Ofeibea Quist-Arcton
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World
Nigerians To Vote In Elections Saturday, After A Week-Long Delay
Nigerians will go to the polls on Saturday for an election that was delayed by a week. Authorities are asking for peace and calm as tens of millions prepare to vote.
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World
Nigeria To Vote After Weeklong Delay
It's Take 2 for Nigerian voters. Millions head to the polls this weekend to cast ballots for their next president. Election officials delayed the vote last week.
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World
Threats Of 'Jungle Justice' Surface Ahead Of Nigeria's Elections
Nigeria's president says anyone trying to tamper with Saturday's vote would do so at the "expense of his own life." The main opposition party accused him of making a "direct call for jungle justice."
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World
African Leaders Want Congo To Delay Its Presidential Inauguration
The African Union is calling on the Democratic Republic of the Congo to hold off declaring final results of the disputed presidential election. African leaders have "serious doubts" about the results.
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World
Congo's Powerful Catholic Church Disputes Results Of Presidential Election
Congo's electoral chief announced the provisional results naming opposition leader Felix Tshisekedi as the new president. The Catholic Church immediately challenged the results based on observations.
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World
Congolese Are On Edge Following Presidential Election
The Democratic Republic of Congo finally voted Sunday in a long-delayed election meant to usher in a peaceful transfer of power after Joseph Kabila's long rule.
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Elections
DR Congo Votes In Long-Delayed Election
President Joseph Kabila long resisted giving up power, but the Democratic Republic of Congo voted Sunday in a presidential election meant to usher in the country's first democratic transfer of power.
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World
Before Election, State Department Orders Some U.S. Personnel To Leave Congo
Voters in Democratic Republic of the Congo are heading to the polls in less than a week to elect a new president for the first time since 2001. There are concerns about the integrity of the election.
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World
After 17-Year Presidency, Congo's Joseph Kabila To Step Down
Joseph Kabila is barred from seeking a third term as president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, but says he plans to stay in politics.
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World
Secessionists Blamed For Kidnapping Of Students In Cameroon
Tensions are rising between Cameroon's English-speaking regions and the dominant French-speaking government. In the latest developments, nearly 80 children were abducted from a school in Cameroon