via Thisday “The much-awaited registration of voters for the 2011 polls is expected to commence late October, according to the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega. And just when Nigerians were certain that any financial issues regarding the needs of the commission had been put to rest with the release [...]

Kenya’s recent referendum was a much touted success in the sense that it was violent free largely free and fair. Technologies such as Uchaguzi/Ushahidi are a part of the reason why. Watch CNN/Erik Hersman (co-Founder, Ushahidi) talk about the use of technology in tracking voting/electoral fraud in the just concluded Kenya referendum.  Nigeria should take [...]

True talk or rhetoric? In any case, will Nigerians be able to hold him accountable after the elections? How transparent will the spending process be? Here is a statement recently issued by Nigeria’s INEC chair, Professor Attahiru Jega on his 2011 election budget via Businessday Attahiru Jega, chairman of the commission has assured that he [...]

(CP-Africa) – Provisional results reflect a landslide win for the yes vote according to Kenyan news site, the Nation. Kenya’s electoral board, the Interim Independent Electoral Commission (IIEC) reported that  the Yes vote had 4,141,521 votes (67 per cent) against the No vote’s 2,054,946 (33 per cent). Contrary to the electoral violence experienced in December 2007, [...]

(CP-Africa) – Kenyans have started voting  today  for a referendum aimed at improving governance and promoting democracy. With support from President Mwai Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga, a “yes” vote in the referendum aims to install a new constitution which would herald changes in the way government is run in Kenya including the installation [...]

(CP-Africa) – Nigeria is set to hold its presidential elections this January. This news was reported by Reuters. The move came after the Nigerian House of Representatives passed a constitutional amendment to move the polls forward from May. You can view the announcement on Reuters here Is this a welcome development? Share your thoughts!

By Clifford Ndujihe in the Vanguard Ngr Former United States envoy to Nigeria, Ambassador. Walter Carrington, who, yesterday, turned 80, speaks on sundry issues including how to conduct credible elections in 2011, combatting kidnapping and how the late Gen. Sani Abacha regime almost abducted him. Excerpts: When the late former President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua was [...]

Really? Hmm..The fear of Ebele is the beginning of … Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has less than a year to finish out the term of the country’s late president Umaru Musa Yar’Adua. But he is already the frontrunner for next year’s election and will be hard to beat if he improves electricity and enacts electoral [...]

Nigeria should not just be seen as the most populous country in Africa. An increasing population without strong economy and a stable government has implications for the land and the people as a whole. One of the most common factors most people point at when analyzing the current situation in Nigeria is the bad leadership [...]

CP-Africa.com’s Ami Bello recently conducted an interview with Mallam Nuhu Ribadu at the Center for Global Development in Washington D.C. Here is a video preview of the interview… Before you watch, some notable quotes: “We have lost already and we are likely going to lose the future and lose it for our children unless we [...]