January 03, 2009
Ghana: Atta Mills Wins Presidency in Change of Power
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Opposition presidential challenger John Atta Mills has won Ghana's presidency at his third attempt, returning the National Democratic Congress (NDC) founded by former President… Read more »
January 02, 2009
Guinea: Hopes for Reform Dashed Again [guest column]
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Guinea’s political elite has once more been rendered powerless by an army whose leaders owe their survival to a political system built upon confusion and fear. Read more »
South Africa: Flags Lowered For Anti-Apartheid Legislator
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South Africa's President Kgalema Motlanthe has announced that the national flag will be flown at half-mast on Sunday to celebrate the life of Helen Suzman, an old opponent of the… Read more »
Ghana: Voting Begins in Key Area Despite Boycott
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Voters in the rural Tain constituency of western central Ghana were trickling into polling stations Friday in an election that could decide who becomes the country's next… Read more »
December 30, 2008
Ghana: Presidential Election Stands on Knife Edge
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Ghana's presidential election stood on a knife edge on Tuesday as the country's electoral commission said the difference in votes between the two candidates was so small that it… Read more »
Ghana: Nation on Knife Edge as Election Result Delayed
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The announcement of Ghana's presidential election result is being delayed as parties haggle over vote counts in disputed constituencies, according to Ghanaian radio reports. Read more »
December 29, 2008
Guinea: AU Suspends Country Over Coup
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The African Union (AU) has suspended Guinea from taking part in all AU activities until the country returns to civilian rule under the constitution. The AU's Peace and Security… Read more »
Ghana: Opposition's Atta Mills Leads Election
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Ghana's opposition challenger for the country's presidency, John Atta Mills, is retaining his slight lead in a run-off election as the final votes are counted. Read more »
Ghana: Presidential Election Too Close to Call
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With more than half the results counted in the second round of Ghana's presidential election, the two candidates are running neck-and-neck. Read more »
December 27, 2008
West Africa: The Return of the Military Coup
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The African Union (AU) has condemned the return of coups d'état to the continent, describing the phenomenon as "a very serious setback in the ongoing democratization process… Read more »
December 26, 2008
Somalia: New U.S. Moves Ill-Advised, Counter-Productive [guest column]
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The last-minute attempt by the Bush administration to force through a United Nations Security Council resolution authorizing a new peacekeeping mission in Somalia is both… Read more »
December 24, 2008
Zimbabwe: Tutu 'Ashamed' of South Africa Over Mugabe
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Archbishop Desmond Tutu launched a blistering attack on the South African government on Wednesday for failing to use its influence in the United Nations Security Council to oust… Read more »
December 23, 2008
Guinea: Coup Follows Cont?'s Death
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A military officer appeared on television in Guinea on Tuesday soon after news of the death of President Lansana Conté to announce that a "National Council for Democracy"… Read more »
Guinea: Cont? Dies, Aged 74
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Guinea's President Lansana Conté died Tuesday at age 74. He had been in power since 1984. Read more »
December 22, 2008
Zimbabwe: Mugabe Blocking Deal, Say Britain, U.S.
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Major Western powers have given up on President Robert Mugabe ever agreeing to share power in Zimbabwe. Read more »
December 15, 2008
Liberia: President Adopts New Tactics in Fight Against Corruption [guest column]
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No country can ever claim to have eradicated corruption totally. However, governments can put in place measures to bring the phenomenon under control, and in her recent policy… Read more »
December 13, 2008
Zimbabwe: U.S. Pushes UN For Tougher Action [document]
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The United States has given notice that it intends pressing the United Nations Security Council to take stronger action against the government of President Robert Mugabe of… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Britain, U.S. Caused Cholera, Says Govt
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A Zimbabwean cabinet minister has accused Britain, helped by the United States, of masterminding the country's cholera outbreak in a "biological chemical war, a genocidal… Read more »
December 12, 2008
South Africa: New Party Inflicts Defeat on Ruling ANC
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The ruling African National Congress (ANC) has suffered a defeat in the courts in its bid to prevent a breakaway party from appropriating the statement of principles which… Read more »
Kenya: New Media Law Provokes Protest, Arrests [blog]
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Kenyan police on Friday arrested several well-known media personalities who had gathered in Nairobi to demonstrate against a new media bill passed by Parliament this week. Read more »
December 10, 2008
Egypt: Govt Bans GPS From Cell Phones
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The Egyptian government has requested that the Apple company turn off the Global Positioning System in its iPhone 3G, its second generation mobile phone, reported Noah Cohen in the… Read more »
Ghana: Aspirants Run Neck-and-Neck as Polls Deadline Looms
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As the deadline for the release of Ghana's election results approached on Wednesday, the main presidential contenders were still running neck-and-neck. Read more »
Ghana: Nation Heads for Presidential Runoff Election
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Ghana will hold a second round of presidential elections on December 28 after neither of the principal candidates secured more than 50 percent of the vote. Read more »
December 09, 2008
Ghana: Ruling Party Nudges Ahead in Early Polls Results
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Ghana's ruling party presidential candidate, Nana Akufo-Addo, retained a narrow lead over his principal challenger early on Tuesday as counting from Sunday's elections continued. Read more »
Zimbabwe: State Moving to 'Failed' Status, Says Annan
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Zimbabwe was moving rapidly to join countries such as Somalia to become a "full-blown failed state," former United Nations chief Kofi Annan said in the Netherlands on Tuesday. Read more »
