Tag Archives: Election
By Justin Willis, analysis In discussing the elections at the Kenyan coast, I want to make two, perhaps contradictory, points. The first is that the coast has its own particular dynamics, which must be appreciated to understand the nature of … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Kenya, Op-ed
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Tagged Election, Irwin Cox, JUBILEE, Kenya, Mombasa, MRC, Raila, Uhuru Kenyatta
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By Justin Willis In discussing the elections at the Kenyan coast, I want to make two, perhaps contradictory, points. The first is that the coast has its own particular dynamics, which must be appreciated to understand the nature of elections … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Kenya, Op-ed
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Tagged Election, IndepthAfrica, Irwin Cox, JUBILEE, Kenya, Mombasa, Mombasa Republican Council, MRC, Raila
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There was tight security at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre, the venue of the presidential election vote re-tallying as ordered by the Supreme Court. A contingent of General Service Unit, regular and administration police kept vigil as the re-tallying was … read more »
NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya’s Supreme Court has ordered the election commission to recount votes in some constituencies in regard to the country’s March 4 presidential election. The court on Monday heard arguments from civil society groups and the legal team … read more »
Posted in Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Somali
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Tagged Associated Press, Election, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, keyan election, Nairobi, Prime Minister of Kenya, Raila Odinga, Supreme Court of the United States, Uhuru Kenyatta
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AS the countdown to the 2015 polls gathers momentum, former vice-president, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, on Wednesday, lashed out at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) and other political parties for lack of internal democracy. In … read more »
AUSTRALIA has lifted sanctions against 55 Zimbabweans after it was revealed a constitutional referendum would be held in the troubled country on March 16. Foreign Minister Bob Carr said the names on the list included some ZANU-PF politicians, members of … read more »
By Solomon Ayele Dersso Kenya too much of the lessons of 2007/2008 to heart. First, the institutions and processes for conducting the election were thoroughly followed to deliver a free and fair election. Second, the processes of voter registration, balloting, … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Kenya
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Tagged ballot, Beyond-visual-range missile, Election, IEBC, IndepthAfrica, Irwin Cox, Kenya, polling place, voting
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Zambia’s former president says he is confident Kenya’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) will organize a peaceful and credible election, despite reports of escalating tensions before Monday’s vote. Rupiah Banda is leading the U.S.-based Carter Center poll observers. He … read more »
While tensions between local ethnic groups occasionally surface during election season, international observers are optimistic about a peaceful election in Kenya. The Carter Center, the human rights organization founded by former President Jimmy Carter, said it has found Kenya’s election … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Kenya, Letters & Interviews
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Tagged Carter Center, Election, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International Foundation for Electoral Systems, Jimmy Carter, Kenya, kenya's election, kenyan election 2013, Rule of law, United States
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(AFP) CONAKRY — Youths clashed with security forces in Guinea on Tuesday, a day after authorities in the west African nation praised a rare peaceful pro-democracy demonstration in the country. Youths in the suburbs of the capital Conakry erected barricades … read more »
(Reuters) – Opposition supporters held protests across Guinea on Monday to demand a free and fair parliamentary election, fearing the first such vote in more than a decade will be cheapened by fraud. The May 12 election is intended to … read more »
President Obama taped a video message urging Kenyans to support free and fair elections without violence next month and he dropped in a few words of Swahili. “Habari yako,” the president begins, using the phrase for “How are you?” He … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Kenya
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Tagged Barack Obama, Election, Habari, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, Obama speaks Swahili, Swahili, Swahili language, United States, White House
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Preparations for elections in Kenya turn into high gear today as the parties in the three major coalitions nominate their candidates. Kenya’s 2013 Elections, the latest report from the International Crisis Group, examines the run-up to the 4 March 2013 … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Kenya
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Tagged Al-Shabaab, Election, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, International Crisis Group, Kenya, Kenyan, March 2013
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By Sidibe, Abdul Nana Akofu-Addo’s political career is dead and over. Instead of allowing his political family to say good bye and bury the body, he is forcing them to keep and worship the body, and get contaminated in process. … read more »
Posted in Article, Ghana, West Africa
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Tagged Election, Electoral Commission, Ghana, Ghana news, IndepthAfrica, Nana Akufo-Addo, National Democratic Congress, NDC, New Patriotic Party, NPP
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Antony Otieno Ong’ayo The 2013 general elections as a tipping point INTRODUCTION The political violence and near eruption of a civil war in the aftermath of the botched 2007 general election in Kenya is still fresh in the memory of … read more »
Posted in Analysis, East Africa, Kenya
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Tagged 2007–2008 Kenyan crisis, Election, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, kenya news, Kenyan, kenyan news, Kofi Annan, Mwai Kibaki, Rift Valley Province
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By Franklin Cudjoe, Bright Simons, Selorm Branttie and Kofi Bentil. Ghanaians are voting for the next president of the longest-lived republic in their country’s history. Despite nostalgia in some quarters for the country’s first republic, under the charismatic Pan-Africanist leader, … read more »
Posted in Article, Election, Ghana, West Africa
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Tagged Election, Ghana, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, John Dramani Mahama, Kwame Nkrumah, Nana Akufo-Addo, National Democratic Congress, NPP
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Pray For Peace But More Importantly Act Peacefully !!! To say that the stakes in this election are higher is an understatement. Perhaps never before have invested so much in an election not just financially but also HOPE. The resources … read more »
Posted in Article, Ghana, West Africa
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Tagged Election, Ghana, ghana election, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, Manhyia, Nana Akufo-Addo, NPP, United States
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Ghana the beloved nation of the Most High God has come to birth. Come December 7 2012, the nation would go through an unprecedented process of its molding. The December 7th election is non like any other in the history … read more »
Posted in Article, Ghana, West Africa
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Tagged Christ, December 7 2012, Devil, Economic Community of West African States, Election, Ghana, Ghana 2012 election, God, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica
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The head of ECOWAS’ 250-member Observation Mission for Ghana’s 7th December 2012 general elections, Nigeria’s former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has expressed optimism at the success of the polls based on satisfactory preparations and the country’s proven tradition and reputation … read more »
Sierra Leone’s president, Ernest Bai Koroma, has won re-election with 58.7 percent of the vote, ahead of his top rival Julius Maada Bio on 37.4 percent, the West African state’s electoral body announced on Friday. Koroma has overseen an investment … read more »
Posted in Election, Sierra Leone, West Africa
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Tagged All People's Congress, Election, Ernest Bai Koroma, Freetown, IndepthAfrica, Julius Maada Bio, President of Sierra Leone, Sierra Leone, West Africa
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The way in which the ANC elects its president is deeply flawed, is skewed towards churning out poor quality leaders and turns members and supporters into frustrated and impotent bystanders. Firstly, the 4500 voting delegates that will vote for the … read more »
By: Mohamed A. Abdullahi As seemingly eternal conflicts and unrelenting insecurity engulfed central and southern regions of Somalia for more than 2 decades, Somaliland has been enjoying relative peace and stability since 1998. Despite the deeply clan-segmented nature of its … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Somali
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Tagged Election, IndepthAfrica, Kulmiye, Mogadishu, NEC, Somali people, Somalia, Somaliland, Somaliland government
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By Justine John DYIKUK The tussle between Barrack Obama and Mitt Romney for the 44th President of the United States of America was not an easy one. The former’s slight victory over the latter and the resultant cheers around the … read more »
Posted in Article, Justine John DYIKUK, Nigeria
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Tagged Barack Obama, Election, IndepthAfrica, Mitt Romney, obama, Republicans, United States, Washington DC, White House
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Kojo Tamakloe The NPP generally has made it that some people have a “ herd mentality” . It also accuses anyone not supporting it to be an Anti Akan ., a tribalist or a hater of Akans. .In my own … read more »
By Danny Glover, FPIF I had the privilege of traveling to Venezuela and witnessing the country’s October 7 presidential election and watching the South American country’s extraordinarily active and engaged citizenry in action. An impressive 81 percent of the electorate … read more »
By Reuben Abati As Nigerians continue to celebrate the success of the just-concluded governorship election in Ondo State, it is important to note that although the president would naturally have wanted his party, the PDP, to win the governorship election … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria
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Tagged Akure, Election, Goodluck Jonathan, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica world news, Jonathan, Mimiko, Nigeria, Ondo State, Reuben Abati
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Zelalem Eshete, Ph.D. This is an independent voice of truth in love. It’s about roadmaps that lead to democracy in Ethiopia. All roadmaps are not created equal. The beauty and greatness of Ethiopia depends on our ability to pursue a … read more »
WASHINGTON, October 2, 2012 Press Statement Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC October 1, 2012 On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I am delighted to send best wishes to the people of … read more »
Posted in Documents, Guinea, Press Releases, US Press Secretary
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Tagged Conakry, Democracy, Economic Development, Election, Guinea, Hillary Rodham Clinton, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica world news, United States, Washington
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IF YOU are an ageing dictator, few birthday presents beat a certain election victory. José Eduardo dos Santos, Angola’s president, celebrated his 70th birthday three days before the poll on August 31st that his party, the Popular Movement for the … read more »
Posted in Angola, Article, News, North Africa
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Tagged Abel Chivukuvuku, Angola, angola elections, Election, Indepth Africa Magazine, José Eduardo dos Santos, Luanda, MPLA, Santos, Unita
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