The International Criminal Court‘s Chief prosecutor has arrived in Kenya to begin investigations into the post election violence in 2009 that left over 1,000 dead and over 300,000 people displaced.
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Entries Tagged as 'Election'
K24TV: International Criminal Court begins investigation into 2007 Post Election Violence in Kenya
May 8th, 2010 by
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UNITED NATIONS TELEVISION – Coverage of Sudan Elections
April 20th, 2010 by
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Sudan Troika Joint Statement on the Sudanese Elections – April 19, 2010
April 19th, 2010 by
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Following is the text of a joint statement by the Sudan Troika (United States, United Kingdom, and Norway) on the recent elections in Sudan provided by the U.S. Embassy Public Affairs Section in Khartoum:
We acknowledge the conclusion on 15 April of Sudan’s first multi-party elections in twenty-four years. We commend the people of Sudan for their engagement in a complex and lengthy polling process, and their increased civic participation over recent months. Last month we collectively reiterated our call for peaceful, credible elections, and expressed our deep concern regarding reports of administrative and logistical challenges, as well as restrictions on political freedoms. [Read more →]
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Sudan Elections: Initial Count of Votes in Kenya puts President Omar al-Bashir Ahead
April 16th, 2010 by
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K24TV reports that incumbent President Omar Ahmed Al-Bashir leads in the votes with 65 votes followed by the SPLM candidate Yasir Saeed Arman – who had already pulled out of the Presidential race – with 57 votes.
According to the Sudanese Ambassador to Kenya Majok Guoudong says that the election process was peacefull free and fair.
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Sudan Elections and News Summary – April 14, 2010
April 14th, 2010 by
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NEC announce 60-67% of those registered have voted
The National Electoral Commission revealed that the count process would start on Friday with the result expected to be announced by next Tuesday. An NEC press release stated that 27 candidates have already been declared winners as they were unchallenged in their respective constituencies. Deputy of the Commission, Abdallah Ahmed Abdallah said that there were some technical mistakes which had effected the election in some areas but the overall process, he claimed, was going well in Darfur and South Sudan. ( Alrayaam ) [Read more →]
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Sudan Elections and News Summary – April 12, 2010
April 12th, 2010 by
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National Electoral Commission admit mistakes on the first day of polling
The National Electoral Commission (NEC) has admitted that mistakes were made yesterday and 26 polling stations were effected by technical problems. Head of the Technical Committee , General Hadi said that the Commission was set to resolve all technical problems adding that if problems were not resolved the election would be delayed by up to two months in some constituencies such as While Nile State. He added that the situation in White Nile State required election cards to be re-printed in the UK and South Africa. In respond to a question on the possible extension, General Hadi did not provide any confirmation. ( Many Newspapers ) [Read more →]
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Sudan Elections and News Summary – April 11, 2010
April 11th, 2010 by
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14155 candidates run the election race at all levels
16 million voters are ready to participate in the election in 10751 polling centres and stations through the entire country. Head of the Electoral Commission, Abel Alier said that the Commission have prepared all the necessary steps to facilitate the election process for three days and the count will start on the last day. Deputy of the Commission, Abdallah Ahmed Abdallah criticised opposition parties over their accusation over the impartiality of the National Electoral Commission and possibility of the fraud. ( Many Newspapers ) [Read more →]
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Sudan Elections and News Summary – April 6, 2010
April 6th, 2010 by
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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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