In this Straight Talk Africa host Shaka Ssali examines the pathogeny of elections in a number of African countries with a focus on the postponed elections in the DRC and the upcoming elections in Nigeria in 2019. He is joined by Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, VOA reporter Abdourahmane Dia from Kinshasa and VOA’s Hausa reporter Ibrahim Garba.