Kenya's Historic New Election

Foreign Policy published on 1 September 2017 an article titled "In Unprecedented Reversal, Kenya's Top Court Throws Out Election Result" by Ty McCormick.

Kenya's Supreme Court has invalidated due to vote counting irregularities Kenya's recent election that resulted in a victory for incumbent President Uhuru Kenyatta, who has accepted the Court's decision. A new election is to take place within 60 days.

Africa Offers a Point of Cooperation for the US and China

The Conversation published on 22 March 2017 a commentary titled "Africa Offers a Point of Cooperation for Xi and Trump" by John J. Stremlau, University of the Witwatersrand.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump will meet in the US in April. The author suggests that this is an opportunity for the two leaders to discuss trilateral cooperation with African governments.

Carter Center Website on China-Africa

The Carter Center maintains a website called "Sino-Africa" devoted to China-Africa relations in English and Chinese.  Click here to access the home page of the English version and here to access the version in Chinese.

Carter Center warns of security problems in Sudan’s South Kordofan

In an analysis dated 28 April, 2011, the Carter Center in Atlanta commented (PDF) that a recent deterioration in South Kordofan’s security requires all sides to the conflict to promote a genuine and credible polling process for the state.

The Carter Center will deploy 24 observers to monitor the South Kordofan gubernatorial and state legislative elections starting on May 2.

The elections were postponed in April 2010 due to disagreements between the ruling parties of North and South Sudan, the National Congress Party and the Sudan Peoples’ Liberation Movement over population census figures. Security has been deteriorating since then. There are numerous armed groups in addition to the Joint Integrated Units of the armed forces of the north and south. SPLA soldiers have also moved into the region.