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Sunday 19 May

A Zimbabbwean police officer stand guard by ballot boxes in 2008. Cash-strapped Zimbabwe's electoral commission on Tuesday said it needs $104 million to organise a referendum on a new constitution that would pave way for a vote on a successor to the country's shaky coalition government.

Bulletin: Zimbabwe vote body seeks $104 mn for referendum

Bulletin: Zimbabwe vote body seeks $104 mn for referendum

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Robert Mugabe, President of Zimbabwe, speaks during the 67th session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York. Mugabe has set out plans for a constitutional referendum in November and elections in March, a timetable that was quickly denounced by the opposition as "unrealistic".

Bulletin: Mugabe sets timetable for Zimbabwe polls

Bulletin: Mugabe sets timetable for Zimbabwe polls

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Angola's President Jose Eduardo dos Santos speaks during his inauguration ceremony in Luanda. Dos Santos was sworn in Wednesday after his party won the oil-rich country's third elections, the first time in his 33-year rule he has been formally elected.

Bulletin: Dos Santos sworn in as Angola president

Bulletin: Dos Santos sworn in as Angola president

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Ghana's former president Jerry Rawlings (seen in August) is now 65 and long out of office, but it seems the former military ruler turned elected leader is not finished stirring controversy, particularly as another presidential election nears.

Bulletin: Ghana icon Rawlings keeps nation guessing ahead of vote

Bulletin: Ghana icon Rawlings keeps nation guessing ahead of vote

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A soldier stands guard in front of polling stations in Freetown, Sierra Leone during a 2007 presidential run-off. The UN representative to Sierra Leone warned Tuesday of rising tensions ahead of presidential and parliamentary elections in November.

Bulletin: UN envoy warns of rising election tensions in S. Leone

Bulletin: UN envoy warns of rising election tensions in S. Leone

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Somalia's newly elected President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is pictured after winning a majority of votes in Mogadishu on September 10. The election of a new president raised hope Tuesday that Somalia could emerge from two decades of civil war, but Islamist rebels and observers reminded Hassan of the tough road ahead.

Bulletin: Fresh hope for Somalia after new president elected

Bulletin: Fresh hope for Somalia after new president elected

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An Angolan election official starts the counting of ballots outside Luanda on August 31. Three Angolan opposition parties, including Unita, on Tuesday filed official complaints against the results of the August 31 polls, saying 35 percent of voters couldn't participate.

Bulletin: Angola opposition parties question vote result

Bulletin: Angola opposition parties question vote result

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Somalia's newly elected President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud looks on in Mogadishu on September 10. Somalia's Islamists on Tuesday dismissed as illegitimate the vote which saw outsider Hassan Sheikh Mohamud elected president. "Nothing personal, but the whole process is like an enemy project," a spokesman said.

Bulletin: Somali presidential vote was 'enemy project': Islamists

Bulletin: Somali presidential vote was 'enemy project': Islamists

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Somalia's outgoing president Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, pictured in July 2012. Lawmakers on Monday chose Hassan Sheikh Mohamud as Somalia's new president after the 56-year-old lecturer got the majority of votes in a second round run-off, beating Sharif.

Bulletin: Somalia lawmakers to vote for new president

Bulletin: Somalia lawmakers to vote for new president

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Hundreds of supporters of former Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Abdullah Farmajo gather in August 2012 in the streets of Mogadishu during an election rally in support of his candidacy for president.

Bulletin: US urges peaceful presidential vote in Somalia

Bulletin: US urges peaceful presidential vote in Somalia

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