Election clashes in Sierra Leone
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Dozens of people are hurt in clashes between supporters of rival presidential candidates in Freetown, Sierra Leone.
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With elections just days away, an increase of violence is casting doubt on the whether voters will show up at all.
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At least one person was killed in ethnic clashes in the Kenyan capital Nairobi on Sunday in the latest flare up of violence following President Mwai Kibaki's disputed re-election this month, a witness said.
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Clashes between rival tribes in the Kenyan capital killed at least three people on Sunday in a fresh flare-up of ethnically-motivated violence after President Mwai Kibaki's disputed re-election last month, witnesses said.
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At least 37 people have been killed in clashes between security forces and opposition supporters protesting against the results of governorship polls in Congo's most western province, officials said on Thursday.
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Opposition leader Ernest Bai Koroma has an early lead as results come in from Sierra Leone's presidential election.
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Five people are killed in what appears to be ethnic violence in western Kenya linked to last month's disputed elections.
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Voting began calmly in Sierra Leone on Saturday despite a turbulent campaign for a presidential runoff vote meant to consolidate peace after a civil war.
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Opposition leader Ernest Bai Koroma was sworn in as Sierra Leone's president on Monday after winning polls marked by violence and some fraud, prompting celebrations and looting in which at least one man was killed.
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An escalating political rift among Iraq&#39;s main religious groups and continued violence throughout the country are threatening parliamentary elections set for January.
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At least 10 people were killed in Kenya on Friday when police opened fire on protesters and rival ethnic groups clashed in violence caused by a disputed election.
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Ten people were killed during parliamentary elections that could result in protracted post-election skirmishing.
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NAROK, Kenya  - One man was killed in ethnic violence on Friday when Kenyan opposition protests against a disputed election spread to an area near the famed Maasai Mara game reserve in the south of the country.
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Sierra Leoneans voted in a runoff presidential election on Saturday after a turbulent campaign but the opposition complained of intimidation and said its officials had been unable to reach some polling stations.
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Opposition leader Ernest Bai Koroma won Sierra Leone's presidential election after a run-off vote marked by tensions and some ballot fraud in the war-scarred West African state, electoral officials said on Monday.
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Sierra Leone's president warns he will impose a state of emergency if election violence does not stop.
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The top two Democratic presidential contenders fought Sunday for the support of African-American voters in a place infamous for a bloody clash between voting rights protesters and police.