By Shout-Africa.com/Liberia Elections Report Project – James Fromayan says the CDC, which had made his resignation a precondition, must now make its case to the Liberian people on November 8. The former chairman of Liberia’s National Elections Commission (NEC) says he hopes his resignation will encourage the opposition Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) to participate in the November 8th runoff election. James Fromayan resigned Sunday amid accusations he was biased in favor of incumbent President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and after an NEC letter, which he signed, stated the CDC received the highest vote total instead of the ruling Unity Party.... Continue Reading
By Gambia Shout-Africa Correspondent – As the countdown to next month’s presidential election gathers pace, four opposition parties Saturday signed a Memorandum of Understanding establishing a United Front, which paves the way for a convention to select one candidate to face incumbent President Yahya Jammeh in the polls. The Peoples Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism, the National Reconciliation Party, the Gambia Party for Democracy and Progress and the National Alliance for Democracy and Development signed the MOU at the Atlantic hotel in the presence of hundreds of supporters. The move comes after weeks of talks between seven political parties,... Continue Reading
President Yahya Jammeh has said that The Gambia will never be an enemy to the United States of America because, as he put it, many Gambians including army officers have benefited from one or another program of the government of the United States of America at the expense of US taxpayers’ monies. Jammeh, who was speaking last Thursday during celebrations marking the 50th anniversary and 45th years of existence of the US Peace Corps in The Gambia held at Kanilai village, said the presence of Peace Corps in Africa have helped The US to understand the cultural diversity of Africa.... Continue Reading
By Shout-Africa.com/Liberia Elections Report Project – News being reported to Shout-Africa.com from the Liberian capital of Monrovia reveal that Liberia’s main opposition Congress for Democratic Change threatened on Thursday to pull out of a presidential run-off poll if the head of the election commission is not changed. The party, whose candidate Winston Tubman, 70, is hoping to unseat President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in the November poll, has alleged fraud in a first round of voting which saw him finish second with 32.7 percent. “We will not contest if our complaints are ignored and we don’t feel confident,” said CDC deputy... Continue Reading
By Shout-Africa.com /Liberia Coordinator – Africa’s first democratically elected female leader says she set in facing a runoff election next month. She says she’s confident Liberians will vote for her in big numbers, but the first-round voting last Tuesday shows she is facing stiff competition after six years in power. News monitored in the Liberian capital has it that President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf said late Sunday she is ready for a Nov. 8 runoff against Winston Tubman. With 96 percent of polling stations counted, she led with around 44 percent. Election officials said the remaining results won’t change much. The... Continue Reading
