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Exiled opposition leader returns to Togo
Mar 19 2005 7:52PM (CT)
LOME, Togo (AP) - Thousands gave a hero's welcome to Togo's exiled opposition leader as he returned Saturday, his first trip home since the death of the military ruler accused of assassinating his father more than 40 years ago.
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Zimbabwe bars critics as poll monitors
Mar 19 2005 7:23AM (CT)
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) - The government of President Robert Mugabe has hand-picked observers for Zimbabwe's upcoming parliamentary vote in what critics call a shallow and transparent attempt to restore legitimacy to the country's discredited democracy.
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Burundi delays parliamentary elections
Mar 19 2005 6:36AM (CT)
BUJUMBURA, Burundi (AP) - Burundi has indefinitely postponed parliamentary elections scheduled for later this month, the head of the electoral commission said, explaining that the necessary laws have yet to be passed.
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Togo opposition leader launches campaign
Mar 19 2005 5:17AM (CT)
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - Togo's leading opposition politician spends little time in his homeland for fear of assassination, is barred by law from running in upcoming presidential elections and just heard his own cousin declare his candidacy in defiance of attempts to unify the opposition.
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