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Act buys party time to put its house in order

Anxiety is high in ODM ahead of the party’s national elections on December 18. The truce recently hammered out between Prime Minister Raila Odinga and Agriculture minister William Ruto only spices up the friction.

COTE D'IVOIRE: Shaky peace leading into elections

ABIDJAN Wednesday, October 01, 2008 (IRIN) - As presidential elections approach at year-end after repeated delays, analysts worry slow progress on meeting the demands of the Ouagadougou peace agreement, combined with what they see as continued hostility among some in power towards foreign-born Ivorians, threaten the elusive stability in the still-divided country. “Ouagadougou was a breakthrough because the protagonists of the crisis came together to agree on their own timetable and roadmap to...

A good chance we’ll govern EC, says Cope

THE newly-formed Congress of the People (Cope) wants to govern the Eastern Cape after next years elections. This bold statement was made by former Premier Nosimo Balindlela and former Social Development Sam Kwelita earlier this week. Kwelita said political parties were formed with the intention to contest political power and Cope was no different as they did not form it to be an opposition to the ANC. This sentiment was also echoed by provincial Cope spokesperson Nkosifikile Gqomo, who added...

Guinea-Bissau's president's home under fire

A gun attack on the presidential home in Guinea-Bissau has left one person dead and several injured, hours after election results were announced. A BBC West Africa correspondent says the attack appears to have been a failed coup attempt.

ZAMBIA: Hoping for a free and fair election

LUSAKA Tuesday, October 28, 2008 (IRIN) - Widespread allegations of pre-poll irregularities has cranked up tensions in Zambia ahead of presidential elections on 30 October to elect a successor to Levy Mwanawasa, who died in office in August following a stroke. "There is a lot of tension in the country at the moment and stakeholders are generally sceptical that the election will be free and fair. All in all, the ECZ [Electoral Commission of Zambia] is to blame," Simon Kabanda, a spokesperson...

Time running out for ODM and PNU to hold elections

As the rush to comply with the strict Political Parties Act gets to the homestretch, Narc-Kenya leader Martha Karua — the minister under whose docket the political reforms fall — is fittingly leading the pack.

Guinea-Bissau: High hopes for new government

The African Party for the Independence of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde or PAIGC has won a majority in Guinea-Bissau’s parliamentary elections, which international observers say mark just the first of many complicated steps for restoring stability in the country.

Ghana: Police gear up to prevent election violence

As Ghana counts down to its presidential and parliamentary elections on 7 December, the national police service says it has identified 1,399 violence-prone areas which could see unrest.

SOUTH AFRICA: Desmond Doshane, "I want a president who can unite everyone"

Desmond Doshane, 19, is one of 1.6 million newly registered South African voters. He will be casting a ballot for the first time in elections due in the first half of 2009, and told IRIN what this means to him. "Our leaders, like Mandela, went through difficult times to enable young people like me to cast their vote. I am not sure who I am going to vote for now, but I would like a president who will make sure some of my concerns are addressed. "As a resident from [the Johannesburg township...

GUINEA-BISSAU: Cautious optimism ahead of parliamentary poll

UN and other international observers say they are cautiously optimistic ahead of Guinea-Bissau’s parliamentary elections set for 16 November, while some citizens fear violence in the country long plagued by unrest. The breakdown of a national stability pact only four months ago -- followed by the dissolution of parliament -- sparked concern that the political situation might be too fragile for elections. Shola Omoregie, special representative to the UN Secretary General and head of the UN...