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• 12th November 2010

G-20, dusted and done

By Charles Moré

p { margin-bottom: 0.21cm; }a:link { } It was an omen too trite to be invented. Thursday evening, as the remaining contingent of G-20 leaders descended on Seoul for the 11-12 November summit, they brought with them a dust cloud that moved in on west win...

• 11th November 2010

CONFIDENTIAL AGENDA (Week ending 14 November)

By Lion

Côte d'Ivoire/Tanzania/Guinea: one election win and two close contestsTwo of the election cliffhangers continue this week in Côte d'Ivoire, where the second round of the presidential elections is due to be held on 21 November, and in Guinea where results ...

• 10th November 2010

From Our Man in Seoul

By Charles Moré

Security is tight but low-key around the COEX convention centre in Seoul, South Korea, where the G20 conference is being held Thursday and Friday, 11-12 November. Bingu wa Mutharika was the first world leader to arrive at the summit; the Malawian presiden...

• 3rd November 2010

CONFIDENTIAL AGENDA – (Week ending 7 November)

By Patrick Smith

Cote d'Ivoire and Tanzania: The long, long wait for resultsThe latest round of elections in Africa is putting pressure on governments and civil servants to improve election organisation to address growing criticism from electorates. Two of the mooted pol...

• 27th October 2010

CONFIDENTIAL AGENDA (Week ending 31 October)

By Patrick Smith

Guinea, Côte d'Ivoire and Tanzania: Africa's 'Super Sunday' of electionsThe announcement late on 26 October that the second round of Guinea's presidential elections will be held on 31 October means that three national elections will be held in Africa on t...