Surprise at Nigerian party's pick
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Nigeria's governing party chooses a relatively unknown Muslim governor as its candidate for next April's polls.
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Nigeria's ruling party presidential contender is flown abroad for a medical check-up.
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Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's hopes of cruising to victory at polls next month suffered a severe jolt Tuesday as his respected former finance minister Simba Makoni announced his candidacy.
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Nigeria's vice president was suspended by his party for three months because of corruption allegations, preventing him from running for president on the party's ticket, an official said Thursday.
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Ghana created the biggest surprise of the World Cup on Saturday, hours after Portugal ended its 40-year wait for a spot in the second round.
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Indonesian prospective leader Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, who is predicted to emerge the winner ofthe presidential election runoff over incumbent President MegawatiSoekarnoputri
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Mozambique&#39;s governing party, Frelimo, and its presidential candidate, Armando Guebuza, appeared Saturday to be headed for an unexpectedly sweeping victory in the nation&#39;s
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Umaru Yar'Adua, the candidate of Nigeria's ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2007 presidental elections, has named Goodluck Jonathan, the governor of the southern oil state of Bayelsa as his running mate, a Bayelsa State spokesman has said.
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A court ruled Friday that the vice president's suspension from Nigeria's dominant political party was unconstitutional, potentially clearing the way for him to run for president on the party's ticket in the upcoming election.
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After decades of dictatorship and war, this massive nation in the heart of Africa chooses a new leader Sunday in its first multiparty presidential elections since winning independence nearly half a century ago.
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Modernisers and traditionalists are competing for the soul of the party.
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Nigeria are relishing the chance to play the role of party wreckers when they tackle Ghana in Sunday's African Nations Cup quarter-final.
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Marwan Barghouti&#39;s surprise announcement that he plans to run for chairman of the Palestinian Authority sent shock waves throughout the PA leadership.
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Ghanaians went to the polls Tuesday to choose among lawmakers and four presidential candidates, including incumbent John Kufuor. Radio Ghana reported that some
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Wanted, to lead Africa's most populous country and top oil producer: a candidate with a zest of patriotism, a dash of integrity, a touch of ethnic neutrality and a fair dose of leadership qualities.
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South Korea's foreign minister has become the only candidate with a good chance of winning the race to succeed U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, but a mystery 'no' vote has thrown his victory into question.Comment
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KATSINA, Nigeria  - The poor farmers, camel herders and market traders of far northern Katsina state give their governor credit for new roads and schools but few are so impressed that they want him to be Nigeria's next president.