Mexico’s INE ‘Has Given In’ on Policing Elections, Council Member Warns
INE council member Arturo Castillo says Mexico's electoral referee has given in as the 2027 process opens; a civic alliance...
September 11, 2026Topic
Elections
South Sudan Has Written a Budget That Rests Almost Entirely on Oil
The South Sudan budget for 2026-27 totals SSP 11.34trn, with oil supplying 79% of revenue and SSP 183bn set aside...
September 8, 2026
São Tomé Swears In a President Who Says Power Is Not Property
The Vila Nova second term has begun in São Tomé and Príncipe after a 55.88% win in July, on a...
September 6, 2026
Libya’s Rival Camps Sign a Roadmap With Haftar Inside It
Libya economy reunification would touch budgeting, oil revenue and monetary policy, after rival camps agreed on 30 August to elections...
September 3, 2026
Zambia Charges Its Election Runner-Up With Treason
A Zambia treason charge now faces Brian Mundubile and 17 others, days before Hakainde Hichilema's inauguration and after the courts...
September 1, 2026
Somalia’s Top Court Threw Out Galmudug’s First Direct Vote
Somalia’s Federal Supreme Court annulled the Galmudug election on 24 August 2026, voiding a July vote that was the state’s...
August 25, 2026
ANC Campaigns on Power and Water It Has Not Fixed
South Africa votes on 4 November. The governing party is running on services it has not delivered, while municipalities owe...
August 24, 2026
Libya’s Rivals Initialled an Election Deal. The UN Disputes the Text
A Libya election agreement was initialled in Tunis on 20 August. Two days later the UN said the version circulating...
August 23, 2026
South Sudan Restarts Salary Payments After Months of Arrears
South Sudan salaries are to flow again after a ministerial committee ordered payments on 20 August. No date has been...
August 23, 2026