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Ethiopia: Joint Task Forces Renew Commitment to Defend Sovereignty
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA - Federal and Regional Peace and Security joint Task forces conducted a meeting with a special attention on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) and the 6th General Elections yesterday.
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The elections end game
The most recent point at which Mr Granger could have done the right thing and spared the country from further agony was the presentation of the report of the three-person CARICOM observer team which bravely and sedulously undertook the scutinising of the recount and tabulation of votes over five
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Somaliland holds first parliamentary vote since 2005 | News24
Somalia's breakaway Somaliland region held its first parliamentary election for 16 years on Monday, in what politicians there describe as evidence of its comparative stability.
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São Tomé and Príncipe: Opposition's Carlos Vila Nova Becomes Sao Tome's New President
[East African] Carlos Vila Nova was on Monday confirmed as Sao Tome and Principe's new president after provisional results showed he won the second round of the presidential poll.
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Ben Jealous Compares Stacey Abrams’ Political Genius to a Game of Spades | Atlanta Daily World
by bawintern1 If successfully navigating the turbulent waters of politics is an indication of intelligence, then Stacey Abrams must be a genius, Ben Jealous, President of People For the American Way, a progressive social and political advocacy organization, recently suggested The two longtime
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Somalia's South West State Elects New Senators
[Nation] Somalia's South West state on Monday elected five senators, becoming only the second federal region in the country to vote in new representatives to the Upper House.
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Fighting for Freedom, One Person at a Time - Voice and Viewpoint
By Dr. John E. Warren, Publisher Now that the Fourth of July is over and we have all been reminded of what Frederick Douglas said and did, the cookouts are behind us, but so is the memory of the White Nationalists marching in the streets of Philadelphia with flags and faces covered. Let us now
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Somalia: Staving Off Violence Around Somalia's Elections
[ICG] Nairobi/Brussels -- Somalia's elections are fast approaching but the proper arrangements for monitoring and dispute resolution are not in place. To give authorities time to make procedural reforms, and thus lower the odds of turmoil, politicians should seek consensus behind a delay of one to
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Chamisa presses for electoral reforms - NewsDay Zimbabwe
BY BLESSED MHLANGA/BEAUTY NYUKE THE Nelson Chamisa-led MDC Alliance has vowed to take the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) and government head-on to The post Chamisa presses for electoral reforms appeared first on NewsDay Zimbabwe.
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African Union Commission congratulates newly elected President of the Republic of Malawi
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 29 June 2020: Following the announcement last Saturday of presidential election results in Malawi by the country’s electoral commission, the African Union Commission has published this statement, congratulating the winner Dr Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera: “The Chairperson of
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Trust Black Women To Lead: The Future Of Democracy Depends On It
Election 2020: Alicia Garza, senior advisor to Care in Action, on what to expect from Black women voters and the future of democracy.
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Somalia: South West State Elects New Senators
[East African] Somalia's South West state on Monday elected five senators, becoming only the second federal region in the country to vote in new representatives to the Upper House.
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Nigeria: Niger Senator Wants Electronic Voting Mandatory for 2023 Polls
[Daily Trust] The Senator representing Niger East Senatorial District, Mohammed Sani Musa, has advocated mandatory use of electronic voting during the 2023 general elections.
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Kanye West says he’s running for president | The Crusader Newspaper Group
His announcement is greeted with questions. By RISHIKA DUGYALA, Politico Kanye West tweeted Saturday night that he wants to run for president in 2020 — four months before the election and apparently without having filed with the Federal Election Commission or created a campaign committee. “We must
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Zimbabwe: MDC Alliance Re-Ignites Electoral Reforms
[263Chat] The Nelson Chamisa led MDC Alliance has re-ignited its calls for electoral reforms ahead of the 2023 general elections.
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Kenya: IEBC to Hold By-Elections Under MoH-Compliant COVID-19 Protocols
The by-elections for Kahawa Wendani ward in Kiambu county, Dabaso ward in Kilifi county, Kisumu North ward in Kisumu county, Wundanyi Mbale ward in Taita Taveta county and Msambweni constituency in Kilifi county were postponed after the government imposed restrictions on gatherings in measures to
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New roadmap for Uganda’s February elections
Uganda’s Electoral Commission announced on Tuesday that it will push ahead with organising the scheduled February 2021 General
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Uganda: 2021 - MPs Reject Digital Campaigns
[Monitor] Members of Parliament (MPs) sitting on the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee yesterday rejected the Electoral Commission's (EC) decision banning open public rallies ahead of the 2021 General Elections.
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Local Referendum No. 1 for Greene County Hospital passes 3,004 to 975; Joe Biden and Doug Jones win in Greene County; Jones looses to Tuberville statewide
4,797 people voted in Greene County in yesterday’s General Election, this was a turnout of 65.2% based on 7,350 people listed as registered voters in the county. The referendum was approved in every precinct in the county with the exception of Jena on the northern end of the county.The voters
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An Open Letter to Voters: Why Georgia Is Important To Black America - DefenderNetwork.com
Black voters across the country turned out in unprecedented numbers with purpose and passion for the Nov. 3 General Election. Their overwhelming participation in one of the nation’s most important elections proved that Black votes count and Black voters matter. We still have unfinished business, as
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Guest Editorial – Guyana In Crisis | New York Carib News
Guyanese must commit to dealing with long- term political crisis that has blighted the country for 50 years. After 50 years, can the PPP and the PNC be relied on to solve the constitutional and electoral problems they have created and sustained? These two parties have been at the forefront of every
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BBI team tells IEBC to prepare for a referendum
Junet Mohammed said they expect the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to be on standby.
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Kenya: Elections Observer Group Condemns Juja By - Election Violence, Urges Action
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Elections Observation Group (ELOG) has condemned the violence that was witnessed in Juja Constituency on Tuesday, during the by election.
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US calls on Granger gov't to step aside, announces visa restrictions on individuals undermining democracy - Stabroek News
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo today announced visa restrictions on individuals undermining democracy here and said that the Granger administration must respect the results of democratic elections and step
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"What's to come?", Ivorians Ask, as Many Fear More Unrest | Africanews
Residents of Ivory Coast's capital city Abidjan fear what will come
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Voting situation today in Fulton and DeKalb called unacceptable
Statement from Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on Investigation into Fulton and Dekalb County Elections
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Ethiopia: The European Union Conspiracy to Delegitimize the June 5, 2021 Ethiopian Election Exposed!
[Ethiopian Herald] For months, I have been predicting and warning the U.S. and the European Union are locked in a conspiracy to delegitimize the June 5, 2021 Ethiopian parliamentary election. In my February 14, 2021 commentary, I laid out my case on the U.S. /E.U. conspiracy to "sabotage democratic
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Nigeria: Kano LG Polls - Police, Civil Defence Deploy Over 10,000 Personnel
[Vanguard] Kano -- Ahead of the Saturday local government election in the State, the Kano State Command of the Nigeria Police and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Thursday says it has deployed over 10,000 personnel to ensure hitch-free conduct of the elections.
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Malawi: Treasury Failure to Fund MEC Will Affect Malawi Fresh Poll
A governance expert has warned that Treasury failure to release money to the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) for the Constitutional Court sanctioned presidential election might affect the quality and calendar of the
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Somalia: Al-Shabaab Attacks Intensify As Election Looms
[DW] In the past week alone, Somalia has been the scene of over a dozen deadly terror attacks by al-Shabab. The Islamist militant group is seen to be bent on thwarting the forthcoming elections in the Horn of Africa country.
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