Topic: Carter Center

The Center for Media Studies and Peace Building (CEMESP) has concluded a training of civil society organizations (CSOs), community radio...

US says DRCongo elections 'seriously flawed'

The United States said Wednesday that the elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo were "seriously flawed," even if it is unclear whether the "irregularities" changed the outcome."We encourage the relevant Congolese authorities to closely review these cited irregularities and proceed ...
DR Congo President Joseph Kabila admitted Monday there were flaws in the elections that handed him a new five-year term but rejected a report that they lacked credibility.The assessment was Kabila's first public statement since the bitterly disputed November 28 ...
The Democratic Republic of Congo's election standoff intensified Sunday after a damning report by international observers and a French warning of an "explosive" situation.Monitors from the Carter Center said incumbent Joseph Kabila's victory in the November 28 vote lacked ...

Congo's Kamerhe withdraws call to annul elections

KINSHASA (Reuters) - Congolese opposition candidate Vital Kamerhe on Wednesday withdrew his call for the November 28 presidential and parliamentary elections to be annulled on the grounds of widespread irregularities.The move means that both Kamerhe and veteran opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi, the ...

Liberia's Sirleaf set for landslide, eyes reconciliation

MONROVIA (Reuters) - Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, who appears to have won re-election by a landslide, will seek to reunite the country by forming a government that includes her rivals.The November 8 election, marred by violence and an opposition boycott, was meant ...

Liberia's Sirleaf wins disputed polls

Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was confirmed the victor Thursday in a run-off poll boycotted by the opposition, and vowed to reach out to her opponents and reconcile the divided nation.Sirleaf's re-election was seen as a foregone conclusion after rival ...

DR Congo police teargas opposition demonstrators

Congolese police fired tear gas to disperse opposition supporters demanding free elections on Tuesday as a US think-tank said Kinshasa must take action to ensure the upcoming vote is credible.Activists linked to the opposition Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UPDS ...

Voting ends in controversial Cherokee election of chief

OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - Voting ended on Saturday to pick a principal chief of the Cherokee Indians, the nation's second largest tribe, following vote tampering charges and a fight with some African-Americans over tribal membership.Unofficial results of the election are expected ...
Britain pledged Wednesday to contribute £20 million to the funding of a campaign spearheaded by former US president Jimmy Carter that aims to eradicate a debilitating parasitic disease by 2015.Carter is appealing for $70 million (£45.3 million, 52.6 million ...