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West Africa: Signals From Ecowas Mediation Point to Only One Option for Liberia's Election Saga
FrontPageAfrica, 2 November 2017
Four political parties - the Coalition for Democratic Change, Liberty Party, Alternative National Congress, All Liberian Party and the ruling Unity Party, represented by their… Read more »
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Liberia: President Sirleaf Asked to Stay Above the Fray
FrontPageAfrica, 1 November 2017
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has been asked by the Chairman of the ECOWAS and the Chairman of the African Union, Presidents Faure Gnassingbe and Alpha Conde, respectively not to… Read more »
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Liberia: Uncertainty Looms in Liberia After Court Puts Presidential Run-Off On Hold Amid Fraud Charges
DW, 2 November 2017
Fraud claims and voting irregularities have prompted Liberia's Supreme Court to order a temporary halt on run-off elections next week. The West African nation is voting for a… Read more »
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West Africa: Ecowas, AU Intervene in Electoral Standoff
Liberian Observer, 1 November 2017
Convene emergency meeting with major political stakeholders in Monrovia Read more »
Ecowas, AU Intervene in Liberia's Electoral Standoff
The African Union and the Economic Community of West African States are working with political parties and the government to resolve the political impasse that has gripped the Liberian nation since the release of the results of the October 10 polls.
From left: ECOWAS Chairman and President of the Republic of Togo, Faure Gnassingbé; President of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf; and AU Chair and President of the Republic of Guinea, Alpha Condé, at the high table. The AU and ECOWAS are working to resolve the political impasse that has gripped the Liberian nation since the release of the results of the October 10 polls.
Senator George Weah of the Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) greets Alexander B. Cummings of the Alternative National Congress (ANC) before the meeting.
Participants of the ECOWAS and AU meeting in discussion with leaders of Liberian political parties.
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West Africa: High Stakes Intervention - Ecowas Tightening Screws On Liberia Elections Saga?
FrontPageAfrica, 1 November 2017
When two heavy weights of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) touch down in Monrovia Wednesday, it would mark the first public display of efforts aimed at… Read more »
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The Liberty Party had requested the Writ of Prohibition, and were joined in their call for a rerun of the October 10 presidential and legislative elections by the Unity Party, the ... Read more »
