Ghana, Final election result:
Ayawaso East by- election
Ahmed (NDC) (Centre-left): 64.3% (+64.3)
Yussif (NPP) (Centre-right): 23.7% (+23.7)
Sanda (Ind.) (*): 11.1% (+11.1)
Kanor (Ind.) (*): 0.6% (+0.6)
Iddrisu (LPG) (Liberal): 0.3% (+0.3)
+/- vs. Last election result
➤ africaelects.com/ghana
South Africa, local by-election (number of wards won):
Final results by ward
ANC (centre-left): 1
DA (liberal|centre-right): 1
PA (right-wing): 1
+/- vs. 2021 election
➤ africaelects.com/south-africa
Ghana,
Polls have officially closed in Ghana's Ayawaso East constituency by-election.
https://africaelects.com/Ghana
Ghana,
Polls have now opened for Ghana's Ayawaso East constituency by-election. They will close in 10 hours, at 17:00 local time.
https://africaelects.com/Ghana
Ghana,
Ayawaso East constituency by-election,
➤ Eligible voters: ~67,000
➤ Polls open: 7:00-17:00 UTC
➤ Term: 4 years
➤ Voting system: FPTP
➤ V-Dem rating: 0.67/1
https://africaelects.com/Ghana/
On 15 March 2026, the Republic of the Congo will hold a presidential election. The country has a V-Dem rating of 0.25/1, making it an "electoral autocracy."
https://africaelects.com/republic-of-the-congo/
Kenya, Infotrak poll:
Presidential election
Ruto (UDA) (Centre-right): 39%
Matiang'i (Jubilee) (Conservative): 18%
Musyoka (WDM-K) (Centre-left): 17%
Owino (ODM) (Liberal): 10%
Gachagua (DCP) (*): 7%
Fieldwork: 19-20 December 2025
Sample size: 1000
➤ africaelects.com/kenya
Côte d’Ivoire, Afrobarometer poll:
RHDP (Centre-right): 56%
PDCI-RDA (Conservative): 22%
UDPCI (Liberal): 19%
FPI (Centre-left): 5%
Fieldwork: 07-16 January 2024
Sample size: 1200
+/- vs. 2020 election
➤ https://africaelects.com/cote-divoire/
Africa Elects has recently expanded its web resources. Among these additions are pages highlighting the compositions of the AU Assembly and the East African Legislative Assembly, and a page explaining the various electoral systems in use in Africa.
https://africaelects.com/
Morocco: Centre-right RNI has elected the leader of their parliamentary group Mohamed Chaouki as their new party president after current Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch declined to run for reelection as party leader.
https://africaelects.com/morocco
Ghana, Final election result:
NPP (centre-right) presidential primary election
Bawumia (NPP) (Centre-right): 56.5% (-5.0)
Agyapong (NPP) (Centre-right): 23.8% (+13.6)
Acheampong (NPP) (Centre-right): 19.0% (+19.0)
+/- vs. Last election result
➤ africaelects.com/ghana
South Africa: John Steenhuisen, the Minister of Agriculture and leader of the Democratic Alliance (liberal|centre-right), has announced he will not seek reelection as party leader.
The next leader of the DA is scheduled to be chosen at the Federal Party Conference in April of this year.
Libya: Saif al-Islam Gaddafi (PFLL, left|conservative), a frontrunner for the postponed presidential election and son of former leader Muammar Gaddafi, has been shot and killed in Zintan, as confirmed by his political advisor.
➤ https://africaelects.com/libya
Burkina Faso: The junta has dissolved all political parties. The government said the decision came after findings showed the previous multiparty system was a danger to social cohesion.
After postponements, elections are scheduled for 2029. https://africaelects.com/burkina-faso/
Burkina Faso: Former Interim President Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba (*) was detained upon arrival in Ouagadougou after his extradition from Togo. The junta has repeatedly accused Damiba of a role in reported coup plots.
https://africaelects.com/burkina-faso/
Mozambique: Former Prime Minister Luísa Diogo (FRELIMO, centre-left), who served from 2004 to 2010, died last week. Diogo — the nation’s first woman prime minister — served under presidents Joaquim Chissano and Armando Guebuza.
https://africaelects.com/mozambique/
New: Africa Elects' latest article breaks down the data behind the DA's unexpected rise and what this could mean for the upcoming local elections.
https://africaelects.com/2026/01/05/winning-by-default-how-the-da-is-benefiting-from-the-gnu-and-a-fractured-opposition/
Benin, Final election result:
National parliament election
UP (Centre-left): 41.2% (+3.6)
BR (Centre): 36.7% (+7.5)
LesDem (Left): 16.1% (-8.1)
FCBE (Centre-right): 4.9% (+4.9)
MOELE-Bénin (Centre-left): 1.2% (+1.2)
+/- vs. Last election result
➤ africaelects.com/benin
Benin, Final election result:
Seat final results national parliament
UP (Centre-left): 60 (+7)
BR (Centre): 49 (+21)
+/- vs. Last election result
➤ africaelects.com/benin
Uganda, Final election result:
Presidential election, first round
Museveni (NRM) (Conservative): 71.7% (+13.3)
Wine (NUP) (Centre-left): 24.7% (-10.4)
Mafabi (FDC) (Centre-right): 1.9% (-5.4)
...
+/- vs. Last election result
➤ africaelects.com/uganda
Uganda, 93.6% precincts reporting:
Presidential election, first round
Museveni (NRM) (Conservative): 71.9% (+13.5)
Wine (NUP) (Centre-left): 24.5% (-10.6)
Mafabi (FDC) (Centre-right): 1.9% (-5.4)
Muntu (ANT) (Centre-left): 0.5% (+0.5)
...
+/- vs. 2021 election
➤ africaelects.com/uganda
Uganda, ~50% precincts counted:
Uganda has a V-dem rating of 0.27/1, making it an "electoral autocracy."
Presidential election, first round today
Museveni (NRM) (Conservative): 76.3% (+17.9)
Wine (NUP) (Centre-left): 19.9% (-15.2)
+/- vs.
➤ africaelects.com/uganda
Benin,
Polls have officially closed in Benin's parliamentary election.
https://africaelects.com/benin
Benin,
Polls have now opened for Benin's parliamentary election. They will close in 10 hours, at 15:00 local time.
https://africaelects.com/benin
Benin,
Parliamentary election today
➤ Eligible voters: 6,769,817
➤ Polls open: 7:00-15:00 UTC
➤ Non-compulsory voting
➤ Term: 4 years
➤ Voting system: Closed list proportional representation
➤ V-Dem rating: 0.5/1
https://africaelects.com/benin/
Guinea: On 31 December 2025, Guinea's General Directorate of Elections announced the victory of General Mamady Doumbouya in Guinea's 2025 presidential election. The election was not free or fair. Guinea has a V-Dem rating of 0.16.
https://africaelects.com/guinea/
Côte d’Ivoire, Final election result:
National parliament election
RHDP (Centre-right): 62.0% (+12.8)
Independents (*): 22.3% (+3.6)
PDCI-RDA (Conservative): 12.0% (-10.5)
Other (*): 1.3% (+1.3)
FPI (Centre-left): 0.5% (-1.5)
+/- vs. Last election result
➤ africaelects.com/cote-divoire
Côte d’Ivoire, Final election result:
Seat final results national parliament
RHDP (Centre-right): 197 (+60)
PDCI-RDA (Conservative): 32 (-41)
Independents (*): 23 (-3)
Other (*): 2 (+2)
FPI (Centre-left): 1 (-1)
+/- vs. Last election result
➤ africaelects.com/cote-divoire
Côte d’Ivoire, 252/255 seats called:
Seat final results national parliament
RHDP (Centre-right): 195 (+58)
PDCI-RDA (Conservative): 31 (-42)
Independents (*): 23 (-3)
Other (*): 2 (+2)
FPI (Centre-left): 1 (-1)
+/- vs. Last election result
➤ africaelects.com/cote-divoire
Côte d’Ivoire, 252/255 seats called:
Seat final results national parliament
RHDP (Centre-right): 195 (+58)
PDCI-RDA (Conservative): 31 (-42)
Independents (*): 23 (-3)
Other (*): 2 (+2)
FPI (Centre-left): 1 (-1)
+/- vs. Last election result
➤ africaelects.com/côte-d’ivoire
