Experts to assess elections in Africa Nov 11, 2009
"Participants hope to draw on lessons from the experience in Ghana, where for the second time in less than a decade, political power has chan= ged hands from the ruling to an opposition party through the ballot box." "Effective collaboration among all sectors of the electoral process helped ease tensions, enhanced transparency and built voter confidence in= the election results." The statement said participants will also explore the differences between the Ghanaian experience and elections in... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Kenya: Fresh Attempt to Block Hague Probe of Violence Nov 10, 2009
com: Kenya: Fresh Attempt to Block Ocampo (Page 1 of 1) ... The disclosure came as it emerged that the government was seeking to take over a Bill by Imenti Central MP Gitobu Imanyara, which seeks to establish a local tribunal to try the suspects in Kenya ... Contacted on Monday, Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs minister Mutula Kilonzo confirmed that he had sought the Cabinet's permission to take over the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill, 2009, a private member's Bill. (allAfrica.com)
Kenya: Ministers Plot to Stop Hague Prosecutions Nov 10, 2009
com: Kenya: Ministers in New Plot to Stop Ocampo (Page 1 of 1) ... The ministers are relying on the recently enacted International Crimes Act-2008 which provides that a person who is alleged to have committed certain crimes specified under the Act, may be tried and punished in Kenya ... ICC has appointed three judges - Ekaterina Trendailova, Hans-Peter Kaul and Cuno Tarfusser - to handle the Kenyan case. (allAfrica.com)
Africa: 'Meltdown Takes Toll On Tourism Industry' Nov 10, 2009
com: Africa: 'Meltdown Takes Toll On Tourism Industry' (Page 1 of 1). Meltdown Takes Toll On Tourism Industry. (allAfrica.com)
Sudan: One-Sudan Policy Strained By Looming Election, Referendum Nov 9, 2009
On Wednesday, GOSS head of mission in Kenya John Andruga Duku said the south might boycott the elections ... Already, the south is up in arms over the decision by the electoral body to exclude Sudanese in Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda, Congo-Brazzaville and the Democratic Republic of Congo from registering as voters, while allowing those in the Middle East, Europe and the US to do so. (allAfrica.com)
* World News Quick Take Nov 9, 2009
KENYA Officials could face ICC ... A report by the state-funded Kenyan National Commission on Human Rights alleged that Kalenjin and Kikuyu Cabinet ministers and lawmakers incited, organized and funded militia groups X charges the politicians deny. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Kenya: Govt to Back Out of Deal With World Court? Nov 9, 2009
com: Kenya: Govt May Back Out of Arrest Deal With ICC (Page 1 of 1) ... Nairobi The Kenyan Government on Sunday appeared to be having second thoughts about an agreement to arrest and hand over to the International Criminal Court election violence suspects ... Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo left Kenya last week believing that he had a firm promise from the government to arrest and send to The Hague the suspects once they are indicted. (allAfrica.com)
International prosecution of senior Kenyan politicians for post-election violence looks inevitable Nov 9, 2009
International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo addresses a news conference in Kenya's capital Nairobi on Saturday ... International Criminal Court prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo left Kenya on Saturday saying he has a "strong case" against senior Kenyan politicians for stirring up post-election violence in 2007 ... Johannesburg and Nairobi - That Kenya's top political leaders would attempt to protect their own people was inevitable, just as it was inevitable that such efforts... (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
ICC seeking speedy Kenya trials Nov 8, 2009
The Kenyan government has pledged to help the ICC with prosecutions. The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor says he wants to move quickly against the perpetrators of Kenya's 2007 post-election violence ... Mr Ocampo said "speed" was important so Kenya could hold its next election in 2012 without the threat of violence. (BBC News -- Africa)
Election orphans Nov 8, 2009
Orphaned by Kenya poll violence ... Kibera, a sprawling slum in the heart of the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, was the scene of some of the worst violence after last year's disputed elections. (BBC News -- Africa)
On Nathan Deal, birthers, and Georgias hunt for water Nov 8, 2009
Barack Hussein Obama was born in rural Kenya to extreme Muslim parents who sent him to madrassas through Africa and Indonesia ... The Kenyan certificate that is all over the Web is the real thing ... I wanted to help Kenya get the Olympics instead of Chicargo but I owe Daly I want to thank the nation of Kenya for erecting a monument and a museum denoting my birthplace it would have been great for my homeland to host the Olympics but that was over my pay grade and the decision favored our latina... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Kenya: Hague's Wheels of Justice Begin to Turn Nov 8, 2009
com: Kenya: Ocampo's 50-Hour Swoop (Page 1 of 1) ... Nairobi The International Criminal Court prosecutor, Louis Moreno Ocampo, left Kenyans with a clear message - that The Hague process had officially begun ... From touching down at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport at 7. (allAfrica.com)
Zelaya: US-brokered Honduras deal 'dead' Nov 7, 2009
Violence following disputed elections in Kenya took some 1,500 lives in early 2008. The International Criminal Court arrived in Kenya to being investigating ... Do Kenyans think this means justice will finally be served. (Christian Science Monitor)
Kenya: Chief Prosecutor Leaves Country, Awaits ICC Permission to Start Investigations Nov 7, 2009
com: Kenya: Judges to Decide Suspects' Fate (Page 1 of 1) ... Nairobi International Criminal Court prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo leaves on Saturday morning with the fate of Kenya's post-election violence suspects resting with judges at The Hague ... Depending on how well he argues his case, Mr Moreno-Ocampo could get authorisation that will see him go after a number of prominent Kenyans, including Cabinet ministers linked to the violence. (allAfrica.com)
World court to investigate Kenya violence Nov 6, 2009
NAIROBI, Kenya - Members of the political elite in Kenya, a nation where top leaders have long escaped prosecution for corruption and other crimes, could now face an international investigation into the violence that shook the country after disputed elections last year. After months of stonewalling by Kenyan politicians, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court said yesterday that crimes against humanity had been committed during the postelection period, and that he would seek a... (Boston Globe)
Congo-Kinshasa: New Multinational Partnership Launches Peace Efforts [interview] Nov 6, 2009
The second is Kenya, which is in a very fragile condition at the moment and many are really worried about it falling off the precipice. The third is Nigeria, which faces a huge number of challenges in the future, including an election that's coming up, against the backdrop of an election that didn't have much legitimacy last time around. (allAfrica.com)
In Kenya, ICC Ocampo's arrival stokes new look at election violence Nov 6, 2009
shakes hands with Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga after a meeting in Nairobi on Thursday ... The International Criminal Court's prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo arrived in Kenya to investigate the political leaders who perpetrated violence after Kenya's disputed elections in December 2007 ... Johannesburg; and Nairobi, Kenya - The arrival of Luis Moreno-Ocampo to Nairobi today, on paper, is no more than a quick meeting to set up other meetings. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Kenyans greet ICC's Ocampo as chance for justice that government won't take Nov 6, 2009
addresses the media after meeting Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki (r ... in Kenya's capital Nairobi, Thursday ... International Criminal Court Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo, in Kenya, said he would ask the ICC to open an investigation into politically charged violence after disputed elections in 2007. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Kenya: International Court Sets Trial Date on Post-Election Violence Nov 6, 2009
com: Kenya: Post-Poll Case Set for ICC (Page 1 of 1) ... Nairobi The cases against top Kenyan politicians and businessmen suspected of funding and organising the election violence in 2007/8 will go before judges at the International Criminal Court in December ... The court's chief prosecutor, Mr Luis Moreno-Ocampo, announced the decision on Thursday after a Harambee House meeting with top Kenyan leaders, among them President Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga. (allAfrica.com)
Kenya: Top Prosecutor Seeks to Probe Post-Election Violence Nov 6, 2009
com: Kenya: Ocampo Says ICC to Seek Probe (Page 1 of 1) ... The International Criminal Court will seek to begin investigations into the Kenya post election violence, its prosecutor said on Thursday ... Mr Moreno Ocampo told a news conference at the end of a closed door meeting at Harambee House, Nairobi with Kenya principals President Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga that he had explained his mandate to the leaders and how he plans to execute it. (allAfrica.com)
ICC prosecutor visits Kenya Nov 6, 2009
ICC prosecutor: Suspects in Kenya violence will be tried - CNN.com ... ICC prosecutor: Suspects in Kenya violence will be tried ... Moreno-Ocampo met Kenyan leaders Thursday to discuss potential trials. (CNN -- World)
Kenyan Attorney Mulls Legal Action Against US Nov 5, 2009
Kenyan Attorney General Explores Possible Legal Action Against US For Revoking His Travel Visa ... (AP) NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Kenya's attorney general said Wednesday he is seeking legal advice about whether he can sue the U.S. government for revoking his travel visa ... He is Kenya's longest-serving attorney general. (CBS News -- World)
Banned Kenya official 'to sue US' Nov 5, 2009
Banned Kenya official 'to sue US ... Kenya's attorney general has threatened legal action against the US, after Washington imposed a travel ban on him ... There has been much speculation in Kenya about who was the subject of the US ban, announced last month. (BBC News -- Americas)
Kenya: Top Prosecutor Meets Leaders Over Poll Chaos Nov 5, 2009
com: Kenya: Ocampo Meets Leaders Over Poll Chaos (Page 1 of 1) ... Nairobi The International Criminal Court prosecutor Louis Moreno-Ocampo is currently holding a meeting with Kenya principals President Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga ... Earlier, Mr Ocampo arrived at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport at 7. (allAfrica.com)
President's half-brother makes novel debut Nov 5, 2009
My father beat me and my mother, and this is something you just don't do,'' said Mr Ndesandjo, 43, who was raised in Kenya but whose American accent is the product of international schools ... In the novel, Mr Ndesandjo invents his father's diary, which gives the book's protagonist insight into his father's philandering, outbursts and a self-destructive decline that paralleled Kenya's descent into corruption and tribal conflict. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Obama's half-brother speaks of their abusive father Nov 5, 2009
Obama's Kenyan father and American mother separated when Obama was just two and the president has spoken about the problems children face growing up with an absent father ... Ndesandjo said his novel, which was originally meant to be his autobiography, was about a man who was forced to confront his early experiences in Kenya and the United States after arriving in China in the wake of the September 11 attacks. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
'WE WON LAST NIGHT' Nov 5, 2009
Nanny/Nazi Pelosi is evil incarnate and should be exiled to Kenya with her illegal President. Posted By: ChuckyCheese1 | November 04, 2009 at 01:25 PM. (The Drudge Report)
All your questions about in-flight horrors Nov 4, 2009
Interesting and funny letter from Cliff Lapp, an Ask the Pilot reader and American expat who flies freighters in Kenya. We flew into Berbera, in Somaliland, an autonomous region in northern Somalia. (Salon)
Study: Man-eating lions consumed 35 people in 1898 Nov 4, 2009
Scientists have determined that the two lions probably ate about 35 Kenyans over a nine month period in 1898 and not the 135 they've long been credited with devouring ... Scientists have determined that the two lions probably ate about 35 Kenyans over a nine month period in 1898 and not the 135 they've long been credited with devouring ... It was 1898, when laborers from India and local natives building the Uganda Railroad across Kenya became the prey for the pair, a case that has been the... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Snow cap disappearing from Mount Kilimanjaro Nov 4, 2009
Similar changes are being reported at Mount Kenya and the Rwenzori Mountains in Africa and at glaciers in South America and the Himalayas. "The fact that so many glaciers throughout the tropics and subtropics are showing similar responses suggests an underlying common cause," Thompson said in a statement. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Obamas half brother: Our father was abusive Nov 4, 2009
Ben Curtis / AP fileAphotograph of Barack Obama Sr., father of PresidentBarack Obama, hangs on the wall of his grandmother Sarah Hussein Obama's house near the shores of Lake Victoria, Kenya ... The journey will take you to Hawaii, Indonesia, Kenya and Illinois, among other places ... Like his novel's main character, Ndesandjo had an American mother who is Jewish and who divorced his Kenyan father. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Vaccine Could Boost Africa's Malaria Fight Nov 4, 2009
SIAYA, Kenya, Nov. 3, 2009 ... In this Oct. 30 picture, a mother watches over her child who is suffering from severe malaria in the Siaya hospital in Western Kenya ... Tens of millions of Africans are plagued by malaria every year, and more than a third of the hospital beds in this rural Kenyan region next to Lake Victoria are dedicated to its victims. (CBS News -- Health)
Boredom and fatigue at 35,000 feet Nov 4, 2009
Interesting and funny letter from Cliff Lapp, an Ask the Pilot reader and American expat who flies freighters in Kenya ... The agency recently denied Delta Air Lines' attempts to begin service to Nairobi, Kenya, and Monrovia, Liberia, for example, over airport security concerns. (Salon)
Kenya: Foreign Detectives Probe Post-Polls Violence Nov 3, 2009
com: Kenya: Detectives Launch Probe as Ocampo Date Nears (Page 1 of 1) ... Of special interest to them has been the burnt down Kenya Assemblies of God Church in Kiambaa Village about six kilometres from the town where 35 people were burnt alive during last year's post-election violence ... Sources said the team was split over whether Kenya should co-operate with the ICC prosecutor or not. (allAfrica.com)
NYC Marathon Nov 2, 2009
Keflezighi pulled away from Robert Cheruiyot of Kenya in the 23rd mile to beat the four-time Boston Marathon champ by 41 seconds ... Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot, Kenya, 2:09:56 ... Jackson Kotut Kipkoech, Kenya, 2:15:10. (CBS News)
Power of the mighty dollar lures rebel nation back to internationalarena Oct 31, 2009
Rifts dominated by race and politics are the main reason Zimbabwe has not played a Test match since September 2005, and can count only minnows Bangladesh and Kenya as recent opponents in one-day cricket ... In the past year, Zimbabwe has played 25 one-day matches, with all but three against either Kenya or Bangladesh. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Edward Norton Promises To Beat Sarah Palin's Marathon Time Oct 31, 2009
" Norton is running as part of the , a group dedicated to raising money for the Maasai Wilderness Conservation Trust, which promotes conservation, education and health services in communities in southern Kenya. While he trains, he's been up a storm in an effort to raise money and awareness for the cause. Among the marathon participants is Samson Parashina, a Maasai who met Norton when the actor came to climb Mount Kilimanjaro and who is now president of the trust. "He's a good runner," Parashina... (VHI.com -- Music News)
U.S. Troops to Afghanistan: A Waiting Game Oct 31, 2009
When did the Kenyan develop leadership experience. Not in Kenya, nor Chicago nor in his short couple months as a U.S. Senator ... While he runs to fund raiser events and rets out the White House to big donators, I and thousands others serve in Afghanistan in a "holding action" which Secretary of Defense Gates publicall acknowledged recently which was probably great news to the thousands of family members whose Soldier husbands were killed or injured in Afghanistan over the past eight years, and... (CBS News)
Tuskegee Univ. mourns loss of former dean Oct 30, 2009
His insights were sought internationally in Nigeria, Kenya, Jamaica, and the West Indies. Dr. Bowie understood the importance of self-help. (WSJA.com, AL)
Obama: Twelve months on, the star falls back to earth... Oct 30, 2009
Obama: Twelve months on, the star falls back to earth - Americas, World - The Independent. from The Independent & The Independent on Sunday. (The Drudge Report)
Disney sets out to make 'The Passion for kids' Oct 30, 2009
Kenya will conduct a study among homosexuals and use the findings to help control the spread of HIV/Aids in the east African country, where homosexuality is illegal. X Factor judge Simon Cowell shed his Mr Nasty image as he was unveiled as the patron of a children's hospice charity. (Yahoo News -- 'The Passion of the Christ')
Lieberman wont allow Senate vote on public option Oct 28, 2009
Somewhere deep in the jungles of Kenya, a village is missing its idiot ... Somewhere deep in the jungles of Kenya ... Great Sultan Obama of Kenya will give you 66 virgins if u can convince Lieberman to change his mind. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
US bans senior Kenyan official Oct 27, 2009
The US has imposed a travel ban on a senior Kenyan government official for obstructing efforts to rid the country of corruption ... Kenya agreed to carry through reforms after 1,300 people died in post-election violence last year ... The BBC's Will Ross, in Nairobi, says the US has to perform a balancing act when it comes to dealing with Kenya. (BBC News -- Africa)
Democracy in Africa: A good example Oct 27, 2009
Too often, African bigwigs think it best, after a shabby election, such as those in Kenya in late 2007 and in Zimbabwe last year, to let bad losers stay on in paralytic governments of national unity, bringing temporary calm by giving the main miscreants a chance to keep their snouts in the trough. Voting isn t everything but it counts for an awful lot. (The Economist)
Kenya: U.S. Slaps Travel Ban on Minister Oct 27, 2009
com: Kenya: U.S. Slaps Travel Ban on Minister (Page 1 of 1) ... "Today (Monday), the US government has taken the decision to revoke the visa of a senior Kenyan government official who has been obstructive to reforms," he said ... He said he was delivering a message from President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton who he said had held meeting with chief mediator Kofi Annan and vowed to ensure that Kenya does not go down the path of bloodshed again come 2012. (allAfrica.com)
East Africa: Integrate Refugees Into the Host State, Leaders Told Oct 26, 2009
Even though there is no armed conflict in East Africa at the moment, there are about 880,000 refugees and internally displaced people (IDPs) in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi. This is because of civil war in Burundi prior to the peace talks, strife in Somalia and eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, war between Ethiopia and Eritrea and the post election violence in Kenya ... Kenya's hands could be tied by its immigration laws, even though top government officials say they are... (allAfrica.com)
How do you feel about President Obama winning the Nobel Peace Prize? Oct 26, 2009
Maybe it was part of a secret deal with Osama Bin Laden, Iran, and Kenya as a favor for secretly furthering their radical, muslim, communist, fascist, liberal, racist agenda. That makes the most sense. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
Kenya logging feeds deadly drought Oct 25, 2009
Logging in Kenya forest feeds deadly drought ... A quarter of Kenya's Mau Forest, including this stand, has been cut down ... NAROK, Kenya - More than 200 of Ole Saloli's cows have died, ruining his children's inheritance and his safety net for old age. (MSNBC -- International)
Kenya Anglicans reject Pope offer Oct 24, 2009
The head of Kenya's Anglican Church, Archbishop Eliud Wabukala, has rejected the Pope's offer to allow disaffected Anglicans to join the Catholic Church. He told the BBC it would not be easy for African Anglicans to enter into full communion with Catholics. (BBC News -- Africa)
Zakaria: Karzai likely to win again Oct 24, 2009
You may remember something similar happened in Kenya and we discussed the process with Kenyan PM Odinga on GPS earlier this year. President Karzai has indicated he would work with Abdullah after the election: "If he wants to come and work in my government, he is most welcome.". (CNN)
* From empire to liberalism, the hubris remains Oct 24, 2009
We still hold our noses and deal with Iran, Kenya, Zimbabwe and Russia. The excuse that we are preventing another Sept. 11 is ludicrously thin. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Boehner: Obama's 'Chicago-Style Politics' .. Oct 23, 2009
Obama's 'Chicago-style politics:' Boehner: The Swamp. Posted October 22, 2009 1:40 PM. (The Drudge Report)
Darfur Activists Frustrated with Obama's Sudan Policy Oct 23, 2009
In 1998 she was instrumental in President Bill Clinton's decision to send 18 cruise missiles slamming into a Sudanese pharmaceutical factory (it was thought to produce chemical weapons for al-Qaeda) in retaliation for the U.S.-embassy bombings in Tanzania and Kenya. Rice was an early supporter of Obama, and when he won the election last November, her proximity to the President sent a shock of fear into the small coterie of men who rule Sudan. (Time.com)
HEALTH SEC SICK? Oct 22, 2009
I think she should sponsor ilegal alien care, oops Obamas is an ilegal alien born in Kenya and he has the best health care governmet in the world ... mhartwell: The soulution is fire and then jail Pelosi, Reid and 60% of Mao loving, NBLA(Man Boy love association) Muslim supporting Democrats, then send all Obama commy Czars back to Russia with no entry back to the USA ever, then Impeach the imposter of a human, Commnunist dictator thug Obama and send him to his Homeland Kenya ... She would be too... (The Drudge Report)
Kenya: Economy Must Not Be Left Out of Reform Agenda [editorial] Oct 22, 2009
com: Kenya: Economy Must Not Be Left Out of Reform Agenda (Page 1 of 1) ... If there is one thing that the majority of Kenyans have come to accept today, it is the fact that the country needs reform ... Yet there can be no denying the fact that a large fraction of the country's major challenges - including negative ethnicity have their roots in the structure of the Kenyan economy. (allAfrica.com)
‘Other’ voters emerge in Atlanta races Oct 21, 2009
My best guess is that most (but certainly not all) of these other voters were recently inspired by the man whose mother came from Kansas and whose father came from Kenya and whose campaign promised them change you can believe in. Their votes in the mayoral election are likely to reflect their own self-identity in politics. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Kenya: Kibaki Speaks Out Against Local Militias Oct 21, 2009
com: Kenya: Kibaki Speaks Out Against Local Militias (Page 1 of 1) ... The Head of State challenged Kenyans to help identify and arrest militias by reporting them to security forces ... In both his official and off-the-cuff speeches as the nation observed the 46th Kenyatta Day, President Kibaki strongly spoke against arms buying in parts of the country. (allAfrica.com)
Theyve been watching Red Dawn again Oct 21, 2009
Somewhere deep in the jungles of Kenya, a village is missing its idiot. Grob Hahn. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Fighting malaria with DDT in South Africa Oct 20, 2009
" Last year only 89 deaths were recorded. But the disease can never be fully eradicated without neighbouring countries also jacking up their malaria control programmes. This led to the creation of the Lubombo Spatial Development Initiative, backed by the Global Fund to Fight HIV/Aids, Malaria and TB, which has led to an 83% and 67% drop in malaria cases in Swaziland and Mozambique respectively. South Africa is also providing resources and technical training to Zimbabwe's southern Matabeleland... (Yahoo News -- Malaria)
African leadership prize withheld Oct 20, 2009
angela kariuki, nairobi kenya. I am from Botswana and studying in Australia. (BBC News -- Africa)
Deadly building collapse in Kenya Oct 20, 2009
At least one person has died after a multi-story building collapsed on the outskirts of Kenya's capital, Nairobi ... It is not clear what caused the collapse, but correspondents say Kenyan building companies are often criticised for flouting safety regulations. (BBC News -- Africa)
Destruction of Kenya's forest feeds deadly drought Oct 20, 2009
Destruction of Kenya's Mau Forest worsens deadly drought, wreaks havoc with ecosystem ... (AP) NAROK, Kenya (AP) - More than 200 of Ole Saloli's cows have died, ruining his children's inheritance and his safety net for old age ... Now he wanders miles seeking pasture for the surviving animals, his bare feet as cracked and dry as the Kenyan earth he sleeps upon. (CBS News -- World)
Transcript of the Fourth Pillar Meeting, Istanbul Convention, Center Taksim Meeting Room Oct 20, 2009
Soren lives in Kenya and works for Action Aid. Thank you. (IMF News)
Farrakhan: Don't be 'pacified' by Obama election Oct 19, 2009
4, 1961: Barack Hussein Obama is born in Hawaii to a father from Kenya and a mother from Kansas ... The choice of President Barack Obama for the Nobel Peace Prize was cheered Friday by a global chorus from European leaders to minibus passengers in Kenya - but it also elicited criticism over the decision to break with tradition and recognize hopeful promise over concrete achievement. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Why Ghana must soon decide on E-voting Oct 19, 2009
The spectre of hundreds of very angry young men wielding cutlasses at the vicinity of the EC headquarters last December should at least remind us of how close Ghana got to become another Kenya instead of the black star of hope that it is today that Africa can indeed hold 'normal' general elections. The platform on which Ghana has been receiving global applause for its performance at the theatre of elections is fragile. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
