African Union will provide financial and technical assistance to Zimbabwe to help ensure credible elections
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Nigerian Courts Prepare for Biggest African Election of 2019
In Nigeria, appeals arising from governorship and presidential elections terminate at the Supreme Court
Malawi Parliament to Financially Penalize Absentee MPs
Parliament will deduct allowances for members of Parliament who are absent from sittings without valid reasons
3 Mexican independent candidates shaking up presidential race
July 1 election will be the first time Mexico has allowed independent presidential candidates in its modern history.
Arrested activists released after Sudanese bread protests
Sudan has released more than 80 political activists and students who were detained in the wake of deadly protests
Putin Seeks to Destroy the Muslim People of Ukraine’s Crimea
Vladimir Putin is directing his forces to systematically erase the native Crimean Tatar people
The Russian election is fake, but Navalny is hammering Putin
Campaign is a standoff between the incumbent leader of Russia and his charismatic and rival, Alexei Navalny
VIDEO: The unique challenges facing Central European democracy
The dynamics underscoring rise in authoritarian right wing politics in Hungary and Central Europe more generally
German-Turkish journalist Deniz Yucel freed from Turkish jail
A German-Turkish journalist was freed in Turkey after spending more than a year in jail without trial
South Korean songs given rare public performance in North
North Korea has allowed songs from the South to be played in public for the first time in years