May 17, 2002
Angola: UN Children's Envoy Launches Urgent Appeal to Avert 'Tragedy' [interview]
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As the weeks have passed since Angola?s ceasefire was signed between Unita and the MPLA government on April 4, it has become clear that a grim situation lies behind Unita lines. As… Read more »
Sierra Leone: A Nation With a Radio Glued to its Ear - Waiting for Results
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It is hard to walk down a street in Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone, without hearing crackly radios blaring out election results after Tuesday's presidential and… Read more »
May 16, 2002
Africa: Rock Star Bono, US Treasury Secretary Plan Africa Tour [interview]
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They are an unlikely duo, to say the least: Irish rock star Bono, of U2, and Bush Administration Treasury Secretary, Paul O'Neill. But the two men are pairing up and between May… Read more »
May 15, 2002
Sierra Leone: All Sides Satisfied with Peaceful, Transparent Poll
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"Free and fair and free of fear and violence," appears to be the consensus on the general elections in Sierra Leone, after Tuesday's enthusiastic voting for a new president, a new… Read more »
May 14, 2002
Sierra Leone: A Tale of Three Amputees
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Lamin is ready to forgive, but not forget. Ishmael will never forget and is not prepared to forgive. Finna appears to have other things on her mind on election day in Sierra… Read more »
Sierra Leone: Voting Enthusiastic in First Post-War Poll
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Almost two and a half million Sierra Leoneans were eligible to vote in Tuesday's elections presidential and parliamentary elections, and it appears that the majority have gone to… Read more »
Sierra Leone: UN Commander Confident of Smooth Election
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Lieutenant-General Daniel Ishmael Opande, a Kenyan, is the force commander of the United Nations mission in Sierra Leone, Unamsil. Opande, who served as the UN?s chief military… Read more »
May 13, 2002
Sierra Leone: Voters Look for Landmark Change at the Ballot Box
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On the eve of elections, Sierra Leoneans are hoping to put behind them the bitter memories and atrocities of more than a decade of brutal civil war. They want to close a page that… Read more »
Uganda: Economic Growth Doesn't Equate With Democracy, Says Museveni Opponent [interview]
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Dr. Kizza Besigye, a retired colonel who ran against President Yoweri Museveni in Uganda's elections last year, and lost, says the whole exercise was fraudulent. Governments that… Read more »
May 12, 2002
Sierra Leone: Peaceful Election Campaign Marred by Clashes
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After a remarkably trouble free run-up to Tuesday's election in Sierra Leone, the last day of campaigning was marred by clashes between rival political parties in the capital,… Read more »
May 10, 2002
East Africa: Uncertain Surrounding Climate Won't Undermine Somaliland, Says Rep [interview]
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Since proclaiming independence from Somalia 11 years ago, just a few months after the ouster of General Siad Barre in June 1991, the former British Protectorate of Somaliland has… Read more »
May 09, 2002
Madagascar: US Hopes Wade's Second Round of Talks will Resolve Crisis
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As tensions mount in Madagascar the U.S. government is clinging to the hope that new talks in Senegal will break the political impasse on the island nation. An economic blockade is… Read more »
Mali: Constitutional Court Cancels 0.5m Votes But Confirms Poll Result
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Mali's Constitutional Court says over half a million votes cast in Mali's presidential election 11 days ago must be cancelled due to irregularities but that the results of the… Read more »
Africa: Education is the Silver Bullet, says Unicef Head
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The first ever UN summit devoted to children is under way in New York, this week. The meeting was originally scheduled for September 2001 but the events of that month forced a… Read more »
May 08, 2002
Uganda: Museveni in US to Seek Investment, Attack Protectionism
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Although Congo's ongoing conflict was an important part of discussions Uganda president Yoweri Museveni held with Secretary of State Colin Powell and National Security Advisor… Read more »
May 06, 2002
Mali: 'I Am Sure I Am the Winner of the First Round' [interview]
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Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, a former prime minister of Mali, came third in Mali's presidential poll, according to official, albeit provisional, results of the presidential election of… Read more »
Mali: Opposition Candidates Demand that Court Annuls Poll Results [analysis]
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"This presidential election must mend fences." Those were the words last week of the minister responsible for coordinating Mali?s presidential poll, who told journalists that… Read more »
May 03, 2002
Mali: 'ATT' Wins Round One in Presidential Poll, Run-off May 12
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The Ministry of Territorial Administration in Mali has announced the results of the first round of the presidential elections giving victory in first place to the former military… Read more »
May 02, 2002
Mali: Presidential Candidate IBK Alleges Election Fraud
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Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, the presidential candidate currently trailing in third position after 70 percent of the results are tallied, has cried foul and claimed vote rigging in… Read more »
Mali: 'ATT' Still Ahead, 'IBK' Steps Up Fraud Allegations
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Retired military general Amadou Toumani Toure, maintained his lead, late Wednesday, after the release of the latest provisional results from the presidential election. Read more »
May 01, 2002
Liberia: Detained Lawyer Released in Monrovia
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Detained Liberian lawyer Tiawan Gongloe, who was last week beaten in detention and had to be hospitalised, has been released into the custody of one of Liberia's prominent… Read more »
Mali: Retired General Takes Early Lead in Presidential Election
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Partial and provisional results from Mali's presidential election, after a quarter of the constituencies have been counted, put a retired military general in the lead, as a slow… Read more »
April 30, 2002
Mali: Political Parties Denounce Vote Counting Flaws
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The already slow counting of votes after Sunday's first round presidential election in Mali was hit by a further obstacle late Tuesday, when the Rally for Mali party (RPM), which… Read more »
Africa: Afropop Benefit Draws Stars, Fans [music review]
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African songs of freedom rang out strongly in New York Monday night, accompanied by the enthusiastic stamping, clapping and ululating of an appreciative crowd at the Bottom Line… Read more »
Liberia: President Taylor Says Investigation of Gongloe Will Continue
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Liberia's President Charles Taylor has referred to the case of human rights lawyer Tiawan Gongloe who was beaten and injured while in detention, and warned that under the state of… Read more »
