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Lakes State Threatens to "Crucify" Critical Journalists and Activists
AllAfrica.com
Dhuol's critics have also pointed out that under South Sudan's interim constitution an election should have been held 60 days after the caretaker governor appointed. This deadline passed on 21 March and no plans have been announced to hold an election ...

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Shipping resumes after poll jitters
BDlive
NAIROBI — Container traffic has returned to East Africa's gateway port of Mombasa after ships had rerouted to Tanzania for fear of election violence in Kenya late last month, the port's MD said on Tuesday. Gichiri Ndua said that after a peaceful poll ...

The Economist (blog)
Curbing ambitions
The Economist (blog)
Given that South Sudan is a de facto one-party state, mostly by default rather than design, the election for the SPLM chairmanship in effect anoints the next head of state. Rumours are swirling around Juba that Mr Machar could set up his own party now ...
S. Sudan Religious Leaders Ask Kiir to Explain Move Against VP MacharAllAfrica.com
Rebel army responsible for killing Indian troops: South SudanThe Hindu

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Senior Sudanese delegation invited to Washington
The Olympian
State Department spokeswoman Hilary Renner says Sudanese presidential adviser Nafie Ali Nafie and other officials have accepted an invitation to Washington for a "candid discussion on the conflicts and humanitarian crises within Sudan." She says no ...

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American Thinker
Restoring the Image of President George W. Bush
American Thinker
Yet, while he was in office, democratic elections around the world found more than 300 million people electing the more conservative pro-Bush leader over the more antagonistic figure. Whether in France, Canada, Germany, or South Korea, democratic ...

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Press TV
Thatcher and the decline of West
Press TV
Her ceiling seems to have been between 40 and 45%, which translated into a majority in the House of Commons only because of the British “first past the post” or winner-take-all system in each election district. Before they ..... The general line of the ...

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Women and Political Leadership in Africa: A demand In South Sudan transitional ...
Sudan Tribune
I therefore add my voice that it's not good for men and women in South Sudan and the region. The youngest state is surely owned by women and youth and their majority votes during self-determination referendum on 9 January, 2011 gave birth to the ...

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Omani director general for AOAD re-elected until 2018 at Cairo meet
Muscat Daily
Dr Zadjali said that there will be an election for a new director general in 2018 as one is not allowed to hold the office for more than two terms. “Countries nominate one of its citizens for the post; nomination has to be through the government ...

Police Image Soiled By Bad Politics
AllAfrica.com
The New Vision newspaper had "Butaleja candidates accuse police of harassment"; The Red Pepper had "Butaleja By-election: Salaamu Musumba Arrested for Voter Bribery"; while The Independent had "FDC's Salaamu Musumba and other opposition arrested in ...

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Scrape TV
State Department officials acknowledge huge irregularties in last Russian ...
Scrape TV
Washington, D.C. – Few expected that the last election in Russia, last year, was going to go smoothly and now they have worked out just how rough it was. In a report, the ... It's not like Russia is Sudan or something, Russia just does what Russia ...

Top 5 investigative videos of the week: Boston's day of terror
Salon
This week, President Salva Kiir Mayardit stripped Machar of many of his powers of office, most likely as a preemptive strike before the country's next presidential election. It's a sign that South Sudan still faces many more road bumps as it struggles ...

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US fears promise of Arab Spring may be lost
Ahram Online
Despite the free and fair election of President Mohamed Morsi in Egypt, security forces failed "to protect Coptic Christians from several incidents of societal violence" and there was "increasing political polarization." US Secretary of State John ...

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Capital FM Kenya
Was Museveni voicing real African dislike of ICC?
Capital FM Kenya
Kenyatta and Deputy-President William Ruto, who was also sworn in, both face trial at the ICC – along with a third suspect, Joshua arap Sang – on charges of orchestrating the violence that engulfed Kenya following the last presidential election five ...

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SOUTH SUDAN 2012 HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT
Sudan Tribune
The country was led by President Salva Kiir Mayardit, whose authority derives from his 2010 election as president of what was then the semiautonomous region of Southern Sudan within the Republic of Sudan. While the 2010 Sudan-wide elections did not ...
Sudanese peace pact 'may not last long'UPI.com

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Sudan Vision
OCA Backing Puts Bahraini Ahead in Divisive Election
Sudan Vision
The Chinese had assumed the temporary role in June 2011 after the infamous exit of former head Mohamed Bin Hammam - booted out by FIFA for vote buying and corruption - and was expected to stand in the elections after being routinely praised for his ...

Sudan Vision
Sudan Elected Assistant Secretary of Arab ILO
Sudan Vision
... States and Sudan's winning represents recognition of the contribution of the Sudan in the areas of work and related legislation. Sudan election to the position came in recognition of Sudan contribution to the labor and legislations fields in the ...

US report decries world crackdown on civil society
The Olympian
The report, which analyzes human rights around the globe, looked for the first time at the world's newest country: South Sudan. It documented security force abuses, a lack of access to justice and civilians displaced by fighting between Sudanese and ...

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Independent Online
Djotodia gains some recognition
Independent Online
After a meeting in the Chadian capital N'Djamena on Thursday, Central African heads of state said they had taken note of Djotodia's election last weekend by the transitional council in Bangui acting as a parliament. ... A mix of local rebellions ...

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Bashir is 'leading political change' in Sudan, says minister
Sudan Tribune
The NUP chief, Sudan's last democratically elected leader, was one of the main presidential candidates in the 2010 elections against Bashir before his party withdrew citing fraud. The minister expressed his party's willingness to work in the ranks of ...
Sudanese peace pact 'may not last long'UPI.com

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Nazret.com (blog)
Statement by EU President after meeting with Ethiopia's Prime Minister ...
Nazret.com (blog)
I also know this is the first official visit that he pays outside of Africa after his election, and I thank you for that. ... I am referring specifically to Ethiopia's political and security efforts in Sudan, its engagement in Somalia and within ...

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