Africa: Vital Lessons for Kenya From Past Problems Over Elections in Nigeria

4 January 2008
analysis

Abuja — In the wake Kenya's political crisis, the country could learn valuable lessons from past Nigerian attempts to solve post-election crises. The virus of election fiasco that hit Kenya on December 30, 2007 could have as well have came from Algeria via Nigeria.

When Islamists swept the polls in 1992, the military -- with active encouragement from their western allies -- cancelled the election.

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