CAIRO (Reuters) – The son of Egypt’s leader said on Thursday that food subsidies were easing the burden of rising prices in an interview on state television that boosted his public profile ahead of a 2011 presidential election.
Read More Africa, cairo, egypt, Election, profile, result, reuters, state, television, thursday, topnewsBAMAKO (Reuters) – Mali’s main political party signalled the end of the West African country’s rare system of consensus-based politics on Tuesday by declaring that it would field its own candidate in a 2012 presidential election.
Read More consensus, country, Election, its-own, mali, reuters, topnews, tuesday, WestABIDJAN (Reuters) – Ivory Coast sealed all its borders on Thursday after its election commission declared challenger Alassane Ouattara provisional winner of a presidential run-off, a result the top legal body rejected.
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