Elections in Africa A Data Handbook

Elections have always been an integral part of post-independence African politics and have assumed utmost importance in the course of recent democratisation processes. However, comparative research on the political development in Africa lacks reliable electoral data. Elections in Africa fills this cap. The handbook is the only reliable source for African elections from independence to present. In the first volume of this series, Elections in Africa presents a country-by-country study of African nations that provides a comparative introduction on elections and electoral systems. Each country chapter examines the history of the institutional and electoral arrangements, the evolution of suffrage and current electoral provisions. Precise and exhaustive data on national elections and referendums are presented comparatively. The book provides a definitive and comprehensive set of data on elections and electoral systems in order to facilitate comparative research. Data is presented in a systematic manner allowing for both historical and cross-national comparisons.

Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich, and Berrnhard Thibaut: Introduction; Dirk Axtmann: Algeria; Ana Catarina Clemente-Kersten: Angola; Goswin Baumh"ogger: Benin; Florian Grotz: Burkina Faso; Bernhard Thibaut: Burindi; Andreas Mehler: Cameroon; Ana Catarina Clemente-Kersten: Cape Verde; Andreas Mehler: Central African Republic; Manuela R"omer: Chad; Bernhard Thibaut: Comoros Islands; Siegmar Schmidt, Daniel Stroux: Congo; Helga Fleischhacker: Congo-Brazzaville; Bernhard Thibaut: Djibouti; Matthias Ries: Egypt; Helga Fleischhacker: Equatorial Guinea; Petra Bendel: Gambia; Michael Krennerich: Ghana; Stefan Br"une: Guinea; Ana Catarina Clemente-Kersten: Guinea-Bissau; Christof Hartmann: Ivory Coast; Dirk Hartmann: Kenya; Ulf Engel: Lesotho; Matthias Basedau: Liberia; Hanspeter Mattes: Libya; Bernhard Thibaut: Madagascar; Heiko Meinhardt: Malawi; Shaheen Mozaffar: Mali; Regina Wegemund: Mauritania; Michael Krennerich: Mauritiua; Juan Montabes Pereira, Maria A. Parejo Fernandez: Morocco; Michael Krennerich: Mozambique; Michael Krennerich: Namibia; Matthias Basedau: Niger; Petra Bendel: Nigeria; Tilo Stolz: Rwanda; Helga Fleishhacker: SaoTom'e and Principe; Petra Bendel: Senegal; Bernhard Thibaut: Seychelles; Andrew Reynolds: Sierra Leone; Michael Krennerich: Somalia; Ulf Engel: South Africa; Curtis F. Doebbler, Helga Fleischhacker: Sudan; Matthias Basedau: Swaziland; Wolfgang Fengler: Tanzania; Daniel Stroux: Togo; Juan Montabes Pereira: Tunisia; Siegmar Schmidt: Uganda; Michael Krennerich: Zambia; Goswin Baumh"ogger: Zimbabwe