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19 March 2010

Namibian court throws out poll result challenge — report

NAMIBIA ELECTION CHALLENGE

Côte d’Ivoire opposition to join govt, end protests

CÔTE D’IVOIRE POLITICS

Côte d’Ivoire announces new electoral commission

CÔTE D’IVOIRE

Côte d’Ivoire opposition demands new poll commission

CÔTE D’IVOIRE

Côte d’Ivoire brings opposition into new government

CÔTE D’IVOIRE TRANSITION

Côte d’Ivoire protesters burn cars and loot shops

CÔTE D’IVOIRE TENSIONS

Postelection Report: Equatorial Guinea

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Postelection Report: Namibia

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Pre-election Report: Côte d'Ivoire

REPORT

Pre-election Report: Equatorial Guinea

REPORT

Pre-election Report: Namibia

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Postelection Report: Mozambique

REPORT

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Côte d'Ivoire President Laurent Gbagbo (Reuters)

UN council demands Côte d’Ivoire hold elections soon

CÔTE D’IVOIRE

An increasingly exasperated United Nations (UN) Security Council demanded on Wednesday that the Côte d'Ivoire hold much delayed elections as soon as possible, but the country's envoy remained...

Elections schedule

2009
2010

Equatorial Guinea

November 29, 2009
Presidential

Latest article

Postelection Report: Equatorial Guinea

November 27/28, 2009
Presidential/Parliamentary

Latest article

Namibian court throws out poll result challenge — report

October 28, 2009
Presidential/Parliamentary

Latest article

UN council demands Côte d’Ivoire hold elections soon

October 25, 2009
Presidential/Parliamentary

Latest article

Postelection Report: Mozambique

October 20, 2009
Parliamentary

Latest article

Postelection report: Tunisia

October 10, 2009
Presidential/Parliamentary

Latest article

Postelection report: Niger

August 30, 2009
Presidential

Latest article

Botswana: Postelection Report

April 22, 2009
Presidential/Parliamentary

Latest article

Gabon: Postelection Report

March 26, 2010
Parliamentary

Latest article

Guinea to hold Presidential poll on June 27

February 28, 2010
Presidential

Latest article

Guinea to hold Presidential poll on June 27

April 11 to April 19, 2010
Presidential/Parliamentary

Latest article

Guinea to hold Presidential poll on June 27

Central African Republic

April 25, 2010
Presidential/Parliamentary

Latest article

CAR President dismisses call to postpone election

May 23, 2010
Parliamentary

Latest article

Pre-election Report: São Tomé and Príncipe

June 27, 2010
Presidential (1st round)

Latest article

Sudan may have to delay elections — observers

July 2010
Presidential/Parliamentary

Latest article

Togo court backs Gnassingbe in contested poll win

July, 2010
Parliamentary

Latest article

Comoros President gets longer mandate until Nov 2011

August 9, 2010
Presidential

Latest article

Election candidate murdered — Ethiopian opposition

October 2010
Presidential/Parliamentary

Latest article

October 2010
Presidential/Parliamentary

Latest article

Rwandan opposition eyes union to fight Kagame

November 21, 2010
Presidential

Latest article

November 2010
Parliamentary

Latest article

Tanzanian President to tackle graft ahead of vote

TBD
Presidential

Latest article

uncertain
Presidential/Parliamentary

Latest article

ElBaradei free to seek Egyptian Presidency — Mubarak

São Tomé and Príncipe

Postponed indefinitely
Presidential/Parliamentary

Latest article

Country profile

A B C D E G K L M N R S T U Z

After more than a century of rule by France, Algerians fought through most of the 1950s to achieve independence in July 1962. The...

The Republic of Angola is one of Africa's major oil producers, and one of the world's poorest countries, with many Angolans relying on...

Present day Benin was the site of Dahomey, a prominent West African kingdom that rose in the fifteenth century. The territory became a...

Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland, Botswana adopted its current name upon independence in 1966. Four decades of...

Formerly Upper Volta, Burkina Faso achieved independence from France in August 1960 and spent many of its post-independence years under...

Burundi, one of the world's poorest nations, is emerging from a 12-year, ethnic-based civil war. Since independence in July 1962 (from UN...

The modern state of Cameroon was established in 1961, through the unification of two former colonies, one French and one British. This...

The former Portuguese colony, which gained independence in 1975, consists of ten islands and five islets, which are poor in natural...

Central African Republic

The former French colony of Ubangi-Shari became the Central African Republic upon independence in August 1960. Since that time, the...

Since achieving independence from France in August 1960, Chad has experienced ongoing instability and violence, most recently owing to...

The Union of the Comoros gained independence from France in July 1975, and since that time has experienced significant political...

Congo, Republic of

The Republic of Congo, which gained independence from France in August 1960, is an oil-producing country, with this resource being the...

Côte d’Ivoire

For more than three decades following its independence from France in August 1960, Côté d’Ivoire was known for its religious and...

Democratic Republic of Congo

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a former Belgian colony, has immense economic resources, including significant mineral wealth,...

The French Territory of the Afars and the Issas became the Republic of Djibouti in June 1977. This barren land's location, bordering the...

The cities of the Arab Republic of Egypt and almost all the country's agricultural activities are concentrated along the banks of the...

Equatorial Guinea

The Republic of Equatorial Guinea, one of sub-Saharan Africa's largest oil producers, gained independence in October 1968 after 190 years...

A former Italian colony, Eritrea was occupied by the British in 1941 and later awarded to Ethiopia in 1952 as part of a federation....

The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, which was only ever under colonial rule for a short period during World War II, is Africa's...

The Gabonese Republic, more commonly known as Gabon, is one of West Africa's more stable countries. However, its dependence on oil has...

The Gambia, one of Africa's smallest countries, achieved independence from the UK in February 1965, and has experienced long periods of...

In March 1957, Ghana became the first sub-Saharan country to achieve independence from a colonial power. Soon after, Ghana fell victim to...

The Republic of Guinea is one of Africa's poorest nations, despite having significant mineral resources. In part, the country's economic...

The Republic of Guinea-Bissau is one of the poorest countries in the world. It has a massive foreign debt and relies heavily on foreign...

The Republic of Kenya, which achieved independence from Britain in December 1963, has been known as one of Africa's more politically...

Basutoland was renamed the Kingdom of Lesotho upon independence from England in October 1966. The country has few natural resources, and...

Africa's oldest republic, Liberia experienced a prolonged civil war from the late 1980s, in which about 250 000 people were killed, and...

The Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, commonly known as Libya, is a mostly desert country, which gained independence in...

The Republic of Madagascar gained independence in June 1960, after more than 60 years of French rule. After falling under military rule...

The Republic of Malawi, formerly the British protectorate of Nyasaland, became an independent nation in July 1964. After three decades of...

A former French colony, Mali became independent in 1960. After over 20 years of military rule, civilian governance has been in place...

The Islamic Republic of Mauritania is largely a desert country, which began to exploit offshore oil reserves in 2006. The 2006 move to...

The island state of the Republic of Mauritius was, at various times, held by the Dutch, French, and British, before gaining independence...

Soon after gaining independence from Portugal in June 1975, the Republic of Mozambique entered a 16-year period of civil war, which ended...

The Republic of Namibia, formerly known as South West Africa, achieved independence in 1990 after a prolonged struggle. The country is...

The Republic of Namibia, formerly known as South West Africa, achieved independence in 1990 after a prolonged struggle. The country is...

Niger, rated by the United Nations as one of the world's least developed countries, gained independence from France in August 1960, and...

The Federal Republic of Nigeria, Africa's most populous country, gained independence from the UK in October 1960. The country's army was...

The Republic of Rwanda experienced what is probably Africa's worst genocide in modern times, sparked by ethnic tensions, and is currently...

Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic

A mainly desert territory in north-west Africa, Western Sahara is the subject of a decades-long dispute between Morocco and the...

São Tome and Principe

The Democratic Republic of São Tome and Principe is one of Africa's smallest countries, and consists of two islands of volcanic origin...

The Republic of Senegal is regarded as one of Africa's model democracies, with an established multiparty system and a tradition of...

A lengthy struggle between France and the UK for the Seychelles islands ended in 1814, when they were ceded to the UK. The country gained...

The Republic of Sierra Leone gained independence from the UK in April 1961, and is currently struggling to recover from a decade-long...

South Africa gained independence from Britain in May 1910 and formed the Union of South Africa. It declared itself a republic in May...

The Republic of Sudan is the site of ongoing civil conflict, most recently in the Darfur region, where fighting broke out in early 2003....

The Kingdom of Swaziland, ruled by King Mswati III, is an absolute monarchy. A long-awaited constitution, signed by the king in 2005 and...

While the United Republic of Tanzania is one of the poorest countries in the world, with many of its people living below the World Bank...

The Togolese Republic is among the poorest countries in the world, with this situation being exacerbated by a period of political...

Tunisia is a north African country, with access to vital shipping routes. Politically the country is relatively stable, and its diverse...

The Republic of Uganda gained independence from Britain in October 1962. In the 1970s and 1980s, under the rule of Idi Amin and Milton...

The Republic of Zambia, formerly Northern Rhodesia, is one of the world's poorest countries, despite having rich mineral deposits in the...

Until the 2008 parliamentary elections, Zimbabwe was effectively a one-party state, ruled over by President Robert Mugabe's Zanu-PF...

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Continent Africa	Country South Africa Burkina Faso CôTe D'Ivoire France United States Namibia	Person Adam Habib Thabo Mbeki Blaise Compaore Guillaume Soro Laurent Gbagbo Odette Brou Robert Mambe Alassane Ouattara Charles Koffi Diby Henri Konan Bedie Michel N'Guessan Alexandra Bah Ali Coulibaly Mamadou Kone Mickael Nanock Brou Alphonse Djedje Mady Youssouf Bakayoko Abdul Sylla Charles Diby Desire Tagro Jean-Marc Simon William Fitzgerald Collins Parker Hifikepunye Pohamba Petrus Damaseb Alcide Djedje Susan Rice	Facility South Africa's Political Arena Daloa Hospital High Court	City Abidjan Gagnoa
Region West Africa	Published Medium The Namibian	Company Jo-Ann

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