Only about half of Kenya’s eligible voters have registered to take part in next year’s watershed elections, with just eight days left for the electorate to enlist themselves. Figures released by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission on Monday show that 8,648,926 individuals had registered by Saturday, which is roughly half of the targeted 18 Continue Reading...
Ghana’s Opposition Rejects Outcome of Presidential Polls
Electoral Commission (EC) Sunday evening announced that Mahama of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) won 50.70 percent of the total valid votes, avoiding a runoff, while his NPP challenger Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo got 47.74 percent. In a statement signed by NPP General Secretary Kwadwo Owusu-Afriyie, the party said it had serious reservations about Continue Reading...
Ghana: Congratulations, President John Dramani Mahama
column With John Dramani Mahama’s declaration as President-elect of Election 2012 by the Electoral Commission Chairman, Kwadwo Afari-Djan, the road seems clear for his being sworn-in on January 7, 2013, as the Fourth President of the Fourth Republic, save for a possible judicial Tsunami. On that auspicious day, the President-elect would cease to be a Continue Reading...