In 1998, the Kingdom of Lesotho experienced its greatest crisis since the independence of the British Commonwealth in 1966. Great riots occurred after the opposition claimed that there had been extensive and systematic electoral fraud during the May 1998 parliamentary…
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Free and fair elections are at the top of the Cote d’Ivoire agenda, but the election is awaiting six postponements since 2005. In March 2007, current President Laurent Gbagbo signed the Ouagadougou Agreement, which involves a division of power between…
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The trend in Sierra Leone is moving in a positive direction. In particular, progress is seen in terms of cross-political cooperation, increased capacity for institution-building and police and military reform. However, the economic situation is still difficult, and the global…
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