Lyimo misses one vote in his presidential bid

“Friday, Saturday and Sunday should be omitted by the National Electoral Commission to allow Tanzanians the chance to worship for the peaceful elections. Hence Monday will be convenient for all voters to exercise they civic right,” says the politician.

Egypt's armed forces chief, Field Marshal Abdul Fattah al-Sisi, says he cannot ignore calls by the majority for him to run for president.

President Museveni has said he allowed the Kyankwanzi resolution in order to stop ambitious people within the NRM who wanted power using subversive means.

The electoral commission in Nigeria postpones the 14 February presidential election by six weeks, citing security concerns.

Voters in Zambia are due to go to the polls in a presidential election caused by the death of Michael Sata last year.

A huge security operation is under way across Egypt as voters prepare to head to the polls to elect a new president.

Oil-rich Congo’s government has called an October referendum on allowing veteran leader Denis Sassou Nguesso, who has already notched up more than 30 years in power, to run for a controversial third term.

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Tanzania Opposition Rejects Presidential Vote Results
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The National Electoral Commission (NEC) will deploy new technology to receive, tally and announce the presidential vote results in real time, The Citizen can report today.