Namibia votes in first Africa e-poll

As voting takes place in Nigeria there are reports that gunmen have killed up to 25 people and set fire to homes in the northeast of the country, according to the governor of Borno state.

Ivory Coast is holding its first presidential election since the civil war ended in 2011, amid calls for a boycott by prominent opposition candidates.

More than 25 million South Africans -- including a “born free” generation electing a government for the first time -- are expected to vote in the country’s fifth all-race general election today.

Guerrilla campaign turns election candidates into pet-lovers

-Transparency International estimates 75 million Africans paid a bribe in the past year

A majority of Africans say corruption has risen in the past 12 months and most governments are seen as failing in their duty to stop the abuse of power, bribery and secret deals, according to a new opinion poll from Transparency International (http://www.Transparency.org).

In the report People and Corruption: Africa Survey 2015, part of the Global Corruption Barometer, Transparency International...

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Tanzania votes in tightest-ever election race
Daily Times
Tanzanians voted in presidential and general elections Sunday, in what is expected to be the tightest race in the history of east Africa's most populous country. Long lines of voters began gathering hours before dawn in the main city Dar es Salaam ...
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CCM presidential aspirant Dr John Magufuli said yesterday he will not ascend to power by being only chosen by members of his party, saying members of other parties should also cast votes for him so that he could reduce tax on vet medicine by 60 per cent.