Vote furthers Africa's democratic spirit
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Mozambique will change leaders after Thursday's election - the fifth presidential race this year in Southern Africa.
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After the controversy of the 2000 election, many African-Americans are speaking about voting this year with rekindled fervor.
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Tunisians voted on Sunday in general  elections boycotted by several opposition parties but praised  by President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, Tunisia's leader for 17  years, as a boost to democracy.
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Votes this month could mark advances in the Middle East, but history shows that democracy requires time, commitment.
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The government has hailed the vote as a democratic breakthrough, but opposition candidates are not allowed to run. Security is tight after an unprecedented year of anti-government protests
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Rwanda is named as sub-Saharan Africa's most improved nation in a survey promoting good governance.
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ABIDJAN  - Visiting South African President Thabo Mbeki appeared to have made some headway in his peace mediation in the Ivory Coast, securing a government pledge to amend a contentious constitutional provision to open the way for a wider range of
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He has since won three presidential elections with more than 99 percent of the vote, all criticised by rights groups. millions of tourists from Europe, was showing signs of opening the democratic tap slightly.
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The European Union Tuesday hailed recent legislative elections in Togo as peaceful and democratic, which could open the way for resuming aid after a 14-year suspension to this west African nation.
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WINDHOEK  - With some delays due to a computer glitch, voting got under way in Namibia to elect a successor to President Sam Nujoma, who has ruled the vast southern African country since independence 14 years ago.
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The president of this West African country appeared to have a strong lead in the election Tuesday, garnering more than half the votes counted.
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Indonesia has had a successful first direct presidential election. The process of the elections was beyond expectations: fair, peaceful, and democratic.
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THE results of Sunday&#39;s Legislative Council (Legco) elections show clearly that voters want change, but are less clear about whether they want faster democratisation.
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President Abdoulaye Wade sought to win a second seven-year term in office Sunday, facing off against 14 challengers as voting began in an election to decide who will lead one of Africa's most stable democracies.
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The Palestinian Authority sees the vote as a possible major boost to Arafat's legitimacy and answer to calls for reform.
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Southern African leaders have agreed to a set of rules aimed at enhancing the transparency of elections and democratic rule in the region.
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Abkhazians are taking their democratic rights seriously as they vote to replace the man who led their fight for independence from Georgia.