Fran Blandy

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Sall hails new era for Senegal after victory

Article Fran Blandy - 26 Mar 2012

Senegal's president elect Macky Sall has hailed a new era after triumphing over veteran leader Abdoulaye Wade in Sunday's runoff presidential vote.

Sahel braces for potentially deadly hungry season

Article Fran Blandy - 11 Feb 2012

Sahel states are bracing for a long hungry season, many weakened by the return of people from Libya who are creating fresh strife.

Wade hits campaign trail in Senegal despite protests

Africa Fran Blandy - 9 Feb 2012

Abdoulaye Wade has rallied voters in Senegal's city of Thies despite a storm of criticism over his third-term presidential bid.

Senegal opposition calls for rally against Wade’s third term

Article Fran Blandy - 30 Jan 2012

Senegal's opposition has prepared for mass resistance against President Abdoulaye Wade's third term bid -- validated despite violent weekend riots.

Gambia’s Jammeh sweeps polls to secure fourth term

Article Fran Blandy - 25 Nov 2011

Yahya Jammeh scored a landslide win in presidential polls on Friday, securing a fourth term at the helm of the tiny state.

Liberia’s women still stalked by rape

Africa Fran Blandy - 24 Nov 2011

Despite boasting Africa's first female president and a Nobel prize for women's rights, Liberia's women are still vulnerable to the threat of rape.

Gambia wraps up poll campaign with opposition rallies

Article Fran Blandy - 23 Nov 2011

Gambia's election campaign has wrapped up with rival presidential candidates staging rallies in the tiny capital Banjul ahead of polls.

Liberia’s Sirleaf leads halfway vote tally

Article Fran Blandy - 14 Oct 2011

Liberia's Nobel winner and incumbent president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf took a strong lead over rival Winston Tubman on Friday.

Liberians test their democracy in second post-war polls

Africa Fran Blandy - 11 Oct 2011

Liberians are voting in the country's second election since it emerged from a 14-year civil war in 2003, a litmus test of its fragile democracy.

Nobel power marks feverish end of Liberia campaigning

Article Fran Blandy - 9 Oct 2011

Liberia buzzed with election fever as Nobel laureates, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and women's activist Leymah Gbowee took to the streets.

Liberians weigh Sirleaf’s Nobel win ahead of election

Africa Fran Blandy - 8 Oct 2011

Liberians are weighing the impact of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf's Nobel Peace Prize victory which has been slammed as an unfair boost ahead of elections.

Gates urges African leaders to prioritise vaccines

Article Fran Blandy - 17 May 2011

Microsoft founder Bill Gates has called on African countries to work harder to get life-saving vaccines to children.

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