Newstime Africa » elections http://www.newstimeafrica.com Africa's Breaking News Center - African News and Information Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:18:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Violence in Senegal as President Abdoulaye Wade’s candidacy for re-election to a third term is controversially validated http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24179 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24179#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:09:26 +0000 Newstime Africa http://www.newstimeafrica.com/?p=24179 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24179/feed 0 Running out of options – Sierra Leone’s opposition SLPP party set for another massive defeat at the polls http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24029 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24029#comments Sun, 22 Jan 2012 11:59:10 +0000 Ahmed M Kamara http://www.newstimeafrica.com/?p=24029 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24029/feed 0 Bloodshed in Sierra Leone as opposition SLPP thugs viciously stab and wounded ruling party members during by-election vote http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/23948 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/23948#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 10:21:33 +0000 Ahmed M Kamara http://www.newstimeafrica.com/?p=23948 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/23948/feed 7 Outstanding leadership – Sierra Leone President Koroma prepares for a second consecutive term in office http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/21222 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/21222#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:00:42 +0000 Ahmed M Kamara http://www.newstimeafrica.com/?p=21222 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/21222/feed 6 Youssou N’dour eyes the Presidency in Senegal http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/23768 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/23768#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:31:54 +0000 Newstime Africa http://www.newstimeafrica.com/?p=23768 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/23768/feed 0 The last laugh: The Juju-Man and the Members of Parliament http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/23725 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/23725#comments Fri, 30 Dec 2011 21:50:34 +0000 Kofi Akosah-Sarpong http://www.newstimeafrica.com/?p=23725 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/23725/feed 1 Spotlight on Egypt – Why did the secularists fail to do better in the Egyptian election? http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/23582 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/23582#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 11:07:11 +0000 James Maxwell http://www.newstimeafrica.com/?p=23582 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/23582/feed 0 First round of elections are complete and it appears that Islamists are poised for a landslide victory in Egypt http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/23460 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/23460#comments Sat, 03 Dec 2011 13:52:35 +0000 Newstime Africa http://www.newstimeafrica.com/?p=23460 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/23460/feed 0 Wanted!! – Julius Maada Bio – For economic crimes, the brutal killings, maiming, and summary executions of innocent men and women in Sierra Leone http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/22626 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/22626#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 10:41:19 +0000 Ahmed M Kamara http://www.newstimeafrica.com/?p=22626 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/22626/feed 1 Balogun ‘Logus’ Koroma appointed National Co-ordinator for the APC 2012 elections campaign in Sierra Leone http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/23397 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/23397#comments Thu, 24 Nov 2011 08:49:09 +0000 Ahmed M Kamara http://www.newstimeafrica.com/?p=23397 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/23397/feed 0 U.S. President Barack Obama’s statement on the Presidential Elections in Liberia http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/23203 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/23203#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2011 20:23:47 +0000 Newstime Africa http://www.newstimeafrica.com/?p=23203 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/23203/feed 0 Are Muslims in Liberia being disenfranchised as campaign for October elections gets underway? http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/22776 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/22776#comments Fri, 07 Oct 2011 10:53:05 +0000 Newstime Africa http://www.newstimeafrica.com/?p=22776 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/22776/feed 1 Zambians are more interested in issues of accountability and transparency as they elect Michael Chilufya Sata as their new President http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/22633 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/22633#comments Sun, 25 Sep 2011 08:44:10 +0000 Newstime Africa http://www.newstimeafrica.com/?p=22633 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/22633/feed 0 As Zambians go to the polls on Tuesday perpetrators of violence are warned not to expect any mercy http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/22573 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/22573#comments Tue, 20 Sep 2011 07:10:59 +0000 Newstime Africa http://www.newstimeafrica.com/?p=22573 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/22573/feed 0 An inevitable second-term of office – As Sierra Leone’s president Ernest Koroma prepares for the challenges ahead http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/13771 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/13771#comments Wed, 24 Aug 2011 12:00:03 +0000 Ahmed M Kamara http://www.newstimeafrica.com/?p=13771 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/13771/feed 0 Sierra Leone opposition SLPP party delegates vote under pressure as coup-conspirator Julius Maada Bio is selected as presidential candidate http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/21687 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/21687#comments Mon, 01 Aug 2011 09:03:14 +0000 Ahmed M Kamara http://www.newstimeafrica.com/?p=21687 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/21687/feed 0 President Abdoulaye Wade appoints new minister to oversee elections in Senegal http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/21524 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/21524#comments Tue, 26 Jul 2011 15:08:48 +0000 Newstime Africa http://www.newstimeafrica.com/?p=21524 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/21524/feed 0 Cameroon President Paul Biya wants to run for another term http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/21256 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/21256#comments Mon, 18 Jul 2011 07:11:06 +0000 Newstime Africa http://www.newstimeafrica.com/?p=21256 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/21256/feed 0 Zimbabwe is broke and cannot hold elections planned for this year http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/19682 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/19682#comments Wed, 27 Apr 2011 12:14:23 +0000 Newstime Africa http://www.newstimeafrica.com/?p=19682 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/19682/feed 0 500 people are massacred as Nigeria prepares for another round of election http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/19650 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/19650#comments Tue, 26 Apr 2011 11:17:26 +0000 Newstime Africa http://www.newstimeafrica.com/?p=19650 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/19650/feed 0 Famous names are among losers in Nigeria’s elections http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/19215 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/19215#comments Mon, 11 Apr 2011 11:04:27 +0000 Newstime Africa http://www.newstimeafrica.com/?p=19215 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/19215/feed 1 Nigeria can still hold credible elections and must not let Africa down http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/18884 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/18884#comments Mon, 04 Apr 2011 16:29:31 +0000 Newstime Africa http://www.newstimeafrica.com/?p=18884 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/18884/feed 0 Postponement of elections in Nigeria condemned as a disgrace http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/18773 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/18773#comments Sat, 02 Apr 2011 14:14:24 +0000 Newstime Africa http://www.newstimeafrica.com/?p=18773 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/18773/feed 4 Security is tightened in Nigeria ahead of landmark elections http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/18747 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/18747#comments Fri, 01 Apr 2011 18:47:06 +0000 Newstime Africa http://www.newstimeafrica.com/?p=18747 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/18747/feed 0 Haitians go to the polls to choose a new president http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/17938 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/17938#comments Sun, 20 Mar 2011 11:08:32 +0000 Newstime Africa http://www.newstimeafrica.com/?p=17938 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/17938/feed 0 Museveni gets another five years to rule Uganda with landslide election victory http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/16326 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/16326#comments Sun, 20 Feb 2011 14:05:52 +0000 Newstime Africa http://www.newstimeafrica.com/?p=16326 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/16326/feed 0 Uganda votes to elect a new President http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/16268 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/16268#comments Fri, 18 Feb 2011 10:35:22 +0000 Newstime Africa http://www.newstimeafrica.com/?p=16268 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/16268/feed 0 Opposition says Ugandans ready for Egypt-Style revolution http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/16108 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/16108#comments Wed, 09 Feb 2011 09:35:21 +0000 Newstime Africa http://www.newstimeafrica.com/?p=16108 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/16108/feed 0 Francois Bozize re-elected president of the Central African Republic http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/15840 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/15840#comments Wed, 02 Feb 2011 07:52:13 +0000 Newstime Africa http://www.newstimeafrica.com/?p=15840 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/15840/feed 0 Central African Republic votes for a new president http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/15571 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/15571#comments Fri, 21 Jan 2011 10:44:26 +0000 Newstime Africa http://www.newstimeafrica.com/?p=15571 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/15571/feed 0 Opposition party in Uganda threatens to pull out of elections http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/15422 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/15422#comments Tue, 11 Jan 2011 14:44:18 +0000 AFP http://www.newstimeafrica.com/?p=15422 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/15422/feed 0 Liberian leader urges opposition to avoid poll violence http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/15255 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/15255#comments Fri, 07 Jan 2011 13:36:41 +0000 AFP http://www.newstimeafrica.com/?p=15255 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/15255/feed 0 Liberia prepares for elections in October as campaign starts in earnest http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/14805 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/14805#comments Wed, 24 Nov 2010 12:40:48 +0000 Rod Mac-Johnson http://www.newstimeafrica.com/?p=14805 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/14805/feed 0 North May Dump PDP If Jonathan Wins Primaries http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/14582 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/14582#comments Wed, 03 Nov 2010 14:11:19 +0000 Odimegwu Onwumere http://www.newstimeafrica.com/?p=14582 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/14582/feed 0 New interim electoral commission chief to be appointed in Guinea http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/14384 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/14384#comments Thu, 14 Oct 2010 09:31:09 +0000 Newstime Africa http://www.newstimeafrica.com/?p=14384 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/14384/feed 0 Elections in Burkina Faso – Six candidates lined-up to defeat Blaise Compaore http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/14359 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/14359#comments Mon, 11 Oct 2010 13:14:18 +0000 Newstime Africa http://www.newstimeafrica.com/?p=14359 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/14359/feed 0 Elections in Guinea are now set for October 10 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/14240 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/14240#comments Thu, 23 Sep 2010 10:39:01 +0000 Newstime Africa http://www.newstimeafrica.com/?p=14240 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/14240/feed 1 IBB’s 2011 presidential ambition raises Nigerians eyebrows http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/14073 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/14073#comments Fri, 17 Sep 2010 14:48:03 +0000 Odimegwu Onwumere http://www.newstimeafrica.com/?p=14073 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/14073/feed 2 Goodluck Jonathan uses Facebook to declare his intention to run for the presidency in Nigeria’s forthcoming elections http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/14030 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/14030#comments Wed, 15 Sep 2010 18:04:55 +0000 Newstime Africa http://www.newstimeafrica.com/?p=14030 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/14030/feed 0 Elections in Guinea may be postponed because of violence http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/13939 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/13939#comments Tue, 14 Sep 2010 08:12:13 +0000 Newstime Africa http://www.newstimeafrica.com/?p=13939 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