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From JENNIFER BREA, Global Voices Online,  11 Nov 2009

Gabon: Opposition Continues to Fight Election Result

The death of Omar Bongo, one of Africa's longest-serving dictators, in June inspired hope that Gabon might embark on a new kind of politics.  Yet when Bongo's son, Ali Ben Bongo, the ruling party's candidate, was declared the victor of the August 31st ...

From JENNIFER BREA, Global Voices Online,  22 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Omar Bongo,  Pierre Mamboundou,  Lufthansa

Gabon: Presidential Candidate Uses Social Media in Historic Election

Bruno Ben Moubamba, presidential candidate in Gabon, uses new media to spread his message. As Gabon prepares for its first election since the death of Omar Bongo, one candidate is trying to make history with the aid of social media.  Bruno Ben Moubamba, ...

From JENNIFER BREA, Global Voices Online,  31 Jul 2009
Related Topics: Omar Bongo,  Facebook Inc.,  Edith Stein,  Jean Eyeghe Ndong,  Barack Obama

Obama's Ghana Speech Underwhelms

Wavre thinks Obama's failure to recognize America's past misdeeds in Africa or Africa's contribution to the West's success places his speech just a little above Sarkozy's infamous Dakar address.  Bony believes that many of Africa's challenges are ...

From JENNIFER BREA, Global Voices Online,  13 Jul 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama

Togo Abolishes Death Penalty

Although death sentences have been given for crimes as recently as 2003, Togo has not carried out an execution since 1978. Le Togo vient d'inscrire son nom dans le livre d'or des pays ayant aboli “la peine de mort” dans leur législation pénale. La ...

From JENNIFER BREA, Global Voices Online,  24 Jun 2009

Niger: Widespread opposition to president's bid to extend rule

Tensions are on the rise in Niger as President Mamadou Tandja moves forward with a referendum that, if passed, would allow the 71 year-old leader to modify the constitution and extend his 10-year rule.   Mamadou Tandja, President of Niger since 1999, ...

From JENNIFER BREA, Global Voices Online,  2 Jun 2009

Republic of Congo: Nguesso's reelection campaign

Congopage [Fr] announces Dennis Sassou Nguesso's reelection campaign team.  Nguesso has been president of the Republic of Congo (more or less) since 1979.  Readers lament another sham election. revedafrique, during a trip home to his village in Togo, ...

From JENNIFER BREA, Global Voices Online,  2 Jun 2009

Togo: Democratic culture

revedafrique, during a trip home to his village in Togo, was disappointed by the democratic spirit of the youth: “Some still believe, for example, that criticizing the government's policies can land you in prison” [Fr] Is the Movement for Democractic ...

From JENNIFER BREA, Global Voices Online,  1 Jun 2009

Paris court investigates three African leaders

“In Africa, you never look Presidents in the mouth.  They are, as it is said in popular language, groundnut roasters.  And you don't look a groundnut roaster in his mouth.  Because then he will definitely throw in some grains.” (Ivorian blogger Denis ...

From JENNIFER BREA, Global Voices Online,  10 May 2009
Related Topics: Nicolas Sarkozy,  Omar Bongo,  Denis Sassou-Nguesso,  Bravo

New bill to increase oversight of American mining companies in DRC

Congolese blogger Alex Engwete writes about a new bill in the U.S. Senate to increase government oversight of American companies with mining interests in the Democratic Republic of Congo. On April 23rd, Republican senator Sam Brownback introduced the ...

From JENNIFER BREA, Global Voices Online,  10 May 2009
Related Topics: U.S. Senate,  Sam Brownback,  U.S. Republican Party,  Russ Feingold,  Dick Durbin

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