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Namibians seized their second chance to vote Friday after elections were extended following logistic and technical failings that prevented many from casting their ballots two days ago, angering opposition parties aiming to loosen the ruling SWAPO party’s 34-year grip on power.Long delays at polling stations Wednesday left many of the 1.5 million registered voters queueing …

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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, reappointed on Friday as head of the World Trade Organization, hinged her leadership on breaking logjams at the sclerotic institution through craft, dynamism and sheer force of personality.The World Bank veteran, 70, is a trailblazer. She was Nigeria’s first woman finance minister and is the first woman and the first African to run the …

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Namibians returned to vote on Friday in 36 polling stations reopened two days after a chaotic election, set to test the ruling party’s 34-year grip on power, was marred by technical problems. Tensions are mounting in the historically stable and peaceful southern African nation where Wednesday’s election was marked by long delays and labelled a “sham” …

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Landslides that hit several villages in eastern Uganda killed 15 people and left more than 100 unaccounted for, police said Thursday.The East African country has been deluged by heavy rains in past days, with the government issuing a national disaster alert after reports of flooding and landslides.Landslides late on Wednesday hit the village of Masugu …

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Namibia extended voting for a second time Thursday with the opposition crying foul after logistical failures prevented many people from casting ballots in the tightly fought election.With the ruling party facing its strongest challenge yet, opposition parties called for a halt to vote counting and said they had lost confidence in the process.The polls are a …

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Tanzania’s ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party, which has dominated the east African nation’s politics for decades, won more than 98 percent of seats in this week’s local elections, official results showed Thursday.Widely seen as a key test for the country’s democratic institutions ahead of presidential elections next year, the vote on Wednesday was marked …

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Namibia extended voting for a second time Thursday with the opposition crying foul after logistical failures prevented many people from casting their ballots in the tightly fought election.With the ruling party facing its strongest challenge yet, opposition parties called for a halt to the vote counting and said they had lost confidence in the process.The polls …

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Namibia’s election authority announced Thursday two extra days of voting at some polling stations after logistical failures prevented many people from casting ballots in the ruling party’s most contested election yet.The commission had already extended voting into Thursday due to the long lines of people still waiting to cast their ballots after the scheduled closing …

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Marco Jansen bowled South Africa into a dominant position as Sri Lanka crashed to 42 all out, their lowest total in Test cricket, on the second day of the first Test against South Africa at Kingsmead on Thursday.The left-arm fast bowler took seven for 13 as Sri Lanka were bowled out in 13.5 overs – …

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