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Whats On: All set for Gamspirit Music Awards

Thursday, April 16, 2009

As preparations currently intensify ahead of the second edition of The Gamspirit Music Awards slated for April 25th 2009, at the Kairaba Beach Hotel,...

Bakoteh Proper Elects New Councilors

Friday, December 05, 2008

Over 1,000 students from grades 4-6 of BakotehProperLowerBasicSchool cast their votes recently to elect their new school councilors for the ...

Guinea-Bissau: High hopes for new government

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Saturday, November 22, 2008

The African Party for the Independence of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde or PAIGC has won a majority in Guinea-Bissau’s parliamentary elections, which...

Ghana: Police gear up to prevent election violence

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Friday, November 21, 2008

As Ghana counts down to its presidential and parliamentary elections on 7 December, the national police service says it has identified 1,399...

GUINEA-BISSAU: Cautious optimism ahead of parliamentary poll

Saturday, November 15, 2008

UN and other international observers say they are cautiously optimistic ahead of Guinea-Bissau’s parliamentary elections set for 16 November, while...

COTE D'IVOIRE: November poll officially canceled, new date to be announced

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

A high-level group overseeing Côte d’Ivoire’s peace process has called on the electoral commission to meet with political leaders and civil society...

ZAMBIA: A successful democratic election

Tuesday, November 04, 2008

Zambia cemented its democratic credentials on 30 October in an election that observers judged free and fair, even though a defeated opposition leader...

COTE D'IVOIRE: Rights groups warn against "elections at all costs”

Saturday, November 01, 2008

As Ivorians wonder how much longer they will have to wait for a long-overdue presidential election, human rights groups warn that failing to ensure a...

The Voting Equipment is New, But Problems Are Likely on Election Day

Friday, October 31, 2008

Eight years after confusion over a punch-card “butterfly ballot” here helped put George W Bush in the White House, election officials have tried just...

ZAMBIA: Hoping for a free and fair election

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Widespread allegations of pre-poll irregularities has cranked up tensions in Zambia ahead of presidential elections on 30 October to elect a...