Credible votes in Botswana, Senegal, South Africa and Mauritius have shone this year. But political repression and violence keeps many discredited regimes in power.

Newsday Zimbabwe ELECTIONS held in southern Africa in recent years have exposed a deepening threat to ruling parties, ...

New Mauritius PM Sworn In After Huge Election Win Navin Ramgoolam was sworn in for his third stint as prime minister of ...

In her first opposition frontbench contribution ... had had “any unlimited conversations” with human rights lawyer and chief legal adviser to Mauritius Philippe Sands KC about the Mauritian claim of ...

Mozambique has witnessed protests since the country's disputed outcomes of the Oct. 9 elections which saw ruling party Frelimo's candidate Daniel Chapo declared the winner.

Veteran Mauritian politician Navin Ramgoolam was sworn in as prime minister for his fourth term on Wednesday, a decade after ...

Botswana's President Mokgweetsi Masisi addresses a press conference to concede defeat after the October 30 general elections, ...

and is the son of the man who led Mauritius to independence in 1968. He says his priorities include ending the rising cost of ...

Mauritius' opposition coalition led by Navin Ramgoolam secured a near clean sweep of seats in parliament on Tuesday as final ...

Mauritius' opposition won decisively which paves the way for a peaceful handover that would buttress the country’s ...

Mauritius' opposition coalition has clinched a comfortable victory in parliamentary elections, according to final results.

Mauritius President Prithvirajsing Roopun said on Tuesday that he had appointed 77-year-old opposition leader Navin Ramgoolam ...