Newsline 19 October 2009: Afghanistan's electoral complaints commission finds "clear and convincing evidence" of electoral fraud. This year's Ibrahim prize for good governance in Africa will not be awarded. A look at why Pakistan's Waziristan region is so important to militants.

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Afghanistan's UN-backed electoral complaints commission (ECC) has ordered that the votes from 210 polling stations be declared invalid. The ECC said it found clear and convincing evidence of fraud across the country. The report will now be sent to Afghanistan's Election Commission which is responsible for issuing the results. Vanessa Mock speaks with Former EU envoy to Afghanistan Frances Vendrell.

A $5 million prize for former African leaders who set examples of honest, democratic government will not be awarded this year. Mo Ibrahim, a Sudanese born entrepreneur, set up the award as a way to encourage good governance in Africa. Listen to Mo Ibrahim explain the reasoning behind the award to Ellis Moss.

As Pakistan's army continues its offensive in South Waziristan, officials claim 80 militants have been killed. The drive against the taliban and al-qaeda strongholds in the region has seen the army set up five bases near the Afghan border. Suba Chadra, deputy director at the Institute of Peace & Conflict Studies in Delhi, tells NL's Paddy Maguire why Waziristan holds such a strong lure for militants.