Zanzibar: Possible Election Violence on Pemba Island

By Larry Habegger | Permalink | No Comments | August 20th, 2009 | Trackback

The U.S. State Department warned against nonessential travel to Pemba Island of Zanzibar until mid December because of possible violence related to voter registration for next year’s general election. The number of security forces has been increased on Pemba, particularly in the districts of Wete and Micheweni, where civil unrest has occurred since voter registration began in July. Registration on Zanzibar’s Unguja Island will begin in September and could see similar unrest and deployment of additional security forces. Voter registration on Pemba should end on Dec. 14.

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