Two African countries hold elections in late October: Côte d’Ivoire a presidential one on the 25th and Tanzania joint presidential and legislative ones on the 29th. In the former country incumbent President Alassane Ouattara is cruising to an easy first-round win against a soft challenge, making the interesting questions how well the left will do, and what that says about the policy outlook in the longer term.
In Tanzania, too, President Samia Suluhu Hassan and her ruling Revolutionary Party (CCM) are expected to dominate a weakened opposition, but the real question is by how much. The CCM will face a tougher fight in semi-autonomous Zanzibar than on the mainland. Join our webinar us as we unpack these election dynamics.
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Speakers
Jervin Naidoo
Jervin is a political analyst at Oxford Economics Africa, specialising in the political coverage of the DRC, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, and several East African countries. Before joining OEA, Jervin honed his expertise in academia and research at the University of Pretoria’s Department of Political Science, the Institute for Security Studies, and the Global Initiative against Transnational Organised Crime. He holds an MA in International Political Economy from the University of Warwick. His areas of expertise include security and intelligence, foreign policy, and the illicit economy.
Political Analyst, OE Africa
Francois Conradie
François Conradie is a Lead Political Economist at OE Africa. He studied a BA in Politics, Philosophy and Economics at the University of Stellenbosch, and holds an MPhil in Futures Studies from the same university. He began his career in marketing, then spent three years in financial services in Tunisia and Morocco. He started doing analysis for OE Africa in August 2011 and was Head of Research from 2016 to 2019. In his current role he pilots research on political risk in Africa, while covering politics in North and West Africa and economics in Morocco.
Lead Political Economist, OE Africa
Jervin Naidoo
Jervin is a political analyst at Oxford Economics Africa, specialising in the political coverage of the DRC, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, and several East African countries. Before joining OEA, Jervin honed his expertise in academia and research at the University of Pretoria’s Department of Political Science, the Institute for Security Studies, and the Global Initiative against Transnational Organised Crime. He holds an MA in International Political Economy from the University of Warwick. His areas of expertise include security and intelligence, foreign policy, and the illicit economy.
