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Updates (01 November 2004-31 December 2007)
 
12 Nov 2007 update to Election Calendar [Madagascar Communal elections to take
            place on 12 Dec.; Kenya Presidential, National Assembly, and Local 
            elections to be held on 27 Dec.]
01 Nov 2007 update to Togo [National Assembly Election - Final results]
01 Nov 2007 update to Madagascar [National Assembly Election - Final results]
01 Nov 2007 update to Somalia [Political Profile: PM]
03 Oct 2007 update to Election Calendar [The Gambia Local elections to take place on 24
            Jan. 2008]
30 Sep 2007 update to Madagascar [National Assembly Election - Provisional final results]
30 Sep 2007 update to Recent Elections [Sierra Leone entry]
30 Sep 2007 update to Mali [Political Profile: PM]
            [Transparency International Corruption Perception Indexes for 2006 and 2007]
18 Sep 2007 update to Sierra Leone [Political Profile: Pres.]
17 Sep 2007 update to Sierra Leone [Final 2nd Round Presidential Election results]
17 Sep 2007 update to Recent Elections [Congo-Brazzaville, Mali, Cameroon, and Sierra Leone
            entries]
11 Sep 2007 update to Election Calendar [Togo National Assembly election to take place
            on 14 Oct.; Mozambique Provincial Assembly elections to take place on 16 Jan.
            2008]
25 Aug 2007 update to Sierra Leone [1st Round Presidential and House of Representatives
            Elections - Final results]
25 Aug 2007 update to Election Calendar [Sierra Leone 2nd Round Presidential election to
            take place on 8 Sept.]
23 Aug 2007 update to Sierra Leone [1st Round Presidential and House of Representatives
            Elections - Provisional final results]
16 Aug 2007 update to Mali [National Assembly Election - Final results]
11 Aug 2007 update to Cameroon [National Assembly Election - Final results]
29 Jul 2007 update to Election Calendar [Madagascar National Assembly election
            to take place on 23 Sept.]
24 Jul 2007 update to Cameroon [National Assembly Election - Provisional final results]
22 Jul 2007 update to Mali [National Assembly Election - 1st Round results]
22 Jul 2007 update to Election Calendar [Congo-Brazzaville 2nd Round National
            Assembly election delayed to 5 Aug.; Togo National Assembly
            election delayed (no new date set)]
04 Jul 2007 update to Election Calendar [Mozambique Provincial Assembly elections
            to take place on 20 Dec.]
04 Jul 2007 update to Congo-Brazzaville [National Assembly Election - 1st Round results]
02 Jul 2007 update to the Comoros [Autonomous Island Political Profile:
            Grande Comore & Mohéli pres.]
29 Jun 2007 update to the Comoros [Autonomous Island Presidential Elections - 2nd
            Round Final results (Grande Comore and Mohéli)]
26 Jun 2007 update to the Comoros [Autonomous Island Political Profile:
            Anjouan pres.]
26 Jun 2007 update to the Comoros [Autonomous Island Presidential Elections - 2nd
            Round Provisional final results (Grande Comore and Mohéli)]
23 Jun 2007 update to the Comoros [Autonomous Island Presidential Elections - 1st
            Round Final results (Grande Comore and Mohéli)]
23 Jun 2007 update to Election Calendar 
21 Jun 2007 update to Senegal [Political Profile: PM]
15 Jun 2007 update to Senegal [National Assembly Election - Final results]
14 Jun 2007 update to the Comoros [Autonomous Island Presidential Elections - 1st
            Round Provisional final results (Grande Comore and Mohéli)]
09 Jun 2007 update to Election Calendar [Anjouan Presidential election delayed
            to 17 Jun.]
09 Jun 2007 update to Senegal [National Assembly Election - Provisional final results]
09 Jun 2007 update to Niger [Political Profile: PM]
09 Jun 2007 update to Recent Elections [Senegal entry]
05 Jun 2007 update to Burkina Faso [Political Profile: PM]
01 Jun 2007 update to Recent Elections [Benin, Madagascar, Nigeria, Mali, Seychelles,
            and Burkina Faso entries]
01 Jun 2007 update to Burkina Faso [National Assembly Election - Final results]
01 Jun 2007 update to Nigeria [Political Profile: Pres.]
13 May 2007 update to the Seychelles [National Assembly Election - Final results]
13 May 2007 update to Burkina Faso [National Assembly Election - Provisional
            final results]
13 May 2007 update to Mali [Final Presidential Election results]
13 May 2007 update to the Comoros [Autonomous Island Political Profile: Anjouan pres.]
            [Latest Freedom House Press Freedom Ratings for African countries]
07 May 2007 update to Mali [Presidential Election - Provisional final results]
07 May 2007 update to Election Calendar [Sierra Leone Presidential and
            Parliamentary elections delayed to 11 Aug.]
04 May 2007 update to the Comoros [Political Profile: Anjouan pres.]
04 May 2007 update to Election Calendar [Comoros Island Presidential elections
            to take place on 10 Jun. and 24. Jun.]
02 May 2007 update to Madagascar [Referendum - Final results]
27 Apr 2007 update to Election Calendar [Cameroon National Assembly election to take
            place on 22 Jul.]
24 Apr 2007 update to Nigeria [Presidential Election - Unconfirmed final results]
21 Apr 2007 update to Mauritania [Political Profile: Pres. & PM]
17 Apr 2007 update to Guinea-Bissau [Political Profile: PM]
12 Apr 2007 update to Madagascar [Referendum - Provisional Final results]
10 Apr 2007 update to Madagascar [Referendum - Provisional results]
09 Apr 2007 update to Benin [National Assembly Election - Final results]
03 Apr 2007 update to Election Calendar [Seychelles National Assembly election to take
            place from 10-12 May]
31 Mar 2007 update to Cote d'Ivoire [Political Profile: PM]
30 Mar 2007 update to Mauritania [Final 2nd Round Presidential Election results]
26 Mar 2007 update to Mauritania [Provisional final 2nd Round Presidential Election results]
24 Mar 2007 update to Benin [National Assembly election delayed until 31 Mar.]
16 Mar 2007 update to Mauritania [Final 1st Round Presidential Election results]
16 Mar 2007 update to Recent Elections [Senegal and Mauritania entries]
13 Mar 2007 update to Mauritania [Presidential Election - Provisional final results]
13 Mar 2007 update to Recent Elections [Lesotho entry]
12 Mar 2007 update to Senegal [Final Presidential Election results]
02 Mar 2007 update to Senegal [Presidential Election - Provisional final results]
28 Feb 2007 update to Chad [Political Profile: PM]
28 Feb 2007 update to Guinea [Political Profile: PM]
23 Feb 2007 update to Chad [Political Profile: PM]
22 Feb 2007 update to Lesotho [National Assembly Election - Final results]
22 Feb 2007 update to Election Calendar [Madagascar Referendum on the revision
            of the constitution scheduled for 4 Apr.; Congo-Brazzaville National
            Assembly election to take place on 24 Jun. and 22 Jul.]
16 Feb 2007 update to Election Calendar [Burkina Faso National Assembly election
            to take place on 6 May]
10 Feb 2007 update to Guinea [Political Profile: PM]
09 Feb 2007 update to Recent Elections [Mauritania and The Gambia entries]
01 Feb 2007 update to Election Calendar [Senegal National Assembly election to take
            place on 3 Jun.]
26 Jan 2007 update to The Gambia [National Assembly Election - Final results]
20 Jan 2007 update to Madagascar [Political Profile: PM]
            [Latest Freedom House Ratings for African Countries]
17 Jan 2007 update to Recent Elections [Congo-Kinshasa, Madagascar, and Gabon entries]
01 Jan 2007 update to Election Calendar [Congo-Kinshasa Senatorial election delayed
            until 19 Jan.]
01 Jan 2007 update to Election Calendar 
31 Dec 2006 update to Gabon [National Assembly Election - Final results]
30 Dec 2006 update to Congo-Kinshasa [Political Profile: PM]
25 Dec 2006 update to Madagascar [Final Presidential Election results]
25 Dec 2006 update to Mauritania [National Assembly Election - Final results]
10 Dec 2006 update to Madagascar [Presidential Election - Provisional final results]
05 Dec 2006 update to Congo-Kinshasa [Final 2nd Round Presidential Election results]
05 Dec 2006 update to Election Calendar [Lesotho national assembly election to take place on
            17 Feb. 2007]
28 Oct 2006 update to Election Calendar [Gabon national assembly election to
            take place on 17 Dec.]
09 Oct 2006 update to Recent Elections [Zambia entry]
03 Oct 2006 update to Zambia [Final Presidential Election results]
28 Sep 2006 update to Recent Elections [The Gambia entry]
24 Sep 2006 update to The Gambia [Final Presidential Election results]
24 Sep 2006 update to Togo [Political Profile: PM]
16 Sep 2006 update to Congo-Kinshasa [Final 1st Round Presidential Election results]
10 Sep 2006 update to Congo-Kinshasa [National Assembly Election - Provisional
            final results] 
31 Aug 2006 update to São Tomé and Príncipe [Local & Regional Elections - Provisional
            final results]
30 Aug 2006 update to Election Calendar [Nigeria governorship and state assembly
            elections scheduled for 14 Apr. 2007; presidential, senatorial, and
            house of representatives elections to take place on 21 Apr. 2007]
21 Aug 2006 update to Congo-Kinshasa [Presidential Election - Provisional final results] 
14 Aug 2006 update to Equatorial Guinea [Political Profile: PM]
12 Aug 2006 update to São Tomé and Príncipe [Final Presidential Election results]
06 Aug 2006 update to Recent Elections [Seychelles, São Tomé and Príncipe entries]
01 Aug 2006 update to São Tomé and Príncipe [Presidential Election - Provisional final
            results]
31 Jul 2006 update to the Seychelles [Final Presidential Election results]
28 Jul 2006 update to Election Calendar [Zambia presidential, national
            assembly, and local government elections scheduled for 28 Sep.]
08 Jul 2006 update to Recent Elections [Mauritania entry]
07 Jul 2006 update to Election Calendar [São Tomé and Príncipe local elections
            re-scheduled for 27 Aug.]
02 Jul 2006 update to Mauritania [Constitutional Referendum - Final results]
28 Jun 2006 update to Mauritania [Constitutional Referendum - Provisional final results]
22 Jun 2006 update to Election Calendar [The Gambia presidential election to take
            place on 22 Sep.]
09 Jun 2006 update to Election Calendar [updated through May 2007]
06 Jun 2006 update to Election Calendar [Seychelles presidential election scheduled
            for 28-30 Jul.]
06 Jun 2006 update to Burkina Faso [Municipal elections - Note on final results]
29 May 2006 update to Chad [Final Presidential Election results]
26 May 2006 update to Recent Elections [Chad, Comoros entries]
26 May 2006 update to the Comoros [Political Profile: Pres.]
26 May 2006 update to Madagascar [Updated political profile and complete election results]
19 May 2006 update to the Comoros [Final 2nd Round Presidential Election results]
18 May 2006 update to the Comoros [Provisional final 2nd Round Presidential Election results]
15 May 2006 update to Chad [Presidential Election - Provisional final results]
10 May 2006 update to Burkina Faso [Municipal elections - Provisional final results]
02 May 2006 update to Election Calendar [São Tomé and Príncipe local elections to
            take place on 9 Jul. followed by presidential elections on 30 Jul.]
01 May 2006 update to Election Calendar [Congo-Kinshasa presidential & legislative
            elections re-scheduled for 30 Jul.]
            Freedom House Press Freedom Ratings for African countries]
25 Apr 2006 update to Recent Elections [Comoros, São Tomé and Príncipe, and Uganda entries]
21 Apr 2006 update to the Comoros [Final 1st Round Presidential Election results]
21 Apr 2006 update to São Tomé and Príncipe [Political Profile: PM]
20 Apr 2006 update to São Tomé and Príncipe [National Assembly Election - Final results]
07 Apr 2006 update to Djibouti [Regional & Communal Elections - Final 2nd
            round election results]
06 Apr 2006 update to Benin [Political Profile: Pres.]
05 Apr 2006 update to Djibouti [Regional & Communal Elections - Provisional 2nd
            round election results]
30 Mar 2006 update to São Tomé and Príncipe [Early National Assembly election results]
24 Mar 2006 update to Benin [Final 2nd Round Presidential Election results]
23 Mar 2006 update to Benin [Early 2nd Round Presidential Election results]
16 Mar 2006 update to Benin [Final 1st Round Presidential Election results]
16 Mar 2006 update to Uganda [Final Presidential Election results]
13 Mar 2006 update to Djibouti [Regional & Communal Elections - Final results]
13 Mar 2006 update to Benin [Presidential Election - Provisional final results]
13 Mar 2006 update to Djibouti [Regional & Communal Elections - Provisional final
            results]
            page on the Human Rights Records of African Governments in 2005]
05 Mar 2006 update to Election Calendar [Comoros presidential primary to
            take place in Anjouan on 14 Apr. with the union presidential election
            scheduled for 16 May.]
25 Feb 2006 update to Uganda [Early Presidential Election results]
24 Feb 2006 update to Election Calendar [Chad presidential election to take place on
            3 May; Congo-Kinshasa presidential & legislative elections re-scheduled
            for 18 Jun.]
22 Feb 2006 update to Recent Elections [Cape Verde entry]
22 Feb 2006 update to Cape Verde [Final Presidential Election results]
20 Feb 2006 updated vote figures for Uganda
15 Feb 2006 update to Election Calendar [Uganda]
14 Feb 2006 update to Cape Verde [Presidential Election - Provisional final results]
13 Feb 2006 update to Cape Verde [Early Presidential Election results]
07 Feb 2006 update to Cape Verde [National Assembly Election - Final results]
07 Feb 2006 update to Election Calendar [São Tomé and Príncipe National Assembly
            election to take place on 26 Mar.]
04 Feb 2006 update to Congo-Kinshasa [Constitutional Referendum - Final results] 
24 Jan 2006 update to Cape Verde [National Assembly Election - Provisional final
            results]
24 Jan 2006 update to Cape Verde [Early National Assembly Election results]
23 Jan 2006 update to Cape Verde [Early National Assembly Election results]
20 Jan 2006 update to Gabon [Political Profile: PM]
16 Jan 2006 update to Liberia [Political Profile: Pres.]
12 Jan 2006 update to Election Calendar [Congo-Kinshasa Presidential & Legislative
            elections to take place on 29 Apr.]
12 Jan 2006 update to Congo-Kinshasa [Constitutional Referendum - Provisional
            final results] 
02 Jan 2006 update to Recent Elections [Guinea, Congo-Kinshasa entries]
01 Jan 2006 update to Election Calendar [Djibouti Regional & Communal elections to
            take place on 10 Mar.]
30 Dec 2005 update to Tanzania [Political Profile: PM]
30 Dec 2005 update to Uganda [List of candidates contesting the 23 Feb. 2006
            Presidential Election]
25 Dec 2005 update to Congo-Kinshasa [Early Constitutional Referendum results]
23 Dec 2005 update to Congo-Kinshasa [Early Constitutional Referendum results]
23 Dec 2005 update to Recent Elections [Mauritius, Tanzania entries]
21 Dec 2005 update to Tanzania [Political Profile: Pres.]
21 Dec 2005 update to Tanzania [Final Presidential & National Assembly Election
            results]
21 Dec 2005 update to Congo-Kinshasa [Early Constitutional Referendum results]
            for African Countries]
19 Dec 2005 update to Election Calendar [Uganda Presidential, Parliamentary,
            and District Council elections to take place on 23 February 2006]
18 Dec 2005 update to Tanzania [Early Presidential Election results]
07 Dec 2005 update to Côte d'Ivoire [Political Profile: PM]
07 Dec 2005 update to Gabon [Final Presidential Election results]
01 Dec 2005 update to Recent Elections [Gabon entry]
30 Nov 2005 update to Gabon [Presidential Election - Provisional Final results]
30 Nov 2005 update to Recent Elections [Zimbabwe entry]
30 Nov 2005 update to Election Calendar [Cape Verde National Assembly 
            and Presidential elections scheduled for 22 Jan. 2006 and 12 Feb. 2006;
            Burkina Faso Municipal elections to take place on 12 Feb. 2006]
30 Nov 2005 update to Zimbabwe [Final Senate election results]
27 Nov 2005 update to Election Calendar [Djibouti Regional & Communal elections 
            scheduled for 30 Dec.] 
26 Nov 2005 update to Burkina Faso [Final Presidential Election results]
26 Nov 2005 update to Kenya [Final Constitutional referendum results]
23 Nov 2005 update to Recent Elections [Kenya entry]
21 Nov 2005 update to Liberia [Final 2nd Round Presidential Election results]
20 Nov 2005 update to Recent Elections [Liberia, Burkina Faso entries]
19 Nov 2005 update to Burkina Faso [Presidential Election - Provisional Final results]
12 Nov 2005 update to Liberia [Provisional Final 2nd Round Presidential Election results]
12 Nov 2005 update to Liberia [Early 2nd Round Presidential Election results]
11 Nov 2005 update to Liberia [Early 2nd Round Presidential Election results]
10 Nov 2005 update to Election Calendar [Mauritania Constitutional Referendum scheduled
            for 24 Jun. 2006, National Assembly and Municipal elections scheduled for 19
            Nov. 2006, Senate elections to take place on 21 Jan. 2007, followed by a
            Presidential election on 11 Mar. 2007
10 Nov 2005 update to Liberia [Early 2nd Round Presidential Election results]
09 Nov 2005 update to Liberia [Early 2nd Round Presidential Election results]
08 Nov 2005 update to Recent Elections [Zanzibar entry]
03 Nov 2005 update to Guinea-Bissau [Political Profile: PM]
03 Nov 2005 update to Election Calendar [Tanzania Presidential, National Assembly,
            and Local elections re-scheduled for 14 Dec.; Benin Presidential election 
            scheduled for 5 Mar. 2006] 
02 Nov 2005 update to Zanzibar [Results of the Presidential and House of
            Representatives elections]
28 Oct 2005 update to Liberia [Presidential Election - Final results]
28 Oct 2005 update to Liberia [House of Representatives and Senate elections - Final
            results]
28 Oct 2005 update to Election Calendar [Tanzania Presidential, National
            Assembly, and Local elections re-scheduled for 18 Dec.; Zanzibar 
            elections to take place as scheduled] 
21 Oct 2005 update to Liberia [House of Representatives and Senate Elections -
            Provisional Final results]
21 Oct 2005 update to Liberia [Presidential Election - Provisional Final results]
21 Oct 2005 update to Election Calendar [Guinea Municipal elections scheduled for 18
            Dec.] 
19 Oct 2005 update to Recent Elections [Somaliland entry]
18 Oct 2005 update to Liberia [Early House of Representatives and Senate Election
            results]
18 Oct 2005 update to Liberia [Early Presidential Election results]
16 Oct 2005 update to Somaliland [House of Representatives Election - Final results]
16 Oct 2005 update to Liberia [Early House of Representatives and Senate Election
            results]
16 Oct 2005 update to Liberia [Early Presidential Election results]
15 Oct 2005 update to Liberia [Early House of Representatives and Senate Election
            results]
15 Oct 2005 update to Liberia [Early Presidential Election results]
14 Oct 2005 update to Liberia [Early House of Representatives and Senate Election
            results]
14 Oct 2005 update to Liberia [Early Presidential Election results]
13 Oct 2005 update to Liberia [Early Presidential Election results]
13 Oct 2005 updated vote figures for Guinea-Bissau
12 Oct 2005 update to Liberia [Early Presidential Election results]
11 Oct 2005 update to Gabon [List of candidates contesting the 27 Nov.
            Presidential Election]
11 Oct 2005 updated vote figures for Sub-National Elections in the Comoros
10 Oct 2005 update to Election Calendar [Zimbabwe Senate election scheduled for
            26 Nov.]
06 Oct 2005 update to Election Calendar [Gabon Presidential election scheduled for
            27 Nov.]
06 Oct 2005 new page - About the Database
04 Oct 2005 update to Mauritius [Municipal Elections - Final Results]
01 Oct 2005 update to Guinea-Bissau [Political Profile: Pres.]
01 Oct 2005 update to Election Calendar 
28 Sep 2005 update to Recent Elections [Burundi entry]
28 Sep 2005 update to Côte d'Ivoire [Presidential Election scheduled for 30 Oct.
            has been postponed, No new date set]
28 Sep 2005 update to Mauritius [Results of the 2001 Municipal Council Elections]
26 Sep 2005 Electoral System descriptions added to each county’s political profile
            (excluding Congo-Kinshasa, Eritrea, and Somalia)
24 Sep 2005 update to Terms and Definitions [Electoral System Definitions]
24 Sep 2005 update to Zanzibar [List of candidates contesting the 30 Oct.
            Presidential Election]
08 Sep 2005 update to Kenya [21 Nov. Constitutional Referendum Ballot Question]
09 Sep 2005 update to Ethiopia [Final House of Representatives Election
            Results
05 Sep 2005 update to Recent Elections [Ethiopia entry]
05 Sep 2005 update to Election Calendar [Mauritius municipal council elections
            to take place on 2 Oct. while village council polls are scheduled for 11
            Dec.; Kenya to hold constitutional referendum on 21 Nov.; South Africa
            municipal elections to take place from 7 Dec. to 1 Mar. 2006 on a
            staggered schedule]
26 Aug 2005 update to Burundi [Political Profile: Pres.]
24 Aug 2005 update to Liberia [List of candidates contesting the 11 Oct.
            Presidential Election]
24 Aug 2005 update to Tanzania [List of candidates contesting the 30 Oct.
            Presidential Election]
24 Aug 2005 update to Recent Elections [Burundi entry]
23 Aug 2005 update to Election Calendar [Somaliland House of Representatives Election
            re-scheduled for 29 Sept.]
17 Aug 2005 update to Burundi [1960 Communal Election results]
15 Aug 2005 updated vote figures for Zanzibar
10 Aug 2005 update to Guinea-Bissau [Final 2nd Round Presidential Election
            Results]
09 Aug 2005 update to Ethiopia [Final Results for 495 of 524 constituencies; Final
            Regional State Council Election Results]
08 Aug 2005 updated vote figures for Namibia
08 Aug 2005 update to Election Calendar [Somaliland House of Representatives election
            scheduled for 15 Sept.]
08 Aug 2005 update to Mauritania [Political Profile: PM]
05 Aug 2005 update to Uganda [Final Referendum Results]
05 Aug 2005 update to Mauritania [Political Profile]
05 Aug 2005 update to Terms and Definitions [Military Regime]