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SIERRA LEONE: Second round of presidential poll calm

IRIN

Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Despite allegations that the two parties in Sierra Leone’s 8 September final round of presidential elections were fomenting violence in the run-up to...

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Sierra Leoneans Face Crucial Re-Run

africa » sierra leone

The Point

Friday, September 07, 2007

The Sierra Leone elections that were praised by internal and external observers recently are to face a crucial run-off tomorrow.The election is set...

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SIERRA LEONE: Clashes spread to south

africa » sierra leone » freetown

IRIN

Monday, September 03, 2007

Sierra Leone’s run-off elections are becoming increasingly chaotic with reports of violent clashes between political activists dogging the political...

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SIERRA LEONE: Election tensions could help or hinder democratic process

africa » sierra leone » freetown

IRIN

Wednesday, August 29, 2007

The risk that Sierra Leone could again descend into the chaos and civil war of the 1990s remains unlikely ahead of the second round of presidential...

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COTE D'IVOIRE: Top UN election monitor eliminated

africa » ivory coast » abidjan

IRIN

Wednesday, July 18, 2007

Two months after President Laurent Gbagbo demanded the removal of the UN High Representative for Elections, the Security Council passed a resolution...

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CONGO: Women lag behind in top positions

africa » congo basin » brazzaville

IRIN

Monday, July 16, 2007

BRAZZAVILLE Congolese women have been thwarted in their ambition to improve their showing in the National Assembly after the first round in the...

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ZIMBABWE: Concerns over voter registration

africa » zimbabwe » harare

IRIN

Tuesday, July 10, 2007

HARAREConcerns are being raised about the voter registration process ahead of Zimbabwe's presidential and parliamentary elections, just nine months...

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MOZAMBIQUE: Rushed provincial elections threaten accountability

africa » mozambique » maputo

IRIN

Monday, July 09, 2007

MAPUTOMozambican President Armando Guebuza recently announced that the country's first-ever provincial elections would take place on 20 December, but...

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CONGO: First-round polls marred by poor organisation

africa » congo basin » brazzaville

IRIN

Saturday, June 30, 2007

With ballot counting under way after the first round of legislative elections in the Republic of Congo (ROC), the widespread chaos and malpractices...

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LESOTHO: Journalist forced to 'insult' prime minister in broadcast

africa » lesotho » maseru

IRIN

Saturday, June 30, 2007

A Lesotho radio journalist charged with subversion told IRIN he was forced to broadcast a letter, on pain of death, denouncing the country's leader...

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