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Human rights | Politics Demands for intl action to stop Côte d'Ivoire "massacre" afrol News - Calls are getting louder for international action to intervene in the fighting in Côte d'Ivoire, where urban warfare and ethnic cleansing is leading to thousands of deaths and immense numbers of displaced. |
Politics | Society Fear of post-election violence in Benin afrol News - Benin's Constitutional Court today started examining the opposition's claims of vote rigging after the elections had given a surprise outright win to the incumbent. Observers fear "Ivorian conditions" in Benin. |
Society | Agriculture - Nutrition Ghana con-men sell sand as fertilizer afrol News - Impostors in Ghana are giving new meaning to the expression of "selling sand in the Sahara." The gang managed to sell sacks of sand to poor farmers, telling them it was fertilizer. |
Politics | Science - Education Protest wave reaches Burkina Faso afrol News - Anti-government protests are gaining space in Burkina Faso, one of West Africa's least democratic countries. Massive student protests have already led to the closure of all universities. |
Politics Benin opposition denounces election fraud afrol News - Following a chaotic election process, Benin's government claims incumbent President Thomas Boni Yayi won the first round outright. Opposition leader Adrien Houngbedji cries foul. |
Politics Issoufou wins Niger "model vote" afrol News - The elections in Niger, gained by long-time opposition leader Mahamadou Issoufou, are described as a "model" for Africa. Also the democratic transition process is praised. |
Politics | Human rights Niger transition shows way for North Africa afrol News - With Saturday's second-round presidential elections, Niger ends a model one-year all-inclusive democratic transition process. The process could be an example for the revolutions in Egypt and Tunisia. |
Human rights | Media | Politics No newspapers on sale in Côte d'Ivoire afrol News - No newspapers were distributed today in Côte d'Ivoire, after pro-Gbagbo troops raided the country's sole newspaper distributor. Journalists and media are increasingly targeted. |
Society | Human rights | Politics Côte d'Ivoire war displaces half a million afrol News - The new warfare in Côte d'Ivoire, which includes cutting water and power provisions for entire populations, has now displaced an estimated half a million persons. The number is quickly increasing. |
Politics | Society Benin protesters won demanded vote delay afrol News - Benin last month saw mass protests, demanding a delay of the elections planned for 27 February as 1.4 million voters were missing in the electoral roll. Now, the Constitutional Court has given them right. |
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