Social media platforms restrict Iraqi activism accounts
Social media platforms, including Facebook, X and TikTok, have reportedly restricted or banned Iraqi accounts critical of the government following...
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Iraq elections: prominent Sunni candidate killed in bomb attack
Safa al-Mashhadani, a rising Iraqi parliamentary candidate representing the Siyada Alliance, was killed in a bomb attack, north of Baghdad,...
Ivorian elections: campaign kick off for remaining 5 candidates
The electoral campaign for the Ivorian presidential elections, whose first round due at the end of October, has officially started,...
Guinea to hold its first presidential elections post-coup
On September 27, Guinea announced its plans to hold its first presidential vote since the coup d’état staged by Mamady...
UN finishes it’s public survey on Libyan elections
After two months, the UN has finished its public survey to assess how Libyan citizens want to nation to move...
Libyan PM’s wide ranging interview, from elections to Israel
In an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat published on August 19th, the head of Libya’s Government of National Unity discussed elections,...
Libya’s municipal elections deliver blow to political Islamists
Libya awaits the official announcement of second-round municipal election results, amid signs of a substantial defeat for political Islamists, as...
Libya ready for elections but delayed by lack of electoral law
On August 11th, the head of the Libyan High National Election Commission (HNEC), Emad Al-Sayeh, announced that elections in Libya...
Cameroon’s president vying to win an eighth term
After Cameroon’s constitutional court upheld the decision to exclude opposition leader Maurice Kamto from the election, President Paul Biya looks...
Bangladesh’s Yunus announces elections on revolution anniversary
Bangladesh’s Noble Peace Prize winning interim leader announced when the first elections will take place, encouraging the crowds to seize...
Egypt votes for a Senate despite little government opposition
On August 4th Egyptian citizens began voting for the Senate, the upper chamber of parliament in Egypt, in an election...
Libya: polling staff trained up ahead of municipal elections
Libya’s High National Election Commission (HNEC) released a statement on August 2nd to say they had conducted training for polling...
Libya asks for more international help to carry out elections
On July 21st Emad Al-Sayeh, head of the High National Elections Commission (HNEC) in Libya, met with Stephanie Koury, Deputy...
Togo: elections begin amid violent anti-government protests
On July 17th, Togo is holding local elections which are expected to generate further protests and demonstrations against the government,...
The UN is not giving up the lengthy fight for Libyan elections
On July 14th, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) launched a new initiative of public opinion surveys to...
