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Niger Government to Hold Talks on Monday with Opposition
The government and opposition parties in Niger will on Monday engage in their first negotiations aimed at ending their political dispute since the adoption in August 2009 of a Constitution extending for another three years, President Mamadou Tandja’s...
Namibians Flock to the Polls
Hundreds of thousand of Namibians, heeding President Hifikepunye Pohamba’s call to turn out in large numbers, are heading to polling centers nationwide to elect a president and 72 parliamentarians to run the affairs of this southwestern state for the...
14 Candidates to Run for Ivorian Presidency
Fourteen candidates including incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo and his two main opponents Aime Henri Konan Bedie and Alassane Ouattara have been selected by the Constitutional Council for the next Ivorian presidential election Paul Yao N’dré, the...
High Turnout As Voting Begins in Mozambique
Mozambique registered an unexpected high turnout as voting for the president, legislative and provincial polls began in earnest nationwide on Wednesday. Nationwide reports said most of the polling stations opened on time at 07.00 (0500 GMT) and incumbent...
Taliban Insurgents Threaten to Target Afghans Who Vote
The lead up to Afghanistan’s second round of voting is beginning much like the first round under the Taliban’s threats of violence. Campaigning officially began Saturday in the runoff election between incumbent President Hamid Karzai and top...
Snakes And Bees Disrupt Election Campaign in Mozambique
Snakes and a swarm of bees have paralyzed a campaign rally of Mozambique’s ruling Frelimo party in the district of Namuno, a stronghold of the main opposition Renamo party in the northern province of Cabo Delgado, state Radio Mozambique reported on...
Moldova’s Opposition Forms New Coalition
Moldova’s four main opposition parties have announced that they have formed a coalition under the slogan For European Integration. “Moldova’s foreign policy will be based on a three-point principle. First – European integration....
Hardline Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati Demands an Apology From Iran’s Opposition Leaders
The leader of Tehran’s Friday prayer sermon, hardline Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati has throw down the gauntlet to Iran’s opposition leaders, demanding that they apologize for inciting unrest in the country. Meanwhile, Iran’s foreign minister...
