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Kenya's Supreme Court declares presidential vote invalid, calls for new polls

Opposition leader Raila Odinga speaks at a news conference outside the court after President Uhuru Kenyatta's election win was declared invalid in Nairobi, Kenya, September 1, 2017. PHOTO BY REUTERS/Baz Ratner

By Maggie Fick and George Obulutsa

01/09/2017

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's Supreme Court nullified President Uhuru Kenyatta's election win citing irregularities on Friday and ordered a new poll within 60 days after last month's voting was followed by protests and sporadic violence that killed at least 28 people.

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Kenyan court orders opposition access to electronic vote-count systems after presidential poll

Kenyan Supreme Court judges attend a hearing of a petition challenging the election result filed by the National Super Alliance (NASA) coalition and Human Rights groups at the Supreme Court in Nairobi, Kenya, August 28, 2017. PHOTO BY REUTERS/Baz Ratner

By George Obulutsa

29/08/2017

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's Supreme Court on Monday ordered the election commission to allow the opposition, which is disputing the results of this month's presidential poll, to have access to its computer servers and electronic devices used in the counting of votes.

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Kenyan court asks for scrutiny of electronic vote-count systems

Kenyan Supreme Court judges attend a hearing of a petition challenging the election result filed by the National Super Alliance (NASA) coalition and Human Rights groups at the Supreme Court in Nairobi, Kenya, August 28, 2017. PHOTO BY REUTERS/Baz Ratner

By George Obulutsa

28/08/2017

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's Supreme Court ordered the election commission on Monday to allow the opposition, which is disputing the results of this month's presidential vote, to have access to its computer servers and electronic devices used in the vote-count.

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Explain your results, beaten Angola party head tells electoral commission

Isaias Samakuva, leader of Angola's main opposition UNITA party , addresses supporters in Viana, near the capital Luanda, August 29, 2012. PHOTO BY REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

By Stephen Eisenhammer

27/08/2017

LUANDA (Reuters) - The leader of Angola’s main opposition party called on the country's electoral commission on Saturday to explain how it compiled provisional election results giving the ruling MPLA party a landslide victory.

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Angola's ruling party declared election winner as opposition cries foul

Supporters cheer as Joao Lourenco, presidential candidate for the ruling MPLA party, speaks at an election rally in Malanje, Angola, August 17, 2017. PHOTO BY REUTERS/Stephen Eisenhammer

By Stephen Eisenhammer

26/08/2017

LUANDA (Reuters) - Angola's ruling MPLA party won national elections by a clear margin, its electoral commission said on Friday, citing a provisional tally that the two main opposition parties however rejected.

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