Ivory Coast's president decides not to push his luck and seek another term. His shoes may be difficult to fill.
Category: Africa
Progress for democracy in Namibia
The winds of change are blowing in southern Africa, with the ruling party recording its worst-ever result in Namibia's presidential and parliamentary elections.
October election roundup
Election news from around the world. This week Afghanistan, Tunisia, Mozambique and Austria.
Ethiopia’s reformer wins a prize
Ethiopia's leader is a worthy recipient of the Nobel peace prize, but there is a lot of work still to be done in his country and the region.
Tunisia goes to a second round
Tunisia's democracy remains intact, with a conservative law professor and a populist media baron winning through to the second round of the presidential election.
Death in Egypt
A suspicious death in custody ends the unfortunate life of Egypt's first and only elected president.
Final figures in South Africa
South African voters have drifted a little towards the extremes of left and right, but the one-and-a-half party system remains firmly in place.
Update on South Africa
Progress results from South Africa's election show the ANC losing some ground but still unchallenged for supremacy.
Election preview: South Africa
South Africa goes to the polls to give its new president a mandate in his own right. Change may be on the way, but it comes slowly.
One autocrat down, another two winged
Change in the Middle East didn't finish with the Arab Spring. Algeria's president resigned this week, and his counterparts in Sudan and Turkey are under threat.
