Libya has had no stable government since rebel forces deposed Muammar al-Gaddafi

These are the six African elections to watch out for in 2021

Politics Jan 08
One year after the world was first introduced to a pandemic that continues to ravage lives and economies, African countries are still finding solid grounds on which to place their feet in anticipation of the promised worst that is to come.
A member of the security force guarding a polling station in Ouagadougou
Burkina Faso braces for election results
Politics Nov 24
With less than 5% of the votes counted after Burkina Faso's election, incumbent President Roch Kabore was leading the race on Tuesday, according to the country's electoral commission. Sunday's poll was widely seen as the country's most democratic and competitive to date, with 13 candidates vying for the presidency, including one woman.
77% of the population in Ivory Coast is under 35 years old.
Ivory Coast election: High stakes for the youth
Politics Oct 23
Violence linked to the election is once again threatening Ivory Coast, and civil society won't stay silent.
Cellou Diallo
African Union observers endorse Guinea poll as tension builds
Politics Oct 21
On Monday, opposition leader Cellou Diallo declared himself winner, saying his own tally gave him a first-round victory over president Alpha Conde.
Some 5.4 million registered voters are due to cast their ballot in Guinea
Guineans elect president in test vote for democracy
Politics Oct 19
Guineans go to the polls on Sunday to choose a president, with the 82-year-old incumbent bidding for a third term despite mass protests against the move and concerns about democratic backsliding.
Barack Obama and his brother Malik share the same father but different mothers
Obama’s brother tried to win an election in Kenya based on Barack’s popularity
Politics Oct 03
When Joe Kennedy III recently lost his bid for the Democratic Party nominee for Senate in Massachusetts, we learned that he became the first Kennedy from that family to lose an election in the state.
A man drives past a public transport bus which was burned during a protest
Bus torched in Ivory Coast as election tensions run high
Politics Aug 15
Five people have been killed and more than 100 wounded during demonstrations in recent days, official figures showed, as tensions ran high after President Alassane Ouattara announced last week he would run for re-election on Oct. 31.