Central African Republic’s President Touadéra cast his ballot in Bangui during the tense December 2020 presidential elections.

The report comes at a time of escalating global challenges, including geopolitical tensions, energy insecurity, and economic ...

A new report from the University of East Anglia has raised concerns about the state of democracy around the world during 2024 ...

Eleven of the 17 countries scheduled to have elections in sub Saharan Africa managed to hold them – albeit conducted on a varied scale of the electoral integrity barometer. Elections in Burkina Faso, ...

The 2024 South African elections marked a historic turning point, with the ANC losing its parliamentary majority for the first time since 1994. A coalition government has emerged, while Jacob Zuma ...

Elections were peaceful in neighboring South Africa, but the outcome predicted by some surprised many. The African National Congress, in power since 1994 — when Nelson Mandela was elected ...

In several nations that held elections in 2024 – including France, Japan, South Africa, South Korea and the UK – more than seven-in-ten expressed this view. Inflation was an especially important issue ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa being congratulated by members of Parliament after being selected for another term as the country’s leader. Joao Silva/The New York Times ...

With just two days to go before South Africa’s parliament convenes to elect a new president, the makeup of the new administration remains unclear, with coalition talks between the main parties ...

To the casual observer, the outcome of South Africa’s 2024 national and provincial elections may appear to represent new electoral trends.