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» UN will not monitor human rights in Western Sahara
» Central African Republic falling apart
» Kenyatta secures tight victory in Kenya
» Egypt court suspends planned election date
» Morocco denies entry to EU delegation
» Ethnic violence in Guinea ahead of polls
» Now, the election excitement starts in Kenya
» Chadian troops kill jihadist leaders in Mali
» Morocco to get free trade access to Europe
» Record cocaine seizure in Guinea-Bissau
» Mass protests shake Djibouti
» Opposition to boycott another Egypt election?


UN will not monitor human rights in Western Sahara

afrol News, 24 April - The US has backed down on its demand that UN peacekeepers in Moroccan-occupied Western Sahara also shall monitor the human rights situation after Moroccan sources threatened to scale down relations with Washington.
Central African Republic
Central African Republic falling apart

afrol News, 23 April - One month after the rebel movement Séléka took over power in the Central African Republic, unrest is spreading in the country. The new leader lacks control of his forces, which continue looting and abusing civilians.
Kenya
Kenyatta secures tight victory in Kenya

afrol News, 9 March - The official election results in Kenya have finally been announced, and Uhuru Kenyatta managed to win the first poll round outright with a narrow 50.7 percent. But the main opponent, PM Raila Odinga, is filing a vote rigging complaint to the courts.
Egypt
Egypt court suspends planned election date

afrol News, 6 March - An Egyptian court today ruled that the parliamentary elections, which President Mohammed Morsi had decreed for 22 April, must be postponed. Judges say the Constitutional Court needs time to approve the new Electoral Code. Mr Morsi says he will appeal the ruling.
Morocco | Western Sahara
Morocco denies entry to EU delegation

afrol News, 6 March - Moroccan authorities today denied a delegation of four EU parliamentarians (MEPs) entry to the country. The MEPs were travelling to El Aiun, the administrative capital of the Moroccan-occupied territory Western Sahara, to study the human rights situation.
Guinea
Ethnic violence in Guinea ahead of polls

afrol News, 5 March - Violence is spreading in Guinea's capital Conakry after the country's opposition urged followers to protest against the election preparations. This night, civilians again were killed during extensive looting and ethnic clashes in Conakry.
Kenya
Now, the election excitement starts in Kenya

afrol News editorial, 4 March - As the counting process has started today, the polls are getting exciting: not due to the violence many foreign media claimed to expect, but because it may become a tight race. Contrary to media reports, little ever pointed to a violent election.
Mali | Chad
Chadian troops kill jihadist leaders in Mali

afrol News, 1 March - The President of Chad, Idriss Deby, today announced that two of the key Islamist leaders recently terrorising northern Mali have been shot dead by his troops. At the same time, Chad mourns 26 casualties among its troops in Mali.
Morocco
Morocco to get free trade access to Europe

afrol News, 1 March - The European Union (EU) and Morocco today announced the start-up of negotiations aiming at reaching a complete free trade agreement, according to EU President José Manuel Barroso, who is currently in Rabat.
Guinea-Bissau
Record cocaine seizure in Guinea-Bissau

afrol News, 27 February - During the last six years, thousands of kilos of cocaine have been confiscated in Guinea-Bissau, a new report reveals. The poor West African country has turned into a major drug transhipment hub during the last decade.
Djibouti
Mass protests shake Djibouti

afrol News, 26 February - Police forces in Djibouti have arrested up to 300 protesters as mass demonstrations against last week's allegedly rigged polls shook the capital yesterday and today. Most opposition leaders were also arrested in police raids.
Egypt
Opposition to boycott another Egypt election?

afrol News, 25 February - Political parties opposing Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi consider boycotting also the upcoming parliamentary poll, claiming they are prone to be manipulated by the Muslim Brotherhood. But there is little to indicate this may happen.
Djibouti
Djibouti vote rigging may cause new mass protests

afrol News, 25 February - The political opposition in Djibouti is furious and mobilising for mass protests against alleged rigging of Friday's elections. It hopes to succeed repeating the mass mobilisation of February 2011, when the Arab spring came to Djibouti.
Kenya
Observers hail election preparations in Kenya

afrol News, 22 February - International election observers have hailed the preparations for next month's elections in Kenya. The electoral commission seems well in charge and no unrest has been registered. A repetition of the last, traumatic polls seems improbable.
Mali | Niger
The US has sent troops to Niger

afrol News, 22 February - President Barack Obama today informed the US Senate that he had ordered the stationing of around 100 soldiers in Niger to support the French military operation in neighbouring Mali. The Niger government had agreed to the move, Mr Obama said.
Mali
Timbuktu: Historic manuscripts may be safe

afrol News, 29 January - Reports from the historic town of Timbuktu after the French-Malian re-capture are contradicting. Some claim most of the town's unique historic manuscripts may be lost for ever, while others claim most is in safe hands.
Libya
Libya peace very fragile, warns UN

afrol News, 29 January - The newest report on the situation in Libya concludes on dramatic challenges for the North African country. State-building reforms are going to slow, endangering stability, and the Mali conflict may spill over to Libya, the UN warns.
Seychelles
"No electoral violence in Seychelles"

afrol News, 6 May - The main opposition leader in Seychelles says he is confident that, if President James Michel loses the upcoming elections, he will peacefully stand down.
Côte d'Ivoire
Ouattara now formally Ivorian President

afrol News, 6 May - Alassane Ouattara on Friday formally took the oath of the President of Côte d'Ivoire, five months after he won the Ivorian presidential elections.
Gabon
Gabon opposition chief faces treason case

afrol News, 6 May - André Mba Obame, Gabon's main opposition leader, has been stripped of parliamentary immunity as government prepares a treason case against him.
Libya
Attacks on Misrata "are war crimes"

afrol News, 6 May - Attacks by forces loyal to Colonel Ghaddafi on civilian and residential areas of Misrata, Libya, "may amount to war crimes," according to human rights specialists.
Eritrea
Eritrean opposition pleads intl intervention

afrol News, 6 May - Voices among the exiled opposition of Eritrea increasingly call for a Libya-style foreign intervention in the country, saying the situation is even worse in Eritrea.
Congo Kinshasa
Concerns over Congo's ill-prepared elections

afrol News, 5 May - Congo Kinshasa (DRC) authorities plan to hold the 5 December constitutional deadline to hold elections, but observers warn the vast country is in no way prepared to do so.
Lesotho
Lesotho finds key to avoid election violence

afrol News, 5 May - Lesotho has been marred by election violence at several occasions, only barely avoiding clashes after the 2007 polls. Now, a two-year mediation process has ended in compromise.
Egypt
Egypt Islamists "use homophobia to win votes"

afrol News, 5 May - Homosexuality is becoming an issue in the upcoming Egyptian elections, with the Muslim Brotherhood already being accused of spreading homophobia to win votes.

» 27.04.2011 - Abidjan seeks quick economic recovery
» 27.04.2011 - Niger, Chad receive 75,000 refugees from Libya
» 04.04.2011 - Demands for intl action to stop Côte d'Ivoire "massacre"
» 31.03.2011 - Libya's Foreign Minister defects
» 28.03.2011 - Fear of post-election violence in Benin
» 28.03.2011 - SA workers to "invade Swaziland"
» 24.03.2011 - Still double standards in Egypt justice
» 24.03.2011 - Police troops stop Equatorial Guinea protests
» 24.03.2011 - How cyber-activism lent savvy to North African protests
» 19.03.2011 - Ethiopia crackdown on opposition to prevent protests

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