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Liberian Lawyer Withdraws From 10-year Residency Clause Case
Counsellor Sayma Syrenius Cephus, the legal counsel of the Movement for Progressive Change which petitioned the Supreme Court of Liberia to disqualify six presidential candidates, including incumbent President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, for not meeting the...
Cameroon Schedules Presidential Election for October 9th 2011
Cameroon has scheduled the next presidential election for 9 October 2011 in accordance with a decree issued Tuesday by President Paul Biya.
Urban Exodus As Violence in Côte D’Ivoire Escalates
Hundreds of families have fled their homes in parts of Abidjan amidst clashes between armed groups supporting Côte d’Ivoire’s two rival leaders, Alassane Ouattara and Laurent Gbagbo.
Ghanaian Leader Says Military Force is Not Solution to Cote D’lvoire’s Political Crisis
Ghanaian President John Evans Atta Mills has stated categorically that the use of military force as an option to solve Cote d’lvoire’s political crisis is not the best because it will result in the deaths of innocent people.
Prime Minister of Kenya Urges World to Coerce Ivorian President Out of Power
Kenya’s Prime Minister Raila Odinga has urged the international community to coerce outgoing Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo out of power to avert a recurrence of a civil strife in the west African country.
Burkina Leader in Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire to Defuse Pre-election Tension
Newly re-elected President Blaise Compaore of Burkina Faso, the Ecowas facilitator in the Ivorian crisis, on Saturday morning arrived in Abidjan, where he is expected to hold a series of talks with the two “finalists” of Sunday’s runoff poll, which...
Liberian Opposition Coalition Fielding One Candidate in 2011 Presidential Election
Four opposition political parties over the weekend signed a communiqué to field one presidential candidate against incumbent president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf during the 2011 presidential polls in Liberia. How People Arrived Here: liberian presidential...
Rwandan National Electoral Commission Approves Presidential Candidates
The Rwanda National Electoral Commission has revealed the final list of presidential candidates for the August 9 presidential polls. Announcing the candidates, the Chairman of the Electoral Commission, Professor Crysologue Karangwa said all the four registered...
