of Saturday's presidential election with 56 Full text...
Three senior Libyan officials support efforts to organize elections in Libya
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, the Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba, and the President of the High State Council, Mohamed Tekkala, have agreed to support international efforts to organize parliamentary and presidential elections in accordance with fair rules and agreed laws, and to unify local efforts to end the transitional stages Full text...
Outgoing President leads Mauritanian elections after more than 81% of polling stations counted
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The outgoing Mauritanian president, Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani, has taken the lead in Saturday's presidential election, with results from more than 81% of the polling stations collated, reports the special envoy of the Senegalese press agency (APS), quoting the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) Full text...
Vast majority of countries yet to have a woman Head of State - UN agency
New York, US (PANA) - In what is the biggest electoral year ever, 113 countries have still never had a woman Head of State and only 26 are led by a woman today, new figures from gender equality agency UN Women revealed on Monday Full text...
Libyan Prime Minister reaffirms support for efforts to organise fair elections
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba, has reaffirmed the government's support for local and international efforts to organise free and fair parliamentary and presidential elections in accordance with applicable laws Full text...
South African President-elect Ramaphosa calls for unity ahead of inauguration
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President-elect Cyril Ramaphosa has called for unity ahead of his inauguration on Wednesday after the most fiercely contested democratic elections in 30 years Full text...
South Africa: Ramaphosa calls for unity after tightly contested polls
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa in the early hours of Saturday called on South Africans to work together after being re-elected following the most tightly contested polls in 30 years of democracy Full text...
Libya's Electoral Commission publish electoral register
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
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South Africa: Ramaphosa congratulates Modi on his re-election
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
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President of Burkina Faso congratulates Indian prime minister on re-election
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...
South Africa's ruling ANC discusses poor election results
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...
South African province on high alert after Zuma's election success
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...
Legal challenges over South Africa's disputed elections
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...
South Africa: South Africa marks 30 years of democracy with historic election
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...
South African President Ramaphosa criticised for 'campaign' address to the nation
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...
Outcry over South Africa opposition’s burning flag commercial
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...
South African overseas voters prepare for elections
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...
UN chief calls for 'peaceful, inclusive, transparent and credible electoral process' in Chad
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...
Togolese vote to elect MPs and regional councillors
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...
South Africa's President Ramaphosa hails historic all-race elections
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...
Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Cheikh el Ghazaouani to seek re-election
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...
South African president Ramaphosa in South Sudan to break election impasse
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...
US reiterates calls for genuine, peaceful electoral process in South Sudan
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...
South Africa's Constitutional Court to hear Zuma election case
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...
Togo again postpones legislative and regional elections
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...
Washington, Ottawa congratulate Bassirou Faye on election as President of Senegal
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...
Posture of defeated candidates has contributed to a peaceful post-election climate in Senegal - European observers.
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...
Senegal Polls: Amadou Ba admits Bassirou Faye's victory in Senegal's presidential election
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...
Amadou Ba congratulates Bassirou Diomaye Faye on winning the Senegalese presidential election
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...
2,348 candidates to contest Togo's legislative elections
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo's Constitutional Court has published a list of 2,348 candidates for the legislative elections on 20 April Full text...
Top UN official in Libya, eastern-based Army General discuss elections
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...
Norway, UK, US urge South Sudan leaders to ensure genuine, peaceful elections in December
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...
Washington acknowledges South Africa's election record
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...
Top UN official in Libya urges Council of State to continue efforts for elections
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...
Discharged, former Prime Minister Amadou Ba turns attention to Senegalese presidential election
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...
Top UN official calls for greater political investment in South Sudan as polls loom
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...
Libyan Prime Minister reaffirms his support for efforts to organise elections in Libya
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...
‘Mega election’ 2024 could be a landmark for democracy: UN rights chief
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...
US urges Mali's transitional govt to honour pledge for free, fair elections
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...
South African Deputy President launches African election guidelines
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...
UN rights commission urges South Sudan to ensure peaceful elections to regain stability
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...