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Kenya protesters allege fraud in presidential election

December 31, 2007 04:14:00 PM

At least 185 people were killed in Kenya as demonstrations against alleged election fraud continued Monday. Protests began Sunday when tens of thousands of opposition supporters took to the streets, accusing Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki [official...

January 27, 2006 05:07:00 AM

Leading Friday's international brief, the UN Security Council is considering sanctions against both rebel and government elements in Cote d'Ivoire that are accused of purposefully delaying and sabotaging fragile peace negotiations in the nation, which has been...

November 25, 2005 07:42:00 AM

Leading Friday's international brief, Kenyan legal experts have raised concerns that Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki acted illegally and unconstitutionally when he sacked all 29 ministers and their deputies within 24 hours of his draft constitution being rejected...

November 21, 2005 08:40:00 AM

Kenyans voted Monday in a referendum on a new constitution . Voters came out amid fears that violence might overshadow the voting process, viewed as a dress rehearsal for the 2007 election. The vote...

June 20, 2005 04:42:00 PM

Leading Monday's international brief, Kenyan Foreign Affairs Minister Ali Chirau Mwakwere has announced that Kenya would actively be seeking to obtain one of the two permanent regional seats for Africa under the current proposed reform...

June 16, 2005 04:05:00 PM

Leading Thursday's international brief, Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights have filed an official appeal with the African Commission for Human and Peoples' Rights , the regional human rights body in Africa, to intervene...

May 19, 2005 05:06:00 PM

Leading Thursday's international brief, Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has refused to sign a controversial bill that would have severely limited the rights of NGOs to act in Zimbabwe , according to newspaper reports. The Non-Governmental Organisations...

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