Africa: The United States Commends The Gambia on Peaceful Election: Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC December 3, 2016 I congratulate the people of The Gambia for their peaceful and democratic presidential election on December 1. We also congratulate President-elect Adama Barrow on his historic victory, which will mark the first … [Read more...] about Africa: The United States Commends The Gambia on Peaceful Election
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Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the presidential election in The Gambia
Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the presidential election in The Gambia: The Secretary-General commends the people of The Gambia for holding the presidential election on 1 December 2016 in a peaceful and orderly manner. He commends the Independent Electoral Commission for ensuring that the necessary conditions were in place for the … [Read more...] about Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the presidential election in The Gambia
Joint statement by ministers Dion and Bibeau regarding The Gambia’s presidential election
Joint statement by ministers Dion and Bibeau regarding The Gambia’s presidential election: The Honourable Stéphane Dion, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, today issued the following statement regarding The Gambia’s presidential election: “Canada commends the … [Read more...] about Joint statement by ministers Dion and Bibeau regarding The Gambia’s presidential election
DR Congo: UN envoy calls on political stakeholders to show flexibility to aid election process
DR Congo: UN envoy calls on political stakeholders to show flexibility to aid election process: Wrapping up a visit to Africa’s Great Lakes region, a United Nations envoy today urged stakeholders in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) electoral process to do more to help ensure the country is able to hold peaceful elections. “The Democratic … [Read more...] about DR Congo: UN envoy calls on political stakeholders to show flexibility to aid election process
UN Special Envoy calls on Congolese political stakeholders to demonstrate flexibility and readiness for compromise to facilitate peaceful election process
UN Special Envoy calls on Congolese political stakeholders to demonstrate flexibility and readiness for compromise to facilitate peaceful election process: Said Djinnit, the Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General for the Great Lakes region, concluded today a four-day visit to Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The objective of the visit was to … [Read more...] about UN Special Envoy calls on Congolese political stakeholders to demonstrate flexibility and readiness for compromise to facilitate peaceful election process