South Africa’s TikTok election is coming

South Africa’s TikTok election is coming

Icasa wants you to know it has tightened up the rules for South Africa’s pivotal municipal elections, set for 4 November 2026. The communications regulator recently published the Municipal Party Elections Broadcasts and Political Advertisements Amendment Regulations 2026. Unfortunately, the regulations are irrelevant to the only fight that matters. That’s because the regulations apply to…

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Africa: Statement of the Chairperson of the AU Commission On the Election of the Bureau of the Pan-African Parliament

Africa: Statement of the Chairperson of the AU Commission On the Election of the Bureau of the Pan-African Parliament

The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, welcomes the successful conclusion of the elections of the President and Members of the Bureau of the Pan-African Parliament, held in Midrand, Republic of South Africa. He extends warm congratulations to H.E. Fateh Boutbig on his election as President, as well as to the…

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Africa: Statement of the Chairperson of the AU Commission On the Election of the Bureau of the Pan-African Parliament

Africa: The Preliminary Statement – the African Union Election Observation Mission to the Republic of Djibouti 10 April 2026 Presidential Election

I. INTRODUCTION Following the invitation of the Government of the Republic of Djibouti, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), H.E. Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, upon the proposal of the Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security (PAPS), H.E. Bankole Adeoye, deployed a Short-Term African Union Election Observation Mission (AUEOM) to observe and report on…

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