The African Union has a new home. Its 200 million dollar headquarters — a gift from the Chinese Government to the Ethiopians. Heads of African states are meeting in Addis Ababa to pick a new leader for the AU.
Al Jazeera’s Nazanine Moshiri reports
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Carter Centre “ counting process was lacking transparency”
Based on the Carter Centre report issued yesterday, American Observers doubted the counting process saying that it lacked transparency and it would seriously impact on the final result. The report also highlighted concerns over National Electoral Commission’s failure to meet the agreed standards of the information system and account the votes cast manually. This process had effected the final result. ( Many Newspapers ) [Read more →]
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AEC Plenary calls for referendum arrangements to be completed
Assessment and Evaluation Commission for the Comprehensive Peace Agreement held its meeting in Khartoum yesterday calling for consideration of the election appeals and to reach an agreement on the south/south Kordofan parliamentary seats . Head of the Commission, Sir Derek Plumbly acknowledged the peaceful process during the election, saying that there were many lessons learnt, which benefit the referendum. Plumbly added that the meeting also discussed the urgent steps towards a peaceful referendum process. ( All Newspapers ) [Read more →]
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The elections result will be announced in the coming 48 hours
National Electoral Commission revealed that the final election result will be announced within 48 hours, subject to remaining information from the Equatorial and the Unity States, which was anticipated to finish soon. Head of the Technical Committee for NEC, Al Hadi Mohamed Ahmed said that the state committees were not authorize to announce the results. Meanwhile, European Union Observation Mission stated concerns on the result delay and requested a transparent approach to the issue. ( Many Newspapers) [Read more →]
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Carter: “ the international community set to accept the election result”
In press conference yesterday, Director of the Carter Centre, Jimmy Carter revealed that the election did not meet the international standard, but the international community would accept its result. He also added that the election process was a step toward democratic change. Meanwhile, Head of the European Union Observer Mission in Sudan, Veronique de Keyser said that the election did not meet the international measure, but it was a good step on the CPA implementation. She also said there were technical mistakes and logistical problems. Veronique revealed that NCP and SPLM had control over the election in Sudan. (All Newspapers ) [Read more →]
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African Observation Mission reveals “There are some excesses in the election process”
African Union Observation Mission to Khartoum held a press conference yesterday stating that there were some violations with the election process, which should be resolved to ensure the democratic changes. The Head of the Mission, John Kofwor said that the Observers are preparing an impartial report, saying that the potential of conflict during the elections is low and encourage the political parties to participate in the elections. ( Alahdath ) [Read more →]
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