Nicaragua: Election Dispute Creates Unrest

By Larry Habegger | November 13th, 2008 |

Clashes occurred between supporters of the ruling Sandinista party and opposition partisans both before local elections held Nov. 9 and in subsequent days, including Nov. 10 and 11. The Sandinistas... [Read this entry]

Zambia/Zimbabwe: Zambia Fears Mass Exodus from Zimbabwe Because of Election Violence

By Larry Habegger | June 19th, 2008 |

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Authorities in Zambia are fearful of a mass exodus of immigrants from Zimbabwe in the aftermath of Zimbabwe’s run-off presidential election June 27. President Robert Mugabe appears determined not to... [Read this entry]

Zimbabwe: Tensions Grow as Run-Off Election Nears

By Larry Habegger | May 28th, 2008 |

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The U.S. State Department recommends deferral of all non-essential travel to Zimbabwe, including to Victoria Falls, in the weeks leading up to the presidential run-off election scheduled for June 27.... [Read this entry]

Zimbabwe: Election Dispute Has Country on Edge

By Larry Habegger | April 10th, 2008 |

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Zimbabwe has teetered on the brink of political disintegration for months and is now in an acute crisis following national elections in which the opposition appears to have won both... [Read this entry]

Kenya: Violence Prompts Peace Corps to Suspend Operations

By Larry Habegger | February 7th, 2008 |

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Ongoing post-election violence that has often become ethnic prompted the U.S. Peace Corps to suspend its operations in Kenya. The Peace Corps announced the decision Feb. 5 to withdraw its... [Read this entry]

Kenya: Political Crisis, Violence Continue

By Larry Habegger | January 30th, 2008 |

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Violence stemming from Kenya’s disputed presidential election continued to plague the country, especially in the Rift Valley. Naivasha, a town popular with tourists and expatriates just 55 miles northwest of... [Read this entry]

Kenya: Post-Election Crisis Continues

By Larry Habegger | January 10th, 2008 |

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The post-election violence that raged for several days diminished and a reconciliation appeared to be developing between the incumbent president and opposition leader, both of whom feel they are the... [Read this entry]

Kenya: Post-Election Violence Plagues Country

By Larry Habegger | January 2nd, 2008 |

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Several days of violence following disputed national elections occurred in Nairobi, the Rift Valley and the coastal resort of Mombasa, prompting the U.S State Department to discourage all but essential... [Read this entry]

Kenya: Election Violence and Crime in Mombasa

By Larry Habegger | December 6th, 2007 |

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More than 14 million of Kenya’s 35 million citizens are registered to vote in the Dec. 27 election for a new president, parliament and local councils. As in past elections... [Read this entry]

Kenya: Kidnap Threat on Kiwayu Island; Possible Election Violence

By Larry Habegger | October 3rd, 2007 |

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The U.S. Embassy in Nairobi warned that Islamic extremists from Somalia may be planning to kidnap Westerners, especially U.S. citizens, on beaches in the Kiwayu Island tourist area and other... [Read this entry]

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