Opposition leads Sierra Leone vote count
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Opposition leader Ernest Bai Koroma holds a commanding lead in Sierra Leone's presidential runoff with three-quarters of the vote counted.
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Kenya's opposition claimed victory on  Saturday in the presidential election but fears of rigging  after counting delays ignited ethnic violence across the east  African nation.
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Kenya's opposition claimed victory on Saturday in the presidential election but fears of rigging after counting delays ignited ethnic violence across the east African nation.
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Morocco counted votes on Saturday after a record low turnout in parliamentary elections, with Islamists saying they expected to boost their representation thanks to a popular anti-corruption message.
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FREETOWN, Sierra Leone - Battle-weary citizens chose an opposition leader as their next president, voting against the party that ushered the country out of a devastating war in 2002 and for the promise of less corruption and more jobs.
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KIEV, Ukraine -- Ukraine&#39;s opposition leader is reportedly appealing the vote count in the recent presidential election to the country&#39;s Supreme Court.
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Dozens of people were wounded in clashes between supporters of rival political parties in Sierra Leone's capital Freetown on Saturday ahead of next weekend's presidential runoff in the war-battered African state.
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Kenya's opposition leader takes a strong early lead as voters turn on political old guard
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Botswana president Festus Mogae&#39;s ruling party led in early results today and, with the opposition split, looked set to win overall in parliamentary elections in the world&#39;s biggest diamond producer.
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Ballots are still being counted in Mozambique&#39;s general election, but early returns broadcast on state radio show ruling party candidate Armando Guebuza leading his main rival.
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Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki leads Thursday's presidential election with 47.4 percent of the vote, versus 42.7 for opposition leader Raila Odinga, according to an exit poll by a local independent observer group.
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Zambia's president, whose policies have helped boost economic growth in the southern African country, consolidated his lead Sunday in the election vote count, as police used tear gas against rioters who stormed an election center to protest the results.
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President Joseph Kabila's lead Saturday in Congo's historic presidential election was below the majority needed to avoid a runoff, a day before the deadline for a preliminary tally of votes.
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Legislators chose an opposition member as parliament speaker in a close vote Tuesday, giving a victory to foes of Kenya's president as they prepared for mass protest rallies that raised fears of new violence over last month's disputed election.
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Opposition parties head for big victories in parliamentary elections in Pakistan.
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Bosnia&#39;s main Muslim, Serb and Croat nationalist parties have been leading in an early count for local polls. Incomplete results released by the election organisers on Sunday indicated a strong backing for
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Zambia began tallying ballots on Friday   after a huge turnout in close elections fought on President   Levy Mwanawasa's economic policies which are praised by the   West but have failed to lift millions out of poverty.