Editorial Note

African politics continue to elicit profound interest within and outside the continent. In recent decades, the political processes of African countries have attracted global interest. This is probably due to the developmental and other crises facing the continent. This interest is once again aglow with a series of consequential elections coming up on the continent. Senegal led the race with an electoral process that was almost scuttled by Africa's age-long malaise of sighttight syndrome in power. However, the Senegal judiciary showed that the African judiciary can help midwife electoral systems based on justice, fairness, equity, and constitutionalism. The election was also noteworthy as it threw up the continent's youngest democratically elected president. The just-concluded elections in South Africa also proved that Africans are ready to challenge social, economic, and political challenges via the polls, with the result showing that the African National Congress (ANC) lost its majority in parliament for the first time since 1994.