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Niger, rated by the United Nations as one of the world's least developed countries, gained independence from France in August 1960, and has spent much of its post-independence period under...
The pre-election section of this month’s CAI African Election Review examines the run-up to the presidential and parliamentary elections due to take place in Uganda on 18 February 2011. Although...
A presidential election is scheduled to take place in Niger on 31 January 2011. The election is likely to hold the key to the future of democracy in the country. This is the first significant...
The recent split in the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) and the disarray in the Congress of the People (Cope) is disastrous for South Africa's multiparty democracy, political analysts say.
The City of Johannesburg will continue cutting off services of those who do not pay their electricity bills, Mayor Amos Masondo said on Thursday, Global food prices tracked by a United Nations (UN)...
In a televised address to the Nation on 31 December 2009, President Amadou Toumani Touré (ATT) of Mali announced his intention to amend the February 1992 constitution of the country. He said...
In February 2010, the African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council (PSC) imposed sanctions on Niger following the military coup that overthrew President Mamadou Tandja. The sanctions included the...
The army has stepped in, according to the putsch-leaders to "end the political crisis" that has been unfolding in Niger since August 2009. This was when President Mamadou Tandja decided to hang on...