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Court slaps Senegal opposition politician with 2-year jail term

October 21, 2011 Malick Noel Seck, Senegal Socialist Party

An opposition political figure in Senegal has been sentenced to two years in prison.

Malick Noel Seck, leader of the Socialist Convergence Movement, which is a wing of the former ruling Senegalese Socialist party, was given the two-year jail term on Thursday for offending the Magistrate and death threats.

Senegal: Presidential hopeful promises to end Casamance crisis in 500 days

October 20, 2011 Me El Hadji Diouf

In Senegal, the season for lots of promises from politicians is around the corner, as presidential election is just a few months away.

The leader of the opposition Senegalese Workers and People’s Party, Maitre Elhaji Diouf says if elected in the February 2012 polls, he will resolve the long-running armed rebellion in the southern Senegalese region of Casamance in just 500 days.

ISS on how Africa can fight terrorism

October 18, 2011 Dr. Jakkie Cilliers,ISS chief

“I think Africa has always been the continent most affected by terrorism in the world, much more than America,” says Dr. Jakkie Cilliers, Executive Director of the Pretoria-based Institute for Security Studies (ISS).

ICC warns trouble makers in Liberia, amid row over polls

October 17, 2011 Luis Moreno-Ocampo

"We will pay close attention to the actions and statements of the political class, and in particular to the presidential candidates, including after the elections. Resorting to violence will not be tolerated," says the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in a warning to potential trouble makers in Liberia.

11 Liberia parties protest and pull out of electoral process

October 15, 2011 Liberia's coveted Executive Mansion

Eleven political parties in Liberia including the opposition Congress for Democratic Change have rejected the provisional results announced by the National Elections Commission (NEC) citing fraud.

Reports from Liberia say 11 of the 16 presidential candidates and their political parties, which contested last Tuesday’s presidential and legislative elections, are protesting the vote count and have withdrawn from the electoral process.

Ivory Coast: ICC Chief in Abidjan to talk about abuses

October 15, 2011 Luis Moreno-Ocampo

The chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Luis Moreno-Ocampo is in the Ivory Coast to investigate the country's post-election violence.

Liberia:Elections NGO worried about inflammatory speech

October 14, 2011 The Liberia's coveted Executive Mansion

The Elections Coordinating Committee (ECC) has strongly condemned what it called, recent disturbing public statements made by certain politicians.

MP, presidential guard in court for Bo violence

October 14, 2011 SLPP Flag bearer Julius Maada Bio

In Sierra Leone, an ex-combatant who is now a member of the presidential guard is among seven other who appeared in a Freetown court on Thursday, in connection with the recent violence in the southern city of Bo.

ICRC gives relief aid in Senegal's Casamance region

October 14, 2011 ICRC logo

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has offered some humanitarian assistance to people in the restive southern Senegalese region of Casamance.

Liberia: Prexy Johnson-Sirleaf takes early lead but...

October 14, 2011 Liberia voted peacefully

The National Elections Commission (NEC) in Liberia has begun releasing early official results from Tuesday’s presidential election, with incumbent President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf ahead in votes counted so far.