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News from Africa

• Update: Mauritanian President Continues to be Held as Political Prisoner 19 November 2008
• Observers Hope for Stability after Elections in Guinea-Bissau 17 November 2008
• New Power-Sharing Agreement Unifies Zimbabwe Political Rivals 15 September 2008
• Groundbreaking Angolan Elections Mark Democratic Progress 8 September 2008
• Mauritanian Civil Society Leaders Issue Statement in Reaction to Coup 11 August 2008
• ISC/CD Condemns Coup in Mauritania, Urges Peaceful Resolution of Political Crisis and Restoration of Constitutional Governance 7 August 2008
• New York Times Editorial Urges Sustained International Pressure on Mugabe as Zimbabwean Opponents Agree on Negotiations 21 July 2008
• Possible UN Sanctions following strong G8 Statement on Zimbabwe 10 July 2008
• CCD and Fund for Peace Issue Joint Statement on Zimbabwe 3 July 2008
• UN Security Council condemns violence surrounding Zimbabwe election 24 June 2008
• Tsvangirai Withdraws from Election 23 June 2008
• African Leaders Call for Peaceful, Transparent Runoff in Zimbabwe 17 June 2008
• African Democracy Forum Issues New Statement on Zimbabwe 16 June 2008
• Tsvangirai Released after 8 Hours in Detention 5 June 2008
• Tsvangirai Letter Calls on Mbeki to Step Down from Zimbabwe Negotiations 2 June 2008
• UN Security Council Ends Meeting on Zimbabwe with Little Consensus 30 April 2008
• Recount in Zimbabwe Upholds MDC’s Parliamentary Victory; Presidential Results Still Not Released 28 April 2008
• First Zimbabwe Recounts Roll In; State Newspaper Calls for Unity Government 23 April 2008
• Cameroon Opposition Holds "Day of Mourning" to Protest Constitutional Changes 22 April 2008
• Election Disarray Continues in Zimbabwe 16 April 2008
• MDC Announces It Will Not Participate in Runoff Election 10 April 2008
• Zambian President Calls for Meeting of Regional Leaders to Address Zimbabwe Crisis 9 April 2008
• Odinga Skips Scheduled Meeting with Kibaki as Power-Sharing Agreement in Kenya Falters 7 April 2008
• NDI Staff Member Detained in Zimbabwe; ZANU-PF Demands Recounts for Several Parliamentary Seats 4 April 2008
• Government Forces Move Against Opposition in Zimbabwe 3 April 2008
• Zimbabwe Runoff Likely Despite Opposition Claims of Victory 2 April 2008
• Mugabe Reportedly Entering into Negotiations for a Transfer of Power 1 April 2008
• Unofficial Results in Zimbabwe Show Win for MDC, Defeat for Mugabe 31 March 2008
• Zimbabwe Elections Approach; Global Community Speculates on Outcomes 28 March 2008
• Zimbabwe Elections Process Shows Signs of Corruption 19 March 2008
• Violence Erupts in Cameroon as President Seeks Constitutional Change 29 Feb 2008
• State Department Official Briefs Congress on Developments in Kenya 12 Feb 2008
• Cameroon President Biya Seeks to Alter Constitution to Remain President for Life 23 Jan 2008
• Efforts to Resolve Kenya’s Election Crisis Continue; CCD Board Member David Kilgour Urges Canadian Government to Call for New Elections 9 Jan 2008