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KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Voting began Thursday in Uganda’s presidential election despite a days-long internet shutdown that has been…

Ugandans are voting in an election which sees President Yoweri Museveni taking on a charismatic pop star in a bid to prolong his 40-year…

The head of Uganda's electoral body says he has received threats warning him against declaring certain presidential candidates the winners…

There is growing anger in Malawi over a post-Christmas fortnight trip to the UK that one of the country's vice-presidents is due to take.…

President Samia Suluhu Hassan has been declared the winner of Tanzania's presidential election, securing another term in office amid days…

Fresh protests have broken out in Tanzania's major cities, a day after elections marred by clashes between opposition supporters and the…

Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara has secured a fourth term following an election in which two of his biggest challengers were…

Seychelles' main opposition leader Patrick Herminie has won presidential elections, defeating incumbent Wavel Ramkalawan in a runoff vote,…

Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu has nominated Joash Ojo Amupitan, a law professor, as the country's new electoral chief. If confirmed by…

Police in Malawi have arrested eight people for alleged electoral fraud as the country waits for the final results of Tuesday's general…

Burkina Faso's military rulers have disbanded the country's electoral commission calling it a waste of money. The interior ministry will…

The ruling party in Burundi has won all 100 seats in a parliamentary election that the opposition says has "killed" democracy in the…