Senegal's High Unemployment Is Top Election Issue
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DAKAR, Senegal, Feb. 24 -- The seaside highway, one of the Senegalese president's bold building initiatives, winds past the scruffy shop where Barry Mamadou, a 62-year-old tailor, and his two sons eke out a living sewing scraps of cloth into curtains.
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Presidential elections take place in Ghana, with John Kufuor favourite to secure a second term.
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In the state with the highest unemployment figures, there is skepticism over the candidatesâ economic promises.
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With time running out before US presidential elections on Nov. 2, Friday&#39;s report on employment in September -- the last one before voters go to the polls
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Violent unrest after election has driven away Kenya's tourists - the mainstay of the economy
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Voters in Ghana queued on Tuesday to choose a new leader for their West African country in what was expected to be a race between incumbent John Kufuor and long-standing rival John Atta Mills.
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The race for Dirctor-General at the World Health Organization has always been peppered with horse-trading, but this year's election could be the most unseemly to date
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Followers of a Senegalese religious leader allied to President Abdoulaye Wade attacked supporters of a rival candidate late on Wednesday, injuring at least three people and raising tensions days ahead of elections.
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Voter unrest over the war in Iraq has elevated foreign policy issues to a rare level of importance in Democratic politics and is the top concern at the moment, potential presidential candidate Russ Feingold said Saturday.
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President Abdoulaye Wade took an early lead over rivals in Senegal's election on Sunday, the official news agency reported, citing initial returns from a poll which saw a high turnout across the West African country.
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Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade comfortably won a second term in Sunday's election, results showed on Thursday, and he warned opposition leaders they could now face corruption probes suspended during the poll campaign.
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Germany's jobless figure rises above five million, with unemployment now at its highest level since the 1930s.
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Political parties and civil rights activists have brought a wealth of lawsuits on voting issues before the Nov. 2 U.S. presidential election even gets under way.
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Mozambicans go to the polls this morning to vote in both presidential and parliamentary elections. The country&#39;s electoral commission says half of the country&#39;s estimated 18 million people have been registered
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Business & money: Unemployment in the United States rose to its highest level in more than two years last month
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Senegalese voters await the first official results, as  President Wade's supporters claim a strong lead.
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Climate change and aid to Africa are top issues for leaders of industrialized nations.