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COTE D'IVOIRE: November poll officially canceled, new date to be announced

A high-level group overseeing Côte d’Ivoire’s peace process has called on the electoral commission to meet with political leaders and civil society to decide a new date for presidential elections. The group, led by Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaoré, said after a meeting on 10 November that the polls could not be held end of November as planned due "technical and financial" complications. According to the committee to oversee the Ouagadougou peace agreement – the Cadre Permanent de...

ZAMBIA: Hoping for a free and fair election

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 for Citizens' Forum, an NGO advocating good...

KENYA: Agencies appeal for funds as new government named

Relief agencies areseeking US$189 million for internally displaced persons (IDPs) and othersaffected by the post-election violence that rocked Kenya in January and February,as well as drought-affected areas. The Kenya Emergency Humanitarian Response Plan appeal isa revised version of the one launched in January for $141.9 million by the UNagencies, the Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) and NGOs. "The revised appeal incorporates the projects of 13UN organisations and those of 37 international and...

US House to Vote on Taiwan Bill

The approval of a resolution calling for reinforcing US-Taiwan ties seems almost certain, as it has received support from both sides of the aisle. In one of its first legislative efforts this year, the US House Foreign Affairs Committee will this week debate a resolution supporting Taiwan’s presidential election next month and praising Taiwan’s democracy, freedoms and human rights record. The resolution also encourages international delegations to visit Taiwan to witness the election. The...