Congo Republic's government announces June election
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The government of the Republic of Congo has announced that the next parliamentary election in the central African country would be held in two rounds beginning on June 24.
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Hackles are rising in Congo's volatile  capital Kinshasa as incumbent President Joseph Kabila builds a  lead with results trickling in from the country's first free  elections in more than four decades.
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Ghanaians began to cast their votes on Tuesday morning for the fourth successive democratic elections since 1992, hoping the government for the next
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Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe announced on Friday that general elections would be held on March 29 in the economically devastated southern African nation.
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Electoral officials slowly counting votes from Congo's landmark presidential election said Sunday that support for incumbent Joseph Kabila has slipped to just above 50 percent, increasing the likelihood of a runoff.
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Congolese voted Sunday in their first democratic election in more than four decades, many hoping for an end to years of fighting and corrupt rule that have devastated the mineral-rich nation in the heart of Africa.
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DR Congo's neighbours hail the country's recent elections saying it promises peace for the entire region.
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An election planned for DR Congo in June may have to be delayed, the head of the electoral commission admits.
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Nepal's ruling coalition announces that elections to a special assembly which will write a new constitution will be held in  November.
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The breakaway Abkhazia region of Georgia holds its first ever multi-candidate elections for president.
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Burma's military junta announces a constitutional referendum in May and a general election in 2010.
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DR Congo's rebel leader Laurent Nkunda says he is ready for a political solution to the conflict in the east.
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The 100-member assembly, which represents the country&#39;s ethnic and religious diversity, will oversee the government until elections in January.
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Joseph Kabila, seen here on December 1, has been sworn in as the first democratically elected president of the Democratic Republic of Congo at a colourful ceremony attended by thousands of guests and seen by ...Comment
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The results of Zambia's elections are due to be announced, after being delayed by Sunday's violence.
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Mozambicans began voting on Wednesday in  presidential and parliamentary elections focusing on who will  succeed President Joaquim Chissano, stepping down after 18  years in office.
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Fighting in eastern DR Congo may impede elections planned for June, a United Nations report warns.