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Egypt : Egyptians enthused by vote after abuses of past
on 2011/11/29 16:00:32
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(Reuters) - A world away from the chaos, violence and abuses of elections under Hosni Mubarak's rule, Egyptian voters queued in huge, orderly lines on Monday, many still in disbelief that they could now play a part in shaping their nation's future.

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Egypt : Egyptians enthused by vote after abuses of past
on 2011/11/29 16:00:23
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(Reuters) - A world away from the chaos, violence and abuses of elections under Hosni Mubarak's rule, Egyptian voters queued in huge, orderly lines on Monday, many still in disbelief that they could now play a part in shaping their nation's future.

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Egypt : Egypt's post-Mubarak poll confounds fears of mayhem
on 2011/11/29 15:59:22
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(Reuters) - Egyptians swarmed to the ballot box peacefully in their first election since a popular revolt toppled Hosni Mubarak, confounding fears of violence after a week of riots in which 42 people were killed.

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Egypt : Saboteurs blow up Egypt gas pipeline to Jordan, Israel
on 2011/11/28 11:27:41
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(Reuters) - Saboteurs blew up Egypt's gas pipeline to Jordan and Israel on Monday, witnesses and security sources said, a few hours before the country holds its first free election since President Hosni Mubarak was toppled in February.

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Democratic Republic of the Congo : Congo to vote despite violence
on 2011/11/28 11:25:30
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(Reuters) - Congo plans to push ahead with the country's second-post war election on Monday, defying fears that a delay would be needed due to logistical problems and critics who called for the process to be reviewed because of irregularities.

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Egypt : Factbox: Political parties, groups in post-Mubarak Egypt
on 2011/11/28 11:23:44
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(Reuters) - Egypt starts voting on Monday in its first parliamentary election since President Hosni Mubarak was toppled in February, with more than 50 registered political parties.

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Egypt : Egypt's new PM says new parliament may change government
on 2011/11/28 11:22:28
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(Reuters) - Any parliamentary majority that emerges from Egyptian legislative elections may move to install a new government, Egypt's new prime minister-designate Kamal Ganzouri said on Sunday.

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Morocco : Moroccan opposition warns of silent majority
on 2011/11/28 11:21:40
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(Reuters) - Morocco's parliamentary election shows most people are not interested in King Mohammed's reforms, the main opposition group said, vowing to push ahead with protests to press for a constitutional monarchy and an end to corruption.

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Egypt : Egypt's undecided voters brace for complex poll
on 2011/11/28 11:20:49
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(Reuters) - Egyptians go to the polls on Monday for the country's first free parliamentary election in living memory, but many don't know where to vote, let alone who they should vote for.

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East of Africa : More Ethiopian troops seen in central Somalia: residents
on 2011/11/28 11:20:04
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(Reuters) - New convoys of heavily-armed Ethiopian troops have crossed into Somalia and are heading for central areas, residents said Sunday, days after Addis Ababa said it planned to send troops to help Somali and Kenya forces fighting Islamist insurgents.

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Libya : Libyan Berbers vent rage over cabinet exclusion
on 2011/11/28 11:19:07
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(Reuters) - Several hundred Berbers marched into the courtyard of the Libyan prime minister's office Sunday to express their anger at the country's new cabinet, which does not include anyone from their large ethnic group.

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Egypt : Citizens declare war on abuses in Egypt vote
on 2011/11/28 11:18:11
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(Reuters) - Egyptians desperate to stop bullies and cheats stitching up the country's first free election in decades are lining up by the thousand, cameras and mobile phones at the ready, to help monitors document abuses and expose the perpetrators.

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Egypt : Egypt's parliamentary election voting timetable
on 2011/11/28 11:17:21
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(Reuters) - Egyptians start voting in a parliamentary election on November 28, the first such vote since President Hosni Mubarak was ousted by a popular uprising in February, although the poll has been overshadowed by clashes between police and protesters in the run-up.

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Egypt : Q+A: How does Egypt's parliamentary election system work?
on 2011/11/28 11:15:36
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(Reuters) - Egyptians start voting on November 28 in their first free parliamentary election in decades after a popular uprising ended President Hosni Mubarak's 30-year rule in February.

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Democratic Republic of the Congo : UN calls for restraint on eve of Congo vote
on 2011/11/28 11:14:31
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(Reuters) - International organizations appealed for calm on the eve of Democratic Republic of Congo's presidential election, after a run-up tainted by violent street clashes and delayed poll preparations.

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Libya : Libyan Berbers protest outside PM's office
on 2011/11/28 11:13:38
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(Reuters) - Several hundred people from one of Libya's biggest ethnic minority groups pushed their way to the doors of the prime minister's office on Sunday to press their demands for greater representation.

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Egypt : Tahrir protesters outrage some in Egypt
on 2011/11/28 11:10:20
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(Reuters) - Hagg Mohamed the cobbler is shocked, as is the man who sells newspapers around the corner, just down the street from the offices of the Egyptian prime minister.

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Morocco : Islamists win most seats in Moroccan vote
on 2011/11/28 11:07:46
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(Reuters) - Morocco's moderate Islamist PJD party won the most seats in the country's parliamentary election, final results showed Sunday, in the latest sign of a resurgence of faith-based movements since the Arab Spring uprisings.

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Egypt : Egypt's ElBaradei turns up heat on ruling generals
on 2011/11/27 11:22:08
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(Reuters) - Presidential candidate Mohamed ElBaradei has offered to lead a government of national unity, raising the pressure on Egypt's ruling generals amid protests demanding an immediate end to army rule.

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South Africa : Dutchman, South African, Swede confirmed kidnapped in Mali
on 2011/11/27 11:20:33
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(Reuters) - Three people kidnapped in Mali were from South Africa, the Netherlands and Sweden, their governments said Saturday, a day after their abduction in a region where al Qaeda agents operate.

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