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Jan
21
2021
By The African Mirror
100 hours in the dark in Uganda

100 hours in the dark in Uganda

NEWS
NITA BHALLA and ALICE McCOOL WHEN Uganda ordered an internet shutdown on the eve of the presidential election, groundnut seller Susan Tafumba's trade collapsed. The 34-year-old sells groundnuts at Kampala's Nakawa market, but much of her business now comes through a mobile phone app that customers use to order goods to be delivered to them by motorcycle taxis. "Usually the app gets us more profit than those people who come on a daily basis to the market, but we lost customers," said Tafumba, one of countless small traders whose increasingly tech-dependent livelihoods were hit by the shutdown. "Now, we are…
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Jan
06
2021
By The African Mirror
Ugandan presidential challenger Bobi Wine campaigns in a flak jacket

Ugandan presidential challenger Bobi Wine campaigns in a flak jacket

NEWS
UGANDA’S main opposition candidate in next week's presidential election has swapped his trademark red beret for a helmet and starts each day with shadow-boxing and a prayer to survive a campaign trail he describes as a war zone. Popstar-turned-lawmaker Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, who goes by the name Bobi Wine, is the frontrunner among 10 candidates challenging Yoweri Museveni, who is seeking to extend his 34-year rule in the East African nation at the January 14 vote. While former guerrilla fighter Museveni, 76, has long been seen as a stabilising force in Uganda after the brutal reigns of Milton Obote and…
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Jan
03
2021
By The African Mirror
Niger’s presidential election heads to February runoff

Niger’s presidential election heads to February runoff

NEWS
NIGER’S ruling party candidate Mohamed Bazoum will face former president Mahamane Ousmane in a presidential election runoff in February, according to provisional results of the first round of the contest announced by the electoral commission. Bazoum led the first round with 39.33% of the vote, falling short of the 50% needed to win outright in the first round. Ousmane received 17% of the vote, the commission said. The second round is expected to be held on February 21 after the results of the first round have been validated by the constitutional court which will hear any appeals. Niger's President Mahamadou…
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Jan
01
2021
By The African Mirror
Niger ruling party’s Bazoum extends lead in presidential election

Niger ruling party’s Bazoum extends lead in presidential election

NEWS
NIGER’S ruling party candidate Mohamed Bazoum has extended his lead in the race for the presidency after Sunday's election, according to results from more than half of constituencies published by the electoral commission. Bazoum is leading a field of 30 candidates with more than 42% of the vote, results from 144 out of the total 266 constituencies showed, but he is still short of the 50% needed for victory in the first round. His closest rival, former president Mahamane Ousmane, had 15.3% of the vote, the results showed. Bazoum is considered a strong favourite to succeed President Mahamadou Issoufou, who…
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Dec
31
2020
By The African Mirror
Ivory Coast opposition leader Affi released 2 months after election-spat arrest

Ivory Coast opposition leader Affi released 2 months after election-spat arrest

NEWS
IVORY Coast opposition leader Pascal Affi N'Guessan was released yesterday after nearly two months in custody for creating a breakaway government after a disputed presidential election marred by violence. His release is seen as a key step in repairing relations between the opposition and President Alassane Ouattara's ruling party after an Oct. 31 election that pulled hard at the seams of the West African nation's fragile peace. Affi "is a free man and will be able to see his family again today", though he will remain under "judicial supervision", his lawyer Me Pierre Dagbo Gode told Reuters. Government spokesman Sidi…
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Dec
30
2020
By The African Mirror
Ghana opposition to challenge presidential election loss

Ghana opposition to challenge presidential election loss

NEWS
GHANA’S main opposition party plans to formally challenge the outcome of a presidential election won last month by incumbent Nana Akufo-Addo, a rare move in a country where losing candidates typically concede defeat. Akufo-Addo was declared the winner of the December 7 vote with 51.59%, ahead of the opposition National Democratic Party's (NDC) candidate, former President John Mahama, who received 47.37%. The contest witnessed heated rhetoric during campaigning and election-related violence that killed at least five people, a rarity in a country that has a reputation as one of West Africa's most stable democracies. "The NDC will contest the results…
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Dec
27
2020
By The African Mirror
Uganda halts vote campaigning in some areas, opposition cries foul

Uganda halts vote campaigning in some areas, opposition cries foul

NEWS
UGANDA has suspended all campaigning for January's presidential poll in the capital and 10 populous districts on Saturday, citing coronavirus risks, but critics said the real reason was the opposition's popularity in these areas. The East African country is scheduled to hold a presidential election on January 14. "The Independent Electoral Commission has suspended campaign meetings in districts and cities categorised by the Ministry of Health as having a high spread of Coronavirus. From December 26, 2020, no campaign meetings will be held in Mbarara, Kabarole, Luwero, Kasese, Masaka, Wakiso, Jinja, Kalungu, Kazo, Kampala City and Tororo," said commission spokesman…
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Dec
09
2020
By The African Mirror
Ghana President Akufo-Addo’s party claims slim lead in election

Ghana President Akufo-Addo’s party claims slim lead in election

NEWS
CHRISTIAN AKORLIE GHANA’S ruling party has claimed that President Nana Akufo-Addo held a slight lead in his bid for re-election over his main rival John Mahama, according to its preliminary tally based on results from nearly nine out of ten polling stations. The election on Monday was considered a two-horse race between the incumbent Akufo-Addo and his predecessor Mahama, who offered competing plans to end an economic crisis in West Africa's second-largest economy. Ghana emerged last year from a three-year lending programme with the International Monetary Fund only for the pandemic to knock demand for its key exports of oil…
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Nov
29
2020
By The African Mirror
Burkina Faso opposition leader concedes defeat in election

Burkina Faso opposition leader concedes defeat in election

NEWS
BURKINA Faso's main opposition leader has conceded defeat in the presidential election after initial results showed a comfortable victory for President Roch Kabore, ending a dispute in which opponents said election fraud was committed. President Roch Kabore Former Finance Minister Zephirin Diabre has met Kabore to congratulate him, Kabore said in a post on Twitter. A spokesman for Diabre confirmed the concession. It leaves Kabore free to tackle major challenges facing the landlocked West African country, including fighting Islamist groups that have killed more than 2,000 people in attacks this year and made large areas of the North and East…
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Nov
06
2020
By The African Mirror
Ugandan elections set for January 14, as “Grandfather” challenged by young Wine

Ugandan elections set for January 14, as “Grandfather” challenged by young Wine

NEWS
UGANDANS will vote on January 14 in a presidential election that pits long-ruling incumbent Yoweri Museveni against ten rivals, including a young pop star who is emerging as the strongest challenger. The Electoral Commission announced the election date in a statement issued late on Wednesday. Polling to elect lawmakers to parliament will be conducted at the same time. Robert Kyagulanyi In power since 1986, the 76-year-old Museveni is often referred to as "Jajja", meaning "Grandfather". And the biggest threat to Africa's third longest-ruling president keeping his authoritarian grip on the East African nation is expected to come from pop star…
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