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Former Director General of the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency, Mohamed El Baradei Will Not be a Candidate in Egyptian Presidential Elections
The former director general of the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Mohamed El Baradei, announced in a statement, on Saturday issued in Cairo, that he will not be a candidate in the June presidential elections as "there is...
Voters in States with Early Primaries have Up to Five Times More Influence in Selecting Presidential Candidates
Voters in states with early primary races such as Iowa and New Hampshire have up to five times the influence of voters in later states in selecting presidential candidates, according to research by Brown University economist Brian Knight. The paper, the...
Liberia’s Ruling Unity Party Candidate Wins RiverGee District Number Three By-election
A candidate of Liberia’s ruling Unity Party, Mr. Christian Chea has won the RiverGee District number three by-election run-off held Tuesday to elect a replacement for house member Albert Toe, who passed away about three months ago.
Niger’s Opposition Party Nominates Candidate for 2011 Presidential Polls
The Union for Democracy and Republic (UDR-Tabbat), the opposition to former President Mamadou Tandja, has nominated its chairman Dr Amadou Boubacar Cisse as candidate for the January 3rd 2011 presidential elections in Niger. The decision was taken after...
Politician Claims Togo’s Executive Power is in Panic
Kofi Yamgnane, candidate for the February 2010 presidential election in Togo has said in a telephone conversation with APA that the Togolese authorities’ decision to expel a French diplomat was “a sign that the executive is panicking”. The Togolese...
Opposition Candidate Wins Senatorial Run Off Election in Liberia
Liberia’s National Electoral Commission (NCE), has declared the candidate of the opposition Congress for Democratic Change(CDC), Geraldine Doe-Sheriff, winner of the 24 November senatorial run-off election. Announcing the final results of the run-off...
President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali of Tunisia Re-elected for a New Five-year Term
President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali, who has been ruling Tunisia since 1987, has been re-elected for a new five-year term with 89.62% of the votes, after the presidential poll held on Sunday. His contenders, Mohamed Bouchiha of the ‘Parti de l’Unité...
Kenyan Candidate Elected to Executive Board of UNESCO
Following a vigorous campaign by the Kenya Delegation led by Minister of Education Prof. Sam Ongeri, Kenya’s candidate Prof. Jude Mathooko has been elected to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Culture Organization (UNESCO) Executive Board. Mathooko...
